1. (n.) A small lake. See Mere.

2. (v.) To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.

3. (v.) To spoil; to ruin.

4. (n.) A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.

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