marais
noun
a swamp or bayou.
marais
1 American
[mah-ray, ma -re]
/ mɑˈreɪ, maˈrɛ /
noun
Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).
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marais
plural
Marais
2
American
[ma -re]
/ maˈrɛ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of marais
1785–95; < North American French, French; Old French mareis < Old Low Franconian *marisk; see marsh
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A melancholy flat was the marais, looking desolate enough by day, but now, in the gloaming, tenfold as desolate.
From The Book of Were-Wolves by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
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 Mayne Reid
They could hear the frogs croak in the marais; it was dry, and the water was getting low.
From The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Mon Dieu! catch me going over the marais to-night.
From The Book of Were-Wolves by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
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 Mayne Reid
That results in a small cooling effect for the planet, said Eloise Marais, an atmospheric chemist at University College London and one of the paper’s authors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
No-one has ever been convicted of carrying out the six killings inside and outside the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in the historically Jewish Marais quarter of Paris, in which more than 20 other people were wounded.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Eloise Marais, professor of atmospheric chemistry and air quality at University College London, agreed.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Eloise Marais, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at University College London not involved in the new study, told AFP the research was "really important".
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
My first morning there, I had an early visit from Kobie Coetsee, who was accompanied by Major Marais, a deputy commander responsible for looking after me.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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