mare's-tail

See also: mare's tail

English
mare's-tail (cirrus cloud)
common mare's-tail

Noun

mare's-tail (plural mare's-tails or mares'-tails)

  1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Traditional rhyme
      Mackerel sky and mare's-tails / Make tall ships carry low sails.
  2. Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.
    1. especially, common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)

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