marais

¹ American  

[mah-rey, ma-re] / mɑˈreɪ, maˈrɛ /

noun

Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).

plural

marais

1. a swamp or bayou.

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Marais ² American  

[ma-re] / maˈrɛ /

noun

1. Marin 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.

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Etymology

Origin of marais

1785–95; < North American French, French; Old French mareis < Old Low Franconian *marisk; marsh

Example Sentences

As to the Tahitian custom of burying the dead in the marais, see also C. E. Meinicke, Die Inseln des Stillen Oceans, ii.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir

“Située dans une isle de la Seine environnée de marais profonds, difficiles à traverser, qui communiquent à ce fleuve.”

From Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race by Johnes, Arthur James

It seemed the rendezvous for the many species of wild winged creatures that people the great marais of Louisiana.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne

Acclimatised in the middle of that vast marais, its malaria had for them neither terror nor danger.

From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne

We were now in the marais, an amphibious stretch of country, cut up into gardens and only accessible by tiny canals.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda