MORASS

mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack

(noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

morass (plural morasses)

A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.

(figurative) Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*rass", n. Etym: [OE. marras, mareis (perh. through D. moeras), fr. F. marais, prob. from L. mare sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See Mere a lake, and cf. Marsh.]

Definition: A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen. Morass ore. (Min.) See Bog ore, under Bog.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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