Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wall.
- noun Same as
murage . - To inclose in walls; wall; immure; close up.
- Soft; meek; demure.
- To squeeze.
- noun Husks or chaff of fruit after it has been pressed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A wall.
- transitive verb To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
wall - adjective obsolete
mural (as a postmodifier) - verb obsolete to
wall in orfortify - verb obsolete To enclose or imprison within walls.
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Examples
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Drizzle the creme de mure over the top of the drink.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Bramble Jason Wilson 2011
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One reason is surely that the key ingredient, creme de mure -- a blackberry liqueur -- is not so easy to find.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Bramble Jason Wilson 2011
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Some say creme de mure is too heavy to drizzle over the drink.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Bramble Jason Wilson 2011
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I discovered the delights of blackberry liqueur creme de mure and am looking forward to drinking a Bramble or two as the weather turns warm.
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Even though creme de mure is thick and sweet, the generous amount of gin provides an interesting botanical quality, and the lemon juice keep things light and bright.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Bramble Jason Wilson 2011
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You can definitely find creme de mure on liquor shelves -- Massenez brand is the most widely available and the best -- but it's not exactly on the tip of people's tongues.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Bramble Jason Wilson 2011
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The second, and likely main, reason that I never had a Bramble is because it calls for a very obscure ingredient called creme de mure.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Bramble Jason Wilson 2011
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There are different preparations of this drink, but I like the traditional way of shaking everything but the creme de mure, and then drizzling the liqueur on top.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Bramble Jason Wilson 2011
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If more useres requested mure SF/F, libraries would order more.
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Best dog I ever hunted with, from the old german lines that looked mure like a hound, at his peak weighed 93 lbs of solid muscle.
Name My Dog 2008
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