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  • 61Imprisoned — Imprison Im*pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprisoning}.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See {Prison}.] 1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in… …

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  • 62Imprisoning — Imprison Im*pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprisoning}.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See {Prison}.] 1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in… …

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  • 63Mure — Mure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mured}.] [F. murer, L. murare. See {Mure}, n.] To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up. Spenser. [1913 Webster] The five kings are mured in a cave. John. x. (Heading). [1913 Webster] …

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  • 64Mured — Mure Mure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mured}.] [F. murer, L. murare. See {Mure}, n.] To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up. Spenser. [1913 Webster] The five kings are mured in a cave. John. x. (Heading). [1913 Webster] …

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  • 65Sconce — Sconce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sconced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sconcing}.] 1. To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Immure him, sconce him, barricade him in t. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. To mulct; to fine. [Obs.] Milton …

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  • 66Sconced — Sconce Sconce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sconced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sconcing}.] 1. To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Immure him, sconce him, barricade him in t. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. To mulct; to fine. [Obs.] …

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  • 67Sconcing — Sconce Sconce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sconced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sconcing}.] 1. To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Immure him, sconce him, barricade him in t. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. To mulct; to fine. [Obs.] …

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  • 68To be confined — Confine Con*fine (k[o^]n*f[imac]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con + finis boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.] To restrain within limits; to… …

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  • 69wall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall; akin to Middle High German wall; both from Latin vallum rampart, from vallus stake, palisade; perhaps akin to Old Norse vǫlr staff more at wale Date: before 12th century 1. a. a high… …

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  • 70immurement — noun see immure …

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