Mare

mār, n. the female of the horse.— ns. Mare's′-nest , a supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; Mare's-tail , a tall, erect marsh plant of the genus Hippuris : ( pl. ) long straight fibres of gray cirrus cloud; Shank's′-mare , a person's own legs, as a means of travelling.— The gray mare is the better horse , the wife rules her husband. [A.S. mere , fem. of mearh , a horse; cog. with Ger. mähre , Ice. marr , W. march , a horse.]