mare : Idioms & Phrases

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consolato del mare

Con`so*la"to del ma"re
Etymology
It., the consulate of the sea.
Definitions
  1. A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th century. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections of maritime laws. Kent. Bouvier.
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de la mare

  • noun English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
    de la Mare; Walter de la Mare.
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flying mare

  • noun a wrestling maneuver
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mare clausum

  • noun (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation
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mare liberum

  • noun (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access
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mare nostrum

  • noun (our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans
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mare's nest

  • noun a confused multitude of things
    welter; muddle; smother; clutter; fuddle; jumble.
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mare's tail

  • noun a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud
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mare's-nest

Mare's"-nest` noun
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  1. A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
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mare's-tail

Mare's"-tail` noun
Definitions
  1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud.
    Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme.
  2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H.vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.
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shank's mare

  • noun you own legs
    shank's pony; shanks' pony; shank's mare.
    • I traveled on shank's mare
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shanks' mare

  • noun you own legs
    shank's pony; shanks' pony; shank's mare.
    • I traveled on shank's mare
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stud mare

  • noun a female horse used for breeding
    broodmare.
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Timber mare

  • a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were formerly compelled to ride for punishment. Johnson.
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To ride shank's mare

  • to go on foot; to walk.
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walter de la mare

  • noun English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
    de la Mare; Walter de la Mare.
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walter john de la mare

  • noun English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
    de la Mare; Walter de la Mare.
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