mere

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) the sea.
  2. Noun.  (context, dialectal) a pool; a small lake or pond; marsh.
  3. Noun.  boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
  4. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To set divisions and bounds.
  6. Adjective.  (obsolete) famous.
  7. Adjective.  (obsolete) pure, unalloyed (defdate, 8th-17th c.) .
  8. Adjective.  (obsolete) nothing less than; complete, downright (defdate, 15th-18th c.) .
  9. Adjective.  just, only; no more than (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  10. Noun.  a Maori war-club.

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