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Definition of Miriness
1. n. The quality of being miry.
Definition of Miriness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being miry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Miriness
1. the state of being miry [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miriness
Literary usage of Miriness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Between 20 and 30 species are known, mainly European; 6 aro North American, as M.
dor- salis. miriness (mir'i-nes), ». The state of being miry, ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"An intrigue with Su>an Mountfort, the daughter of Mrs. Mountfort, light upon
Booth accusation« of men-e- * miriness, from which his biographers have ..."
3. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1864)
"... soldiers to ride in harness abreast;' provisions eminently suggestive of the
miriness of the roads and of the purpose for which they were required. ..."
4. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. by John Gibson Lockhart (1837)
"hills and clear romantic streams; but, alas! they are bare, to miriness, and
denuded of the beautiful natural wood with which they were formerly shaded. ..."
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