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noun

Megrim n.

A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head; now more commonly called migraine headache or migraine.

A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits. "These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies."

pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy.

Megrim n. (Zool.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa).

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Megrim" Quotes from Famous Books

... a tried and trusty friend to the English Commonwealth and its Protector!" said Sir Robert at last; adding, as if in apology for his emotion—"Constance! this strange megrim in my head!" And Constance, with the watchful care of an affectionate child, led him to his seat, presented him a glass of cordial; and not till he had declared himself quite recovered, did she return to her station on the low sofa, beside her ...

— The Buccaneer - A Tale • Mrs. S. C. Hall

... megrim," she said; "she is in her chamber." And she smiled at him again. For these two, as is the custom of young persons who love one another, had said not a word on either side—neither he to his father nor she to her parents. They believed, as young persons do, that parents who bring children into ...

— Come Rack! Come Rope! • Robert Hugh Benson