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
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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“Située dans une isle de la Seine environnée de marais profonds, difficiles à traverser, qui communiquent à ce fleuve.”
From Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race by Johnes, Arthur James
Mon Dieu! catch me going over the marais to-night.
From The Book of Were-Wolves by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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
La rivière coule à travers un marais où l'on a construit une chaussée longue et étroite.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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 Reid, Mayne
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