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Meˊrmaid
Meˊrmaid [prob. of mare (L) or mer (F.) the sea, and maid (unset)] a sea monster, which is described by painters and poets with the upper parts of a
woman, and the lower of a fish.
Definition taken from
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary,
edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)
Meˊlon [in Fortification] *
Mermaid [with Heralds]