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Definition of Marshlike
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marshlike
Literary usage of Marshlike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance by Warren Upham (1920)
"... northwest to the Red river, is a sluggish and marshlike stream in dry seasons,
but carries a great part of the Wild Rice waters during flood stages. ..."
2. Gardens Near the Sea: The Making and Care of Gardens on Or Near the Coast by Alice Lounsberry (1910)
"... of bloom touched the stirrups as my horse made his way with difficulty among
the entangled growth, where the marshlike ground gave an uncertain footing. ..."
3. Dust and Ashes of Empires by William Arthur Shelton (1922)
"... gardens and fruit trees, while at its feet sweep the clear waters of the
Orontes, which, branching just south of the mound, forms a marshlike plain. ..."
4. Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society by Minnesota Historical Society (1920)
"... northwest to the Red river, is a sluggish and marshlike stream in dry seasons,
but carries a great part of the Wild Rice waters during flood stages. ..."
5. Festus: A Poem by Philip James Bailey (1901)
"... A perfect imperfection; even as nature, All light in life, shines marshlike
too in death; With vagrant fires that haunt even rottenness. ..."
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