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Definition of Machairs
1. machair [n] - See also: machair
Lexicographical Neighbors of Machairs
Literary usage of Machairs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations with Illustrative Notes on Words by Alexander Carmichael, James Carmichael Watson, Angus Matheson (1900)
"These are called ' machairs.' Even the more elevated parts of these long ...
The machairs are closely covered with short green grass, thickly studded with ..."
2. Outer Isles by Ada Goodrich-Freer (1903)
"He helped to redeem the machairs, and by judicious cutting and economy to promote
the growth of kelp. Moreover he contrived, and with great labour and skill ..."
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