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1. something imagined to be an extraordinary discovery but proving to be a delusion or a hoax. The announced cure for the disease was merely another mare's-nest. 2. an extremely confused, entangled, or disordered place, situation, etc. We just moved in, and the place is a mare's-nest.
The first, and ‘proper’ meaning, has it that finding a mare’s nest is imagining that one has found something remarkable when in fact one has found nothing of the sort. The second meaning, which is more widespread today, is that a mare’s nest is a confused mess – more on that later.
The meaning of MARE'S NEST is a false discovery, illusion, or deliberate hoax. How to use mare's nest in a sentence.
mare's-nest. n. 1. a discovery imagined to be important but proving worthless. 2. a disordered situation. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
Mar 26, 2005 · A Mare’s nest today means something confused or untidy, but its meaning has changed markedly during its four centuries of existence.
something imagined to be an extraordinary discovery but proving to be a delusion or a hoax: The announced cure for the disease was merely another mare's-nest. an extremely confused, entangled, or disordered place, situation, etc.: We just moved in, and the place is a mare's-nest. 1610–20.
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