hure
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9.9
- noun
- Archaic
- The knight wore a splendid hure adorned with jewels.
Examples
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In medieval times, a lady's hure was a symbol of beauty.
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In medieval times, knights would often wear their hure proudly, showing off their carefully styled hair.
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The knight's hure was protected by a steel helmet.
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In the old poem, the hero's golden hure shone in the sunlight.
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Artists often depicted kings with a richly adorned hure in medieval manuscripts.
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The lady adorned her hure with flowers, a common practice in her village to celebrate the harvest festival.
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He found an ancient manuscript that mentioned the significance of a woman's hure in noble society.
Synonyms
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9.0
The top of the head that is often bald
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hure is an old word for head or hair used in medieval texts. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as an old form of the modern word hair, meaning 'hair' or 'head', so when you see hure picture someone's head or hair in a medieval story.