Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MU'RI-A
MU'RI-A, n. [L. sea-water, brine; amarus, bitter; Ch. Heb. Syr. Sam. Eth. Ar. מרר marar, to be bitter. Class Mr, No. 7.]
Sea-water; salt water; brine. In chimistry, the substance from which are extracted various agents.
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