Emily Dickinson Lexicon

marine, adj. [L. marinus, from mare, the sea.]

Pertaining to, or belonging to the sea.

maritime, adj. [see marine, adj.]

Marine; aquatic; nautical; of or near the sea.

mark (-ed), v. [OE mearcian, to destine, appoint, observe.]

1. Designate by a symbol; distinguish with a mark.
2. Observe; notice.

market, adj. [OE.]

Belonging or pertaining to the market.

market (-s), n. [see market, adj.] (webplay: better, high, place, price, ready).

1. Place were people gather to guy, sell, and trade their goods.
2. Phrase. “Market place”: place where a market is located.

marksman, n. [see mark and man.]

One who shoots a fireman well.

marl, n. [OFr.]

Kind of calcarious soil.

marquis, n. [OFr < vulgar L. marca, march, frontier.]

Title of rank among the European peerage, greater than the title of earl and lesser than the rank of duke.

marriage, n. [Fr.] (webplay: church, son, wedlock).

1. Union between a man and a woman in a procreative relationship with a covenant of fidelity.
2. Covenant relationship between Christ and His folowers.

marrow (-s), n. [OE.]

1. Substance or essence in bones.
2. [Fig.] life-giving substance, essence or heart of something.
3. [Fig.] pollen in flowers.