marais
noun
a swamp or bayou.
marais
1 American
[mah-rey, ma -re]
/ mɑˈreɪ, maˈrɛ /
noun
Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).
Marais
2
American
[ma -re]
/ maˈrɛ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of marais
1785–95; < North American French, French; Old French mareis < Old Low Franconian *marisk; see marsh
Example Sentences
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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
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
Il y a là-bas aussi, dans le marais, un petit lac où, l'année passée, j'ai vu un canard, mais un canard sauvage!
From Normandy Picturesque by Blackburn, Henry
Le canton, assez bien peuplé, l'est un partie par des Turcomans; mais il y a beaucoup d'herbages et de marais.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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 Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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