mare's-nestv.

Brit.

/ˈmɛːznɛst/, U.S.

/ˈmɛ(ə)rzˌnɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mare's nest n.

Etymology: < mare's nest n. Compare birdnest v.

rare.

intransitive. To go after mare's nests; to be preoccupied with fantastical ideas.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > delude [verb (intransitive)] > be deluded

to lie in the lash1573

to have found (also spied) a mare's nest1576

overtake1581

hallucinate1652

mare's-nest1859

to get left1884

1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn xv. 134 He's always mare's nesting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mares-nest
释义	mare's-nestv. Brit. /ˈmɛːznɛst/, U.S. /ˈmɛ(ə)rzˌnɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mare's nest n. Etymology: < mare's nest n. Compare birdnest v. rare. intransitive. To go after mare's nests; to be preoccupied with fantastical ideas. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > delude [verb (intransitive)] > be deluded to lie in the lash1573 to have found (also spied) a mare's nest1576 overtake1581 hallucinate1652 mare's-nest1859 to get left1884 1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn xv. 134 He's always mare's nesting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1859
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