Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,
Icel. m[=a]r.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus);
called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Mar \Mar\, n.
A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like;
a disfigurement.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Mar \Mar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marred (m["a]rd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Marring.]
[OE. marren, merren, AS. merran, myrran (in
comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merrian,
OHG. marrjan, merran; cf. D. marren, meeren, to moor a ship,
Icel. merja to bruise, crush, and Goth. marzjan to offend.
Cf. Moor, v.]
1. To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or
defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.
I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs
in their barks. --Shak.
But mirth is marred, and the good cheer is lost.
--Dryden.
Ire, envy, and despair Which marred all his borrowed
visage. --Milton.
2. To spoil; to ruin. ``It makes us, or it mars us.''
``Striving to mend, to mar the subject.'' --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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