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kermi en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kermi.

Meanings

1. (rare) A string: a long, slightly elevated, ridge in a bog.
   • According to [...] (1967) the kermis and hollows in the raised bogs of SW Finland originate from two main periods: one some 3200 and another[…] 1987, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae: Geologica-geographica. Series A.. III, page 41:
   • Bog profile of the Rotmoos (by A. STEHLIK) from SSW to NNE along the watershed through the moss, that is vertical to the orientation of the kermis and hollows. The macrostructures of different rank such as lagg, border slope, and[…] 1972, Proceedings: June 25-30, 1972, page 79:
   • […]the bogs are transitional to plateau raised bogs, with relatively low kermis, distinct marginal slope, and[…] Farther north, […] where the climate is colder and more humid, the kermis are more sharply demarcated and the synsegments […] 1988, Opera Botanica, page 45:

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flark