mare
/mɛə/ · mar·e
noun
- An adult female horse. The mare was a beautiful chestnut with a flowing mane.
noun
- A foolish woman. She was called a mare for her foolish decision to invest in a failing company.
Did you know? The phrase 'mare's nest' is a nautical term referring to a tangled mess of ropes or lines, which is thought to have originated from the idea that a mare's mane can become knotted and tangled.