Emily Dickinson Lexicon

marrowless, adj. [see marrow, n.]

Having an absence of substance or heart; lack of courage.

marry (married), v. [Fr.]

1. Unite in wedlock or marriage.
2. [Fig.] join together or unite two or more things so they become one.

Mars, proper n. [L. 'God of war'.]

Fourth planet from the sun; Roman god of war; deity over agriculture, livestock, and battle; son of Jupiter and Juno; [fig.] celestial body personified.

marshal (-led, -ling), v. [OFr.]

Gather and arrange in a force to perform an action.

marshalling (-s), n. [see marshal, v.]

Organized gathering.

martial, adj. [F. < L. martialis, belonging to Mars.] (webplay: armies, battle, bravest, God, Nature's, war).

War-like; having to do with war.

martyr, adj. [ED uses this word unusually. Neither Webster not the OED have a record of martyr as an adjective.] (webplay: suffering).

Martyr-like; self-sacrificing.

martyr (-s), n. [OE < Ecclesiastical L.]

One who gives up his own life for a cause or ideal.

marvel, n. [OFr merveille.]

Something to inspire wonder or awe.

marvel, v. [see marvel, n.]

Wonder; be awestruck.