| grammarian | (n) a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax, Syn. syntactician |
| marian | (adj) of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary |
| mariana islands | (n) a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521, Syn. Marianas, Ladrone Islands |
| northern marianas | (n) a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam, Syn. Northern Mariana Islands |
| anderson | (n) United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993), Syn. Marian Anderson |
| black spruce | (n) small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood, Syn. Picea mariana, spruce pine |
| botticelli | (n) Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510), Syn. Sandro Botticelli, Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi |
| butterfly pea | (n) large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers, Syn. Clitoria mariana |
| maryland golden aster | (n) perennial golden aster of southeastern United States, Syn. Chrysopsis mariana |
| milk thistle | (n) tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America, Syn. Our Lady's mild thistle, Silybum marianum, blessed thistle, holy thistle, lady's thistle |
| moore | (n) United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872), Syn. Marianne Craig Moore, Marianne Moore |
| staggerbush | (n) deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock, Syn. Lyonia mariana, stagger bush |
| Grammarian | n. [ Cf. F. grammairien. ] 1. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ “The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of honorable distinction for all who were considered learned in any art or faculty whatever.” Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One who writes on, or teaches, grammar. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Grammarianism | n. The principles, practices, or peculiarities of grammarians. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Infirmarian | n. A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Maidmarian | n. [ Maid + Marian, relating to Mary, or the Virgin Mary. ] 1. The lady of the May games; one of the characters in a morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in woman's clothes. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A kind of dance. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Marian | a. Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII. [ 1913 Webster ] Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
Maid Marian. (a) See Maidmarian in the Vocabulary. (a) A prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Neogrammarian | n. [ Neo- + grammarian; a translation of G. junggrammatiker. ] One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws admit of no real exceptions. -- Ne`o*gram*mat"ic*al a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
