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| English Dictionary: marrow |
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| 3 results for marrow |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- marrow
- n
- the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the
cavities of bones
Synonym(s): marrow, bone marrow
- any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
Synonym(s): marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow
- very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
Synonym(s): marrow, bone marrow
- large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
Synonym(s): marrow, vegetable marrow
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Marrow \Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh;
akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel.
mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to
sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.]
1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones;
the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very
fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty,
and red or reddish in color.
2. The essence; the best part.
It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and
marrow of our attribute. --Shak.
3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael.
maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an
intimate associate. [Scot.]
Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief
or his marrow, for fear of ill end. --Tusser.
{Marrow squash} (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of
squash, esp. to the {Boston marrow}, an ovoid fruit,
pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and
to the {vegetable marrow}, a variety of an ovoid form, and
having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.
{Spinal marrow}. (Anat.) See {Spinal cord}, under {Spinal}.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Marrow \Mar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marrowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Marrowing}.]
To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
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