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miring, vbl. n.|ˈmaɪərɪŋ|
Also 6 mireing.
[f. mire v. + -ing1.]
1. The state of becoming entangled in a mire.
1556Act 8 Eliz. c. 8 §1 Wthout daunger and peryll of the mireyng drowning and perishing of the same [horses]. 1657R. Ligon Barbadoes (1673) 29 Because their Cattle shall not be in danger of miring or drowning. 1888Century Mag. Mar. 657/2 As long as everything is frozen solid there is..no danger from miring.
2. The action of covering with mire; a bespattering.
1641‘Smectymnuus’ Answ. (1653) Post. 89 The tearing of Hoods and Cowles, the miring of Copes,..in the scuffle. |