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Definition of Mermen
1. merman [n] - See also: merman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mermen
Literary usage of Mermen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scandinavian Folk-lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the by William Alexander Craigie (1896)
"mermen and Mermaids. THE mermaid is described as being golden-haired, ...
mermen have been caught in this way not unfrequently, and have also been found ..."
2. The Sea's Anthology: From the Earliest Times Down to the Middle of the by John Edward Patterson (1913)
"Falls as light upon our ear As the sigh of lover, craving mermen. From reining
of the water-horse, That bounded till the waves were foaming, Watching the ..."
3. The Fairy Mythology: Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various by Thomas Keightley (1833)
"... the mermen, Mermaids, and Necks, the sea, lakes, and rivers; the River-man (Strom -
karl) the small waterfalls. Both the Catholic and * Berg signifies a ..."
4. The Literary Panorama and National Registerby Charles Taylor by Charles Taylor (1814)
"345 mermen, Mermaids 104-435 Military Promotion ...... 749 Mother at 83 ......
165 Oriental Comparison 437 Pulpit Flattery, to Lonis XIV 437 Serpent, ..."
5. Northern Mythology: Comprising the Principal Popular Traditions and by Benjamin Thorpe (1851)
"mermen AND ... In the neighbourhood of Assens in Fyen there once appeared an
incredible number of mermen and ..."