MARISH

Etymology

Noun

marish (plural marishes)

(now poetic or archaic) A marsh.

Adjective

marish (comparative more marish, superlative most marish)

(now poetic or archaic) Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes.

Synonyms

• hoggy, quaggy, swampy; see also marshy

Anagrams

• Mishar, Mishra, harims, ihrams

Source: Wiktionary


Mar"ish, n. Etym: [Cf. F. marais, LL. marascus. See Marsh.]

Definition: Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. [Archaic] Milton. Tennyson.

Mar"ish, a.

1. Moory; fenny; boggy. [Archaic]

2. Growing in marshes. "Marish flowers." Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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