The female of any equine animal (horse, mule, ass, or zebra); spec. the female of the domestic horse, Equus caballus.
| 单词 | θ41724 |
| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by gender or age > [noun] > female > mare (16) mareeOE The female of any equine animal (horse, mule, ass, or zebra); spec. the female of the domestic horse, Equus caballus. jilletc1430 Scottish. A female horse; a mare. Cf. jill, n. 2a. Obsolete. jilla1500 A name for a mare. Cf. jillet, n. 1. Obsolete. yaud?a1513 A mare: usually applied to an old mare; also loosely to an old or worn-out horse (associated with jade, n.1). gilliea1529 A fickle, flirtatious, or wanton young woman. Cf. jill, n. 1b, jillet, n. 2. widge?1553 A horse, a steed; (in later use spec.) a mare. Also: an ass. Subcategories:— large (1) — used for breeding (5) — mucus discharged by (1) — covering by stallion (1) — giving birth (2) |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。