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mare
CIDE DICTIONARY
mare, n. [OE. mere, AS. mere, myre, fem of AS. mearh horse, akin to D. merrie mare, G. mähre, OHG. marah horse, meriha mare, Icel. marr horse, OCelt. marka (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. marc, W. march. Cf. Marshal.].
The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds. [1913 Webster]
mare, n. [AS. mara incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. mara; cf. Pol. mora, Bohem. m.].
Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare. [1913 Webster]
"I will ride thee o' nights like the mare." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mare, n.
1 the female of any equine animal, esp. the horse.
2 sl. derog. a woman.
1 the female of any equine animal, esp. the horse.
2 sl. derog. a woman.
Idiom
mare's nest an illusory discovery. mare's tail
1 a tall slender marsh plant, Hippuris vulgaris.
2 (in pl.) long straight streaks of cirrus cloud.
1 a tall slender marsh plant, Hippuris vulgaris.
2 (in pl.) long straight streaks of cirrus cloud.
mare, n. (pl. maria or mares)
1 (in full mare clausum) Law the sea under the jurisdiction of a particular country.
2 (in full mare liberum) Law the sea open to all nations.
3 a any of a number of large dark flat areas on the surface of the moon, once thought to be seas. b a similar area on Mars.
1 (in full mare clausum) Law the sea under the jurisdiction of a particular country.
2 (in full mare liberum) Law the sea open to all nations.
3 a any of a number of large dark flat areas on the surface of the moon, once thought to be seas. b a similar area on Mars.
Etymology
L, = sea
THESAURUS
mare
Houyhnhnm, Partlet, alkali flat, alluvial plain, basin, biddy, bitch, bossy, bottomland, brood mare, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, charger, coastal plain, colt, courser, cow, critter, delta, desert, dobbin, doe, down, downs, entire, entire horse, equine, ewe, ewe lamb, fell, filly, flat, flat country, flatland, flats, foal, gelding, grass veld, grassland, guinea hen, gyp, heath, heifer, hen, hind, horse, jenny, lande, level, lioness, llano, lowland, lowlands, lunar mare, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, mount, nag, nanny, nanny goat, open country, pampa, pampas, peahen, peneplain, plain, plains, plateau, playa, prairie, prancer, roe, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan, savanna, sebkha, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, slut, sow, stallion, steed, steppe, stud, studhorse, table, tableland, tarpan, tigress, top horse, tree veld, tundra, upland, vega, veld, vixen, war-horse, weald, wide-open spaces, wild horse, woldROGET THESAURUS
mare
Carrier
N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.Woman
N woman, she, her, female, petticoat, feminality, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, the sex, the fair, fair sex, softer sex, weaker vessel, dame, madam, madame, mistress, Mrs, lady, donna belle, matron, dowager, goody, gammer, Frau, frow, Vrouw, rani, good woman, good wife, squaw, wife, matronage, matronhood, bachelor girl, new woman, feminist, suffragette, suffragist, nymph, wench, grisette, girl, sissy, betty, cot betty, cotquean, henhussy, mollycoddle, muff, old woman, hen, bitch, sow, doe, roe, mare, she goat, Nanny goat, tabita, ewe, cow, lioness, tigress, vixen, gynecaeum, estrogen, oestrogen, consanguinity &c, paternity, lesbian, dyke, female, she-, feminine, womanly, ladylike, matronly, maidenly, wifely, womanish, effeminate, unmanly, gynecic, gynaecic, Pron, she, her, hers, ', a perfect woman nobly planned, a lovely lady garmented in white, das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan, earth's noblest thing, a woman perfected, es de vidrio la mujer, she moves a goddess and she looks a queen, the beauty of a lovely woman is like music, varium et mutabile semper femina, woman is the lesser man.Also see definition of "mare" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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