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mare¹ Definition

mare (mer)

noun

a fully mature female horse, mule, donkey, burro, etc.; specif., a female horse that has reached the age of five

Etymology: ME < OE mere, fem. of mearh, akin to Ger mähre, jade, prob. < IE base *marko-, horse, seen only in Gmc & Celt (Ir marc, Welsh march, horse)

mare² Definition

mare (mä′rā′, -rē′)

noun pl. ma′·riamä′rē ə, mar′ē ə

  1. a sea
  2. one of several vast, dark flat areas on the moon, Mercury, or Mars

Etymology: L, sea < IE base *mori > Goth marei, sea, OE mere, sea, lake, Welsh mor, sea

mare³ Definition

mare (mer)

noun

Obsolete an evil spirit once thought to produce nightmares

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger dial. mahr, ON mar < IE *mora, incubus < base *mer-, to rub, seize > Gr marainein, to quench, OIr meirb, lifeless, OE mearu, soft

Mare Definition

Mare (mer)

island at the N end of San Francisco Bay, Calif.: site of a U.S. navy yard

Etymology: transl. of Sp Isla de la Yegua: said to be for a mare that swam to the island and joined a herd of elk

mare Synonyms

mare

n.

female horse, brood mare, dam, breeding stock, filly, jenny; see also animal 2, horse.

mare Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ferment: Fermented mare 's milk, which is horrible, is the number one drink, the champagne of Mongolia.
  • breed: By Ormond Rhys out of a Derwen bred mare.
  • ride: Only for sale as I have 3 riding mares and not enough time to back him and bring him on.

Adjective modifier

  • roan: Email July 2006 To Share 2/3 days a week for Sienna; a 15.1hh roan mare aged 11yrs.
  • thoroughbred: In short order she has completely transformed into a bay thoroughbred mare.
  • chestnut: Looking for chestnut mare called lucky born 1997 by Roberto Danish warmblood was at Peter Clark yard in Peterborough.
  • gray: A saddled gray mare stands nearby, well lathered.
  • pregnant: The vaccine may safely be used in pregnant mares.
  • gray: Especially those cast from the near hind leg of a gray mare.

Modifies a noun

tail: In view of the mares tail, not a bad idea to have a buffer zone.

Noun used with modifier

  • brood: Maiden mare, likely to make small hunter brood mare.
  • palomino: You must look now at the big palomino mare, at her face which is twice the size it should be.
  • usque: The Canadian national motto - " A mari usque ad mare " , translates as " From sea to sea " .
  • cob: I have a 15.2 hh 5year old cob mare who will not stay in a stable.
  • bay: Mel is the bay mare on the right of Ziggy is now in a new home with a VHS carer.
  • TB: I have just bought a little TB mare, about 4 years old.

Possessives

  • tail: The sky was high, with mare's tails.
  • milk: The table illustrates the changes which take place in the nutritional value of the mare's milk during this three month period.
  • nest: We shall keep our readers informed about important discoveries made and books published; and we shall warn them of mare's nests.

Preposition: with

foal: A stallion or mare with a foal at foot may not be transported in the same undivided vehicle as any other horse.