mer ‧ maid /ˈmɜːmeɪd $ ˈmɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ mere 2 + maid ]
in stories, a woman who has a fish’s tail instead of legs and who lives in the sea
mer ‧ maid /ˈmɜːmeɪd $ ˈmɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ mere 2 + maid ]
in stories, a woman who has a fish’s tail instead of legs and who lives in the sea
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012