Oystre
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oystre is a noun meaning (rare) Obsolete form of oyster.
Meaning
(rare) Obsolete form of oyster.
Example Sentences
pickled oystres a barrell ... 1s. 6d.
Oystres, some very great and some small, some round and some of a long shape .
Well could he talke of fasting and penaunce To Maides, between the figures of the daunce ; And from the hollow world within the cloistre Threaten to shut himself, as in an oystre.
Word Forms
- oystres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oister, oyster, erster, ostreid, oysterling, ostracean.
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