Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: mercury – mermaid
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mercury (-'s), n. [see Mercury, proper n.]
Quicksilver; metal that has the highest specific gravity; metallic red liquid used in thermometers; dioecious medicinal plant with spiked flowers; [fig.] red oxide color; blazing scarlet tincture.
Mercury (-'s), proper n. [L. cognate with merc-, commodity; see market.] (webplay: affair, god, sun, well).
Roman deity; son of Jupiter and Maia; Greek god Hermes; Germanic god Woden; winged messenger of the gods; mythological god of commerce and eloquence; planet closest to the sun; [fig.] courier between lovers.
mercy, n. [Fr.]
- Compassion and forgiveness to balance the demands of justice; a characteristic of God.
- Pity; favor.
mere (-st), adj. [L. merus, undiluted, unmixed, pure.]
- Most ordinary; most typical; least important.
- Trivial; dear; absolute; perfect.
merely, adv. [see mere, adj.]
- Simply; only.
- Just; no more than.
meridian, n. [Fr. < L. 'noon'.] (webplay: sun).
- Midsummer; summer solstice; [fig.] intense enlightenment.
- Sun; noon day sun; highest point of the sun.
merino, adj. [Sp.]
Thick wool made from the wool of sheep from Spain.
merit, n. [OFr < L. merere, to obtain for one's share, earn as pay, deserve.] (webplay: desert, earn, worth).
- Worthiness; virtue; love.
- Reason.
- Reward; achievement; value; right; excellence.
- Praise.
merit (-ed), v. [see merit, n.]
Earn; deserve.
mermaid (-s), n. [Fr. mere + maid, Ger. meerjungfrau.]
Fictitious marine animal with the head and torso of a woman and the body of a fish.