marais

¹ American  

[mah-rey, ma-re] / mɑˈreɪ, maˈrɛ /

noun

Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).

plural

marais

1. a swamp or bayou.

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Marais ² American  

[ma-re] / maˈrɛ /

noun

1. Marin 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.

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Etymology

Origin of marais

1785–95; < North American French, French; Old French mareis < Old Low Franconian *marisk; see marsh

Example Sentences

Mon Dieu! catch me going over the marais to-night.

From The Book of Were-Wolves by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

They could hear the frogs croak in the marais; it was dry, and the water was getting low.

From The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

Alentour, tout a un aspect triste et abandonn�, abandonn� comme le furent au bord du marais, suivant l'antique r�cit, les enfants dont on croit presque ou�r dans le cr�puscule les vagissements.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

"My 'ouse is yond'; dans le marais là-bas."

From Old Creole Days by Cable, George Washington

We were now in the marais, an amphibious stretch of country, cut up into gardens and only accessible by tiny canals.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda