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mermaiden

noun

Etymology

From Middle English meremaiden (“mermaid”), from mere (“mere, sea”) + maiden (“maiden”), equivalent to mer- + maiden. Compare Old English meremennen (“mermaid, siren”). More at mere, maiden.

  1. inherited from meremaiden — “mermaid”

Definitions

  1. A mermaid

    A mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a siren.

    • The Neck here his harp in the glass-castle plays, And Mermaidens comb out their green hair always, And bleach here their shining white clothes.

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