01 n. A pool or lake.
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A pool or lake.
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6 senses · 5 variants
Webster, 1913
Mere
/(mēr)/
· IPA /mɪɚ/
02 n. A boundary.
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A boundary.
03 v. t. To divide, limit, or bound.
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To divide, limit, or bound.[Obs.]“Which meared her rule with Africa.” — Spenser.
04 n. A mare.
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A mare.[Obs.]
05 a. Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.
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Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.“Then entered they the mere, main sea.” — Chapman.“The sorrows of this world would be mere and unmixed.” — Jer. Taylor.
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Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.“From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation.” — Atterbury.