Bastile

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of bastille. alt-of, obsolete

    "H' incounters Talgol, routs the Bear, / And takes the Fidler Prisoner; / Conveys him to enchanted Castle, / There shuts him fast in wooden Bastile."

Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of bastille. alt-of, obsolete

    "Inſtead of forging Chains for Foreigners, / Baſtile thy Tutor: Grandeur All thy Aim?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of Bastille. alt-of, obsolete

Synonyms

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bang upbinblack holeborstalborstal institutionbridewell

Example

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"H' incounters Talgol, routs the Bear, / And takes the Fidler Prisoner; / Conveys him to enchanted Castle, / There shuts him fast in wooden Bastile."

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