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Mar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marring.] [OE. marren, merren, AS. merran, myrran (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merrian, OHG. marrjan, merran; cf. D. marren, meeren, to moor a ship, Icel. merja to bruise, crush, and Goth. marzjan to offend. Cf. Moor, v.]
- To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.1913 Webster
I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks.
Shak.1913 WebsterBut mirth is marred, and the good cheer is lost.
Dryden.1913 WebsterIre, envy, and despair
Which marred all his borrowed visage.Milton.1913 Webster - To spoil; to ruin. “It makes us, or it mars us.” “Striving to mend, to mar the subject.” Shak.1913 Webster
- To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.
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Mar, n. A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.1913 Webster
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Mew , n. [AS. m>w, akin to D. meeuw, G. möwe, OHG. m>h, Icel. mār.] (Zool.) A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.1913 Webster