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marish

UK/ˈmaɹɪʃ/

marish noun: a marsh.

Noun

marish (plural marishes)

  1. (archaic, poetic) A marsh.
    • Thenne sir Tristram departed / and in euery place he asked & demaunded after sir Launcelot / but in no place he coude not here of hym whether he were dede or on lyue /[…]/ Soo syr Tristram rode by a forest and then̄e was he ware of a fayre toure by a mareyse on that one syde / and on that other...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “primum”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X
    • The Cherubim descended; on the ground / Gliding meteorous, as evening-mist / Risen from a river o'er the marish glides, / And gathers ground fast at the labourer's heel / Homeward returning.1674, John Milton, “Book XII”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, page 333

Adjective

marish (comparative more marish, superlative most marish)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes.
    • And the silvery marish flowers that throng / The desolate creeks and pools among,1830, Alfred Tennyson, “The Dying Swan”, in Poems, Chiefly Lyrical
    • after the manner of Cards or Maps, the utmost limits of knowne Countries, are set downe to be full of thicke marrish grounds, shady forrests, desart and uncouth places.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    boggy, quaggy, swampy

Synonyms of marish

Forms of marish

Noun
pluralmarishes
alternative formmarrish
alternative formmarys
Adjective
comparativemore marish
superlativemost marish

Origin of marish

From Middle English mareys, marys, from Anglo-Norman mareis, mereis, or from Middle French mares, marest, both from Late Latin mariscus, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk (“marsh”). Doublet of marsh and morass.

Words formed from marish

Questions about marish

What does marish mean?
Marish means a marsh.
What part of speech is marish?
Marish can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce marish?
Marish is pronounced /ˈmaɹɪʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of marish?
The plural of marish is marishes.

Words near marish in the dictionary

  1. Mariscals
  2. mariscas
  3. marischal
  4. marischals
  5. Marise
  6. marish
  7. Marisha
  8. marishes
  9. marishness
  10. marisma
  11. marismas

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