mer·maid

mer·maid
/ˈmɚˌmeıd/ noun, pl -maids [count]
: an imaginary sea creature that has a woman's head and body and a fish's tail instead of legs

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  • dul|ci|mer — «DUHL suh muhr», noun. 1. a musical instrument with metal strings, played by striking the strings with two light hammers: »It was an Abyssinian maid And on her dulcimer she played (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). 2. a wind instrument, especially a kind …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saintes Maries de la Mer —    A town in southern France where a pilgrimage of Gypsies occurs in May every year. The two saints of the town s name are Marie Jacobé and Marie Salomé, followers of Jesus who, according to legend, arrived by boat at the town after fleeing from… …   Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

  • mermaid — mer·maid …   English syllables

  • mermaid — mer|maid [ˈmə:meıd US ˈmə:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: MERE2 + maid] in stories, a woman who has a fish s tail instead of legs and who lives in the sea …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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