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Webster 1913 Edition

Morass

Mo-rass′

,
Noun.
[OE.
marras
,
mareis
(perh. through D.
moeras
), fr. F.
marais
, prob. from L.
mare
sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See
Mere
a lake, and cf.
Marsh
.]
A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
Morass ore
.
(Min.)
See
Bog ore
, under
Bog
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Morass

MORASS'

,
Noun.
A marsh; a fen; a tract of low moist ground.

Definition 2024

morass

morass

English

Noun

morass ‎(plural morasses)

  1. A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
  2. Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.

Translations

Etymology

From Dutch moeras ‎(“marsh, swamp”), Middle Dutch marasch ‎(“marsh”).

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