marver

[A corruption from the French marbre, marble, a slab of that material being formerly used.] Gla - making : A slab of marble or cast-iron, with a polished surface and supported by a stand. Upon it gla is rolled to give it a cylindrical shape. It sometimes has concavities for shaping gla ware when blowing. *Mär-, *Mar-ie, excl . [See def.] [MARRY, excl.] An oath: By the Virgin Mary. Mary-bud, s. The marigold, Calendula of ficin alis. (Shakesp.: Cymbeline, ii. 3.) Mary-sole, s . Ichth .: According to Günther, Rhombus megas tom a. Called also the Whiff, Sail-fluke, or Carter; but Couch considers them different. Common on the North Atlantic coast. Mary's-flower, s . Bot.: (1) Anastatic a hierochientica ; (2) Mar i an thus, one of the Pittosporacem. ma-săr'-i-dæ, ma-săr-i-dēş, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. masar(is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ, or masc. and fem. -ides.] Entom.: A family of hymenopterous insects, subtribe Diploptera. The antenne have apparently but eight articulations, the eight forming with the preceding one an almost solid knob.