Mer

French language began when she discovered that "mer," the French word for "sea" was pronounced the same as "mére," mother. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The sun glare on the water made my eyes ache, while I was suffering more than half a touch of mal de mer from the antic conduct of the outrigger on the blobby sea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I avoided going by the famous Mer Call'd Martin mer that as ye proverb sayes has parted many a man and his mare – indeed it being neare evening and not getting a Guide I was a little afraid to go that way it being very hazardous for Strangers to passe by it. ❋ Unknown (1888)

(NOTES: Bêche-de-mer is the trepang, sea-slug or sea cucumber, a marine animal related to starfish and sea urchins, found in the south Pacific and Indian oceans. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We have abundance of the saepia, or cuttle-fish, of which the people in this country make a delicate ragout; as also of the polype de mer, which is an ugly animal, with long feelers, like tails, which they often wind about the legs of the fishermen. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The mayor of Krasnodar made a big deal about not wanting to be called mer because it was an unacceptable injection of foreign words into politics—he preferred the Slavic construction gradonachal'nik. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The situation was all the stranger as there was no unified standard terminology: the head of the Moscow administration is called mer, while in St Petersburg the name of the same post is gubernator. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The market sometimes affords the ecrivisse de mer, which is a lobster without claws, of a sweetish taste; and there are a few rock oysters, very small and very rank. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Bill Malden tells this wonderful story about the dedication of Colleville-sur-mer, which is the cemetery in Omaha Beach, and I think it was General ❋ Unknown (1999)

It's called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, (MRSA "mer'-sa"). ❋ Unknown (2009)

You know, with the slight lengthening of the "mer" with an unmistakable downward note of condescension. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Brown follows Margaret Starbird in deriving the dynastic name Merovingian from the French "mer" for sea and "vigne" for vine. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Haveing already sett forth the practice of mercy according to the rule of God's lawe, it yrill be useful to lay open the groundes of it allsoe, being the other parte of the Commandment and that is the affec - tion from which this exercise of mercy must arise, the Apostle tells us that this love is the fullfilling of the lawe, not that it is enough to loue our brother and soe noe further; but in regard of the excellency of his partes giueing any motion to the other as the soule to the body and the power it hath to sett all the iacutties on worke in the outward exercise of this duty; as when wee bid one make the clocke strike, he doth not lay hand on the ham - 'mer, which is the immediate instrument of the sound, but setts on worke the first mouer or maine wheele; knowe - rog that will certainely produce the sound which he in - tends. ❋ Unknown (1792)

The skim'mer's only practical for overwater travel. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1997)

Then he issued careful in'structions to the young squire who was at the skim'mer's controls. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1979)

In the end we arrived at Noyelle-sur-Mer, the "mer" was out of sight, but a march of five miles or so brought us on the 22nd to St. Valery Sur ❋ F. L. Morrison (N/A)

Thus we get the word 'mer', love, in its abstract, general, and fullest sense. ❋ Bram Stoker (1879)

Merly got her name from "mer" (meaning the sea) and "ly" stands for liveliness and youthfulness. ❋ Unknown (2009)