Mackerel sky and mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails. --Old Rhyme.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus {Hippuris} ({Hippuris vulgaris}), having narrow leaves in whorls. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mare's-tail — [merz′tāl΄] n. 1. long, narrow formations of cirrus cloud somewhat like a horse s tail in shape, supposed to be a sign of changes in the wind 2. the only species (Hippuris vulgaris) of an aquatic family (Hippuridaceae, order Callitrichales) of… … English World dictionary
mare's-tail — mare s′ tail n. 1) mer a long narrow cirrus cloud with a flowing appearance 2) pln an erect aquatic Old World plant, Hippuris vulgaris, of the family Hippuridaceae, with crowded whorls of narrow hairlike leaves • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
mare's-tail — /mairz tayl /, n. 1. a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse s tail. 2. an erect, aquatic, Old World plant, Hippuris vulgaris, having crowded whorls of narrow, hairlike leaves. [1755 65] * * * mare sˈ tail… … Useful english dictionary
mare's-tail — /mairz tayl /, n. 1. a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse s tail. 2. an erect, aquatic, Old World plant, Hippuris vulgaris, having crowded whorls of narrow, hairlike leaves. [1755 65] * * * ▪ plant… … Universalium
mare’s-tail — uodeguonė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Uodeguoniniai – Hippuridaceae Vest atitikmenys: lot. Hippuris angl. bottle tail; horse tail; mare’s tail vok. Tannenwedel rus. хвостник lenk. przęstka … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
mare’s-tail — paprastoji uodeguonė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Hippuris vulgaris angl. bottle tail; horse tail; mare’s tail vok. gemeiner Tannenwedel; gewöhnlicher Tannenwedel; quirliger Tannenwedel rus. водяная сосенка; водяная сосенка… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
mare's tail — noun (plural mare s tails or mares tails) Date: 15th century 1. a. a common aquatic plant (Hippuris vulgaris of the family Hippuridaceae) with elongated shoots having dense whorls of narrow finely tapered leaves b. horseweed 1 2. a cirrus cloud… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mare's tail — noun 1》 a widely distributed water plant with whorls of narrow leaves around a tall stout stem. [Hippuris vulgaris.] 2》 (mare s tails) long straight streaks of cirrus cloud … English new terms dictionary
mare’s tail — A cirrus cloud with a curve on one end and a long flowing tail on the other … Aviation dictionary
mare's-tail — n. Cirrus, cat s tail … New dictionary of synonyms
