mare1
- a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
Origin of mare1
mare2
Origin of mare2
mare3
- 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.
Origin of mare3
Sirenum
- Mare. Mare Sirenum.
Mar.E.
- Marine Engineer.
mare nostrum
- our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
de la Mare
- Walter (John),1873–1956, English poet, novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
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Contemporary Examples
Captain Giuseppe Maggio described the nightmare situations the Mare Nostrum ships encounter.
Since Mare Nostrum, more than 60 traffickers have been arrested when their boats were intercepted or rescued at sea.
Hundreds of Migrants are Reported Drowned by Traffickers Near MaltaBarbie Latza Nadeau
September 15, 2014
But if Mare Nostrum ends, it could be a tragic day for migrants making the perilous crossing.
The five-year-old mare is one of five horses from different stables who failed drugs tests in recent weeks.
Instead, it would like to see additional, strengthened search and rescue missions like Mare Nostrum put in place.
Confessions of a Human Trafficker Who Smuggled Desperate Migrants Into EuropeBarbie Latza Nadeau
June 5, 2014
Historical Examples
We went back and found Taylor's mare, and brought her slowly to camp.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
And he brought the mare to a halt by jerking the rope around her neck.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
"As she's my mare, perhaps I might have the privilege," said Dick.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
And the next day he took his first real ride on the back of the mare.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
If he were allowed to stretch out after the mare, what would the result be?
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
mare1
- the adult female of a horse or zebra
Word Origin
mare2
- (capital when part of a name) any of a large number of huge dry plains on the surface of the moon, visible as dark markings and once thought to be seas: Mare Imbrium (Sea of Showers)
- a similar area on the surface of Mars, such as Mare Sirenum
Word Origin
de la Mare
- Walter (John). 1873–1956, English poet and novelist, noted esp for his evocative verse for children. His works include the volumes of poetry The Listeners and Other Poems (1912) and Peacock Pie (1913) and the novel Memoirs of a Midget (1921)
mare nostrum
- the Latin name for the Mediterranean
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for mare
n.1
"female horse," Old English mere (Mercian), myre (West Saxon), fem. of mearh "horse," from Proto-Germanic *markhjon- (cf. Old Saxon meriha, Old Norse merr, Old Frisian merrie, Dutch merrie, Old High German meriha, German Mähre "mare"), said to be of Gaulish origin (cf. Irish and Gaelic marc, Welsh march, Breton marh "horse"). No known cognates beyond Germanic and Celtic. As the name of a throw in wrestling, it is attested from c.1600. Mare's nest "illusory discovery, excitement over something which does not exist" is from 1610s.
n.2
"broad, dark areas of the moon," 1765, from Latin mare "sea" (see marine), applied to lunar features by Galileo and used thus in 17c. Latin works. They originally were thought to be actual seas.
n.3
"night-goblin, incubus," Old English mare "incubus, nightmare, monster," from mera, mære, from Proto-Germanic *maron "goblin" (cf. Middle Low German mar, Middle Dutch mare, Old High German mara, German Mahr "incubus," Old Norse mara "nightmare, incubus"), from PIE *mora- "incubus" (cf. first element in Old Irish Morrigain "demoness of the corpses," literally "queen of the nightmare," also Bulgarian, Serbian mora, Czech mura, Polish zmora "incubus;" French cauchemar, with first element from Old French caucher "to trample"), from root *mer- "to rub away, harm" (see morbid).
mare
- Any of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets. The lunar maria are believed to consist of volcanic basalts, and many are believed to be basins formed initially by large impacts with meteoroids and later filled with lava flows. Compare terra.