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Webster 1913 Edition
Mare's-tail
Mare’s′-tailˊ
,Noun.
1.
A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse’s tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See
Cloud
. Mackerel sky and
Make tall ships carry low sails.
mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails.
Old Rhyme.
2.
(Bot.)
An aquatic plant of the genus
Hippuris
(Hippuris vulgaris
), having narrow leaves in whorls. Definition 2025
mare's-tail
mare's-tail
See also: mare's tail
English
Mare's-tail (cirrus cloud)
Common Mare's-tail
Noun
mare's-tail (plural mare's-tails or mares'-tails)
- A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.
- Traditional rhyme
- Mackerel sky and mare's-tails / Make tall ships carry low sails.
- Traditional rhyme
- An aquatic plant, Hippuris vulgaris, having narrow leaves in whorls.