A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

(phonology) A merger in which [ʍ] (the voiceless sound heard at the beginning of the word whine in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes [w] (the sound heard at the beginning of the word wine); in accents where this merger occurs, whine and wine are homophones.

(meteorology) The component of a wind along a particular meridian

A barometer which indicates the atmospheric pressure by measuring the height of a column of mercury in a vertical, evacuated tube.

(countable) A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair. / (uncountable) The wool of this sheep. / The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn). / A dress made out of merino fabric.

Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment

(obsolete) A merchant. / A cargo ship, engaged in commercial activities, as opposed to a warship.

(Judaism, Christianity) The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, on which God is said to have been enthroned; taken to represent the throne in heaven.

Alternative spelling of merrymaking

One who makes merry; a reveler or celebrant.