Hypertext Webster Gateway: "marrow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marrow \Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh;
akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel.
mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to
sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.]
1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones;
the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very
fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty,
and red or reddish in color.
2. The essence; the best part.
It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and
marrow of our attribute. --Shak.
3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael.
maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an
intimate associate. [Scot.]
Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief
or his marrow, for fear of ill end. --Tusser.
{Marrow squash} (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of
squash, esp. to the {Boston marrow}, an ovoid fruit,
pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and
to the {vegetable marrow}, a variety of an ovoid form, and
having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.
{Spinal marrow}. (Anat.) See {Spinal cord}, under {Spinal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marrow \Mar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marrowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Marrowing}.]
To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
marrow
n 1: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the
cavities of bones [syn: {bone marrow}]
2: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit
with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn: {marrow
squash}, {vegetable marrow}]
3: very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
[syn: {bone marrow}]
4: large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins [syn:
{vegetable marrow}]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's
argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
"the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
{center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness},
{meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
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