marish

[ mar-ish ]

/ ˈmær ɪʃ /

Archaic.

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noun

a marsh.

adjective

marshy.

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Origin of marish

1300–50; Middle English mareis<Middle French; see marais

Words nearby marish

Mariotte's law, mariposa, mariposa lily, Maris, Marisat, marish, Marisol, Marist, maritage, Maritain, marital

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How to use marish in a sentence

Some thinke the Hasell would haue a chanily rocke, and the sallow, and eller a waterish marish.
A New Orchard And Garden|William Lawson
Three thousand mares of his the marish grazed, Each suckling with delight her tender foal.
The Iliad of Homer|Homer
Early the next morning we mounted the hill along a wooden footway, bridging one marish spot after another.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
Remember the marish mosses in the rotting fosse which encircled the "Moated Grange."
Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone|Angus B. Reach

When king Richard saw the earles companie was passed the marish; he did command with all hast to set vpon them.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (6 of 9)|Raphael Holinshed

British Dictionary definitions for marish

marish

/ (ˈmærɪʃ) /

adjective

obsolete marshy; swampy

Word Origin for marish

C14: from Old French marais marsh

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