marrows
plural of marrow
Marrows
plural of Marrow
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"row, n. Etym: [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. sq. root274 Cf. Merge.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color.
2. The essence; the best part. It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and marrow of our attribute. Shak.
3. Etym: [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael. maraon together.]
Definition: One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. Tusser. Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.
– Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.
Mar"row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Marrowing.]
Definition: To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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