Antre
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæn.tə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antre is a noun meaning (archaic) Cavern; cave.
Meaning
(archaic) Cavern; cave.
Example Sentences
Hereat quoth he to himself, "If I enter this antre, haply shall I lose myself, and perish of hunger and thirst!"
1879, George Meredith, The Egoist, Chapter XXIII: Treats of the Union of Temper and Policy, Seeing him as she did, she turned from him and shunned his house as the antre of an ogre.
Aye, millions sparkled on a vein of gold, / Along whose track the prince quick footsteps told, / With all its lines abrupt and angular: / Out-shooting sometimes, like a meteor-star, / Through a vast antre;
Word Forms
- antres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cave, antiroom, palaeocave, arch, intrenchment, antientry.
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