Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
marl . - noun A West Indian name for orioles of the genus Cassicus.
- noun The common European blackbird, Turdus merula or Merula vulgaris. See cut under
blackbird .
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- proper noun A
surname of French origin. - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname. - proper noun A female
given name .
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- noun common black European thrush
Etymologies
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Examples
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Didn't a piece of farm machinery do in Merle Watson?
Tough Guys Don't Flinch Bill Crider 2007
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Last summer term Merle had considered herself the chosen chum of Iva Westwood, but now Iva had completely fallen into the arms of Kitty Trefyre.
Monitress Merle Angela Brazil 1907
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The case for Harry Truman was made by Harry Truman in Merle Miller's Plain Speaking.
George Bush's last second chance and the American refutation of the Book of Ecclesiastes 2009
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The case for Harry Truman was made by Harry Truman in Merle Miller's Plain Speaking.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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The Drummer is about, well, a drummer, whose name isn't really any of those he goes by in the novel, so we'll just call him Merle, which is one of them.
Archive 2006-04-16 Bill Crider 2006
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"Well, anyway," called Merle, still in hushed tones, "I guess I got enough berries from this place."
The Wrong Twin Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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"Here's another," called Merle, pausing on his way toward the fence.
The Wrong Twin Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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Another classic sentence refers to a Merle Haggard documentary: ''Among those interviewed were his two ex-wives, Kris Kristofferson and Robert Duvall.''
NYT > Home Page By SAM ANDERSON 2011
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For information or to volunteer as a Road to Recovery driver, call Merle Stoner at 1-800-227-2345 or e-mail merle. stoner@cancer.org
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"Merle," observed Aunt Agatha, a little dryly, "we may as well leave off there, for it seems that you and I are to have our estate among the labouring men in this very valley."
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. Various
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