01 prop. n. The god of war and husbandry.
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The god of war and husbandry.(Rom. Myth.)
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One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.(Astron.)
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The metallic element iron, the symbol of which ♂ was the same as that of the planet Mars.(Alchemy) [Archaic]
Phrases & compounds
Mars brown —
a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.