mare-browed
mare n The word _mare_, in Anglo-Saxon, means a demon or goblin, and we have a remnant of this in the word "nightmare." But there is in Newfoundland a curious survival of it in the term _mare_- browed, applied to a man whose eyebrows extend across his forehead, and who is dreaded as posses...
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| Language: | English |
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1959
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56969 |
| Summary: | mare n The word _mare_, in Anglo-Saxon, means a demon or goblin, and we have a remnant of this in the word "nightmare." But there is in Newfoundland a curious survival of it in the term _mare_- browed, applied to a man whose eyebrows extend across his forehead, and who is dreaded as possessed of supernatural powers. G. M. Story June 1959 PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I Not used mare-browed, ~ head, BENDING HORSE, HORSE Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Thu Oct 15, 2015 |
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