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marcour

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/

marcour noun: the state of withering or wasting; leanness; loss of flesh.

Noun

marcour (uncountable)

  1. The state of withering or wasting; leanness; loss of flesh.
    • considering the exolution and languor ensuing that act in some — the extenuation and marcour in others, and the visible acceleration it maketh of age in most, we cannot but think it much abridgeth our days.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of marcour

alternative formmarcor

Origin of marcour

From Latin marcor.

Questions about marcour

What does marcour mean?
Marcour means the state of withering or wasting; leanness; loss of flesh.
What part of speech is marcour?
Marcour is a noun.
How do you pronounce marcour?
Marcour is pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/.

Words near marcour in the dictionary

  1. Marcotte
  2. marcotted
  3. Marcottes
  4. marcotting
  5. Marcotts
  6. marcour
  7. Marcoux
  8. Marcoville
  9. marcs
  10. Marcucci
  11. Marcuccis

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