antre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of antre
1595–1605; < Middle French < Latin antrum. See antrum
Example Sentences
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He had a sweet hover, both for rest and recreation, under the bank, in a placid antre, where the water made no noise, but tickled his belly in digestive ease.
From Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
There Chiron old, In the Pelethronian antre, taught thee lore; The plants he taught, and by the shining stars In forests dim to steer.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The least turn reminds us that we are passing some antre vast, or lateral ridge, occupying a place in the map which thus determines our position.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
There Chiron old, In the Pelethronian antre, taught thee lore: The plants, he taught, and by the shining stars In forests dim to steer.
From Underwoods by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Seeing him as she did, she turned from him and shunned his house as the antre of an ogre.
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
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