Found 2 items, similar to oubliette.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: oubliette oubliette n : a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oubliette Oubliette \Ou`bli`ette"\, n. [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.] A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall. [1913 Webster] Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he? Gone. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]