Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Madonna
(noun) the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mary (plural maries)
(chiefly US gay slang, usually capitalized) A male homosexual. [1925]
• See male homosexual
• ARMY, Army, Mayr, Myra, Yarm, army, yarm
Mary (plural Marys)
A female given name from Latin, Ancient Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew.
The Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ.
The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha.
(Ireland, dated) A middle name for a male, given in honour of the Virgin Mary.
• The given name was considered too sacred to use before the end of the 12th century. It was very popular from the 17th to the 20th century.
• Amina
• ARMY, Army, Mayr, Myra, Yarm, army, yarm
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"y, n.
Definition: Marrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ma"ry, interj.
Definition: See Marry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2024
(noun) a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; “public confidence in the economy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
