n. pl.
a. Pertaining to the
Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
Maid Marian.
interj. Marry. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. mariette, prop. dim. of Marie Mary. ] (Bot.) A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a violet. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. mare the sea + -genous. ] Produced in or by the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Mary + gold. ] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and the cultivated species of
☞ There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the
Marigold window. (Arch.)
n.
n. [ From the native name: cf. Pg. mariquinha. ] (Zool) A small marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Pg. ] A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Sp. ] (Zool.) A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Central and South America. [ 1913 Webster ]