单词 | mare |
释义 | mare mare1 /mair/, n. a fully mature female horse or other equine animal. [bef. 900; ME, var. of mere, OE m(i)ere; c. D merrie, G Mähre, ON merr; akin to OE mearh, ON marr, Ir marc horse. See MARSHAL] mare2 /mair/, n. Obs. nightmare (def. 3). [bef. 900; ME, OE; c. G Mahre, ON mara. See NIGHTMARE] mare3 /mahr"ay, mair"ee/, n. , pl. maria /mahr"ee euh, mair"-/. Astron. any of the several large, dark plains on the moon and Mars: Galileo believed that the lunar features were seas when he first saw them through a telescope. [1680-90; < L: sea] |
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