mirks

/mɜːrks/
noun
  1. Plural of 'mirk' (an old spelling of 'murk'), meaning darkness or gloom.
    • The old text used 'mirks' to refer to the shadows that covered the land.
    • The ancient poem described the mirks of the deep forest at night.
    • In the story, the hero wandered through the mirks of the underworld.
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