M () M, the thirteenth letter of
the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its
formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //
178-180, 242.
M () As a numeral, M stands for
one thousand, both in English and Latin.
M (n.) A quadrat, the face
or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any
given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of
pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied
together produce that number.
M (n.) A brand or stigma,
having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter
and admitted to the benefit of clergy.
Ma (n.) A child's word for
mother.
Ma (n.) In Oriental
countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.
Ma (conj.) But; -- used in
cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not
too quick).
Maa (n.) The common
European gull (Larus canus); -- called also mar. See New, a gull.
Maad (p. p.) Made.
Maalin (n.) The sparrow
hawk.
Maalin (n.) The kestrel.
Ma'am (n.) Madam; my lady;
-- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes
as an appellation.
Maara shell () A large, pearly,
spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used
as an ornament.
Maasha (n.) An East Indian
coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.
Maat (a.) Dejected;
sorrowful; downcast.
Mad (n.) A slattern.
Mad (n.) The name of a
female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.
Mabble (v. t.) To wrap up.
Mabby (n.) A spirituous
liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.
Mabolo (n.) A kind of
persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced
into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.
Mac () A prefix, in names of
Scotch origin, signifying son.
Macaco (n.) Any one of
several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the
ring-tailed lemur (L. catta).
Macacus (n.) A genus of
monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent
eyebrows.
Macadamization (n.) The
process or act of macadamizing.
Macadamized (imp. & p. p.)
of Macadamize
Macadamizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Macadamize
Macadamize (v. t.) To
cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form a smooth,
hard, convex surface.
Maoadam road () A macadamized
road.
Macao (n.) A macaw.
Macaque (n.) Any one of
several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the
moor macaque of the East Indies.
Macaranga gum () A gum of a
crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East
Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and
sometimes as a medicine.
Macarize (v. t.) To
congratulate.
Macaronis (pl. ) of
Macaroni
Macaronies (pl. ) of
Macaroni
Macaroni (n.) Long slender
tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food;
Italian or Genoese paste.
Macaroni (n.) A medley;
something droll or extravagant.
Macaroni (n.) A sort of
droll or fool.
Macaroni (n.) A finical
person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775.
Macaroni (n.) The
designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War,
distinguished by a rich uniform.
Macaronian (a.) Alt. of
Macaronic
Macaronic (a.) Pertaining
to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused;
jumbled.
Macaronic (a.) Of or
pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry.
Macaronic (n.) A heap of
thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble.
Macaronic (n.) A kind of
burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern
languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by
adding Latin terminations to other roots.
Macaroon (n.) A small
cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds, and sugar.
Macaroon (n.) A finical
fellow, or macaroni.
Macartney (n.) A
fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback.
Macassar oil () A kind of oil
formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained
from Macassar, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the
same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil.
Macauco (n.) Any one of
several species of small lemurs, as Lemur murinus, which resembles a rat in
size.
Macavahu (n.) A small
Brazilian monkey (Callithrix torquatus), -- called also collared teetee.
Macaw (n.) Any parrot of
the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus. About eighteen species are known, all of them
American. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a
naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant
and strongly contrasted.
Maccabean (a.) Of or
pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes;
Maccabean times.
Maccabees (n. pl.) The
name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who
headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which
led to a period of freedom for Israel.
Maccabees (n. pl.) The
name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in
or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical
books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by
Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of
the Septuagint.
Maccaboy (n.) Alt. of
Maccoboy
Maccoboy (n.) A kind of
snuff.
Macco (n.) A gambling game
in vogue in the eighteenth century.
Mace (n.) A money of
account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
Mace (n.) A kind of spice;
the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
Mace (n.) A heavy staff or
club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of
firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.
Mace (n.) A staff borne
by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
Mace (n.) An officer who
carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
Mace (n.) A knobbed mallet
used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
Mace (n.) A rod for
playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with
one hand.
Macedonian (a.) Belonging,
or relating, to Macedonia.
Macedonian (n.) A native
or inhabitant of Macedonia.
Macedonian (n.) One of a
certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in
the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the
angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son.
Macedonianism (n.) The
doctrines of Macedonius.
Macer (n.) A mace bearer;
an officer of a court.
Macerated (imp. & p. p.)
of Macerate
Macerating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Macerate
Macerate (v. t.) To make
lean; to cause to waste away.
Macerate (v. t.) To subdue
the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
Macerate (v. t.) To soften
by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the
parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.
Macerater (n.) One who, or
that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into
pulp.
Maceration (n.) The act or
process of macerating.
Machaerodus (n.) Alt. of
Machairodus
Machairodus (n.) A genus
of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth
of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.
Machete (n.) A large heavy
knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the
inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets,
and for various other purposes.
Machiavelian (a.) Of or
pertaining to Machiavel, or to his supposed principles; politically cunning;
characterized by duplicity or bad faith; crafty.
Machiavelian (n.) One who
adopts the principles of Machiavel; a cunning and unprincipled politician.
Machiavelism (n.) Alt. of
Machiavelianism
Machiavelianism (n.) The
supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political
artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.
Machicolated (a.) Having
machicolations.
Machicolation (n.) An
opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor
of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen
assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such
defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and
Castle.
Machicolation (n.) The act
of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants
through such apertures.
Machicoulis (n.) Same as
Machicolation.
Machinal (a.) Of or
pertaining to machines.
Machinated (imp. & p. p.)
of Machinate
Machinating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Machinate
Machinate (v. i.) To plan;
to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive
artfully; to plot.
Machinate (v. t.) To
contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
Machination (n.) The act
of machinating.
Machination (n.) That
which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or
plot.
Machinator (n.) One who
machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
Machine (n.) In general,
any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are
constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and
modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or
a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a construction, more or less
complex, consisting of a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical
elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting
framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and
motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and
apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work, as
weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.
Machine (n.) Any
mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy;
a coach; a bicycle.
Machine (n.) A person who
acts mechanically or at will of another.
Machine (n.) A combination
of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they
use; as, the social machine.
Machine (n.) A political
organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private
or partisan ends.
Machine (n.) Supernatural
agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
Machined (imp. & p. p.) of
Machine
Machining (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Machine
Machine (v. t.) To subject
to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a
printing machine.
Machiner (n.) One who or
operates a machine; a machinist.
Machinery (n.) Machines,
in general, or collectively.
Machinery (n.) The working
parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch.
Machinery (n.) The
supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried
on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which
the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are
effected.
Machinery (n.) The means
and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is
obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.
Machining (a.) Of or
pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine.
Machinist (n.) A
constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
Machinist (n.) One skilled
in the use of machine tools.
Machinist (n.) A person
employed to shift scenery in a theater.
Macho (n.) The striped
mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, / Mexicanus).
Macilency (n.) Leanness.
Macilent (a.) Lean; thin.
Macintosh (n.) Same as
Mackintosh.
Mackerel (n.) A pimp;
also, a bawd.
Mackerel (n.) Any species
of the genus Scomber, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and
very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
Mackinaw blanket () Alt. of
Mackinaw
Mackinaw () A thick blanket
formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.
Mackintosh (n.) A
waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.
Mackle (n.) Same Macule.
Mackle (v. t. & i.) To
blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.
Macle (n.) Chiastolite; --
so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite.
Macle (n.) A crystal
having a similar tessellated appearance.
Macle (n.) A twin crystal.
Macled (a.) Marked like
macle (chiastolite).
Macled (a.) Having a twin
structure. See Twin, a.
Macled (a.) See Mascled.
Maclurea (n.) A genus of
spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower
Silurian rocks.
Maclurin (n.) See
Morintannic.
Macrame lace () A coarse lace
made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.
Macrencephalic (a.) Alt.
of Macrencephalous
Macrencephalous (a.)
Having a large brain.
Macro- () A combining form
signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore.
Macrobiotic (a.)
Long-lived.
Macrobiotics (n.) The art
of prolonging life.
Macrocephalous (a.) Having
a large head.
Macrocephalous (a.) Having
the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass
compared with the rest of the body.
Macro-chemistry (n.) The
science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of
substances in quantity; -- distinguished from micro-chemistry.
Macrochires (n. pl.) A
division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the
length of the distal part of the wing.
Macrocosm (n.) The great
world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with
microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.
Macrocosmic (a.) Of or
pertaining to the macrocosm.
Macrocystis (n.) An
immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having
numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
Macrodactyl (n.) One of a
group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes.
Macrodactylic (a.) Alt. of
Macrodactylous
Macrodactylous (a.) Having
long toes.
Macrodiagonal (n.) The
longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See Crystallization.
Macrodome (n.) A dome
parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.
Macrodont (a.) Having
large teeth.
Macrodont (n.) A macrodont
animal.
Macrofarad (n.) See
Megafarad.
Macroglossia (n.)
Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
Macrognathic (a.)
Long-jawed.
Macrology (n.) Long and
tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
Macrometer (n.) An
instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means
of two reflectors on a common sextant.
Macron (n.) A short,
straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be
pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; /, in s/am, etc.
Macropetalous (a.) Having
long or large petals.
Macrophyllous (a.) Having
long or large leaves.
Macropinacoid (n.) One of
the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and
longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.
Macropod (n.) Any one of a
group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also
spider crab.
Macropodal (a.) Having
long or large feet, or a long stem.
Macropodian (n.) A
macropod.
Macropodous (a.) Having
long legs or feet.
Macroprism (n.) A prism of
an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the
corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids.
Macropteres (n. pl.) A
division of birds; the Longipennes.
Macropterous (a.) Having
long wings.
Macropus (n.) genus of
marsupials including the common kangaroo.
Macropyramid (n.) See
Macroprism.
Macroscopic (a.) Alt. of
Macroscopical
Macroscopical (a.) Visible
to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to microscopic.
Macrosporangium (n.) A
sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to
microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia,
plants remotely allied to ferns.
Macrospore (n.) One of the
specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
Macrosporic (a.) Of or
pertaining to macrospores.
Macrotone (n.) Same as
Macron.
Macrotous (a.)
Large-eared.
Macroura (a.) Alt. of
Macroural
Macroural (a.) Same as
Macrura, Macrural, etc.
Macrozoospore (n.) A large
motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green algae.
Macrura (n. pl.) A
subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It
includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda.
Macrural (a.) Same as
Macrurous.
Macruran (n.) One of the
Macrura.
Macruroid (a.) Like or
pertaining to the Macrura.
Macrurous (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
Mactation (n.) The act of
killing a victim for sacrifice.
Mactra (n.) Any marine
bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known.
Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam,
under Surf.
Maculae (pl. ) of Macula
Macula (n.) A spot, as on
the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.
Macula (n.) A rather large
spot or blotch of color.
Maculate (v.) To spot; to
stain; to blur.
Maculate (a.) Marked with
spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.
Maculated (a.) Having
spots or blotches; maculate.
Maculation (n.) The act of
spotting; a spot; a blemish.
Maculatory (a.) Causing a
spot or stain.
Maculature (n.) Blotting
paper.
Macule (n.) A spot.
Macule (n.) A blur, or an
appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
Macule (v.) To blur;
especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.
Maculose (a.) Of or
pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate.
Mad () p. p. of Made.
Mad (superl.) Disordered
in intellect; crazy; insane.
Mad (superl.) Excited
beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or
uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or
hatred; mad against political reform.
Mad (superl.) Proceeding
from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation,
fury, or extreme rashness.
Mad (superl.) Extravagant;
immoderate.
Mad (superl.) Furious with
rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp.,
having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
Mad (superl.) Angry; out
of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
Mad (superl.) Having
impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.
Madded (imp. & p. p.) of
Mad
Madding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mad
Mad (v. t.) To make mad or
furious; to madden.
Mad (v. i.) To be mad; to
go mad; to rave. See Madding.
Mad (n.) An earthworm.
Madams (pl. ) of Madam
Mesdames (pl. ) of Madam
Madam (n.) A gentlewoman;
-- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an
elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a
letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.
Mesdames (pl. ) of Madame
Madame (n.) My lady; -- a
French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all
married women.
Mad-apple (n.) See
Eggplant.
Madbrain (a.) Hot-headed;
rash.
Madbrain (n.) A rash or
hot-headed person.
Madbrained (a.) Disordered
in mind; hot-headed.
Madcap (a.) Inclined to
wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.
Madcap (a.) Wild;
reckless.
Madcap (n.) A person of
wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.
Maddened (imp. & p. p.) of
Madden
Maddening (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Madden
Madden (v. t.) To make
mad; to drive to madness; to craze; to excite violently with passion; to make
very angry; to enrage.
Madden (v. i.) To become
mad; to act as if mad.
Madder (n.) A plant of the
Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used
in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.
Madderwort (n.) A name
proposed for any plant of the same natural order (Rubiaceae) as the madder.
Madding (a.) Affected with
madness; raging; furious.
Maddish (a.) Somewhat mad.
Made (n.) See Mad, n.
Made () imp. & p. p. of Make.
Made (a.) Artificially
produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; as, made ground; a made mast,
in distinction from one consisting of a single spar.
Madecass (n.) Alt. of
Madecassee
Madecassee (n.) A native
or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee; the language of the natives of
Madagascar. See Malagasy.
Madecassee (a.) Of or
pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants.
Madefaction (n.) Alt. of
Madefication
Madefication (n.) The act
of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet.
Madefied (imp. & p. p.) of
Madefy
Madefying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Madefy
Madefy (v. t.) To make wet
or moist.
Madegassy (n. & a.) See
Madecassee.
Madeira (n.) A rich wine
made on the Island of Madeira.
Mesdemoiselles (pl. ) of
Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle (n.) A French
title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the
English Miss.
Mademoiselle (n.) A marine
food fish (Sciaena chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also
yellowtail, and silver perch.
Madge (n.) The barn owl.
Madge (n.) The magpie.
Mad-headed (a.) Wild;
crack-brained.
Madhouse (n.) A house
where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam.
Madia (n.) A genus of
composite plants, of which one species (Madia sativa) is cultivated for the oil
yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive
oil for the table.
Madid (a.) Wet; moist; as,
a madid eye.
Madisterium (n.) An
instrument to extract hairs.
Madjoun (n.) An
intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindoos.
Madly (a.) In a mad
manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.
Madmen (pl. ) of Madman
Madman (n.) A man who is
mad; lunatic; a crazy person.
Madnep (n.) The masterwort
(Peucedanum Ostruthium).
Madness (a.) The condition
of being mad; insanity; lunacy.
Madness (a.) Frenzy;
ungovernable rage; extreme folly.
Madonna (n.) My lady; -- a
term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for
which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.
Madonna (n.) A picture of
the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).
Madoqua (n.) A small
Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare.
Madrague (n.) A large fish
pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to
the seines used for the same purpose.
Madreperl (n.)
Mother-of-pearl.
Madrepora (n.) A genus of
reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty
species, most of which are elegantly branched.
Madreporaria (n. pl.) An
extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony
corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa.
Madrepore (n.) Any coral
of the genus Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.
Madreporian (a.) Alt. of
Madreporic
Madreporic (a.)
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
Madreporiform (a.)
Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.
Madreporite (n.) A fossil
coral.
Madreporite (n.) The
madreporic plate of echinoderms.
Madrier (n.) A thick
plank, used for several mechanical purposes
Madrier (n.) A plank to
receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to
be broken down.
Madrier (n.) A plank or
beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.
Madrigal (n.) A little
amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and
delicate, though simple, thought.
Madrigal (n.) An
unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular
words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church
modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See
Glee.
Madrigaler (n.) A
madrigalist.
Madrigalist (n.) A
composer of madrigals.
Madrilenian (a.) Of or
pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants.
Madrilenian (n.) A native
or inhabitant of Madrid.
Madrina (n.) An animal
(usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of
pack mules.
Madro–a (n.) A small
evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of California, having a smooth
bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called madro–a
apples.
Madwort (n.) A genus of
cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. A.
maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered
annual.
Maegbote (n.) Alt. of
Magbote
Magbote (n.) Compensation
for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.
Maelstrom (n.) A
celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.
Maelstrom (n.) Also Fig. ;
as, a maelstrom of vice.
Maenad (n.) A Bacchante; a
priestess or votary of Bacchus.
Maenad (n.) A frantic or
frenzied woman.
Maestoso (a. & adv.)
Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music
in a dignified manner.
Maestricht monitor () The
Mosasaurus Hofmanni. See Mosasaurus.
Maestro (n.) A master in
any art, especially in music; a composer.
Maffle (v. i.) To stammer.
Maffler (n.) A stammerer.
Magazine (n.) A receptacle
in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms,
provisions, etc.
Magazine (n.) The building
or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship.
Magazine (n.) A chamber in
a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.
Magazine (n.) A pamphlet
published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.
Magazined (imp. & p. p.)
of Magazine
Magazining (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Magazine
Magazine (v. t.) To store
in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.
Magaziner (n.) One who
edits or writes for a magazine.
Magazining (n.) The act of
editing, or writing for, a magazine.
Magazinist (n.) One who
edits or writes for a magazine.
Magbote (n.) See Maegbote.
Magdala (a.) Designating
an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called magdala red,
naphthalene red, etc.
Magdalen (n.) A reformed
prostitute.
Magdaleon (n.) A medicine
in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.
Magdeburg (n.) A city of
Saxony.
Mage (n.) A magician.
Magellanic (a.) Of or
pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.
Magenta (n.) An aniline
dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color,
which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta,
in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was
discovered. Called also fuchsine, roseine, etc.
Magged (a.) Worn; fretted;
as, a magged brace.
Maggiore (a.) Greater, in
respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to minor; major.
Maggot (n.) The footless
larva of any fly. See Larval.
Maggot (n.) A whim; an odd
fancy.
Maggotiness (n.) State of
being maggoty.
Maggotish (a.) Full of
whims or fancies; maggoty.
Maggot-pie (n.) A magpie.
Maggoty (a.) Infested with
maggots.
Maggoty (a.) Full of
whims; capricious.
Maghet (n.) A name for
daisies and camomiles of several kinds.
Magi (n. pl.) A caste of
priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any
holy men or sages of the East.
Magian (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Magi.
Magian (n.) One of the
Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the
Zoroastrian religion.
Magic (a.) A comprehensive
name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the
assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of
secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including
enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc.
Magic (a.) Alt. of Magical
Magical (a.) Pertaining to
the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult
powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their agency.
Magical (a.) Performed by,
or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done
by, enchantment or sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power;
imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural
or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a
magic square or circle.
Magically (adv.) In a
magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.
Magician (n.) One skilled
in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a
sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.
Magilp (n.) Alt. of
Magilph
Magilph (n.) See Megilp.
Magister (n.) Master; sir;
-- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having
a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
Magisterial (a.) Of or
pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of
a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing;
dictatorial; dogmatic.
Magisterial (a.)
Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See Magistery, 2.
Magisteriality (n.)
Magisterialness; authoritativeness.
Magisterially (adv.) In a
magisterial manner.
Magisterialness (n.) The
quality or state of being magisterial.
Magistery (n.) Mastery;
powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.
Magistery (n.) A
magisterial injunction.
Magistery (n.) A
precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; -- applied in old
chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery
of bismuth.
Magistracies (pl. ) of
Magistracy
Magistracy (n.) The office
or dignity of a magistrate.
Magistracy (n.) The
collective body of magistrates.
Magistral (a.) Pertaining
to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic.
Magistral (a.) Commanded
or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as,
a magistral sirup.
Magistral (a.) Formulated
extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to officinal, and said of
prescriptions and medicines.
Magistral (n.) A sovereign
medicine or remedy.
Magistral (n.) A magistral
line.
Magistral (n.) Powdered
copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish
mines of Mexico and South America.
-ties (pl. ) of
Magistrality
Magistrality (n.)
Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism.
Magistrally (adv.) In a
magistral manner.
Magistrate (n.) A person
clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested
with the executive government, or some branch of it.
Magistratic (a.) Alt. of
Magistratical
Magistratical (a.) Of,
pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a
magistrate.
Magistrature (n.)
Magistracy.
Magma (n.) Any crude
mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.
Magma (n.) A thick
residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed
from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any
menstruum, as water or alcohol.
Magma (n.) A salve or
confection of thick consistency.
Magma (n.) The molten
matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of
eruptive rocks, etc.
Magma (n.) The glassy base
of an eruptive rock.
Magma (n.) The amorphous
or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined
crystals; as, the magma of porphyry.
Magna Charta () The great
Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, A. D. 1215.
This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the
ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I.
Magna Charta () Hence, a
fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges.
Magnality (n.) A great act
or event; a great attainment.
Magnanimity (n.) The
quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul;
that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to
encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain
injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.
Magnanimous (a.) Great of
mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or
ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a
magnanimous conqueror.
Magnanimous (a.) Dictated
by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.
Magnanimously (adv.) In a
magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
Magnase black () A black pigment
which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense body.
Magnate () A person of rank; a
noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.
Magnate () One of the nobility,
or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national
representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.
Magnes (n.) Magnet.
Magnesia (n.) A light
earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating
magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly
alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See
Magnesium.
Magnesian (a.) Pertaining
to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.
Magnesic (a.) Pertaining
to, or containing, magnesium; as, magnesic oxide.
Magnesite (n.) Native
magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in
rhombohedral crystals.
Magnesium (n.) A light
silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air
but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the
production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in
signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is
required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc.
Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.
Magnet (n.) The loadstone;
a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the
property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of
pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet.
Magnet (n.) A bar or mass
of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been
imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet.
Magnetic (a.) Alt. of
Magnetical
Magnetical (a.) Pertaining
to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding
properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle.
Magnetical (a.) Of or
pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; as, the magnetic
north; the magnetic meridian.
Magnetical (a.) Capable of
becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; as, the magnetic metals.
Magnetical (a.) Endowed
with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the
affections; attractive; inducing attachment.
Magnetical (a.) Having,
susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; as, a magnetic
sleep. See Magnetism.
Magnetic (n.) A magnet.
Magnetic (n.) Any metal,
as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive, by any means, the properties
of the loadstone, and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction
of a magnetic meridian.
Magnetically (adv.) By or
as by, magnetism.
Magneticalness (n.)
Quality of being magnetic.
Magnetician (n.) One
versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.
Maneticness (n.)
Magneticalness.
Magnetics (n.) The science
of magnetism.
Magnetiferous (a.)
Producing or conducting magnetism.
Magnetism (n.) The
property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force
in nature which is seen in a magnet.
Magnetism (n.) The science
which treats of magnetic phenomena.
Magnetism (n.) Power of
attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.
Magnetist (n.) One versed
in magnetism.
Magnetite (n.) An oxide of
iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and
metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses
polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also
magnetic iron.
Magnetizable (a.) Capable
of magnetized.
Magnetization (n.) The act
of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.
Magnetized (imp. & p. p.)
of Magnetize
Magnetizing (prep. & adv.)
of Magnetize
Magnetize (v. t.) To
communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle.
Magnetize (v. t.) To
attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence.
Magnetize (v. t.) To bring
under the influence of animal magnetism.
Magnetizee (n.) A person
subjected to the influence of animal magnetism.
Magnetizer (n.) One who,
or that which, imparts magnetism.
Magneto- () A prefix meaning
pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism.
Magneto-electric (a.) Alt.
of Magneto-electrical
Magneto-electrical (a.)
Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as,
magneto-electric induction.
Magneto-electricity (n.)
Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.
Magneto-electricity (n.)
That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the
action of magnets; -- the counterpart of electro-magnetism.
Magnetograph (n.) An
automatic instrument for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states
and variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements.
Magnetometer (n.) An
instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces; also, less
frequently, an instrument for determining any of the terrestrial magnetic
elements, as the dip and declination.
Magnetometric (a.)
Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by
means of a magnetometer; as, magnetometric instruments; magnetometric
measurements.
Magnetomotor (n.) A
voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of
electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of
electro-magnetic phenomena.
Magnetotherapy (n.) The
treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.
Magnifiable (a.) Such as
can be magnified, or extolled.
Magnific (a.) Alt. of
Magnifical
Magnifical (a.) Grand;
splendid; illustrious; magnificent.
Magnificat (n.) The song
of the Virgin Mary, Luke i. 46; -- so called because it commences with this word
in the Vulgate.
Magnificate (v. t.) To
magnify or extol.
Magnification (n.) The act
of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
Magnificence (n.) The act
of doing what magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.
Magnificent (a.) Doing
grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence,
especially in building, way of living, and munificence.
Magnificent (a.) Grand in
appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous.
Magnificently (adv.) In a
Magnificent manner.
Magnificoes (pl. ) of
Magnifico
Magnifico (n.) A grandee
or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.
Magnifico (n.) A rector of
a German university.
Magnifier (n.) One who, or
that which, magnifies.
Magnified (imp. & p. p.)
of Magnify
Magnifying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Magnify
Magnify (v. t.) To make
great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either
in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand
diameters.
Magnify (v. t.) To
increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is
held.
Magnify (v. t.) To praise
highly; to land; to extol.
Magnify (v. t.) To
exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.
Magnify (v. i.) To have
the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase
the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.
Magnify (v. i.) To have
effect; to be of importance or significance.
Magniloquence (n.) The
quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
Magniloquent (a.) Speaking
pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.
Magniloquous (a.)
Magniloquent.
Magnitude (n.) Extent of
dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have length, breath, and thickness.
Magnitude (n.) That which
has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.
Magnitude (n.) Anything of
which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.
Magnitude (n.) Greatness;
grandeur.
Magnitude (n.) Greatness,
in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude.
Magnolia (n.) A genus of
American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish
or reddish flowers.
Magnoliaceous (a.)
Pertaining to a natural order (Magnoliaceae) of trees of which the magnolia, the
tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.
Magnum (n.) A large wine
bottle.
Magnum (n.) A bone of the
carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.
Magot (n.) The Barbary
ape.
Magot-pie (n.) A magpie.
Magpie (n.) Any one of
numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but
having a long graduated tail.
Maguari (n.) A South
American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.
Maguey (n.) The century
plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
Magyar (n.) One of the
dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.
Magyar (n.) The language
of the Magyars.
Maha (n.) A kind of
baboon; the wanderoo.
Mahabarata (n.) Alt. of
Mahabharatam
Mahabharatam (n.) A
celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly
devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.
Mahaled (n.) A cherry tree
(Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the
twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from
the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.
Maharajah (n.) A sovereign
prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.
Maharif (n.) An African
antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.
Maharmah (n.) A muslin
wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and
Armenian women when they go abroad.
Mahdi (n.) Among
Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest
sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.
Mahl-stick (n.) See
Maul-stick.
Mahoe (n.) A name given to
several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their
strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.
Mahogany (n.) A large tree
of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America.
Mahogany (n.) The wood of
the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very
hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of
furniture.
Mahogany (n.) A table made
of mahogany wood.
Maholi (n.) A South
African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears.
Mahomedan (n.) Alt. of
Mahometan
Mahometan (n.) See
Mohammedan.
Mahometanism (n.) See
Mohammedanism.
Mahometanized (imp. & p. p.)
of Mahometanize
Mahometanizing (p. pr. & vb.
n.) of Mahometanize
Mahometanize (v. t.) To
convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.
Mahometism (n.) See
Mohammedanism.
Mahometist (n.) A
Mohammedan.
Mahometry (n.)
Mohammedanism.
Mahone (n.) A large
Turkish ship.
Mahonia (n.) The Oregon
grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its
hollylike foliage.
Mahon stock () An annual
cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It
is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.
Mahoohoo (n.) The African
white two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus).
Mahori (n.) One of the
dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used
adjectively.
Mahound (n.) A
contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.
Mahout (n.) The keeper and
driver of an elephant.
Mahovo (n.) A device for
saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy fly
wheel.
Mahrati (n.) The language
of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.
Mahratta (n.) One of a
numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of
the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.
Mahratta (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Mahrattas.
Mahumetan (n.) Alt. of
Mahumetanism
Mahumetanism (n.) See
Mohammedan, Mohammedanism.
Mahwa tree () An East Indian
sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B. butyracea), whose timber is used
for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating
drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and yallah, is
obtained from the kernels of the fruit.
Maia (n.) A genus of
spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado).
Maia (n.) A beautiful
American bombycid moth (Eucronia maia).
Maian (n.) Any spider crab
of the genus Maia, or family Maiadae.
Maid (n.) An unmarried
woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
Maid (n.) A man who has
not had sexual intercourse.
Maid (n.) A female
servant.
Maid (n.) The female of a
ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R.
clavata).
Maiden (n.) An unmarried
woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a
maid.
Maiden (n.) A female
servant.
Maiden (n.) An instrument
resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
Maiden (n.) A machine for
washing linen.
Maiden (a.) Of or
pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a
virgin; as, maiden innocence.
Maiden (a.) Never having
been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the
woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt.
Maiden (a.) Fresh;
innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
Maiden (a.) Used of a
fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.
Maiden (v. t.) To act
coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
Maidenhair (n.) A fern of
the genus Adiantum (A. pedatum), having very slender graceful stalks. It is
common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also
applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.
Maidenhead (n.) The state
of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.
Maidenhead (n.) The state
of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness; purity.
Maidenhead (n.) The hymen,
or virginal membrane.
Maidenhood (n.) The state
of being a maid or a virgin; virginity.
Maidenhood (n.) Newness;
freshness; uncontaminated state.
Maidenlike (a.) Like a
maiden; modest; coy.
Maidenliness (n.) The
quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a maid; modesty;
gentleness.
Maidenly (a.) Like a maid;
suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.
Maidenly (adv.) In a
maidenlike manner.
Maidenship (n.)
Maidenhood.
Maidhood (n.) Maidenhood.
Maidmarian (n.) The lady
of the May games; one of the characters in a morris dance; a May queen.
Afterward, a grotesque character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in
woman's clothes.
Maidmarian (n.) A kind of
dance.
Maidpale (a.) Pale, like a
sick girl.
Maidservant (n.) A female
servant.
Maid's hair () The yellow
bedstraw (Galium verum).
Maieutic (a.) Alt. of
Maieutical
Maieutical (a.) Serving to
assist childbirth.
Maieutical (a.) Fig. :
Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or
language.
Maieutics (n.) The art of
giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as
struggling for birth.
Maiger (n.) The meagre.
Maigre (a.) Belonging to a
fast day or fast; as, a maigre day.
Maihem (n.) See Maim, and
Mayhem.
Maikel (n.) A South
American carnivore of the genus Conepatus, allied to the skunk, but larger, and
having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.
Maikong (n.) A South
American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.
Mail (n.) A spot.
Mail (n.) A small piece of
money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.
Mail (n.) Rent; tribute.
Mail (n.) A flexible
fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive
armor.
Mail (n.) Hence generally,
armor, or any defensive covering.
Mail (n.) A contrivance of
interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
Mail (n.) Any hard
protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of
a lobster, etc.
Mail (v. t.) To arm with
mail.
Mail (v. t.) To pinion.
Mail (n.) A bag; a wallet.
Mail (n.) The bag or bags
with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed
under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of
appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.
Mail (n.) That which comes
in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.
Mail (n.) A trunk, box, or
bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
Mailed (imp. & p. p.) of
Mail
Mailing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mail
Mail (v. t.) To deliver
into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter
box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter.
Mailable (a.) Admissible
lawfully into the mail.
Mailclad (a.) Protected by
a coat of mail; clad in armor.
Mailed (a.) Protected by
an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates.
Mailed (a.) Spotted;
speckled.
Mailing (n.) A farm.
Mail-shell (n.) A chiton.
Maimed (imp. & p. p.) of
Maim
Maiming (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Maim
Maim (v. t.) To deprive of
the use of a limb, so as to render a person on fighting less able either to
defend himself or to annoy his adversary.
Maim (v. t.) To mutilate;
to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.
Maim (v.) The privation of
the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to
defend himself or to annoy his adversary.
Maim (v.) The privation of
any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something
essential. See Mayhem.
Maimedly (adv.) In a
maimed manner.
Maimedness (n.) State of
being maimed.
Main (n.) A hand or match
at dice.
Main (n.) A stake played
for at dice.
Main (n.) The largest
throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of
hazard.
Main (n.) A match at
cockfighting.
Main (n.) A main-hamper.
Main (v.) Strength; force;
might; violent effort.
Main (v.) The chief or
principal part; the main or most important thing.
Main (v.) The great sea,
as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean.
Main (v.) The continent,
as distinguished from an island; the mainland.
Main (v.) principal duct
or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe
leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main.
Main (a.) Very or
extremely strong.
Main (a.) Vast; huge.
Main (a.) Unqualified;
absolute; entire; sheer.
Main (a.) Principal;
chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.
Main (a.) Important;
necessary.
Main (a.) Very; extremely;
as, main heavy.
Maine (n.) One of the New
England States.
Main-gauche (n.) The
dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to
parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
Main-hamper (n.) A hamper
to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.
Mainland (n.) The
continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula.
Mainly (adv.) Very
strongly; mightily; to a great degree.
Mainly (adv.) Principally;
chiefly.
Mainmast (n.) The
principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
Mainor (n.) A thing stolen
found on the person of the thief.
Mainpernable (a.) Capable
of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.
Mainpernor (n.) A surety,
under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.
Mainpin (n.) A kingbolt.
Mainprise (n.) A writ
directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors,
for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now
obsolete.
Mainprise (n.) Deliverance
of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.
Mainprised (imp. & p. p.)
of Mainprise
Mainprising (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mainprise
Mainprise (v. t.) To
suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his
appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner.
Mains (n.) The farm
attached to a mansion house.
Mainsail (n.) The
principal sail in a ship or other vessel.
Mainsheet (n.) One of the
ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
Mainspring (n.) The
principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the
moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the
hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action.
Mainstay (n.) The stay
extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
Mainstay (n.) Main
support; principal dependence.
Mainswear (v. i.) To swear
falsely.
Maintained (imp. & p. p.)
of Maintain
Maintaining (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Maintain
Maintain (v. t.) To hold
or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold;
to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree
of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the
digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil;
to maintain present reputation.
Maintain (v. t.) To keep
possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
Maintain (v. t.) To
continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
Maintain (v. t.) To bear
the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
Maintain (v. t.) To
affirm; to support or defend by argument.
Maintainable (a.) That
maybe maintained.
Maintainer (n.) One who
maintains.
Maintainor (n.) One who,
not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing
money, etc., to either party.
Maintenance (n.) The act
of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.
Maintenance (n.) That
which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and
conveniences.
Maintenance (n.) An
officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by
assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty.
Maintop (n.) The platform
about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.
Main yard () The yard on which
the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
Maioid (a.) Of or
pertaining to the genus Maia, or family Maiadeae.
Maister (n.) Master.
Maister (a.) Principal;
chief.
Maistre (n.) Alt. of
Maistry
Maistrie (n.) Alt. of
Maistry
Maistry (n.) Mastery;
superiority; art. See Mastery.
Maistress (n.) Mistress.
Maithes (n.) Same as
Maghet.
Maize (n.) A large species
of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and
food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for
men animals.
Majestatic (a.) Alt. of
Majestatal
Majestatal (a.) Majestic.
Majestic (a.) Possessing
or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur;
lofty; noble; grand.
Majestical (a.) Majestic.
Majesticness (n.) The
quality or state of being majestic.
Majesties (pl. ) of
Majesty
Majesty (n.) The dignity
and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or
reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character,
or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and
dignity of sovereigns.
Majesty (n.) Hence, used
with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this
sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.
Majesty (n.) Dignity;
elevation of manner or style.
Majolica (n.) A kind of
pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which reached its greatest perfection in
Italy in the 16th century.
Major (a.) Greater in
number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part
of the revenue; the major part of the territory.
Major (a.) Of greater
dignity; more important.
Major (a.) Of full legal
age.
Major (a.) Greater by a
semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.
Major (a.) An officer next
in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field
officer.
Major (a.) A person of
full age.
Major (a.) That premise
which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular
syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the
major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in
his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or
inference].
Major (a.) A mayor.
Majorat (a.) The right of
succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries
of continental Europe.
Majorat (a.) Property,
landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it.
Majorate (n.) The office
or rank of a major.
Majorate (a.) To augment;
to increase.
Majoration (n.) Increase;
enlargement.
Majorcan (a.) Of or
pertaining to Majorca.
Majorcan (n.) A native or
inhabitant of Majorca.
Major-domo (n.) A man who
has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward;
also, a chief minister or officer.
Major general () An officer of
the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that
of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps.
Majorities (pl. ) of
Majority
Majority (n.) The quality
or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
Majority (n.) The military
rank of a major.
Majority (n.) The
condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own
affairs.
Majority (n.) The greater
number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
Majority (n.) Ancestors;
ancestry.
Majority (n.) The amount
or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is
contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate
exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five
hundred votes. See Plurality.
Majorship (n.) The office
of major.
Majoun (n.) See Madjoun.
Majusculae (n. pl.)
Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
Majuscule (n.) A capital
letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
Makable (a.) Capable of
being made.
Makaron (n.) See Macaroon,
2.
Make (n.) A companion; a
mate; often, a husband or a wife.
Made (imp. & p. p.) of
Make
Making (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Make
Make (v. t.) To cause to
exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to
create.
Make (v. t.) To form of
materials; to cause to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate.
Make (v. t.) To produce,
as something artificial, unnatural, or false; -- often with up; as, to make up a
story.
Make (v. t.) To bring
about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or
execute; -- often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple
verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to
make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.
Make (v. t.) To execute
with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc.
Make (v. t.) To gain, as
the result of one's efforts; to get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have
accrue or happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an error; to make a
loss; to make money.
Make (v. t.) To find, as
the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find
the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as,
he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour;
he made the distance in one day.
Make (v. t.) To put a
desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive.
Make (v. t.) To cause to
be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as,
to make known; to make public; to make fast.
Make (v. t.) To cause to
appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.
Make (v. t.) To require;
to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun
or pronoun and infinitive.
Make (v. t.) To become; to
be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or
office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet
cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing.
Make (v. t.) To compose,
as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to.
Make (v. t.) To be engaged
or concerned in.
Make (v. t.) To reach; to
attain; to arrive at or in sight of.
Make (v. i.) To act in a
certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; -- often
in the phrase to meddle or make.
Make (v. i.) To proceed;
to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the
sportsmen.
Make (v. i.) To tend; to
contribute; to have effect; -- with for or against; as, it makes for his
advantage.
Make (v. i.) To increase;
to augment; to accrue.
Make (v. i.) To compose
verses; to write poetry; to versify.
Make (n.) Structure,
texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.
Makebate (n.) One who
excites contentions and quarrels.
Make-belief (n.) A
feigning to believe; make believe.
Make-believe (n.) A
feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an
invention.
Make-believe (a.) Feigned;
insincere.
Maked (p. p.) Made.
Make-game (n.) An object
of ridicule; a butt.
Makeless (a.) Matchless.
Makeless (a.) Without a
mate.
Make-peace (n.) A
peacemaker.
Maker (n.) One who makes,
forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.
Maker (n.) The person who
makes a promissory note.
Maker (n.) One who writes
verses; a poet.
Makeshift (n.) That with
which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
Make-up (n.) The way in
which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor
is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character.
Makeweight (n.) That which
is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to
supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
Maki (n.) A lemur. See
Lemur.
Making (n.) The act of one
who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own
making; the making of peace or war was in his power.
Making (n.) Composition,
or structure.
Making (n.) a poem.
Making (n.) That which
establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which
something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him.
Making (n.) External
appearance; from.
Making-iron (n.) A tool
somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish
the seams after the oakum has been driven in.
Making-up (n.) The act of
bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called proof.
Making-up (n.) The act of
becoming reconciled or friendly.
Mal- () A prefix in composition
denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has
the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice.
Mala (n.) Evils; wrongs;
offenses against right and law.
Malabar (n.) A region in
the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea.
Malacatune (n.) See
Melocoton.
Malacca (n.) A town and
district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.
Malachite (n.) Native
hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with
concentric fibrous structure.
Malacissant (a.)
Softening; relaxing.
Malacissation (n.) The act
of making soft or supple.
Malacobdella (n.) A genus
of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves.
They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of
Bdellomorpha.
Malacoderm (n.) One of a
tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the
fireflies.
Malacolite (n.) A variety
of pyroxene.
Malacologist (n.) One
versed in the science of malacology.
Malacology (n.) The
science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.
Malacopoda (n. pl.) A
class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora.
Malacopterygian (n.) One
of the Malacopterygii.
Malacopterygii (n. pl.) An
order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral
and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike,
salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.
Malacopterygious (a.)
Belonging to the Malacopterygii.
Malacosteon (n.) A
peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and
capable of being bent without breaking.
Malacostomous (a.) Having
soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.
Malacostraca (n. pl.) A
subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those
higher than the Entomostraca.
Malacostracan (n.) One of
the Malacostraca.
Malacostracology (n.) That
branch of zoological science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also
carcinology.
Malacostracous (a.)
Belonging to the Malacostraca.
Malacotoon (n.) See
Melocoton.
Malacozoa (n. pl.) An
extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and
Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria.
Malacozoic (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Malacozoa.
Maladdress (n.) Bad
address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with
one.
Maladjustment (n.) A bad
adjustment.
Maladministration (n.) Bad
administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs.
Maladroit (a.) Of a
quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.
Maladies (pl. ) of Malady
Malady (n.) Any disease of
the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from
impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or
deep-seated disorder.
Malady (n.) A moral or
mental defect or disorder.
Malaga (n.) A city and a
province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins,
Malaga wines.
Malagash (n.) Same as
Malagasy.
Malagasy (n. sing. & pl.)
A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the language.
Malaise (n.) An indefinite
feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.
Malamate (n.) A salt of
malamic acid.
Malambo (n.) A yellowish
aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South
American shrub Croton Malambo.
Malamethane (n.) A white
crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.
Malamic (a.) Of or
pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only
by its salts.
Malamide (n.) The acid
amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with
asparagine.
Malanders (n. pl.) A
scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See
Sallenders.
Malapert (a.) Bold;
forward; impudent; saucy; pert.
Malapert (n.) A malapert
person.
Malapropism (n.) A
grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
Malapropos (a. & adv.)
Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.
Malapterurus (n.) A genus
of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat,
under Electric.
Malar (a.) Of or
pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.
Malar (n.) The cheek bone,
which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.
Malaria (n.) Air infected
with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy
exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma.
Malaria (n.) A morbid
condition produced by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with
moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms characterized by
their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals.
Malarial (a.) Alt. of
Malarious
Malarian (a.) Alt. of
Malarious
Malarious (a.) Of or
pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.
Malashaganay (n.) The
fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens).
Malassimilation (n.)
Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food.
Malassimilation (n.) An
imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the
blood.
Malate (n.) A salt of
malic acid.
Malax (v. t.) Alt. of
Malaxate
Malaxate (v. t.) To soften
by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.
Malaxation (n.) The act of
softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into
a mass for pills or plasters.
Malaxator (n.) One who, or
that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into
a pasty or doughy mass.
Malay (n.) One of a race
of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands
of the Indian Archipelago.
Malay (a.) Alt. of Malayan
Malayan (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Malays or their country.
Malayan (n.) The Malay
language.
Malayalam (n.) The name
given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil.
Malbrouck (n.) A West
African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus).
Malconformation (n.)
Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; ill form; disproportion of
parts.
Malcontent (a.)
discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the
government.
Malcontent (n.) One who
discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who
express his discontent by words or overt acts.
Malcontented (a.)
Malcontent.
Maldanian (n.) Any species
of marine annelids of the genus Maldane, or family Maldanidae. They have a
slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.
Male- () See Mal-.
Male (a.) Evil; wicked;
bad.
Male (n.) Same as Mail, a
bag.
Male (v. t.) Of or
pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to
the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female;
as, male organs.
Male (v. t.) Capable of
producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and
antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
Male (v. t.) Suitable to
the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male
courage.
Male (v. t.) Consisting of
males; as, a male choir.
Male (v. t.) Adapted for
entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and
which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male
screw, etc.
Male (n.) An animal of the
male sex.
Male (n.) A plant bearing
only staminate flowers.
Naleadministration (n.)
Maladministration.
Maleate (n.) A salt of
maleic acid.
Malebranchism (n.) The
philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French metaphysician. The
fundamental doctrine of his system is that the mind can not have knowledge of
anything external to itself except in its relation to God.
Maleconformation (n.)
Malconformation.
Malecontent (a.)
Malcontent.
Maledicency (n.) Evil
speaking.
Maledicent (a.) Speaking
reproachfully; slanderous.
Maledict (a.) Accursed;
abominable.
Malediction (n.) A
proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or
execration; -- opposed to benediction.
Malefaction (n.) A crime;
an offense; an evil deed.
Malefactor (n.) An evil
doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment;
a criminal.
Malefactor (n.) One who
does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal.
Malefactress (n.) A female
malefactor.
Malefeasance (n.) See
Malfeasance.
Malefic (a.) Doing
mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.
Malefice (n.) An evil
deed; artifice; enchantment.
Maleficence (n.) Evil
doing, esp. to others.
Maleficent (a.) Doing evil
to others; harmful; mischievous.
Maleficial (a.) Injurious.
Maleficiate (v. t.) To
bewitch; to harm.
Maleficiation (n.) A
bewitching.
Maleficience (n.) The
doing of evil, harm, or mischief.
Maleficient (a.) Doing
evil, harm, or mischief.
Maleformation (n.) See
Malformation.
Maleic (a.) Pertaining to,
or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and
obtained by heating malic acid.
Malengine (n.) Evil
machination; guile; deceit.
Maleo (n.) A bird of
Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in
which to lay its eggs.
Male-odor (n.) See
Malodor.
Malepractice (n.) See
Malpractice.
Male-spirited (a.) Having
the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.
Malet (n.) A little bag or
budget.
Maletreat (v. t.) See
Maltreat.
Malevolence (n.) The
quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another;
inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.
Malevolent (a.) Wishing
evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.
Malevolently (adv.) In a
malevolent manner.
Malevolous (a.)
Malevolent.
Malexecution (n.) Bad
execution.
Maleyl (n.) A hypothetical
radical derived from maleic acid.
Malfeasance (n.) The doing
of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.
Malformation (n.) Ill
formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or
structure.
Malgracious (a.) Not
graceful; displeasing.
Malgre (prep.) See Mauger.
Malic (a.) Pertaining to,
or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid.
Malice (n.) Enmity of
heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to
another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of evil.
Malice (n.) Any wicked or
mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an
intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act
without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or
safety of others; willfulness.
Malice (v. t.) To regard
with extreme ill will.
Malicho (n.) Mischief.
Malicious (a.) Indulging
or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
Malicious (a.) Proceeding
from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious
mischief.
Malicious (a.) With wicked
or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without
just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
Malign (a.) Having an evil
disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious;
spiteful; -- opposed to benign.
Malign (a.) Unfavorable;
unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets.
Malign (a.) Malignant; as,
a malign ulcer.
Maligned (imp. & p. p.) of
Malign
Maligning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Malign
Malign (a.) To treat with
malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure.
Malign (a.) To speak great
evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.
Malign (v. i.) To
entertain malice.
Malignance (n.) Alt. of
Malignancy
Malignancy (n.) The state
or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as,
malignancy of heart.
Malignancy (n.)
Unfavorableness; evil nature.
Malignancy (n.) Virulence;
tendency to a fatal issue; as, the malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever.
Malignancy (n.) The state
of being a malignant.
Malignant (a.) Disposed to
do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence
or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.
Malignant (a.)
Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious.
Malignant (a.) Tending to
produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria.
Malignant (n.) A man of
extrems enmity or evil intentions.
Malignant (n.) One of the
adherents of Charles L. or Charles LL.; -- so called by the opposite party.
Malignantly (adv.) In a
malignant manner.
Maligner (n.) One who
maligns.
Malignified (imp. & p. p.)
of Malignify
Malignifying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Malignify
Malignify (v. t.) To make
malign or malignant.
Malignity (n.) The state
or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity;
malignancy; malice; spite.
Malignity (n.) Virulence;
deadly quality.
Malignity (n.) Extreme
evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity
of fraud.
Malignly (adv.) In a
malign manner; with malignity.
MAlingered (imp. & p. p.)
of Malinger
Malingering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Malinger
Malinger (v. i.) To act
the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.
Malingerer (n.) In the
army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness,
in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by
pretending illness or inability.
Malingery (n.) The spirit
or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
Malison (n.) Malediction;
curse; execration.
Malkin (n.) Originally, a
kitchenmaid; a slattern.
Malkin (n.) A mop made of
clouts, used by the kitchen servant.
Malkin (n.) A scarecrow.
Malkin (n.) A mop or
sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
Mall (n.) A large heavy
wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.
Mall (n.) A heavy blow.
Mall (n.) An old game
played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall.
Mall (n.) A place where
the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.
Malled (imp. & p. p.) of
Mall
Malling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mall
Mall (v. t.) To beat with
a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.
Mall (n.) Formerly, among
Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of
public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular
assembly.
Mall (n.) A court of
justice.
Mall (n.) A place where
justice is administered.
Mall (n.) A place where
public meetings are held.
Mallard (a.) A drake; the
male of Anas boschas.
Mallard (a.) A large wild
duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has
descended from this species. Called also greenhead.
Malleability (n.) The
quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness.
Malleable (a.) Capable of
being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of
rollers; -- applied to metals.
Malleableize (v. t.) To
make malleable.
Malleableness (n.) Quality
of being malleable.
Malleal (a.) Pertaining to
the malleus.
Malleated (imp. & p. p.)
of Malleate
Malleating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Malleate
Malleate (v. t.) To
hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.
Malleation (n.) The act or
process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by
beating.
Mallecho (n.) Same as
Malicho.
Mallee bird () The leipoa. See
Leipoa.
Mallemock (n.) Alt. of
Mallemoke
Mallemoke (n.) See
Mollemoke.
Mallenders (n. pl.) Same
as Malanders.
Malleolar (a.) Of or
pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.
Malleoli (pl. ) of
Malleolus
Malleolus (n.) A
projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The
malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the
external.
Malleolus (n.) " A layer,
" a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.
Mallet (n.) A small maul
with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like;
also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.
Mallei (pl. ) of Malleus
Malleus (n.) The outermost
of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the
tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of
Far.
Malleus (n.) One of the
hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax.
Malleus (n.) A genus of
bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
Mallophaga (n. pl.) An
extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on
the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.
Mallotus (n.) A genus of
small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (Mallotus villosus), is
extensively used as bait for cod.
Mallow (n.) Alt. of
Mallows
Mallows (n.) A genus of
plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous.
Mallowwort (n.) Any plant
of the order Malvaceae.
Malm (n.) Alt. of
Malmbrick
Malmbrick (n.) A kind of
brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.
Malma (n.) A spotted trout
(Salvelinus malma), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; --
called also Dolly Varden trout, bull trout, red-spotted trout, and golet.
Malmag (n.) The tarsius,
or spectral lemur.
Malmsey (n.) A kind of
sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.
Malnutrition (n.) Faulty
or imperfect nutrition.
Malobservation (n.)
Erroneous observation.
Malodor (n.) An Offensive
to the sense of smell; ill-smelling.
Malonate (a.) At salt of
malonic acid.
Malonic (a.) Pertaining
to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a white crystalline
substance, CH2.(CO2H)2, and so called because obtained by the oxidation of malic
acid.
Malonyl (n.) A hydrocarbon
radical, CH2.(CO)2, from malonic acid.
Malpighia (n.) A genus of
tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish
flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes
cherries.
Malpighiaceous (a.) Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs
(Malpighiaceae), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of
the curious lianes of South American forests.
Malpighian (a.) Of,
pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the
17th century.
Malposition (n.) A wrong
position.
Malpractice (n.) Evil
practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules;
specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner
which is contrary to accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results.
Malt (n.) Barley or other
grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the
saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the
distillation of whisky.
Malt (a.) Relating to,
containing, or made with, malt.
Malted (imp. & p. p.) of
Malt
Malting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Malt
Malt (v. t.) To make into
malt; as, to malt barley.
Malt (v. i.) To become
malt; also, to make grain into malt.
Maltalent (n.) Ill will;
malice.
Maltese (a.) Of or
pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants.
Maltese (n. sing. & pl.) A
native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.
Maltha (n.) A variety of
bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a
bituminous odor.
Maltha (n.) Mortar.
Malthusian (a.) Of or
pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. Malthus, or conforming to
his views; as, Malthusian theories.
Mathusian (n.) A follower
of Malthus.
Malthusianism (n.) The
system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.
Maltin (n.) Alt. of
Maltine
Maltine (n.) The
fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various
medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.
Malting (n.) The process
of making, or of becoming malt.
Maltmen (pl. ) of Maltman
Maltman (n.) A man whose
occupation is to make malt.
Maltonic (a.) Of,
pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called
also gluconic or dextronic acid. See Gluconic.
Maltose (n.) A crystalline
sugar formed from starch by the action of distance of malt, and the amylolytic
ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the
plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide
reducing power.
Maltreated (imp. & p. p.)
of Maltreat
Maltreating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Maltreat
Maltreat (v. t.) To treat
ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
Maltreament (n.) Ill
treatment; ill usage; abuse.
Maltster (n.) A maltman.
Maltworm (n.) A tippler.
Malty (a.) Consisting, or
like, malt.
Mala (pl. ) of Malum
Malum (n.) An evil. See
Mala.
Malvaceous (a.) Pertaining
to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Malvaceae), of which the mallow is
the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the
baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.
Malversation (n.) Evil
conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office.
Malvesie (n.) Malmsey
wine. See Malmsey.
Mam (n.) Mamma.
Mama (n.) See Mamma.
Mamaluke (n.) Same as
Mameluke.
Mamelon (n.) A rounded
hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
Mameluco (n.) A child born
of a white father and Indian mother.
Mameluke (n.) One of a
body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who,
during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt,
until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
Mamillated (a.) See
Mammillated.
Mamma (n.) Mother; -- word
of tenderness and familiarity.
Mammae (pl. ) of Mamma
Mamma (n.) A glandular
organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary
in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; under; bag.
Mammals (pl. ) of Mammal
Mammal (n.) One of the
Mammalia.
Mammalia (n. pl.) The
highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for a time by milk, or an
analogous fluid, secreted by the mammary glands of the mother.
Mammalian (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.
Mammaliferous (a.)
Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.
Mammalogical (a.) Of or
pertaining to mammalogy.
Mammalogist (n.) One
versed in mammalogy.
Mammalogy (n.) The science
which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See Mammalia.
Mammary (a.) Of or
pertaining to the mammae or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins.
Mammee (n.) A fruit tree
of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea (M. Americana); also, its
fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a
bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called
mammee apple.
Mammer (v. i.) To
hesitate; to mutter doubtfully.
Mammet (n.) An idol; a
puppet; a doll.
Mammetry (n.) See
Mawmetry.
Mammifer (n.) A mammal.
See Mammalia.
Mammiferous (a.) Having
breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.
Mammiform (a.) Having the
form of a mamma (breast) or mammae.
Mammilae (pl. ) of
Mammilla
Mammilla (n.) The nipple.
Mammillary (a.) Of or
pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla;
mammilloid.
Mammillary (a.) Composed
of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded
with small mammiform protuberances.
Mammillate (a.) Alt. of
Mammillated
Mammillated (a.) Having
small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae.
Mammillated (a.) Bounded
like a nipple; -- said of the apex of some shells.
Mammilliform (a.) Having
the form of a mammilla.
Mammilloid (a.) Like a
mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.
Mammock (n.) A shapeless
piece; a fragment.
Mammock (v. t.) To tear to
pieces.
Mammodis (n.) Coarse plain
India muslins.
Mammology (n.) Mastology.
See Mammalogy.
Mammon (n.) Riches;
wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.
Mammonish (a.) Actuated or
prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.
Mammonism (n.) Devotion to
the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.
Mammonist (n.) A
mammonite.
Mammonite (n.) One devoted
to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.
Mammonization (n.) The
process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence of
mammonism.
Mammonize (v. t.) To make
mammonish.
Mammose (a.) Having the
form of the breast; breast-shaped.
Mammoth (n.) An extinct,
hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which
are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in
Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.
Mammoth (a.) Resembling
the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.
Mammothrept (n.) A child
brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child.
Mammies (pl. ) of Mammy
Mammy (n.) A child's name
for mamma, mother.
Mamzer (n.) A person born
of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.
Men (pl. ) of Man
Man (n.) A human being; --
opposed tobeast.
Man (n.) Especially: An
adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a
child.
Man (n.) The human race;
mankind.
Man (n.) The male portion
of the human race.
Man (n.) One possessing in
a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence
of any kind.
Man (n.) An adult male
servant; also, a vassal; a subject.
Man (n.) A term of
familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of
authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose!
Man (n.) A married man; a
husband; -- correlative to wife.
Man (n.) One, or any one,
indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an
indefinite pronoun.
Man (n.) One of the piece
with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played.
Manned (imp. & p. p.) of
Man
Manning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Man
Man (v. t.) To supply with
men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management,
service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.
Man (v. t.) To furnish
with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify.
Man (v. t.) To tame, as a
hawk.
Man (v. t.) To furnish
with a servants.
Man (v. t.) To wait on as
a manservant.
Manable (a.) Marriageable.
Manace (n. & v.) Same as
Menace.
Manacle (n.) A handcuff; a
shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural.
Manacled (imp. & p. p.) of
Manacle
Manacling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manacle
Manacle (v. t.) To put
handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to
confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers.
Manage (n.) The handling
or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See
Manege.
Managed (imp. & p. p.) of
Manage
Managing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manage
Manage (n.) To have under
control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.
Manage (n.) Hence: Esp.,
to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make
subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans.
Manage (n.) To train in
the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
Manage (n.) To treat with
care; to husband.
Manage (n.) To bring
about; to contrive.
Manage (v. i.) To direct
affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.
Manageability (n.) The
state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.
Manageable (a.) Such as
can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient;
as, a manageable horse.
Manageless (a.)
Unmanageable.
Management (v.) The act or
art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a
purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a
family or of a farm; the management of state affairs.
Management (v.) Business
dealing; negotiation; arrangement.
Management (v.) Judicious
use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful
treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense.
Management (v.) The
collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the
board of managers.
Manager (n.) One who
manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater.
Manager (n.) A person who
conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good
economist.
Manager (n.) A contriver;
an intriguer.
Managerial (a.) Of or
pertaining to management or a manager; as, managerial qualities.
Managership (n.) The
office or position of a manager.
Managery (n.) Management;
manner of using; conduct; direction.
Managery (n.) Husbandry;
economy; frugality.
Manakin (n.) Any one of
numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family
Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are
bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The
name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.
Manakin (n.) A dwarf. See
Manikin.
Manatee (n.) Any species
of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called alsosea cow.
Manation (n.) The act of
issuing or flowing out.
Manbote (n.) A sum paid to
a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal,
servant, or tenant).
Manca (n.) See Mancus.
Manche (n.) A sleeve.
Manchet (n.) Fine white
bread; a loaf of fine bread.
Manchineel (n.) A
euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a
poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat
resembling an apple.
Manchu (a.) Of or
pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants.
Manchu (n.) A native or
inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.
Mancipate (v. t.) To
enslave; to bind; to restrict.
Mancipation (n.) Slavery;
involuntary servitude.
Manciple (n.) A steward; a
purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court.
Mancona bark () See Sassy bark.
Mancus (n.) An old Anglo
Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The
silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.
-mancy () A combining form
denoting divination; as, aleuromancy, chiromancy, necromancy, etc.
Mand (n.) A demand.
Mandamus (n.) A writ
issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some
corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some
specified duty.
Mandarin (n.) A Chinese
public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.
Mandarin (n.) A small
orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and
is counted a distinct species (Citrus nobilis)mandarin orange; tangerine --.
Mandarinate (n.) The
collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.
Mandarinic (a.)
Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.
Mandarining (n.) The
process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or
wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fiber by
the action of dilute nitric acid.
Mandarinism (n.) A
government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.
Mandatary (n.) One to whom
a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope
has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice.
Mandatary (n.) One who
undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.
Mandate (n.) An official
or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial
precept.
Mandate (n.) A rescript of
the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in
possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation.
Mandate (n.) A contract by
which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it
must have been gratuitous.
Mandator (n.) A director;
one who gives a mandate or order.
Mandator (n.) The person
who employs another to perform a mandate.
Mandatory (a.) Containing
a command; preceptive; directory.
Mandatory (n.) Same as
Mandatary.
Mandelate (n.) A salt of
mandelic acid.
Mandelic (a.) Pertaining
to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a
white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid.
Mander (v. t. & i.) See
Maunder.
Manderil (n.) A mandrel.
Mandible (n.) The bone, or
principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to
either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
Mandible (n.) The anterior
pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether
adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera.
Mandibular (a.) Of or
pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible.
Mandibular (n.) The
principal mandibular bone; the mandible.
Mandibulate (a.) Alt. of
Mandibulated
Mandibulated (a.) Provided
with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
Mandibulate (n.) An insect
having mandibles.
Mandibuliform (a.) Having
the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxillae of an insect when
hard and adapted for biting.
Mandibulohyoid (a.)
Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them.
Mandil (n.) A loose outer
garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.
Mandilion (n.) See Mandil.
Mandingos (n. pl.) ; sing.
Mandingo. (Ethnol.) An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.
Mandioc (n.) Alt. of
Mandioca
Mandioca (n.) See Manioc.
Mandlestone (n.)
Amygdaloid.
Mandment (n.) Commandment.
Mandolin (n.) Alt. of
Mandoline
Mandoline (n.) A small and
beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
Mandore (n.) A kind of
four-stringed lute.
Mandragora (n.) A genus of
plants; the mandrake. See Mandrake, 1.
Mandragorite (n.) One who
habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.
Mandrake (n.) A low plant
(Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often
forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal
life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly
narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region.
Mandrake (n.) The May
apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under May, and Podophyllum.
Mandrel (n.) A bar of
metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the
process of manufacture; an arbor.
Mandrel (n.) The live
spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually
driven by a pulley.
Mandrill (n.) a large West
African baboon (Cynocephalus, / Papio, mormon). The adult male has, on the sides
of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue
and red.
Manducable (a.) Such as
can be chewed; fit to be eaten.
Manducated (imp. & p. p.)
of Manducate
Manducating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manducate
Manducate (v. t.) To
masticate; to chew; to eat.
Manducation (n.) The act
of chewing.
Manducatory (a.)
Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
Manducus (n.) A grotesque
mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by
comic actors on the stage.
Mane (n.) The long and
heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal
animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.
Man-eater (n.) One who, or
that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large
sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired
the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
Maned (a.) Having a mane.
Manege (n.) Art of
horsemanship, or of training horses.
Manege (n.) A school for
teaching horsemanship, and for training horses.
Maneh (n.) A Hebrew weight
for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of
silver.
Maneless (a.) Having no
mane.
Manequin (n.) An artist's
model of wood or other material.
Manerial (a.) See
Manorial.
Manes (n. pl.) The
benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family
deities and protectors.
Manesheet (n.) A covering
placed over the upper part of a horse's head.
Maneuver (n.) Alt. of
Manoeuvre
Manoeuvre (n.) Management;
dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change
of position.
Manoeuvre (n.) Management
with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
Maneuvered (imp. & p. p.)
of Manoeuvre
Manoeuvred () of Manoeuvre
Maneuvering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manoeuvre
Manoeuvring () of Manoeuvre
Maneuver (n.) Alt. of
Manoeuvre
Manoeuvre (n.) To perform
a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in
position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.
Manoeuvre (n.) To manage
with address or art; to scheme.
Maneuver (v. t.) Alt. of
Manoeuvre
Manoeuvre (v. t.) To
change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
Maneuverer (n.) Alt. of
Manoeuvrer
Manoeuvrer (n.) One who
maneuvers.
Manful (a.) Showing
manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
Mamgabey (n.) Any one of
several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (C.
fuliginosus), which is sooty black.
Mangan (n.) See Mangonel.
Manganate (n.) A salt of
manganic acid.
Manganesate (n.) A
manganate.
Manganese (n.) An element
obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with
difficulty, but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the
minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.
Manganesian (a.) Manganic.
Manganesic (a.) Manganic.
Manganesious (a.)
Manganous.
Manganesium (n.)
Manganese.
Manganesous (a.)
Manganous.
Manganic (a.) Of,
pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating
compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous
compounds. Cf. Manganous.
Manganiferous (a.)
Containing manganese.
Manganite (n.) One of the
oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant
steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive.
Manganite (n.) A compound
of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the
hypothetical manganous acid.
Manganium (n.) Manganese.
Manganous (a.) Of,
pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element
has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide.
Mangcorn (n.) A mixture of
wheat and rye, or other species of grain.
Mange (n.) The scab or
itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.
Mangel-wurzel (n.) A kind
of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some
considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet.
Manger (n.) A trough or
open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
Manger (n.) The fore part
of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which
enters the hawse holes from running over it.
Mangily (adv.) In a mangy
manner; scabbily.
Manginess (n.) The
condition or quality of being mangy.
Mangled (imp. & p. p.) of
Mangle
Mangling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mangle
Mangle (v. t.) To cut or
bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or
covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to
lacerate; to mutilate.
Mangle (v. t.) To mutilate
or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a
recitation.
Mangle (n.) A machine for
smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing,
by roller pressure.
Mangle (n.) To smooth with
a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
Mangler (n.) One who
mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.
Mangler (n.) One who
smooths with a mangle.
Mangoes (pl. ) of Mango
Mango (n.) The fruit of
the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some
varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine.
The green fruit is pickled for market.
Mango (n.) A green
muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
Mangoldwurzel (n.) See
Mangel-wurzel.
Mangonel (n.) A military
engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
Mangonism (n.) The art of
mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.
Mangonist (n.) One who
mangonizes.
Mangonist (n.) A slave
dealer; also, a strumpet.
Mangonize (v. t.) To
furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.
Mangosteen (n.) Alt. of
Mangostan
Mangostan (n.) A tree of
the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the
height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of
a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
Mangrove (n.) The name of
one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last
doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they
spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually
become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to
the parent plant.
Mangrove (n.) The mango
fish.
Mangue (n.) The kusimanse.
Mangy (superl.) Infected
with the mange; scabby.
Manhaden (n.) See
Menhaden.
Manhead (n.) Manhood.
Manhole (n.) A hole
through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler,
parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.
Manhood (n.) The state of
being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
Manhood (n.) Manly
quality; courage; bravery; resolution.
Mania (n.) Violent
derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
Mania (n.) Excessive or
unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip
mania.
Maniable (a.) Manageable.
Maniac (a.) Raving with
madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.
Maniac (n.) A raving
lunatic; a madman.
Maniacal (a.) Affected
with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.
Manicate (a.) Covered with
hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily
removed.
Manichaean (n.) Alt. of
Manichee
Manichean (n.) Alt. of
Manichee
Manichee (n.) A believer
in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a
dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the
source of Evil.
Manichaean (a.) Alt. of
Manichean
Manichean (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Manichaeans.
Manichaeism (n.) Alt. of
Manicheism
Manicheism (n.) The
doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichaeans.
Manicheist (n.)
Manichaean.
Manichord () Alt. of Manichordon
Manichordon () The clavichord or
clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet.
Manicure (n.) A person who
makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails.
Manid (n.) Any species of
the genus Manis, or family Manidae.
Manie (n.) Mania;
insanity.
Manifest (a.) Evident to
the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to
the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not
obscure or hidden.
Manifest (a.) Detected;
convicted; -- with of.
Manifests (pl. ) of
Manifest
Manifest (a.) A public
declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto.
Manifest (a.) A list or
invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of
each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.
Manifested (imp. & p. p.)
of Manifest
Manifesting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manifest
Manifest (v. t.) To show
plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond
question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
Manifest (v. t.) To
exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Manifestable (a.) Such as
can be manifested.
Manifestation (n.) The act
of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the
eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display;
revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation.
Manifestible (a.)
Manifestable.
Manifestly (adv.) In a
manifest manner.
Manifestness (n.) The
quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.
Manifestoes (pl. ) of
Manifesto
Manifesto (n. & a.) A
public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming
large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in
reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the
purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.
Manifold (a.) Various in
kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.
Manifold (a.) Exhibited at
divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular
number.
Manifold (n.) A copy of a
writing made by the manifold process.
Manifold (n.) A
cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one
pipe with several others.
Manifold (n.) The third
stomach of a ruminant animal.
Manifolded (imp. & p. p.)
of Manifold
Manifolding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manifold
Manifold (v. t.) To take
copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter.
Manifolded (a.) Having
many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded shield.
Manifoldly (adv.) In a
manifold manner.
Manifoldness (n.)
Multiplicity.
Manifoldness (n.) A
generalized concept of magnitude.
Maniform (a.) Shaped like
the hand.
Maniglion (n.) Either one
of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.
Manihoc (n.) Alt. of
Manihot
Manihot (n.) See Manioc.
Manikin (n.) A little man;
a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.
Manikin (n.) A model of
the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable
pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position,
etc.
Manila (a.) Alt. of
Manilla
Manilla (a.) Of or
pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in,
or exported from, that city.
Manilio (n.) See Manilla,
1.
Manilla (n.) A ring worn
upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
Manilla (n.) A piece of
copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west
coast of Africa.
Manilla (a.) Same as
Manila.
Manille (n.) See 1st
Manilla, 1.
Manioc (n.) The tropical
plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are
prepared; also, cassava.
Maniple (a.) A handful.
Maniple (a.) A division of
the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of
soldiers; a company.
Maniple (a.) Originally, a
napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of
the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in
the English Church service.
Manipular (a.) Of or
pertaining to the maniple, or company.
Manipular (a.)
Manipulatory; as, manipular operations.
Manipulated (imp. & p. p.)
of Manipulate
Manipulating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manipulate
Manipulate (v. t.) To
treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity
are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific
apparatus.
Manipulate (v. t.) To
control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of
delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or
fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns.
Manipulate (v. i.) To use
the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the
apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical
processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.
Manipulation (n.) The act
or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of
handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in
science or art.
Manipulation (n.) The use
of the hands in mesmeric operations.
Manipulation (n.) Artful
management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or
treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.
Manipulative (a.) Of or
pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.
Manipulator (n.) One who
manipulates.
Manipulatory (a.) Of or
pertaining to manipulation.
Manis (n.) A genus of
edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that
overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia
and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin.
Manito (n.) Alt. of Manitu
Manitou (n.) Alt. of
Manitu
Manitu (n.) A name given
by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any
object of worship.
Manitrunk (n.) The
anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect.
Mankind (n.) The human
race; man, taken collectively.
Mankind (n.) Men, as
distinguished from women; the male portion of human race.
Mankind (n.) Human
feelings; humanity.
Mankind (a.) Manlike; not
womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.
Manks (a.) Of or
pertaining to the language or people of the of Man.
Manks (n.) The language
spoken in the Isle of Man. See Manx.
Manless (a.) Destitute of
men.
Manless (a.) Unmanly;
inhuman.
Manlessly (adv.)
Inhumanly.
Manlike (a.) Like man, or
like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler
qualities; manly.
Manliness (n.) The quality
or state of being manly.
Manling (n.) A little man.
Manly (superl.) Having
qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave,
courageous, resolute, noble.
Manly (adv.) In a manly
manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
Manna (n.) The food
supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia;
hence, divinely supplied food.
Manna (n.) A name given to
lichens of the genus Lecanora, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of
Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.
Manna (n.) A sweetish
exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees
and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of
Fraxinus Ornus, and F. rotundifolia, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
Manna croup () The portions of
hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina
prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- called also manna
groats.
Manna croup () The husked grains
of manna grass.
Manner (n.) Mode of
action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.
Manner (n.) Characteristic
mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual
style.
Manner (n.) Customary
method of acting; habit.
Manner (n.) Carriage;
behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address.
Manner (n.) The style of
writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
Manner (n.) Certain degree
or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.
Manner (n.) Sort; kind;
style; -- in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or
kinds.
Mannered (a.) Having a
certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self.
Mannered (a.) Affected
with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.
Mannerism (n.) Adherence
to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or
treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
Mannerist (n.) One
addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries
characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
Mannerliness (n.) The
quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.
Mannerly (a.) Showing good
manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.
Mannerly (adv.) With good
manners.
Mannheim gold () A kind of brass
made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of
zinc.
Mannide (n.) A white
amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and
distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.
Mannish (a.) Resembling a
human being in form or nature; human.
Mannish (a.) Resembling,
suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine.
Mannish (a.) Fond of men;
-- said of a woman.
Mannitan (n.) A white
amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of
mannite.
Mannitate (n.) A salt of
mannitic acid.
Mannite (n.) A white
crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the
dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannitol, and
hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite.
Mannite (n.) A sweet white
efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria
saccharina, or devil's apron.
Mannitic (a.) Of,
pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannite.
Mannitol (n.) The
technical name of mannite. See Mannite.
Mannitose (n.) A variety
of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling
levulose.
Manoeuvre (n. & v.) See
Maneuver.
Men-of-war (pl. ) of
Manofwar
Manofwar (n) A government
vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.
Manometer (n.) An
instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc.,
constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic
force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a
portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid
intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an
index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.
Manometric (a.) Alt. of
Manometrical
Manometrical (a.) Of or
pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.
Manor (n.) The land
belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage
kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.
Manor (n.) A tract of land
occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in
kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services.
Manorial (a.) Of or
pertaining to a manor.
Manoscope (n.) Same as
Manometer.
Manoscopy (n.) The science
of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.
Manovery (n.) A
contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
Manqueller (n.) A killer
of men; a manslayer.
Manred (n.) Alt. of
Manrent
Manrent (n.) Homage or
service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage.
Manrope (n.) One of the
side ropes to the gangway of a ship.
Mansard roof () A hipped curb
roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being
steeper than the upper one.
Manse (n.) A dwelling
house, generally with land attached.
Manse (n.) The parsonage;
a clergyman's house.
Manservant (n.) A male
servant.
Mansion (n.) A dwelling
place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.
Mansion (n.) The house of
the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or
pretension.
Mansion (n.) A twelfth
part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8.
Mansion (n.) The place in
the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution.
Mansion (v. i.) To dwell;
to reside.
Mansionary (a.) Resident;
residentiary; as, mansionary canons.
Mansionry (n.) The state
of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.
Manslaughter (n.) The
slaying of a human being; destruction of men.
Manslaughter (n.) The
unlawful killing of a man, either in negligenc/ or incidentally to the
commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden
excitement of anger.
Manslayer (n.) One who
kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
Manstealer (n.) A person
who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.
Manstealing (n.) The act
or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to
e/slave them.
Mansuete (a.) Tame;
gentle; kind.
Mansuetude (n.) Tameness;
gentleness; mildness.
Manswear (v. i.) To swear
falsely. Same as Mainswear.
Manta (n.) See Coleoptera
and Sea devil.
Mantchoo (a. & n.) Same as
Manchu.
Manteaux (pl. ) of Manteau
Manteaus (pl. ) of Manteau
Manteau (n.) A woman's
cloak or mantle.
Manteau (n.) A gown worn
by women.
Mantel (n.) The finish
around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both
sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports.
Mantelet (n.) A short
cloak formerly worn by knights.
Mantelet (n.) A short
cloak or mantle worn by women.
Mantelet (n.) A
musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the
protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at
embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet.
Mantelpiece (n.) Same as
Mantel.
Mantelshelf (n.) The shelf
of a mantel.
Manteltree (n.) The lintel
of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.
Mantic (a.) Of or
pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be
inspired, by a deity; prophetic.
Mantilla (n.) A lady's
light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.
Mantilla (n.) A kind of
veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain,
Mexico, etc.
Mantis (n.) Any one of
numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and
allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for
holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer.
The common American species is M. Carolina.
Mantispid (n.) Any
neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on
plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera.
Mantissa (n.) The decimal
part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or characteristic.
Mantle (n.) A loose
garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence,
figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.
Mantle (n.) Same as
Mantling.
Mantle (n.) The external
fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It
usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and
Byssus.
Mantle (n.) Any free,
outer membrane.
Mantle (n.) The back of a
bird together with the folded wings.
Mantle (n.) A mantel. See
Mantel.
Mantle (n.) The outer wall
and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
Mantle (n.) A penstock for
a water wheel.
Mantled (imp. & p. p.) of
Mantle
Mantling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mantle
Mantle (v. t.) To cover or
envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.
Mantle (v. i.) To unfold
and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used
figuratively.
Mantle (v. i.) To spread
out; -- said of wings.
Mantle (v. i.) To spread
over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.
Mantle (v. i.) To gather,
assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.
Mantlet (n.) See Mantelet.
Mantling (n.) The
representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: --
called also lambrequin.
Manto (n.) See Manteau.
Mantologist (n.) One who
is skilled in mantology; a diviner.
Mantology (n.) The act or
art of divination.
Mantra (n.) A prayer; an
invocation; a religious formula; a charm.
Mantrap (n.) A trap for
catching trespassers.
Mantrap (n.) A dangerous
place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.
Mantua (n.) A superior
kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
Mantua (n.) A woman's
cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.
Mantuamaker (n.) One who
makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.
Mantuan (a.) Of or
pertaining to Mantua.
Mantuan (n.) A native or
inhabitant of Mantua.
Manu (n.) One of a series
of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.
Manual (a.) Of or
pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's
sign manual.
Manual (a.) A small book,
such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook;
specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church.
Manual (a.) A keyboard of
an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a
clavier, or set of keys.
Manual (a.) A prescribed
exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the
manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).
Manualist (n.) One who
works with the hands; an artificer.
Manually (adv.) By hand.
Manuary (a.) Manual.
Manuary (n.) An artificer.
Manubial (a.) Belonging to
spoils; taken in war.
Manubrial (a.) Of or
pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
Manubria (pl. ) of
Manubrium
Manubriums (pl. ) of
Manubrium
Manubrium (n.) A
handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or
presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.
Manubrium (n.) The
proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.
Manucode (n.) Any bird of
the genus Manucodia, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird
of paradise.
Manuducent (n.) One who
leads by the hand; a manuductor.
Manuduction (n.) Guidance
by the hand.
Manductor (n.) A
conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to
sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music.
-ries (pl. ) of
Manufactory
Manufactory (n.)
Manufacture.
Manufactory (n.) A
building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.
Manufactory (a.)
Pertaining to manufacturing.
Manufactural (a.) Of or
pertaining to manufactures.
Manufacture (n.) The
operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other
agency.
Manufacture (n.) Anything
made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron
utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.
Manufactured (imp. & p. p.)
of Manufacture
Manufacturing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manufacture
Manufacture (v. t.) To
make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to
manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.
Manufacture (v. t.) To
work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to
manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.
Manufacture (v. i.) To be
employed in manufacturing something.
Manufacturer (n.) One who
manufactures.
Manufacturing (a.)
Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a
manufacturing town.
Manufacturing (a.)
Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.
Manul (n.) A wild cat
(Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the
mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.
Manumise (v. t.) To
manumit.
Manumission (n.) The act
of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage.
Manumitted (imp. & p. p.)
of Manumit
Manumitting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manumit
Manumit (v. t.) To release
from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a
slave.
Manumotive (a.) Movable by
hand.
Manumotor (n.) A small
wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.
Manurable (a.) Capable of
cultivation.
Manurable (a.) Capable of
receiving a fertilizing substance.
Manurage (n.) Cultivation.
Manurance (n.)
Cultivation.
Manured (imp. & p. p.) of
Manure
Manuring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manure
Manure (v. t.) To
cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
Manure (v. t.) To apply
manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.
Manure (n.) Any matter
which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables
and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.
Manurement (n.)
Cultivation.
Manurer (n.) One who
manures land.
Manurial (a.) Relating to
manures.
Manuring (n.) The act of
process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.
Manus (pl. ) of Manus
Manus (n.) The distal
segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.
Manuscript (a.) Written
with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
Manuscript (a.) A literary
or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed
copy.
Manuscript (a.) Writing,
as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript.
Manuscriptal (a.)
Manuscript.
Manutenency (n.)
Maintenance.
Manway (n.) A small
passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.
Manx (a.) Of or pertaining
to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language.
Manx (n.) The language of
the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.
Many (n.) A retinue of
servants; a household.
Many (a. / pron.)
Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
Many (a.) The populace;
the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
Many (a.) A large or
considerable number.
Many-minded (a.) Having
many faculties; versatile; many-sided.
Manyplies (n.) The third
division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum,
or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So
called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant.
Many-sided (a.) Having
many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for
consideration; as, a many-sided topic.
Many-sided (a.) Interested
in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention;
versatile.
Manyways (adv.) Alt. of
Manywise
Manywise (adv.) In many
different ways; variously.
Manzanita (n.) A name
given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to A. glauca and A.
pungens, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or
oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are
said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.
Maoris (pl. ) of Maori
Maori (n.) One of the
aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of New
Zealand.
Maori (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.
Map (n.) A representation
of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative
position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a
representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it.
Map (n.) Anything which
represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an
historical map.
Mapped (imp. & p. p.) of
Map
Mapping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Map
Map (v. t.) To represent
by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence,
figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to
plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
Mapach (n.) The raccoon.
Maple (n.) A tree of the
genus Acer, including about fifty species. A. saccharinum is the rock maple, or
sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great
quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is A. rubrum; the silver
maple, A. dasycarpum, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, A.
Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The common maple of Europe is A.
campestre, the sycamore maple is A. Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is A.
platanoides.
Maplike (a.) Having or
consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the maplike figures in which certain
lichens grow.
Mappery (n.) The making,
or study, of maps.
Maqui (n.) A Chilian shrub
(Aristotelia Maqui). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a
medicinal wine is made from its berries.
Mar (n.) A small lake. See
Mere.
Marred (imp. & p. p.) of
Mar
Marring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mar
Mar (v.) To make
defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair;
to disfigure; to deface.
Mar (v.) To spoil; to
ruin.
Mar (n.) A mark or blemish
made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.
Mara (n.) The principal or
ruling evil spirit.
Mara (n.) A female demon
who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by
causing terrifying visions.
Mara (n.) The Patagonian
cavy (Dolichotis Patagonicus).
Marabou (n.) A large stork
of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L.
crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L.
dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant.
Marabou (n.) One having
five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
Marabout (n.) A Mohammedan
saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.
Maracan (n.) A macaw.
Marai (n.) A sacred
inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.
Maranatha (n.) "Our Lord
cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first
Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing
persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take
vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
Maranta (n.) A genus of
endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India.
They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one
species (Maranta arundinacea) arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated
for ornament.
Maraschino (n.) A liqueur
distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of
cherry which grows in Dalmatia.
Marasmus (n.) A wasting of
flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy;
phthisis.
Marauded (imp. & p. p.) of
Maraud
Marauding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Maraud
Maraud (v. i.) To rove in
quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder.
Maraud (n.) An excursion
for plundering.
Marauder (v.) A rover in
quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.
Maravedi (n.) A small
copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing
sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin.
Marble (n.) A massive,
compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for
architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black,
being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or
clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as
serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry,
granite, etc.
Marble (n.) A thing made
of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the
plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the
Elgin marbles.
Marble (n.) A little ball
of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or,
in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.
Marble (a.) Made of, or
resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.
Marble (a.) Cold; hard;
unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart.
Marbled (imp. & p. p.) of
Marble
Marbling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Marble
Marble (n.) To stain or
vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or
the surface of paper.
Marbled (a.) Made of, or
faced with, marble.
Marbled (a.) Made to
resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.
Marbled (a.) Varied with
irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
Marble-edged (a.) Having
the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.
Marbleized (imp. & p. p.)
of Marbleize
Marbleizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Marbleize
Marbleize (v. t.) To stain
or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as,
to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.
Marbler (n.) One who works
upon marble or other stone.
Marbler (n.) One who
colors or stains in imitation of marble.
Marbling (n.) The art or
practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.
Marbling (n.) An
intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.
Marbling (n.) Distinct
markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.
Marbly (a.) Containing, or
resembling, marble.
Marbrinus (n.) A cloth
woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and
16th centuries.
Marc (n.) The refuse
matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.
Marc (n.) A weight of
various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European
countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
Marc (n.) A coin formerly
current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.
Marc (n.) A German coin
and money of account. See Mark.
Marcantant (n.) A
merchant.
Marcasite (n.) A sulphide
of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing
in form; white iron pyrites.
Marcasitic (a.) Alt. of
Marcasitical
Marcasitical (a.)
Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.
Marcassin (n.) A young
wild boar.
Marcato (a.) In a marked
emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a direction.
Marceline (n.) A thin silk
fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.
Marcescent (a.) Withering
without/ falling off; fading; decaying.
Marcescible (a.) Li/ble to
wither or decay.
March (n.) The third month
of the year, containing thirty-one days.
March (n.) A territorial
border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; -- used
chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied especially to the border
land on the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and Wales.
March (v. i.) To border;
to be contiguous; to lie side by side.
Marched (imp. & p. p.) of
March
Marching (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of March
March (v. i.) To move with
regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner;
to advance steadily.
March (v. i.) To proceed
by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into
France.
March (v. t.) TO cause to
move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military
array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or
stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force.
March (n.) The act of
marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military
progress; advance of troops.
March (n.) Hence: Measured
and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately
or deliberate walk; steady onward movement.
March (n.) The distance
passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles.
March (n.) A piece of
music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece
of music in the march form.
Macher (n.) One who
marches.
Marcher (n.) The lord or
officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.
Marchet (n.) Alt. of
Merchet
Merchet (n.) In old
English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon
the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.
Marching () a. & n., fr. March,
v.
Marchioness (n.) The wife
or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.
March-mad (a.) Extremely
rash; foolhardy. See under March, the month.
Marchman (n.) A person
living in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales.
Marchpane (n.) A kind of
sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar.
March-ward (n.) A warden
of the marches; a marcher.
Marcian (a.) Under the
influence of Mars; courageous; bold.
Marcid (a.) Pining; lean;
withered.
Marcid (a.) Characterized
by emaciation, as a fever.
Marcidity (n.) The state
or quality of being withered or lean.
Marcionite (n.) A follower
of Marcion, a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of
the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a
third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man,
and the God of the Jewish dispensation.
Marcobrunner (n.) A
celebrated Rhine wine.
Marcor (n.) A wasting away
of flesh; decay.
Marcosian (n.) One of a
Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from Marcus, an Egyptian, who was
reputed to be a margician.
Mardi gras (n.) The last
day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and
merrymaking.
Mare (n.) The female of
the horse and other equine quadrupeds.
Mare (n.) Sighing,
suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the
chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound
nightmare.
Marechal Niel () A kind of large
yellow rose.
Mareis (n.) A Marsh.
Marena (n.) A European
whitefish of the genus Coregonus.
Mareschal (n.) A military
officer of high rank; a marshal.
Mare's-nest (n.) A
supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
Mare's-tail (n.) A long
streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain;
a cirrus cloud. See Cloud.
Mare's-tail (n.) An
aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H. vulgaris), having narrow leaves in
whorls.
Margarate (n.) A compound
of the so-called margaric acid with a base.
Margaric (a.) Pertaining
to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
Margarin (n.) A fatty
substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly
supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known
to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and teipalmitin.
Marasritaceous (a.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
Margarite (n.) A pearl.
Margarite (n.) A mineral
related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly
luster.
Margaritic (a.) Margaric.
Margaritiferous (a.)
Producing pearls.
Margarodite (n.) A hidrous
potash mica related to muscovite.
Margarone (n.) The ketone
of margaric acid.
Margarous (a.) Margaric;
-- formerly designating a supposed acid.
Margate fish () A sparoid fish
(Diabasis aurolineatus) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; --
called also red-mouth grunt.
Margay (n.) An American
wild cat (Felis tigrina), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with
black. Called also long-tailed cat.
Marge (n.) Border; margin;
edge; verge.
Margent (n.) A margin;
border; brink; edge.
Margent (v. t.) To enter
or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.
Margin (n.) A border;
edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.
Margin (n.) Specifically:
The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.
Margin (n.) The difference
between the cost and the selling price of an article.
Margin (n.) Something
allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with
certainty.
Margin (n.) Collateral
security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered
into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and
selling of stocks, wheat, etc.
Margined (imp. & p. p.) of
Margin
Marginging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Margin
Margin (v. t.) To furnish
with a margin.
Margin (v. t.) To enter in
the margin of a page.
Marginal (a.) Of or
pertaining to a margin.
Marginal (a.) Written or
printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss.
Marginalia (n. pl.)
Marginal notes.
Marginally (adv.) In the
margin of a book.
Marginate (n.) Having a
margin distinct in appearance or structure.
Marginate (v. t.) To
furnish with a distinct margin; to margin.
Marginated (a.) Same as
Marginate, a.
Margined (a.) Having a
margin.
Margined (a.) Bordered
with a distinct line of color.
Marginella (n.) A genus of
small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.
Marginicidal (a.)
Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of fruits.
Margosa (n.) A large tree
of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as
a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes
from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in
the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China,
or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.
Margravate (n.) Alt. of
Margraviate
Margraviate (n.) The
territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.
Margrave (n.) Originally,
a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.
Margrave (n.) The English
equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.
Margravine (n.) The wife
of a margrave.
Marguerite (n.) The daisy
(Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the
China aster.
Marian (a.) Pertaining to
the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.
Marie (interj.) Marry.
Mariet (n.) A kind of
bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a
violet.
Marigenous (a.) Produced
in or by the sea.
Marigold (n.) A name for
several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis
(see Calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes.
Marikina (n.) A small
marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin.
Marimba (n.) A musical
istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.
Marimonda (n.) A spider
monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Central and South America.
Marinade (n.) A brine or
pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.
Marinate (v. t.) To salt
or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use
of marinade.
Marine (a.) Of or
pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval
affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine
engine.
Marine (a.) Formed by the
action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.
Marine (a.) A solider
serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty
in the navy.
Marine (a.) The sum of
naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the
collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
Marine (a.) A picture
representing some marine subject.
Marined (a.) Having the
lower part of the body like a fish.
Mariner (n.) One whose
occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.
Marinership (n.)
Seamanship.
Marinorama (n.) A
representation of a sea view.
Mariolater (n.) One who
worships the Virgin Mary.
Mariolatry (n.) The
worship of the Virgin Mary.
Marionette (n.) A puppet
moved by strings, as in a puppet show.
Marionette (n.) The buffel
duck.
Mariotte's law () See Boyle's
law, under Law.
Mariposa lily () One of a genus
(Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored,
blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California.
Mariput (n.) A species of
civet; the zoril.
Marish (n.) Low, wet
ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor.
Marish (a.) Moory; fenny;
boggy.
Marish (a.) Growing in
marshes.
Marital (v.) Of or
pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority.
Maritated (a.) Having a
husband; married.
Maritimal (a.) Alt. of
Maritimale
Maritimale (a.) See
Maritime.
Maritime (a.) Bordering
on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or
power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states.
Maritime (a.) Of or
pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or
to shipping and commerce by sea.
Marjoram (n.) A genus of
mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet
marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in
cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. vulgare, far less
fragrant than the other.
Mark (n.) A license of
reprisals. See Marque.
Mark (n.) An old weight
and coin. See Marc.
Mark (n.) The unit of
monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States
money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this
value.
Mark (n.) A visible sign
or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or
the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some
information or intimation; a token; a trace.
Mark (n.) A character or
device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was
made; a trade-mark.
Mark (n.) A character
(usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.
Mark (n.) A fixed object
serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark,
a landmark.
Mark (n.) A trace, dot,
line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a
scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark.
Mark (n.) An evidence of
presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace;
specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character.
Mark (n.) That toward
which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.
Mark (n.) Attention,
regard, or respect.
Mark (n.) Limit or
standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
Mark (n.) Badge or sign of
honor, rank, or official station.
Mark (n.) Preeminence;
high position; as, particians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
Mark (n.) A characteristic
or essential attribute; a differential.
Mark (n.) A number or
other character used in registring; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
Mark (n.) Image; likeness;
hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants.
Mark (n.) One of the bits
of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals
of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps."
Marked (imp. & p. p.) of
Mark
Marking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mark
Mark (v. t.) To put a mark
upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to
mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
Mark (v. t.) To be a mark
upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this
monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for
a leader.
Mark (v. t.) To leave a
trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a
pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.
Mark (v. t.) To keep
account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of
billiards or cards.
Mark (v. t.) To notice or
observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard.
Mark (v. i.) To take
particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.
Markable (a.) Remarkable.
Marked (a.) Designated or
distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked
card; a marked coin; a marked instance.
Markee (n.) See Marquee.
Marker (n.) One who or
that which marks.
Marker (n.) One who keeps
account of a game played, as of billiards.
Marker (n.) A counter used
in card playing and other games.
Marker (n.) The soldier
who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an
alignment.
Marker (n.) An attachment
to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.
Market (n.) A meeting
together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as
in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by
auction; as, a market is held in the town every week.
Market (n.) A public place
(as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a
market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.
Market (n.) An opportunity
for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town,
region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one's
wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market
for English goods.
Market (n.) Exchange, or
purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market.
Market (n.) The price for
which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth.
Market (n.) The privelege
granted to a town of having a public market.
Marketed (imp. & p. p.) of
Market
Marketing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Market
Market (v. i.) To deal in
a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.
Market (v. t.) To expose
for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended
sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have marketed their crops.
Marketable (a.) Fit to be
offered for sale in a market; such as may be justly and lawfully sold; as,
dacaye/ provisions are not marketable.
Marketable (a.) Current in
market; as, marketable value.
Marketable (a.) Wanted by
purchasers; salable; as, furs are not marketable in that country.
Marketableness (n.)
Quality of being marketable.
Marketer (n.) One who
attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.
Marketing (n.) The act of
selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.
Marketing (n.) Articles
in, or from, a market; supplies.
Marketstead (n.) A market
place.
Markhoor (n.) A large wild
goat (Capra megaceros), having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the
mountains of Northern India and Cashmere.
Marking (n.) The act of
one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or
disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage.
Markis (n.) A marquis.
Markisesse (n.) A
marchioness.
Markman (n.) A marksman.
Marksmen (pl. ) of
Marksman
Marksman (n.) One skillful
to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well.
Marksman (n.) One who
makes his mark, instead of writing his name, in signing documents.
Marksmanship (n.) Skill of
a marksman.
Marl (v. t.) To cover, as
part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent
unwinding.
Marl (n.) A mixed earthy
substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble
proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See
Greensand.
Marled (imp. & p. p.) of
Marl
Marling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Marl
Marl (n.) To overspread or
manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
Marlaceous (a.) Resembling
marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.
Marlin (n.) The American
great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit
(Limosa haematica).
Marline (v.) A small line
composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and
cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.
Marline (v. t.) To wind
marline around; as, to marline a rope.
Marlite (n.) A variety of
marl.
Marlitic (a.) Partaking of
the qualites of marlite.
Marlpit (n.) Apit where
marl is dug.
Marlstone (n.) A sandy
calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the
upper and lower Lias of England.
Marly (superl.) Consisting
or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.
Marmalade (n.) A preserve
or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange,
etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence.
Marmalet (n.) See
Marmalade.
Marmatite (n.) A
ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.
Marmolite (n.) A thin,
laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.
Marmoraceous (a.)
Pertaining to, or like, marble.
Marmorate (a.) Alt. of
Marmorated
Marmorated (a.) Variegated
like marble; covered or overlaid with marble.
Marmoration (n.) A
covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to
resemble marble.
Marmoratum opus () A kind of hard
finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of
taking a high polish.
Marmoreal (a.) Alt. of
Marmorean
Marmorean (a.) Pertaining
to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
Marmorosis (n.) The
metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble.
Marmose (n.) A species of
small opossum (Didelphus murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.
Marmoset (n.) Any one of
numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas,
family Hapalidae. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They
are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey.
Marmot (n.) Any rodent of
the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size
of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac
is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the
woodchuck.
Marmot (n.) Any one of
several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also,
the prairie dog.
Marmottes oil () A fine oil
obtained from the kernel of Prunus brigantiaca. It is used instead of olive or
almond oil.
Marmozet (n.) See
Marmoset.
Marone (n.) See Maroon,
the color.
Maronites (pl. ) of
Maronite
Maronite (n.) One of a
body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount
Lebanon and in different parts of Syria. They take their name from one Maron of
the 6th century.
Maroon (n.) In the West
Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
Marooned (imp. & p. p.) of
Maroon
Marooning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Maroon
Maroon (v. t.) To put (a
person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
Maroon (a.) Having the
color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.
Maroon (n.) A brownish or
dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching
crimson or purple.
Maroon (n.) An explosive
shell. See Marron, 3.
Marplot (n.) One who, by
his officious /nterference, mars or frustrates a design or plot.
Marque (n.) A license to
pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of
making reprisals.
Marquee (n.) A large field
tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank.
Marquess (n.) A marquis.
Marquetry (n.) Inlaid
work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several
colors.
Marquis (n.) A nobleman in
England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the
marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the
kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by
patent.
Marquisate (n.) The
seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a
marquis.
Marquisdom (n.) A
marquisate.
Marquise (n.) The wife of
a marquis; a marchioness.
Marquisship (n.) A
marquisate.
Marram (n.) A coarse grass
found on sandy beaches (Ammophila arundinacea). See Beach grass, under Beach.
Marrer (n.) One who mars
or injures.
Marriable (a.)
Marriageable.
Marriage (v. t.) The act
of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for
life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
Marriage (v. t.) The
marriage vow or contract.
Marriage (v. t.) A feast
made on the occasion of a marriage.
Marriage (v. t.) Any
intimate or close union.
Marriageability (n.) The
quality or state of being marriageable.
Marriageable (a.) Fit for,
or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is allowable.
Marrried (a.) Being in the
state of matrimony; wedded; as, a married man or woman.
Marrried (a.) Of or
pertaining to marriage; connubial; as, the married state.
Marrier (n.) One who
marries.
Marron (a.) A large
chestnut.
Marron (a.) A chestnut
color; maroon.
Marron (a.) A paper or
pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an
explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a cannon.
Marroon (n. & a.) Same as
1st Maroon.
Marrot (n.) The
razor-billed auk. See Auk.
Marrot (n.) The common
guillemot.
Marrot (n.) The puffin.
Marrow (n.) The tissue
which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it
is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and
red or reddish in color.
Marrow (n.) The essence;
the best part.
Marrow (n.) One of a pair;
a match; a companion; an intimate associate.
Marrowed (imp. & p. p.) of
Marrow
Marrowing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Marrow
Marrow (v. t.) To fill
with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
Marrowbone (n.) A bone
containing marrow; pl. ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as, to get down on
one's marrowbones, i. e., to kneel.
Marrowfat (n.) A rich but
late variety of pea.
Marrowish (a.) Of the
nature of, or like, marrow.
Marrowless (a.) Destitute
of marrow.
Marrowy (a.) Full of
marrow; pithy.
Marrubium (n.) A genus of
bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.
Married (imp. & p. p.) of
Marry
Marrying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Marry
Marry (v. t.) To unite in
wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman,
for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the
laws or customs of the place.
Marry (v. t.) To join
according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as her
husband. See the Note to def. 4.
Marry (v. t.) To dispose
of in wedlock; to give away as wife.
Marry (v. t.) To take for
husband or wife. See the Note below.
Marry (v. t.)
Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation.
Marry (v. i.) To enter
into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
Marry (interj.) Indeed !
in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice
of swearing by the Virgin Mary.
Mars (n.) The god of war
and husbandry.
Mars (n.) One of the
planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next
beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days,
and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of
its light.
Mars (n.) The metallic
element iron, the symbol of which / was the same as that of the planet Mars.
Marsala (n.) A kind of
wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.
Marsdenia (n.) A genus of
plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers,
several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one species (Marsdenia
tinctoria) affords indigo.
Marseillais (a. f.) Alt.
of Marseillaise
Marseillaise (a. f.) Of or
pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants.
Marseillais (n. f.) Alt.
of Marseillaise
Marseillaise (n. f.) A
native or inhabitant of Marseilles.
Marseilles (n.) A general
term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed of two series of threads
interlacing each other, thus forming double cloth, quilted in the loom; -- so
named because first made in Marseilles, France.
Marsh (n.) A tract of soft
wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a
morass.
Marshal (n.) Originally,
an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.
Marshal (n.) An officer of
high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of
operations, or the like
Marshal (n.) One who goes
before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a
pursuivant.
Marshal (n.) One who
regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of
procession, and the like.
Marshal (n.) The chief
officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the
lists.
Marshal (n.) The highest
military officer.
Marshal (n.) A ministerial
officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute
the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties,
similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain
police officers of a city.
Marshaled (imp. & p. p.)
of Marshal
Marshalled () of Marshal
Marshaling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Marshal
Marshalling () of Marshal
Marshal (v. t.) To dispose
in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.
Marshal (v. t.) To direct,
guide, or lead.
Marshal (v. t.) To dispose
in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different
crests when several belong to an achievement.
Marshaler (n.) One who
marshals.
Marshaling (n.) The act of
arranging in due order.
Marshaling (n.) The
arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.
Marshalsea (n.) The court
or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal
of the king's household.
Marshalship (n.) The
office of a marshal.
Marshbanker (n.) Alt. of
Marsebanker
Marsebanker (n.) The
menhaden.
Marshiness (n.) The state
or condition of being marshy.
Marsh marigold () A perennial
plant of the genus Caltha (C. palustris), growing in wet places and bearing
bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the
name of cowslip. See Cowslip.
Marshy (a.) Resembling a
marsh; wet; boggy; fenny.
Marshy (a.) Pertaining to,
or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed.
Marsipobranch (n.) One of
the Marsipobranchia.
Marsipobranchia (n. pl.) A
class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill
cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth
destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and
Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii.
Marsupial (a.) Having a
pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
Marsupial (a.) Of or
pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones.
Marsupial (n.) One of the
Marsupialia.
Marsupialia (n. pl.) A
subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the
adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from
ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental,
and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries
the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called
also Marsupiata.
Marsupialian (n.) Alt. of
Marsupian
Marsupian (n.) One of the
Marsupialia.
Marsupiate (a.) Related to
or resembling the marsupials; furnished with a pouch for the young, as the
marsupials, and also some fishes and Crustacea.
Marsupion (n.) Same as
Marsupium.
Marsupite (n.) A fossil
crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form.
Marsupia (pl. ) of
Marsupium
Marsupium (n.) The pouch,
formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their
young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.
Marsupium (n.) The pecten
in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
Mart (n.) A market.
Mart (n.) A bargain.
Mart (v. t.) To buy or
sell in, or as in, a mart.
Mart (v. t.) To traffic.
Mart (n.) The god Mars.
Mart (n.) Battle; contest.
Martagon (n.) A lily
(Lilium Martagon) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia.
Martel (v. i.) To make a
blow with, or as with, a hammer.
Martel de fer () A weapon
resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; -- used by
horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor.
Marteline (n.) A small
hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.
Martello tower () A building of
masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the
summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction.
Marten (n.) A bird. See
Martin.
Marten (n.) Any one of
several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the
sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten
(Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable
(M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian
sable.
Marten (n.) The fur of the
marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
Martern (n.) Same as
Marten.
Mar-text (n.) A blundering
preacher.
Martial (a.) Of,
pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial
appearance.
Martial (a.) Practiced in,
or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
Martial (a.) Belonging to
war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a
court-martial.
Martial (a.) Pertaining
to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.
Martial (a.) Pertaining
to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.
Martialism (n.) The
quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.
Martialist (n.) A warrior.
Martialized (imp. & p. p.)
of Martialize
Martializing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Martialize
Martialize (v. t.) To
render warlike; as, to martialize a people.
Martially (adv.) In a
martial manner.
Martialness (n.) The
quality of being martial.
Martin (n.) A perforated
stone-faced runner for grinding.
Martin (n.) One of several
species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of
the common swallows.
Martinet (n.) In military
language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid
adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.
Martinet (n.) The martin.
Martineta (n.) A species
of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.
Martinetism (n.) The
principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.
Martingale (n.) Alt. of
Martingal
Martingal (n.) A strap
fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the
bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It
is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.
Martingal (n.) A lower
stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or
reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.
Martingal (n.) The act of
doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also,
the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the
martingale of a harness.
Martinmas (n.) The feast
of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called martlemans.
Martite (n.) Iron
sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.
Martlemas (n.) See
Martinmas.
Martlet (n.) The European
house martin.
Martlet (n.) A bird
without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of
cadency it denotes the fourth son.
Martyr (n.) One who, by
his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for
his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Martyr (n.) Hence, one who
sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake
of principle, or to sustain a cause.
Martyred (imp. & p. p.) of
Martyr
Martyring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Martyr
Martyr (v. t.) To put to
death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of
faith or profession.
Martyr (v. t.) To
persecute; to torment; to torture.
Martyrdom (n.) The
condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account
of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
Martyrdom (n.) Affliction;
torment; torture.
Martyrization (n.) Act of
martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.
Martyrize (v. t.) To make
a martyr of.
Martyrly (adv.) In the
manner of a martyr.
Martyrologe (n.) A
martyrology.
Martyrologic (a.) Alt. of
Martyrological
Martyrological (a.)
Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue
of martyrs.
Martyrologist (n.) A
writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs.
-gies (pl. ) of
Martyrology
Martyrology (n.) A history
or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
Martyrship (n.) Martyrdom.
Marvel (n.) That which
causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
Marvel (n.) Wonder.
Marveled (imp. & p. p.) of
Marvel
Marvelled () of Marvel
Marveling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Marvel
Marvelling () of Marvel
Marvel (v. i.) To be
struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.
Marvel (v. t.) To marvel
at.
Marvel (v. t.) To cause to
marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally.
Marvelous (n.) Exciting
wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
Marvelous (n.) Partaking
of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible.
Marvelously (adv.) In a
marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
Marvelousness (n.) The
quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.
Marver (n.) A stone, or
cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.
Mary (n.) Marrow.
Mary (interj.) See Marry.
Mary-bud (n.) The
marigold; a blossom of the marigold.
Maryolatry (n.)
Mariolatry.
Marysole (n.) A large
British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and
whiff.
Mascagnin (n.) Alt. of
Mascagnite
Mascagnite (n.) Native
sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named from Mascagni, who
discovered it.
Mascle (n.) A lozenge
voided.
Mascled (a.) Composed of,
or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions.
Mascot (n.) Alt. of
Mascotte
Mascotte (n.) A person who
is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs;
anything that brings good luck.
Masculate (v. t.) To make
strong.
Masculine (a.) Of the male
sex; not female.
Masculine (a.) Having the
qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not
feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.
Masculine (a.) Belonging
to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
Masculine (a.) Having the
inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings,
as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.
Masculinity (n.) The state
or quality of being masculine; masculineness.
Mase (n. & v.) See Maze.
Maselyn (n.) A drinking
cup. See 1st Maslin, 2.
Maser (n.) Same as Mazer.
Mash (n.) A mesh.
Mash (n.) A mass of mixed
ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of
anything in a soft pulpy state. Specifically (Brewing), ground or bruised malt,
or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal)
steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.
Mash (n.) A mixture of
meal or bran and water fed to animals.
Mash (n.) A mess; trouble.
Mashed (imp. & p. p.) of
Mash
Mashing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mash
Mash (v. t.) To convert
into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise;
to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically
(Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes
wort.
Masher (n.) One who, or
that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.
Masher (n.) A charmer of
women.
Mashlin (n.) See Maslin.
Mashy (a.) Produced by
crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.
Mask (n.) A cover, or
partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's
mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
Mask (n.) That which
disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
Mask (n.) A festive
entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a
masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.
Mask (n.) A dramatic
performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented
mythical or allegorical characters.
Mask (n.) A grotesque head
or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in
fountains, and the like; -- called also mascaron.
Mask (n.) In a permanent
fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
Mask (n.) A screen for a
battery.
Mask (n.) The lower lip of
the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
Masked (imp. & p. p.) of
Mask
Masking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mask
Mask (v. t.) To cover, as
the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a
mask or visor.
Mask (v. t.) To disguise;
to cover; to hide.
Mask (v. t.) To conceal;
also, to intervene in the line of.
Mask (v. t.) To cover or
keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force,
while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
Mask (v. i.) To take part
as a masker in a masquerade.
Mask (v. i.) To wear a
mask; to be disguised in any way.
Masked (a.) Wearing a mask
or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed; hidden.
Masked (a.) Same as
Personate.
Masked (a.) Having the
anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the
plumage; -- said of birds.
Masker (n.) One who wears
a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.
Masker (v. t.) To confuse;
to stupefy.
Maskery (n.) The dress or
disguise of a maske/; masquerade.
Maskinonge (n.) The
muskellunge.
Mask shell () Any spiral marine
shell of the genus Persona, having a curiously twisted aperture.
Maslach (n.) An excitant
containing opium, much used by the Turks.
Maslin (n.) A mixture
composed of different materials
Maslin (n.) A mixture of
metals resembling brass.
Maslin (n.) A mixture of
different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye.
Maslin (n.) A vessel made
of maslin, 1 (a).
Maslin (a.) Composed of
different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little
wheat.
Mason (n.) One whose
occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for
building purposes.
Mason (n.) A member of the
fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
Mason (v. t.) To build
stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; --
with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a
kettle or boiler.
Masonic (a.) Of or
pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
Masonry (n.) The art or
occupation of a mason.
Masonry (n.) The work or
performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.
Masonry (n.) That which is
built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as
stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made
without mortar.
Masonry (n.) The craft,
institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.
Masoola boat () A kind of boat
used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands
of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on
taking the beach through surf is much reduced.
Masora (n.) A Jewish
critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned
rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries.
Masoret (n.) A Masorite.
Masoretic (a.) Alt. of
Masoretical
Masoretical (a.) Of or
relating to the Masora, or to its authors.
Masorite (n.) One of the
writers of the Masora.
Masque (n.) A mask; a
masquerade.
Masquerade (n.) An
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing,
conversation, or other diversions.
Masquerade (n.) A dramatic
performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 4.
Masquerade (n.) Acting or
living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal
show; pretentious show; disguise.
Masquerade (n.) A Spanish
diversion on horseback.
Masqueraded (imp. & p. p.)
of Masquerade
Masquerading (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Masquerade
Masquerade (v. i.) To
assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.
Masquerade (v. i.) To
frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is
not.
Masquerade (v. t.) To
conceal with masks; to disguise.
Masquerader (n.) One who
masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.
Mass (n.) The sacrifice in
the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.
Mass (n.) The portions of
the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely,
the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides
sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.
Massed (imp. & p. p.) of
Mass
Massing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mass
Mass (v. i.) To celebrate
Mass.
Mass (n.) A quantity of
matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles
or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable
size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water.
Mass (n.) A medicinal
substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for
making pills; as, blue mass.
Mass (n.) A large
quantity; a sum.
Mass (n.) Bulk; magnitude;
body; size.
Mass (n.) The principal
part; the main body.
Mass (n.) The quantity of
matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.
Mass (v. t.) To form or
collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into
masses; to assemble.
Massacre (n.) The killing
of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or
cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St.
Bartholomew's Day.
Massacre (n.) Murder.
Massacred (imp. & p. p.)
of Massacre
Massacring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Massacre
Massacre (n.) To kill in
considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with
indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of
nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.
Massacrer (n.) One who
massacres.
Massage (n.) A rubbing or
kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial
measure.
Massasauga (n.) The black
rattlesnake (Crotalus, / Caudisona, tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley.
Masse (n.) Alt. of Masse
shot
Masse shot (n.) A stroke
made with the cue held vertically.
Masser (n.) A priest who
celebrates Mass.
Masseter (n.) The large
muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.
Masseteric (a.) Of or
pertaining to the masseter.
Masseterine (a.)
Masseteric.
Masseur (n. f.) Alt. of
Masseuse
Masseuse (n. f.) One who
performs massage.
Massicot (n.) Lead
protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline
form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.
Massiness (n.) The state
or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
Massive (a.) Forming, or
consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.
Massive (a.) In mass; not
necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a
mineral occurs massive.
Massively (adv.) In a
heavy mass.
Massiveness (n.) The state
or quality of being massive; massiness.
Massoola boat () See Masoola
boat.
Massora (n.) Same as
Masora.
Massoret (n.) Same as
Masorite.
Massy (superl.) Compacted
into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous;
bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.
Mast (n.) The fruit of the
oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.
Mast (n.) A pole, or long,
strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to
sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several
pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.
Mast (n.) The vertical
post of a derrick or crane.
Masted (imp. & p. p.) of
Mast
Masting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mast
Mast (v. t.) To furnish
with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
Mastax (n.) The pharynx of
a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the
incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.
Mastax (n.) The lore of a
bird.
Masted (a.) Furnished with
a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.
Master (n.) A vessel
having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
Master (n.) A male person
having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the
main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive
application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave.
(c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or
feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a
household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The
director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i)
The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of
a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.
Master (n.) One who uses,
or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
Master (n.) One who has
attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of
oratorical art.
Master (n.) A title given
by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; --
sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
Master (n.) A young
gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
Master (n.) The commander
of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in
the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on
a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the
vessel.
Master (n.) A person
holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer;
also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
Mastered (imp. & p. p.) of
Master
Mastering (p. pr. vb. n.)
of Master
Master (v. t.) To become
the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to
overpower; to subdue.
Master (v. t.) To gain the
command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a
science.
Master (v. t.) To own; to
posses.
Master (v. i.) To be
skillful; to excel.
Masterdom (n.) Dominion;
rule; command.
Masterful (a.) Inclined to
play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.
Masterful (a.) Having the
skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.
Masterfully (adv.) In a
masterful manner; imperiously.
Masterhood (n.) The state
of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.
Masterless (a.) Destitute
of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.
Masterliness (n.) The
quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.
Masterly (a.) Suitable to,
or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill
and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly
performance; a masterly policy.
Masterly (a.) Imperious;
domineering; arbitrary.
Masterly (adv.) With the
skill of a master.
Masterous (a.) Masterly.
Masterpiece (n.) Anything
done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a
supreme achievement.
Mastership (n.) The state
or office of a master.
Mastership (n.) Mastery;
dominion; superior skill; superiority.
Mastership (n.) Chief
work; masterpiece.
Mastership (n.) An
ironical title of respect.
Mastersinger (n.) One of a
class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in
the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary
laws of rhythm.
Masterwort (n.) A tall and
coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly
Imperatoria).
Masterwort (n.) The
Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre.
Masterwort (n.)
Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
Masteries (pl. ) of
Mastery
Mastery (n.) The position
or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
Mastery (n.) Superiority
in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
Mastery (n.) Contest for
superiority.
Mastery (n.) A masterly
operation; a feat.
Mastery (n.) Specifically,
the philosopher's stone.
Mastery (n.) The act
process of mastering; the state of having mastered.
Mastful (a.) Abounding in
mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut.
Masthead (n.) The top or
head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
Masthead (v. t.) To cause
to go to the masthead as a punishment.
Masthouse (n.) A building
in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.
Mastic (n.) A low shrubby
tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts
of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic
tree.
Mastic (n.) A resin
exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish
white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
Mastic (n.) A kind of
cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering
walls, etc.
Masticable (a.) Capable of
being masticated.
Masticador (n.) A part of
a bridle, the slavering bit.
Masticated (imp. & p. p.)
of Masticate
Masticating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Masticate
Masticate (v. t.) To grind
or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion;
to chew; as, to masticate food.
Masticater (n.) One who
masticates.
Mastication (n.) The act
or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
Masticator (n.) One who
masticates.
Masticator (n.) A machine
for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for
cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in
some processes of manufacture.
Masticatory (a.) Chewing;
adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food.
-ries (pl. ) of
Masticatory
Masticatory (n.) A
substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
Mastich (n.) See Mastic.
Masticin (n.) A white,
amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an
insoluble residue of mastic.
Masticot (n.) Massicot.
Mastiffs (pl. ) of Mastiff
Mastives (pl. ) of Mastiff
Mastiff (n.) A breed of
large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing
in form and color, and characteristic of different countries.
Mastigopod (n.) One of the
Mastigopoda.
Mastigopoda (n. pl.) The
Infusoria.
Mastigure (n.) Any one of
several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern
Asia and North Africa.
Masting (n.) The act or
process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific
principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of
placing them.
Mastitis (n.) Inflammation
of the breast.
Mastless (a.) Bearing no
mast; as, a mastless oak or beech.
Mastless (a.) Having no
mast; as, a mastless vessel.
Mastlin (n.) See Maslin.
Mastodon (n.) An extinct
genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar
teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor
teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their romains occur in
nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late
Quaternary time.
Mastodonsaurus (n.) A
large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found in the European Triassic rocks.
Mastodontic (a.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, a mastodon; as, mastodontic dimensions.
Mastodynia (n.) Alt. of
Mastodyny
Mastodyny (n.) Pain
occuring in the mamma or female breast, -- a form of neuralgia.
Mastoid (a.) Resembling
the nipple or the breast; -- applied specifically to a process of the temporal
bone behind the ear.
Mastoid (a.) Pertaining
to, or in the region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal.
Mastoidal (a.) Same as
Mastoid.
Mastology (n.) The natural
history of Mammalia.
Mastress (n.) Mistress.
Masturbation (n.) Onanism;
self-pollution.
Masty (a.) Full of mast;
abounding in acorns, etc.
Masula boat () Same as Masoola
boat.
Mat (n.) A name given by
coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal.
Mat (a.) Cast down;
dejected; overthrown; slain.
Mat (n.) A fabric of
sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping
and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and
for other purposes.
Mat (n.) Any similar
fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or
lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.
Mat (n.) Anything growing
thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as,
a mat of weeds; a mat of hair.
Mat (n.) An ornamental
border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers
a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype.
Matted (imp. & p. p.) of
Mat
Matting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mat
Mat (v. t.) To cover or
lay with mats.
Mat (v. t.) To twist,
twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
Mat (v. i.) To grow thick
together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.
Matachin (n.) An old dance
with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
Mataco (n.) The
three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under Loricata.
Matadore (n.) Alt. of
Matador
Matador (n.) The killer;
the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights.
Matador (n.) In the game
of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the
first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black
trump or the seven of a red one.
Matagasse (n.) A shrike or
butcher bird; -- called also mattages.
Matamata (n.) The bearded
tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American rivers.
Matanza (n.) A place where
animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.
Match (n.) Anything used
for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which
takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint
of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by
friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium.
Match (v.) A person or
thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an
equal; a mate.
Match (v.) A bringing
together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill
or force, a contest, or the like
Match (v.) A contest to
try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle.
Match (v.) A matrimonial
union; a marriage.
Match (v.) An agreement,
compact, etc.
Match (v.) A candidate for
matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
Match (v.) Equality of
conditions in contest or competition.
Match (v.) Suitable
combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with
something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match.
Match (v.) A perforated
board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly
imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation
between the parts of the mold.
Matched (imp. & p. p.) of
Match
Matching (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Match
Match (v. t.) To be a mate
or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal.
Match (v. t.) To furnish
with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor
to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.
Match (v. t.) To oppose as
equal; to contend successfully against.
Match (v. t.) To make or
procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with;
as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth.
Match (v. t.) To make
equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to
another).
Match (v. t.) To marry; to
give in marriage.
Match (v. t.) To fit
together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a
tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards.
Match (v. i.) To be united
in marriage; to mate.
Match (v. i.) To be of
equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to
correspond; as, these vases match.
Matchable (a.) Capable of
being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together;
correspondent.
Match-cloth (n.) A coarse
cloth.
Match-coat (n.) A coat
made of match-cloth.
Matcher (n.) One who, or
that which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d Match.
Matchless (a.) Having no
equal; unequaled.
Matchless (a.) Unlike each
other; unequal; unsuited.
Matchlock (n.) An old form
of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by
means of a match.
Matchmaker (n.) One who
makes matches for burning or kinding.
Matchmaker (n.) One who
tries to bring about marriages.
Matchmaking (n.) The act
or process of making matches for kindling or burning.
Matchmaking (n.) The act
or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others.
Matchmaking (a.) Busy in
making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking woman.
Mate (n.) The Paraguay
tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The
infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used
for tea in South America.
Mate (n.) Same as
Checkmate.
Mate (a.) See 2d Mat.
Mate (v. t.) To confuse;
to confound.
Mate (v. t.) To checkmate.
Mate (n.) One who
customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which
is associated or combined with a similar object.
Mate (n.) Hence,
specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair
associated for propagation and the care of their young.
Mate (n.) A suitable
companion; a match; an equal.
Mate (n.) An officer in a
merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one
bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third
mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate;
surgeon's mate.
Mated (imp. & p. p.) of
Mate
Mating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mate
Mate (v. t.) To match; to
marry.
Mate (v. t.) To match
one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Mate (v. i.) To be or
become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate
for life; this bird will not mate with that one.
Mateless (a.) Having no
mate.
Matelote (n.) A dish of
food composed of many kinds of fish.
Mateology (n.) A vain,
unprofitable discourse or inquiry.
Mateotechny (n.) Any
unprofitable science.
Mater (n.) See Alma mater,
Dura mater, and Pia mater.
Material (a.) Consisting
of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
Material (a.) Hence:
Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from
the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and
comforts.
Material (a.) Of solid or
weighty character; not insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with;
important.
Material (a.) Pertaining
to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
Material (n.) The
substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
Material (v. t.) To form
from matter; to materialize.
Materialism (n.) The
doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.
Materialism (n.) The
tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the
material nature and its wants.
Materialism (n.) Material
substances in the aggregate; matter.
Materialist (n.) One who
denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that
spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of
matter.
Materialist (n.) One who
holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies
it.
Materialistic (a.) Alt. of
Materialistical
Materialistical (a.) Of or
pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism.
Materiality (n.) The
quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.
Materiality (n.)
Importance; as, the materiality of facts.
Materialization (n.) The
act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.
Materialized (imp. & p. p.)
of Materialize
Materializing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Materialize
Materialize (v. t.) To
invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence,
to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.
Materialize (v. t.) To
regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are
appropriate to matter.
Materialize (v. t.) To
cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with
material interests; as, to materialize thought.
Materialize (v. t.) To
make visable in, or as in, a material form; -- said of spirits.
Materialize (v. i.) To
appear as a material form; to take substantial shape.
Materially (adv.) In the
state of matter.
Materially (adv.) In its
essence; substantially.
Materially (adv.) In an
important manner or degree; essentaily; as, it materially concern us to know the
real motives of our actions.
Materialness (n.) The
state of being material.
Materia medica () Material or
substance used in the composition of remedies; -- a general term for all
substances used as curative agents in medicine.
Materia medica () That branch of
medical science which treats of the nature and properties of all the substances
that are employed for the cure of diseases.
Materiarian (n.) See
Materialist.
Materiate (a.) Alt. of
Materiated
Materiated (a.) Consisting
of matter.
Materiation (n.) Act of
forming matter.
Materiel (n.) That in a
complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in
distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions,
etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in
distinction from its officers.
Materious (a.) See
Material.
Maternal (a.) Of or
pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love;
maternal tenderness.
Maternally (adv.) In a
motherly manner.
Maternity (n.) The state
of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.
Matfelon (n.) The knapweed
(Centaurea nigra).
Math (n.) A mowing, or
that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as, an
aftermath.
Mathematic (a.) See
Mathematical.
Mathematical (a.) Of or
pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics; hence, theoretically
precise; accurate; as, mathematical geography; mathematical instruments;
mathematical exactness.
Mathematician (n.) One
versed in mathematics.
Mathematics (n.) That
science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing
between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance
with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities
known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations.
Mather (n.) See Madder.
Mathes (n.) The mayweed.
Cf. Maghet.
Mathesis (n.) Learning;
especially, mathematics.
Mathurin (n.) See
Trinitarian.
Matico (n.) A Peruvian
plant (Piper, / Artanthe, elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which
are used as a styptic and astringent.
Matie (n.) A fat herring
with undeveloped roe.
M/tin (n.) A French
mastiff.
Matin (n.) Morning.
Matin (n.) Morning worship
or service; morning prayers or songs.
Matin (n.) Time of morning
service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.
Matin (a.) Of or
pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.
Matinal (a.) Relating to
the morning, or to matins; matutinal.
Matinee (n.) A reception,
or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirEe.
Matrass (n.) A
round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.
Matress (n.) See Matress.
Matriarch (n.) The mother
and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
Matriarchal (a.) Of or
pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.
Matriarchate (n.) The
office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.
Matrice (n.) See Matrix.
Matricidal (a.) Of or
pertaining to matricide.
Matricide (n.) The murder
of a mother by her son or daughter.
Matricide (n.) One who
murders one's own mother.
Matriculated (imp. & p. p.)
of Matriculate
Matriculating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Matriculate
Matriculate (v. t.) To
enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to membership in
a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the
name in a register.
Matriculate (v. i.) To go
though the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment,
in a society or college.
Matriculate (a.)
Matriculated.
Matriculate (n.) One who
is matriculated.
Matriculation (n.) The act
or process of matriculating; the state of being matriculated.
Matrimoine (n.) Matrimony.
Matrimonial (a.) Of or
pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as,
matrimonial rights or duties.
Matrimonially (adv.) In a
matrimonial manner.
Matrimonious (a.)
Matrimonial.
Matrimony (n.) The union
of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.
Matrimony (n.) A kind of
game at cards played by several persons.
Matrices (pl. ) of Matrix
Matrix (n.) The womb.
Matrix (n.) Hence, that
which gives form or origin to anything
Matrix (n.) The cavity in
which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the
face of a type.
Matrix (n.) The earthy or
stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the
gangue.
Matrix (n.) The five
simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are
composed.
Matrix (n.) The lifeless
portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the
intercellular substance.
Matrix (n.) A rectangular
arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities
or operations.
Matron (n.) A wife or a
widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly
manners.
Matron (n.) A housekeeper;
esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head
nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.
Matronage (n.) The state
of a matron.
Matronage (n.) The
collective body of matrons.
Matronal (a.) Of or
pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman;
grave; motherly.
Matronhood (n.) The state
of being a matron.
Matronized (imp. & p. p.)
of Matronize
Matronizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Matronize
Matronize (v. t.) To make
a matron of; to make matronlike.
Matronize (v. t.) To act
the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an
assembly.
Matronlike (a.) Like a
matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
Matronly (a.) Advanced in
years; elderly.
Matronly (a.) Like, or
befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.
Matronymic (n.) See
Metronymic.
Matross (n.) Formerly, in
the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train
of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the
guns.
Matt (n.) See Matte.
Mattages (n.) A shrike or
butcher bird; -- written also matagasse.
Mattamore (n.) A
subterranean repository for wheat.
Matte (n.) A partly
reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore
in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine
metal, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark
brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.
Matte (n.) A dead or dull
finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where
the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.
Matted (a.) Having a dull
surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding.
Matted (a.) Covered with a
mat or mats; as, a matted floor.
Matted (a.) Tangled
closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, matted hair.
Matter (n.) That of which
anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or
substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into
which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.
Matter (n.) That of which
the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has
extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.
Matter (n.) That with
regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at,
treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling,
complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.
Matter (n.) That which one
has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.
Matter (n.) Affair worthy
of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly
in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like.
Matter (n.) Inducing cause
or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty;
trouble.
Matter (n.) Amount;
quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.
Matter (n.) Substance
excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a
tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.
Matter (n.) That which is
permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected
by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to form.
Matter (n.) Written
manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to
be used, or which has been used, in printing.
Mattered (imp. & p. p.) of
Matter
Mattering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Matter
Matter (v. i.) To be of
importance; to import; to signify.
Matter (v. i.) To form pus
or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
Matter (v. t.) To regard
as important; to take account of; to care for.
Matterless (a.) Not being,
or having, matter; as, matterless spirits.
Matterless (a.)
Unimportant; immaterial.
Matter-of-fact (a.)
Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or
imaginative; commonplace; dry.
Mattery (a.) Generating or
containing pus; purulent.
Mattery (a.) Full of
substance or matter; important.
Matting (v. t. & i.) The
act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of
becoming matted.
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