Maris

[ mar-is ]

/ ˈmær ɪs /

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Roger (Eugene), 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Here, as in the cole des maris, Molire turns to the ethics of marriage for his materials.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams
Qui, diuiso cum fratre regno, maris possessionem sortitus, regem Sclaui Scalcum maritimis copiis lacessitum oppressit.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
The leading author is Bynkershoek, whose standard work, "De dominio maris," appeared in 1702.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
To one 'lasso maris et viarum,' like Horace, these words brought the first promise of approaching rest.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

Whoso sheddeth maris blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man.
Biblical Extracts|Robert Cooper