Meer, n. See Mere, a lake.
Meer, n. A boundary. See Mere.
||Meer"kat (mr"kt), n. [D.] (Zoöl.) A South African carnivore (Cynictis
||penicillata), allied to the ichneumons.
Meer"schaum (mr"shm; 277), n. [G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum
foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf.
Mere a lake, and Scum.] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft,
and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous
silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is
manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called
sepiolite.