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Mary noun. Pl. Marys. ME.
[Female forename from ecclesiastical Latin Maria (partly through Old & mod. French Marie) from Greek Maria, Mariam from Hebrew miryam Miriam.]
The name of the mother of Jesus, also called the (Blessed) Virgin Mary, or Saint Mary, used in asseverations. Cf. MARRY interjection. ME.
Holy Mary!, by Saint Mary!, etc.
A woman, esp. an Aboriginal woman. Austral. slang. M19.
In full Mary Ann. An effeminate or homosexual man. Also, a domesticated man. slang. L19.
[With allus. to Luke 10:38-42.] A contemplative or intellectual woman; in Christian allegory, used as a symbol of the contemplative life. Opp. MARTHA. E20.
Comb. & phrases: Joseph and Mary: see JOSEPH noun 1(b); Little Mary: see LITTLE adjective; Mary Ann (a) slang a taximeter; (b) slang marijuana; (c) see sense 2 above; Mary-bud the bud of a marigold; Mary Jane slang marijuana; Mary lily the Madonna lily, Lilium candidum; Mary Queen of Scots cap a Mary Stuart cap; Mary Warner slang marijuana; Queen Mary: see QUEEN noun; Typhoid Mary: see TYPHOID adjective; Virgin Mary: see VIRGIN noun.