mare
noun
[ mɛː ]
• the female of a horse or other equine animal.
• a woman.
• "that crazy mare put three bullets in him"
Origin:
Old English mearh ‘horse’, mere ‘mare’, from a Germanic base with cognates in Celtic languages meaning ‘stallion’.
mare
noun
• a very unpleasant or frustrating experience.
• "this week is going to be a bit of a mare but at least the end is in sight"
Origin:
1990s: abbreviation of nightmare.
mare
noun
• a large, level basalt plain on the surface of the moon, appearing dark by contrast with highland areas.
• "the maria are largely confined to the near side of the moon"
Origin:
mid 19th century: special use of Latin mare ‘sea’; these areas were once thought to be seas.
