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<p><point26>M.</point26></p>
<p><hw>M</hw> (&ebreve;m). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>M, the thirteenth
letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the
manner of its formation, is called the <i>labio-nasal</i> consonant.
See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, §§ 178-180,
242.</def></p>
<p> The letter M came into English from the Greek, through the
Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further derived from the
Phœnician, and ultimately, it is believed, from the Egyptian.
Etymologically M is related to <i>n</i>, in li<i>me</i>,
li<i>n</i>den; <i>emm</i>et, a<i>n</i>t; also to <i>b</i>.</p>
<p> M is readily followed by <i>b</i> and <i>p</i>. the position
of the lips in the formation of both letters being the same. The
relation of <i>b</i> and <i>m</i> is the same as that of <i>d</i> and
<i>t</i> to <i>n</i>. and that of <i>g</i> and <i>k</i> to
<i>ng</i>.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As a numeral, M stands for one thousand,
both in English and Latin.</def></p>
<p><hw>M</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Print.)</i> <def>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.</def> [Written also <i>em</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(law)</i> <def>A brand or stigma, having the
shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter
and admitted to the benefit of clergy.</def></p>
<p><col><b>M roof</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a kind of roof formed
by the junction of two common roofs with a valley between them, so
that the section resembles the letter M.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma</hw> (mä), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mamma</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A child's word for <i>mother</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Hind.] <def>In Oriental countries, a
respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.</def> <i>Balfour
(Cyc. of India).</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<def>But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, <i>ma</i> non
troppo presto" (i. e., lively, <i>but</i> not too quick).</def>
<i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p>
<p><hw>Maa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>New</u> a gull.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The common European gull (<i>Larus
canus</i>); -- called also <i>mar</i>. See <u>New</u>, a
gull.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maad</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Make</u>.
<def>Made.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maa"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The sparrow hawk.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The kestrel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma'am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Madam; my lady; -- a
colloquial contraction of <i>madam</i> often used in direct address,
and sometimes as an appellation.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"a*ra shell`</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large,
pearly, spiral, marine shell (<i>Turbo margaritaceus</i>), from the
Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*ash"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An East Indian
coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maat</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mate</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Dejected; sorrowful; downcast.</def>
[Obs.] "So piteous and so <i>maat</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mab</hw> (măb), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>mad</i>
a male child, a boy.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slattern.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen
of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mab"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrap
up.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mab"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spirituous liquor
or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*bo"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
kind of persimmon tree (<i>Diospyros discolor</i>) from the
Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It
bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac</hw> (?). [Gael., son.] <def>A prefix, in names of Scotch
origin, signifying <i>son</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*ca"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Pg.
<i>macaco</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (<i>Lemur macaco</i>), and the ring-
tailed lemur (<i>L. catta</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*ca"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., a word of
African origin. Cf. <u>Macaco</u>, <u>Macaque</u>.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the
East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
process or act of macadamizing.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac*ad"am*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.
& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Macadamized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Macadamizing</u>.] [From John Loudon <i>McAdam</i>,
who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.] <def>To
cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form
a smooth, hard, convex surface.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac*ad"am road`</hw> (?). [See <u>Macadamize</u>.] <def>A
macadamized road.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A macaw.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`caque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See
<u>Macacus</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of short-tailed monkeys of the genus <i>Macacus</i>; as, <i>M.
maurus</i>, the moor <i>macaque</i> of the East Indies.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`a*ran"ga gum`</hw> (?). <def>A gum of a crimson color,
obtained from a tree (<i>Macaranga Indica</i>) that grows in the East
Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc.,
and sometimes as a medicine.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of
India).</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"a*rize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to bless.]
<def>To congratulate.</def> [Oxford Univ. Cant] <i>Whately.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac`a*ro"ni</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Macaronis</b></plw> (#), or <plw><b>Macaronies</b></plw>.
[Prov. It. <i>macaroni</i>, It. <i>maccheroni</i>, fr. Gr. &?;
happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. &?; blessed, happy. Prob. so
called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. &?;
blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. <u>Macaroon</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and
used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste.</def></p>
<p>&fist; A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in
Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular like the
Italian <i>macaroni</i>. <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A medley; something droll or
extravagant.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sort of droll or fool.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A finical person; a fop; -- applied
especially to English fops of about 1775.</def>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(U. S. Hist.)</i> <def>The
designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War,
distinguished by a rich uniform.</def> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mac`a*ro"ni*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>maccheronico</i>, F.
<i>macaronique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or like,
macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused;
jumbled.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the burlesque
composition called macaronic; as, <i>macaronic</i> poetry.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`a*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macaron</i>,
It. <i>maccherone</i>. See <u>Macaroni</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds,
and sugar.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A finical fellow, or macaroni.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*cart"ney</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Lord
<i>Macartney</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A fire-backed pheasant.
See <u>Fireback</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*cas`sar oil"</hw> (?). <def>A kind of oil formerly used in
dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from
<i>Macassar</i>, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an
imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive
oil.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*cau"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of small lemurs, as <i>Lemur
murinus</i>, which resembles a rat in size.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`ca*va"hu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small Brazilian monkey (<i>Callithrix
torquatus</i>), -- called also <i>collared teetee</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*caw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name
in the Antilles.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any parrot of the genus
<i>Sittace</i>, or <i>Macrocercus</i>. 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.</def></p>
<p>
</p>
<p><col><b>Macaw bush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian name
for a prickly kind of nightshade (<i>Solanum mammosum</i>).</cd> --
<col><b>Macaw palm</b></col>, <col><b>Macaw tree</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tropical American palm (<i>Acrocomia
fusiformis</i> and other species) having a prickly stem and pinnately
divided leaves. Its nut yields a yellow butter, with the perfume of
violets, which is used in making violet soap. Called also <i>grugru
palm</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ca*be"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the
<i>Maccabean</i> princes; <i>Maccabean</i> times.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ca*bees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The name given in later times to the
Asmonæans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious
revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 <u>B. C.</u>, which led
to a period of freedom for Israel.</def> <i>Schaff-Herzog.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><! p. 879 !></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mac"ca*boy</hw> (?), <hw>Mac"co*boy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From a district in the Island of Martinique
where it is made: cf. F. <i>macouba</i>.] <def>A kind of
snuff.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gambling game in
vogue in the eighteenth century.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Jav. & Malay.
<i>mās</i>, fr. Skr. <i>māsha</i> a bean.] <def>A money
of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of
57.98 grains.</def> <i>S. W. Williams.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macis</i>, L.
<i>macis</i>, <i>macir</i>, Gr. &?;; cf. Skr. <i>makar</i>anda the
nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See
<u>Nutmeg</u>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; Red <i>mace</i> is the aril of <i>Myristica tingens</i>,
and <i>white mace</i> that of <i>M. Otoba</i>, -- East Indian trees
of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.</p>
<p><hw>Mace</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mace</i>, F.
<i>masse</i>, from (assumed) L. <i>matea</i>, of which the dim.
<i>mateola</i> a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Death with his <i>mace</i> petrific . . .
smote.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A staff borne by, or carried
before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.</def> "Swayed the
royal <i>mace</i>." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An officer who carries a mace as an emblem
of authority.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A knobbed mallet used by curriers in
dressing leather to make it supple.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Billiards)</i> <def>A rod for playing
billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed
with one hand.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mace bearer</b></col>, <cd>an officer who carries a mace
before persons in authority.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Macedonius</i>, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Geog.)</i> <def>Belonging, or
relating, to Macedonia.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native
or inhabitant of Macedonia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i>
<def>One of a certain religious sect, followers of <i>Macedonius</i>,
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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
doctrines of Macedonius.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>massier</i>. See
<u>Mace</u> staff.] <def>A mace bearer; an officer of a court.</def>
<i>P. Plowman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Macerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Macerating</u>.] [L. <i>maceratus</i>, p. p. of
<i>macerare</i> to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. &?; to
knead.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make lean; to cause to waste
away.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Harvey.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subdue the appetites of by poor and
scanty diet; to mortify.</def> <i>Baker.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or
without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as,
to <i>macerate</i> animal or vegetable fiber.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"er*a`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or
that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous
matter into pulp.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maceratio</i>: cf. F. <i>macération</i>.] <def>The act or
process of macerating.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>||Ma*chæ"ro*dus</hw>
(m&adot;*kē"r&osl;*dŭs), <hw>||Ma*chai"ro*dus</hw>
(m&adot;*kī"r&osl;*dŭs), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>ma`chaira</grk> dagger + <grk>'odoy`s</grk> tooth.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats,
and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and
strength; -- hence called <i>saber-toothed tigers</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*che"te</hw> (m&adot;*chā"t&asl;),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>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.</def> <i>J.
Stevens.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From
<i>Machiavel</i>, an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to
the republic of Florence.] <def>Of or pertaining to Machiavel, or to
his supposed principles; politically cunning; characterized by
duplicity or bad faith; crafty.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
adopts the principles of Machiavel; a cunning and unprincipled
politician.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mach"i*a*vel*ism</hw> (?), <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian*ism</hw>
(?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>machiavélisme</i>; It.
<i>machiavellismo</i>.] <def>The supposed principles of Machiavel, or
practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor
arbitrary power.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*chic"o*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>machicolatus</i>, p. p. of <i>machicolare</i>,
<i>machicollare</i>. See <u>Machicolation</u>.] <def>Having
machicolations.</def> "<i>Machicolated</i> turrets." <i>C.
Kingsley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mach`i*co*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL.
<i>machicolamentum</i>, <i>machacolladura</i>, F.
<i>mâchicolis</i>, <i>mâchecoulis</i>; perh. fr. F.
<i>mèche</i> match, combustible matter + OF. <i>coulis</i>,
<i>couleis</i>, flowing, fr. OF. & F. <i>couler</i> to flow. Cf.
<u>Match</u> for making fire, and <u>Cullis</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil. Arch.)</i> <def>An opening between the
corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a
gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles
upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the
construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character.
See <i>Illusts</i>. of <u>Battlement</u> and <u>Castle</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of discharging missiles or pouring
burning or melted substances upon assailants through such
apertures.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`chi`cou`lis"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mâchicoulis</i>.] <i>(Mil. Arch.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Machicolation</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*chin"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>machinalis</i>: cf. F. <i>machinal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to
machines.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Machinated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Machinating</u> (?).] [L. <i>machinatus</i>, p. p. of
<i>machinari</i> to devise, plot. See <u>Machine</u>.] <def>To plan;
to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm;
to contrive artfully; to plot.</def> "How long will you
<i>machinate</i>!" <i>Sandys.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to <i>machinate</i> evil.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mach`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>machinatio</i>: cf. F. <i>machination</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of machinating.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is devised; a device; a hostile
or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Devilish <i>machinations</i> come to
naught.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>His ingenious <i>machinations</i> had
failed.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mach"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who
machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful
schemer.</def> <i>Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw> (m&adot;*shēn"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F., fr. L. <i>machina</i> machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. &?;,
from &?; means, expedient. Cf. <u>Mechanic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The term <i>machine</i> is most commonly applied to such
pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts, for
mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining materials for various
purposes, as in the manufacture of cloth, etc. Where the effect is
chemical, or other than mechanical, the contrivance is usually
denominated an <i>apparatus</i>, not a machine; as, a <i>bleaching
apparatus</i>. Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of
mechanism are called <i>engines</i>; as, a <i>steam engine</i>,
<i>fire engine</i>, <i>graduating engine</i>, etc. Although there is
no well-settled distinction between the terms <i>engine</i> and
machine among practical men, there is a tendency to restrict the
application of the former to contrivances in which the operating part
is not distinct from the motor.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden
horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i> <i>Southey.</i> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person who acts mechanically or at the
will of another.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A combination of persons acting together
for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the
social <i>machine</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The whole <i>machine</i> of government ought not to
bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and
oppressive.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A political organization arranged and
controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan
ends.</def> [Political Cant]</p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Supernatural agency in a poem, or a
superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Elementary machine</b></col>, <cd>a name sometimes given
to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under
<u>Mechanical</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Infernal machine</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Infernal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine
gun</b></col>.<cd>See under <u>Gun.</u></cd> -- <col><b>Machine
screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal,
in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed
into wood.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine shop</b></col>, <cd>a workshop
where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing,
turning, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine tool</b></col>, <cd>a machine
for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool;
especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc.,
designed for a more or less general use in a machine shop, in
distinction from a machine for producing a special article as in
manufacturing.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine twist</b></col>, <cd>silken
thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine.</cd> --
<col><b>Machine work</b></col>, <cd>work done by a machine, in
contradistinction to that done by hand labor.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Machined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Machining</u>.] <def>To subject to the action of machinery; to
effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing
machine.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*chin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who or
operates a machine; a machinist.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*chin"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From
<u>Machine</u>: cf. F. <i>machinerie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Machines, in general, or collectively.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The working parts of a machine, engine, or
instrument; as, the <i>machinery</i> of a watch.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>machinery</i>, madam, is a term invented by the
critics, to signify that part which the deities, angels, or demons,
are made to act in a poem.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>An indispensable part of the <i>machinery</i> of
state.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The delicate inflexional <i>machinery</i> of the Aryan
languages.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*chin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*chin"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>machiniste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A constrictor of machines
and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One skilled in the use of machine
tools.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person employed to shift scenery in a
theater.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The striped mullet of California (<i>Mugil
cephalus, or Mexicanus</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"i*len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Macilent</u>.] <def>Leanness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"i*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>macilentus</i>, fr. <i>macies</i> leanness, <i>macere</i> to be
lean.] <def>Lean; thin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"in*tosh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Mackintosh</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mack"er*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>maquerel</i>, F. <i>maquereau</i>, fr. D. <i>makelaar</i>
mediator, agent, fr. <i>makelen</i> to act as agent.] <def>A pimp;
also, a bawd.</def> [Obs.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mack`er*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>maquerel</i>, F. <i>maquereau</i> (LL. <i>macarellus</i>), prob.
for <i>maclereau</i>, fr. L. <i>macula</i> a spot, in allusion to the
markings on the fish. See <u>Mail</u> armor.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Any species of the genus <i>Scomber</i>, and of several related
genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most
of them are highly prized for food.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The common mackerel (<i>Scomber scombrus</i>), which
inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most
important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish
mackerel (<i>Scomberomorus maculatus</i>), of the American coast, is
covered with bright yellow circular spots.</p>
<p><col><b>Bull mackerel</b></col>, <col><b>Chub mackerel</b></col>.
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Chub</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Frigate mackerel</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Frigate</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Horse mackerel</b></col> . <cd>See
under <u>Horse</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel bird</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives
in England at the time when mackerel are in season.</cd> --
<col><b>Mackerel cock</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Manx
shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the
mackerel on the east coast of Ireland.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel
guide</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Garfish</u>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel gull</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>any one of several species of gull which feed
upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel
midge</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very small oceanic gadoid
fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and
has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of
the genus <i>Onos</i>, or <i>Motella</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel
plow</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for creasing the sides of lean
mackerel to improve their appearance.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> --
<col><b>Mackerel shark</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the
porbeagle.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel sky</b></col>, or
<col><b>Mackerel-back sky</b></col>, <cd>a sky flecked with small
white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See <u>Cloud</u>.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Mackerel sky</i> and mare's-tails<BR>
Make tall ships carry low sails.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mack"i*naw blan"ket</hw> (?), <hw>Mack"i*naw</hw>. }[From
<i>Mackinac</i>, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other
stores were distributed to the Indians.] <def>A thick blanket
formerly in common use in the western part of the United
States.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mack"in*tosh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A waterproof
outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Macle</u>.]
<def>Same as <u>Macule</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To blur, or be
blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>macula</i> a
spot: cf. F. <i>macle</i>. Cf. <u>Mackle</u>, <u>Mascle</u>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Chiastolite; -- so called from
the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See
<u>Chiastolite</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A crystal having a
similar tessellated appearance.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A twin
crystal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Marked like macle
(chiastolite).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having a twin
structure. See <u>Twin</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Mascled</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*clu"re*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Named from
William <i>Maclure</i>, the geologist.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus
of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of
the lower Silurian rocks.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*clu"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>See <u>Morintannic</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ra*me lace"</hw> (?). <def>A coarse lace made of twine,
used especially in decorating furniture.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous</hw>
(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro</i> + <i>encephalic</i>,
<i>encephalous</i>.] <def>Having a large brain.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro-</hw> (?). [Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk>, adj.] <def>A
combining form signifying <i>long</i>, <i>large</i>, <i>great</i>; as
<i>macro</i>diagonal, <i>macro</i>spore.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; long-
lived; <grk>makro`s</grk> long + &?; life: cf. F.
<i>macrobiotique</i>.] <def>Long-lived.</def> <i> Dunglison.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The art of prolonging life.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Macro</i> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> the head.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having a large head.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the cotyledons of a
dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared
with the rest of the body.</def> <i>Henslow.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro-chem"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-
</i> + <i>chemistry</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The science which
treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances
in quantity; -- distinguished from <i>micro-chemistry</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mac`ro*chi"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk> long + &?; hand.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A
division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called
from the length of the distal part of the wing.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
Gr. &?; the world: cf. F. <i>macrocosme</i>.] <def>The great world;
that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted
with <i>microcosm</i>, or man. See <u>Microcosm</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*cos"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the macrocosm.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mac`ro*cys"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Cyst</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An immensely long
blackish seaweed of the Pacific (<i>Macrocystis pyrifera</i>), having
numerous almond-shaped air vessels.</def></p>
<p><! p. 880 !></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl</hw> (măk`r&osl;*dăk"t&ibreve;l),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>makroda`ktylos</grk> long-fingered;
<grk>makro`s</grk> long + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger: cf. F.
<i>macrodactyle</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a group of
wading birds (<i>Macrodactyli</i>) having very long toes.</def>
[Written also <i>macrodactyle</i>.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous</hw> (?),
} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having long
toes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-
</i> + <i>diagonal</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The longer of two
diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See
<u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*dome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
<i>dome</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A dome parallel to the longer
lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See <u>Dome</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*dont</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr.
<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having large teeth.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A macrodont animal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*far`ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
<i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>See <u>Megafarad</u>.</def>
[R.]</p>
<p><hw>||Mac`ro*glos"si*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Glossa</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Enlargement or
hypertrophy of the tongue.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`rog*nath"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i>
+ <i>gnathic</i>.] <i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>Long-jawed.</def>
<i>Huxley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*crol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>macrologia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; long + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse:
cf. F. <i>macrologie</i>.] <def>Long and tedious talk without much
substance; superfluity of words.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*crom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for determining the size or
distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a
common sextant.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"cron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
long.] <i>(Pron.)</i> <def>A short, straight, horizontal mark [-],
placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a
long sound; as, <i>ā</i>, in <i>dāme</i>; <i>ē</i>,
in <i>sēam</i>, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-
</i> + <i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having long or large
petals.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*croph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i>
+ Gr. &?; a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having long or large
leaves.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*pin"a*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-
</i> + <i>pinacoid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>One of the two
planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical
and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
<i>-pod</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of a group of maioid
crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also
<i>spider crab</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having long
or large feet, or a long stem.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*po"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
macropod.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having long legs or feet.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*prism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
<i>prism</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A prism of an orthorhombic
crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the
corresponding pyramids are called <i>macropyramids</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*crop"te*res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; long + &?; feather, wing.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A
division of birds; the Longipennes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*crop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Macropteres</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having long
wings.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mac"ro*pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Macropod</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of marsupials
including the common kangaroo.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i>
+ <i>pyramid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>See
<u>Macroprism</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. &?; to view.] <def>Visible
to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to <i>microscopic</i>.</def> --
<wf>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>||Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Sporangium</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to
<i>microsporangium</i>. Both are found in the genera
<i>Selaginella</i>, <i>Isoctes</i>, and <i>Marsilia</i>, plants
remotely allied to ferns.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
<i>spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the specially large spores
of certain flowerless plants, as <i>Selaginella</i>, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*spor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to macrospores.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ro*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; stretched
out. See <u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Tone</u>.] <i>(Pron.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Macron</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*cro"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> +
Gr. <grk>o"y^s</grk>, gen. <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Large-eared.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*crou"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>,
<hw>Ma*crou"ral</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, etc.
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Macrura</u>, <u>Macrural</u>,
etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac`ro*zo"ö*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Macro-</i> + <i>zoöspore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large
motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green
algæ.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*cru"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; long + &?; tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A subdivision of
decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes
the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf.
<u>Decapoda</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*cru"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Macrurous</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*cru"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>One of the Macrura.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*cru"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macrura</i> +
<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the
Macrura.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*cru"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mactatio</i>, fr. <i>macture</i> to slay, sacrifice.] <def>The act
of killing a victim for sacrifice.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>||Mac"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
kneading trough, fr. &?; to knead.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any
marine bivalve shell of the genus <i>Mactra</i>, and allied genera.
Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as <i>Mactra
stultorum</i>, of Europe. See <i>Surf clam</i>, under
<u>Surf</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mac"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Maculæ</b></plw> (#). [L., spot, stain, blot. See
<u>Mail</u> armor, and cf. <u>Mackle</u>, <u>Macule</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of
the sun or of some other luminous orb.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A rather large spot or
blotch of color.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maculatus</i>, p. p. of <i>maculare</i> to spot. See
<u>Macula</u>, and cf. <u>Macule</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To
spot; to stain; to blur.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Maculate</i> the honor of their
people.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maculatus</i>, p. p.] <def>Marked with spots or maculæ;
blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most <i>maculate</i>
thoughts.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having spots
or blotches; maculate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maculatio</i>.] <def>The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"u*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing a
spot or stain.</def> <i>T. Adams.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mac"u*la*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Blotting
paper.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macule</i>. See
<u>Macula</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A blur, or an appearance
of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a
mackle.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>maculer</i>.
See <u>Maculate</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To blur; especially
<i>(Print.)</i>, to blur or double an impression from type. See
<u>Mackle</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mac"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maculosus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface;
spotted; maculate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Made</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Madder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Maddest</u> (?).]
[AS. <i>gem&?;d</i>, <i>gemād</i>, mad; akin to OS.
<i>gem&?;d</i> foolish, OHG. <i>gameit</i>, Icel. <i>mei&?;a</i> to
hurt, Goth. <i>gamáids</i> weak, broken. &?;.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disordered in intellect; crazy;
insane.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I have heard my grandsire say full oft,<BR>
Extremity of griefs would make men <i>mad</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excited beyond self-control or the
restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire,
passion, or appetite; as, to be <i>mad</i> with terror, lust, or
hatred; <i>mad</i> against political reform.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It is the land of graven images, and they are
<i>mad</i> upon their idols.</blockquote> <i>Jer. 1. 88.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>And being exceedingly <i>mad</i> against them, I
persecuted them even unto strange cities.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvi.
11.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from, or indicating, madness;
expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme
rashness.</def> "<i>Mad</i> demeanor." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Mad</i> wars destroy in one year the works of many
years of peace.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>mad</i> promise of Cleon was
fulfilled.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd.).</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Extravagant; immoderate.</def> "Be
<i>mad</i> and merry." <i>Shak.</i> "Fetching <i>mad</i> bounds."
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Furious with rage, terror, or disease; --
said of the lower animals; as, a <i>mad</i> bull; esp., having
hydrophobia; rabid; as, a <i>mad</i> dog.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get
<i>mad</i> at a person.</def> [Colloq.]</p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a
compass needle.</def> [Colloq.]</p>
<p><col><b>Like mad</b></col>, <cd>like a mad person; in a furious
manner; as, to run <i>like mad</i>. <i>L'Estrange</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>To run mad</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To become wild
with excitement</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To run wildly about
under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with
hydrophobia.</cd> -- <col><b>To run mad after</b></col>, <cd>to
pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire.</cd>
"The world is <i>running mad after</i> farce." <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Madded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Madding</u>.] <def>To make mad or furious; to madden.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,<BR>
It would have <i>madded</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be mad; to go mad;
to rave. See <u>Madding</u>.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Festus said with great voice, Paul thou
<i>maddest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Acts).</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ma&?;a</i>; akin to D.
& G. <i>made</i>, Goth. <i>mapa</i>, and prob. to E. <i>moth</i>.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An earthworm.</def> [Written also
<i>made</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mad"am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Madams</b></plw>, or <plw><b>Mesdames</b></plw> (#). [See
<u>Madame</u>.] <def>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
<i>Sir</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`dame"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mesdames</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>ma</i> my (L. <i>mea</i>)
+ <i>dame</i> dame. See <u>Dame</u>, and cf. <u>Madonna</u>.] <def>My
lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in
France, given to all married women.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"-ap`ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>See <u>Eggplant</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"brain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hot-headed;
rash.</def> <i>Shak.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rash or hot-
headed person.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"brained`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disordered in
mind; hot-headed.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or
dangerous amusements.</def> "The merry <i>madcap</i> lord."
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wild; reckless.</def> "<i>Madcap</i>
follies" <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of wild
behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Maddened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Maddening</u>.] <def>To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze;
to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to
enrage.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"den</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become mad; to
act as if mad.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>They rave, recite, and <i>madden</i> round the
land.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"der</hw> (măd"d&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OE. <i>mader</i>, AS. <i>mædere</i>; akin to Icel.
<i>maðra</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus
<i>Rubia</i> (<i>R. tinctorum</i>). The root is much used in dyeing
red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France
and Holland. See <u>Rubiaceous</u>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes,
etc., which receive their names from their colors; as. <i>madder
yellow</i>.</p>
<p><col><b>Field madder</b></col>, <cd>an annual European weed
(<i>Sherardia arvensis</i>) resembling madder.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
madder</b></col> , <cd>the East Indian <i>Rubia cordifolia</i>, used
in the East for dyeing; -- called also <i>munjeet</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild madder</b></col>, <cd><i>Rubia peregrina</i> of Europe;
also the <i>Galium Mollugo</i>, a kind of bedstraw.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mad"der*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order
(Rubiaceæ) as the madder.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with
madness; raging; furious.</def> -- <wf>Mad"ding*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Archaic]</p>
<p><blockquote>Far from the <i>madding</i> crowd's ignoble
strife.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>madding</i> wheels<BR>
Of brazen chariots raged.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"dish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat
mad.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>
<p><hw>Made</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>See <u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>
<p><hw>Made</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Make</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Made</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Artificially produced;
pieced together; formed by filling in; as, <i>made</i> ground; a
<i>made</i> mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single
spar.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Made up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Complete;
perfect</cd>. "A <i>made up</i> villain." <i>Shak.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Falsely devised; fabricated; as, a <i>made
up</i> story.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Artificial; as, a <i>made
up</i> figure or complexion.</cd></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mad"e*cass</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or
Madecassee; the language of the natives of Madagascar. See
<u>Malagasy</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Madagascar or its inhabitants.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mad`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`e*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>madefacere</i> to make wet; <i>madere</i>
to be wet + <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>madéfaction</i>.]
<def>The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is
made wet.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"e*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Madefied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Madefying</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>madéfier</i>, L.
<i>madefacere</i>. See <u>Madefaction</u>.] <def>To make wet or
moist.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mad`e*gas"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Madecassee</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*dei"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg., the Island
Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. <i>materia</i> stuff, wood. The
island was so called because well wooded. See <u>Matter</u>.] <def>A
rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A cup of <i>Madeira</i>, and a cold capon's
leg.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Madeira nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the European
walnut; the nut of the <i>Juglans regia</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`de*moi`selle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mesdemoiselles</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>ma</i> my, f. of
<i>mon</i> + <i>demoiselle</i> young lady. See <u>Damsel</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A French title of courtesy given to a girl or
an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English <i>Miss.</i></def>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A marine food fish
(<i>Sciæna chrysura</i>), of the Southern United States; --
called also <i>yellowtail</i>, and <i>silver perch</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Madge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. & Prov. F.
<i>machette</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
barn owl.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The magpie.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wild; crack-
brained.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house where
insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Sp.
<i>madi</i>, fr. Chilian <i>madi</i>, the native name.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A genus of composite plants, of which one species (<i>Madia
sativa</i>) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by
pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the
table.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>madidus</i>, fr.
<i>madere</i> to be wet.] <def>Wet; moist; as, a <i>madid</i>
eye.</def> [R.] <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mad`is*te"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?;.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument to extract hairs.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mad"joun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind., fr. Ar.
<i>ma'j&?;n</i>.] <def>An intoxicating confection from the hemp
plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindoos.</def> [Written also
<i>majoun</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mad"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Mad</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In a mad manner; without reason or
understanding; wildly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Madmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who is mad; lunatic; a
crazy person.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>When a man mistakes his thoughts for person and
things, he is mad. A <i>madman</i> is properly so
defined.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mad"nep</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
masterwort (<i>Peucedanum Ostruthium</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mad</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of being
mad; insanity; lunacy.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme
folly.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness;
lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation;
monomania. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*don"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>madonna</i>
my lady. See <u>Dame</u>, <u>Donna</u>, and cf. <u>Madame</u>,
<u>Monkey</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>My lady; -- a term of address
in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of <i>Madame</i>, but for
which <i>Signora</i> is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into
English.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [<i>pl.</i> <u>Madonnas</u> (n&adot;z).] <def>A
picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The Italian painters are noted for drawing the
<i>Madonnas</i> by their own wives or mistresses.</blockquote>
<i>Rymer.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"do*qua</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A small Abyssinian antelope (<i>Neotragus Saltiana</i>), about
the size of a hare.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`drague"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.] <def>A large
fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean;
also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"dre*perl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.
<i>madreperla</i>.] <def>Mother-of-pearl.</def></p>
<p><! p. 881 !></p>
<p><hw>||Mad`re*po"ra</hw> (măd`r&esl;*pō"r&adot;),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Madrepore</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes
than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly
branched.</def> -- <wf>Mad`re*po"ral</wf> (#),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>||Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.
See <u>Madrepore</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extensive division
of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals.
See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Anthozoa</u>.</def> --
<wf>Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an</wf> (#), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mad"re*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>madrepore</i>, perh. fr. <i>madré</i> spotted, fr. OF.
<i>madre</i>, <i>mazre</i>, a kind of knotty wood with brown spots,
fr. OHG. <i>masar</i> a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a speck, G.
<i>maser + pore</i> (see <u>Pore</u>); or perh. F.
<i>madrépore</i> is rather from It. <i>madrepora</i>, and this
perh. fr. It. <i>madre</i> mother (see <u>Mother</u>) + Gr. &?; a
soft stone.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any coral of the genus
Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mad`re*po"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`re*po"ric</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Resembling, or
pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Madreporic plate</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a
perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to
the ambulacral tubes; -- called also <i>madreporic
tubercule</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mad`re*po"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Madrepore</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"re*po*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>madréporite</i>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A
fossil coral.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The madreporic plate
of echinoderms.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*drier"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Sp.
<i>madero</i>, or Pg. <i>madeiro</i>, fr. Sp. <i>madera</i> wood for
building, timber, Pg. <i>madeira</i>, L. <i>materia</i> stuff,
materials, lumber. See <u>Matter</u>.] <def>A thick plank, used for
several mechanical purposes</def>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is
applied to anything intended to be broken down.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A plank or beam used for supporting the
earth in mines or fortifications.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal</hw> (măd"r&ibreve;*g<i>a</i>l),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>madrigale</i>, OIt. <i>madriale</i>,
<i>mandriale</i> (cf. LL. <i>matriale</i>); of uncertain origin,
possibly fr. It <i>mandra</i> flock, L. <i>mandra</i> stall, herd of
cattle, Gr. <grk>ma`ndra</grk> fold, stable; hence, <i>madrigal</i>,
originally, a pastoral song.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little
amorous poem, sometimes called a <i>pastoral poem</i>, containing
some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Whose artful strains have oft delayed<BR>
The huddling brook to hear his <i>madrigal</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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 <u>Glee</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
madrigalist.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A composer of
madrigals.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mad`ri*le"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Sp.
<i>Madrileño</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain,
or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Madrid.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*dri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop., a
godmother.] <def>An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and
acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.</def> [S. America]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*dro"ña</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.
<i>madroño</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small evergreen tree or
shrub (<i>Arbutus Menziesii</i>), of California, having a smooth
bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often
called <i>madroña apples</i>.</def> [Written also
<i>madroño</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mad"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
genus of cruciferous plants (<i>Alyssum</i>) with white or yellow
flowers and rounded pods. <i>A. maritimum</i> is the commonly
cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mæg"bote`</hw>, <hw>Mag"bote`</hw> } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;g</i> kinsman +
<i>bōt</i> compensation.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i>
<def>Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.</def>
<i>Spelman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mael"strom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Norw., a
whirlpool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A celebrated whirlpool on the
coast of Norway.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Also Fig. ; as, a <i>maelstrom</i> of
vice.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mæ"nad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Maenas</i>, <i>-adis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to rave.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of
Bacchus.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A frantic or frenzied woman.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`es*to"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [It.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to
perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maes"tricht mon"i*tor</hw> (?). [So called from
<i>Maestricht</i>, a town in Holland.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The
<i>Mosasaurus Hofmanni</i>. See <u>Mosasaurus</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*es"tro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. L.
<i>magister</i>. See <u>Master</u>.] <def>A master in any art,
especially in music; a composer.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maf"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Akin to OD.
<i>maffelen</i> to stammer. Cf. <u>Muffle</u> to mumble.] <def>To
stammer.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Maf"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
stammerer.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magasin</i>,
It. <i>magazzino</i>, or Sp. <i>magacen</i>, <i>almagacen</i>; all
fr. Ar. <i>makhzan</i>, <i>almakhzan</i>, a storehouse, granary, or
cellar.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A receptacle in which anything is stored,
especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions,
etc.</def> "Armories and <i>magazines</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The building or room in which the supply
of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A chamber in a gun for holding a number of
cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pamphlet published periodically
containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magazine dress</b></col>, <cd>clothing made chiefly of
woolen, without anything metallic about it, to be worn in a powder
magazine.</cd> -- <col><b>Magazine gun</b></col>, <cd>a portable
firearm, as a rifle, with a chamber carrying cartridges which are
brought automatically into position for firing.</cd> --
<col><b>Magazine stove</b></col>, <cd>a stove having a chamber for
holding fuel which is supplied to the fire by some self-feeding
process, as in the common base-burner.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Magazined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Magazining</u>.] <def>To store in, or as in, a
magazine; to store up for use.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who edits
or writes for a magazine.</def> [R.] <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
editing, or writing for, a magazine.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Byron.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who edits or
writes for a magazine.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mag"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mægbote</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"da*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designating an
orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called
<i>magdala red</i>, <i>naphthalene red</i>, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"da*len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Mary
<i>Magdalene</i>, traditionally reported to have been the repentant
sinner forgiven by Christ. See <i>Luke</i> vii. 36.] <def>A reformed
prostitute.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*da"le*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
crumb of bread, fr. &?; to knead.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine in
the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"de*burg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A city of
Saxony.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magdeburg centuries</b></col>, <col><b>Magdeburg
hemispheres</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Century</u>, and
<u>Hemisphere</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mage</i>. See
<u>Magi</u>.] <def>A magician.</def> [Archaic] <i>Spenser.
Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag`el*lan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to, or named from, <i>Magellan</i>, the
navigator.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magellenic clouds</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>three
conspicuous nebulæ near the south pole, resembling thin white
clouds.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*gen"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>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 <i>Magenta</i>, in Italy, in allusion to the
battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called
also <i>fuchsine</i>, <i>roseïne</i>, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Magged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Worn; fretted; as, a <i>magged</i> brace.</def> <i>Ham. Nav.
Encyc.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mag`gio"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It., from L.
<i>major</i>, compar. of <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Major</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc.,
when used in opposition to <i>minor</i>; major.</def> <i>Moore
(Encyc. of Music).</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"got</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>macai</i>, pl.
<i>maceiod</i>, <i>magiod</i>, a worn or grub; cf. <i>magu</i> to
bread.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The footless
larva of any fly. See <u>Larval</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A whim; an odd fancy.</def> <i>Hudibras.
Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"got*i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of
being maggoty.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"got*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of whims or
fancies; maggoty.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"got-pie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
magpie.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"got*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Infested with maggots.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of whims; capricious.</def>
<i>Norris.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ghet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Fl. <i>maghet</i>
maid.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for daisies and camomiles of several
kinds.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"gi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., pl. of
<i>Magus</i>, Gr. &?;; of Per. origin. Cf. <u>Mage</u>,
<u>Magic</u>.] <def>A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians,
among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the
East.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The inspired <i>Magi</i> from the Orient
came.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Magi.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Magi, or
priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the
Zoroastrian religion.</def> -- <wf>Ma"gi*an*ism</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>magique</i>, L.
<i>magice</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?;. See <u>Magic</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Magi</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>An appearance made by some <i>magic</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Celestial magic</b></col>, <cd>a supposed supernatural
power which gave to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets, and
to the planets an influence over men.</cd> -- <col><b>Natural
magic</b></col>, <cd>the art of employing the powers of nature to
produce effects apparently supernatural.</cd> --
<col><b>Superstitious</b></col>, or <col><b>Geotic</b></col>,
<col><b>magic</b></col>, <cd>the invocation of devils or demons,
involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement between
them and human beings.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration;
enchantment.</p>
<p>{ <hw>Mag"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magicus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;: cf. F.
<i>magique</i>. See <u>Magi</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>magic</i> lantern; a <i>magic</i> square or
circle.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The painter's <i>magic</i> skill.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>
<p>&fist; Although with certain words <i>magic</i> is used more than
<i>magical</i>, -- as, <i>magic</i> circle, <i>magic</i> square,
<i>magic</i> wand, -- we may in general say <i>magic</i> or
<i>magical</i>; as, a <i>magic</i> or <i>magical</i> effect; a
<i>magic</i> or <i>magical</i> influence, etc. But when the adjective
is predicative, <i>magical</i>, and not <i>magic</i>, is used; as,
the effect was <i>magical</i>.</p>
<p><col><b>Magic circle</b></col>, <cd>a series of concentric circles
containing the numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat
similar properties to the magic square.</cd> -- <col><b>Magic humming
bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a Mexican humming bird
(<i>Iache magica</i>) , having white downy thing tufts.</cd> --
<col><b>Magic lantern</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Lantern</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Magic square</b></col>, <cd>numbers so disposed in parallel
and equal rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken
vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the same sum, the
same product, or an harmonical series, according as the numbers taken
are in arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonical progression.</cd> --
<col><b>Magic wand</b></col>, <cd>a wand used by a magician in
performing feats of magic.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*gi"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magicien</i>.
See <u>Magic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>One skilled in magic;
one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a
sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*gilp"</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*gilph"</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>See
<u>Megilp</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*gis"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See
<u>Master</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magisterius</i> magisterial. See <u>Master</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>When <i>magisterial</i> duties from his home<BR>
Her father called.</blockquote> <i>Glover.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>We are not <i>magisterial</i> in opinions, nor,
dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words
and <i>magisterial</i> looks for current payment.</blockquote>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Alchem. & Old Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining
to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See
<u>Magistery</u>, 2.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified;
lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering;
despotic; dogmatical; arrogant. -- <u>Magisterial</u>,
<u>Dogmatical</u>, <u>Arrogant</u>. One who is <i>magisterial</i>
assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is
<i>dogmatical</i> lays down his positions in a tone of authority or
dictation; one who is <i>arrogant</i> in sults others by an undue
assumption of superiority. Those who have long been teachers
sometimes acquire, unconsciously, a manner which borders too much on
the <i>magisterial</i>, and may be unjustly construed as
<i>dogmatical</i>, or even <i>arrogant</i>.</p>
<p><hw>Mag`is*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Magisterialness; authoritativeness.</def> [R.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
magisterial manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being magisterial.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"is*ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magisterium</i> the office of a chief, president, director, tutor.
See <u>Magistrate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mastery; powerful
medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A magisterial injunction.</def> [R.]
<i>Brougham.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A precipitate; a fine
substance deposited by precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to
certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as,
<i>magistery</i> of bismuth.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"is*tra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Magistracies</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Magistrate</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The office or dignity of a magistrate.</def>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of
magistrates.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magistralis</i>: cf. F. <i>magistral</i>. See <u>Magistrate</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to a master; magisterial;
authoritative; dogmatic.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Commanded or prescribed by a magister,
esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a <i>magistral</i>
sirup.</def> "Some <i>magistral</i> opiate." <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharmacy)</i> <def>Formulated
extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to
<i>officinal</i>, and said of prescriptions and medicines.</def>
<i>Dunglison.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Magistral line</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>the guiding
line, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is
usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line
of the escarp in permanent fortifications.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A sovereign medicine or remedy.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Burton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A magistral line.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>Powdered copper pyrites
used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines
of Mexico and South America.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`is*tral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>-ties</b></plw> (&?;). <def>Magisterialness; arbitrary
dogmatism.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"is*tral*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
magistral manner.</def> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"is*trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magistratus</i>, fr. <i>magister</i> master: cf. F.
<i>magistrat</i>. See <u>Master</u>.] <def>A person clothed with
power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with
the executive government, or some branch of it.</def> "All Christian
rulers and <i>magistrates</i>." <i>Book of Com. Prayer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Of <i>magistrates</i> some also are supreme, in whom
the sovereign power of the state resides; others are
subordinate.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a
magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.</def> <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"is*tra`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>magistrature</i>.] <def>Magistracy.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>||Mag"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; to squeeze, knead.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any crude mixture of
mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.</def>
<i>Ure.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A salve or confection of thick
consistency.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>
<p><! p. 882 !></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava
flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The glassy base of an eruptive rock.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The amorphous or homogenous
matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals;
as, the <i>magma</i> of porphyry.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mag"na Char"ta</hw> (?). [L., great charter.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The great Charter, so called, obtained by the
English barons from King John, <u>A. D.</u> 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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a fundamental constitution which
guaranties rights and privileges.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magnalis</i> mighty, fr. <i>magnus</i> great.] <def>A great act or
event; a great attainment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag`na*nim"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>magnanimité</i>, L. <i>magnanimitas</i>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L.
<i>magnanimus</i>; <i>magnus</i> great + <i>animus</i> mind. See
<u>Magnate</u>, and <u>Animus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Great of
mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low,
mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a
<i>magnanimous</i> character; a <i>magnanimous</i>
conqueror.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Be <i>magnanimous</i> in the enterprise.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>To give a kingdom hath been thought<BR>
Greater and nobler done, and to lay down<BR>
Far more <i>magnanimous</i> than to assume.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of
soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Both strived for death; <i>magnanimous</i>
debate.</blockquote> <i>Stirling.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>There is an indissoluble union between a
<i>magnanimous</i> policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity
and felicity.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"nase black`</hw> (?). <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A black pigment
which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense
body.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"nate</hw> (?), [F. <i>magnat</i>, L. (pl.)
<i>magnates</i>, <i>magnati</i>, fr. <i>magnus</i> great. See
<u>Master</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person of rank; a noble or
grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.</def>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Magnet.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*a</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Magnesia</i>, fem. of <i>Magnesius</i> of the country Magnesia,
Gr. <grk>h` Magnhsi`a li`qos</grk> a magnet. Cf. <u>Magnet</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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
<u>Magnesium</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magnesia alba</b></col> [L.] <i>(Med. Chem.)</i>, <cd>a
bulky white amorphous substance, consisting of a hydrous basic
carbonate of magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to,
characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magnesian limestone</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Dolomite</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag*ne"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, <i>magnesic</i>
oxide.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ne*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>magnésite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native magnesium
carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in
rhombohedral crystals.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. & F. See
<u>Magnesia</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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 <i>magnesium
light</i>) 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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magnesium sulphate</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Epsom salts</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag"net</hw> (măg"n&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OE. <i>magnete</i>, OF. <i>magnete</i>, L. <i>magnes</i>, <i>-
etis</i>, Gr. <grk>Magnh^tis li`qos</grk> a magnet, metal that looked
like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. <grk>Magnhsi`a</grk>, a
country in Thessaly. Cf. <u>Magnesia</u>, <u>Manganese</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the
ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) which has
the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when
freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also <i>natural
magnet</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple
of Arsinoë all of <i>magnet</i>, or this loadstone.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Two <i>magnets</i>, heaven and earth, allure to
bliss,<BR>
The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>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
<i>artificial magnet</i>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a voltaic
or electrical battery, is called an <i>electro-magnet</i>.</p>
<p><col><b>Field magnet</b></col> <i>(Physics & Elec.)</i>, <cd>a
magnet used for producing and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used
especially of the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or
electromotor in distinction from that of the moving portion or
armature.</cd></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag*net"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magneticus</i>: cf. F.
<i>magnétique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the
magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding
properties; as, a <i>magnetic</i> bar of iron; a <i>magnetic</i>
needle.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or characterized by,
the earth's magnetism; as, the <i>magnetic</i> north; the
<i>magnetic</i> meridian.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible
to magnetism; as, the <i>magnetic</i> metals.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Endowed with extraordinary personal power
to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive;
inducing attachment.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>She that had all <i>magnetic</i> force
alone.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Having, susceptible to, or induced by,
animal magnetism, so called; as, a <i>magnetic</i> sleep. See
<u>Magnetism</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magnetic amplitude</b></col>,
<col><b>attraction</b></col>, <col><b>dip</b></col>,
<col><b>induction</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Amplitude</u>,
<u>Attraction</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic battery</b></col>,
<cd>a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles
adjacent, so as to act together with great power.</cd> --
<col><b>Magnetic compensator</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance connected
with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of
the iron of the ship upon the needle.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic
curves</b></col>, <cd>curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as
in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful
magnet.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic elements</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Chem. Physics)</i> <cd>Those elements, as
iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or
becoming magnetic.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Physics)</i> <cd>In
respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and
intensity</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>See under
<u>Element</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic equator</b></col>, <cd>the
line around the equatorial parts of the earth at which there is no
dip, the dipping needle being horizontal.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic
field</b></col>, or <col><b>Field of magnetic force</b></col>,
<cd>any space through which a magnet exerts its influence.</cd> --
<col><b>Magnetic fluid</b></col>, <cd>the hypothetical fluid whose
existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena
of magnetism.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic iron</b></col>, or
<col><b>Magnetic iron ore</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Magnetite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic needle</b></col>, <cd>a
slender bar of steel, magnetized and suspended at its center on a
sharp-pointed pivot, or by a delicate fiber, so that it may take
freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the
essential part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the
surveyor's.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic poles</b></col>, <cd>the two
points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the
direction of the dipping needle is vertical.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic
pyrites</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Pyrrhotite</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Magnetic storm</b></col> <i>(Terrestrial Physics)</i>, <cd>a
disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and
sudden changes.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a
telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See <u>Telegraph</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A magnet.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>As the <i>magnetic</i> hardest iron
draws.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By or as
by, magnetism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of
being magnetic.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`ne*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed
in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Magneticalness.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mag*net"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science of
magnetism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magnes</i>, <i>-etis</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Producing or
conducting magnetism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"net*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>magnétisme</i>.] <def>The property, quality, or state, of
being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is
seen in a magnet.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The science which treats of magnetic
phenomena.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Power of attraction; power to excite the
feelings and to gain the affections.</def> "By the <i>magnetism</i>
of interest our affections are irresistibly attracted."
<i>Glanvill.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Animal magnetism</b></col>, <cd>a force, more or less
analogous to magnetism, which, it has been alleged, is produced in
animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with or without
actual contact. The existence of such a force, and its potentiality
for the cure of disease, were asserted by Mesmer in 1775. His
theories and methods were afterwards called <i>mesmerism</i>, a name
which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put
forward by Mesmer himself. See <u>Mesmerism</u>, <u>Biology</u>,
<u>Od</u>, <u>Hypnotism</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Terrestrial
magnetism</b></col>, <cd>the magnetic force exerted by the earth, and
recognized by its effect upon magnetized needles and bars.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag"net*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in
magnetism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"net*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>An oxide of iron (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) 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 <i>loadstone</i>. It is an important iron
ore. Called also <i>magnetic iron</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"net*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable
of being magnetized.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act
of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"net*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Magnetized</u> (?); <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos>
<u>Magnetizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>magnétiser</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to
<i>magnetize</i> a needle.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a
magnet; to move; to influence.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Fascinated, <i>magnetized</i>, as it were, by his
character.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bring under the influence of animal
magnetism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*i*zee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person
subjected to the influence of animal magnetism.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mag"net*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or
that which, imparts magnetism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"net*o-</hw> (?). [See <u>Magnet</u>.] <def>A prefix
meaning <i>pertaining to</i>, <i>produced by</i>, or in some way
<i>connected with</i>, magnetism.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric</hw> (?), <hw>Mag`net*o-
e*lec"tric*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of
magnets; as, <i>magneto-electric</i> induction.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Magneto-electric machine</b></col>, <cd>a form of dynamo-
electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel
magnets instead of electro-magnets.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*o-e`lec*tric"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Electricity evolved by the action of
magnets.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>That branch of science
which treats of the development of electricity by the action of
magnets; -- the counterpart of <i>electro-magnetism</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*net"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Magneto-
</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An automatic instrument
for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and
variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Magneto-
</i> + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>magnétomètre</i>.]
<i>(Physics)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*o*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic
forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, <i>magnetometric</i>
instruments; <i>magnetometric</i> measurements.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*o*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mag`net*o*ther"a*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>The treatment of disease by the application of
magnets to the surface of the body.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From
<u>Magnify</u>.] <def>Such as can be magnified, or
extolled.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mag*nif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag*nif"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnificus</i>; <i>magnus</i> great +
<i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>magnifique</i>. See
<u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Fact</u>. and cf. <u>Magnificent</u>.]
<def>Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent.</def> [Obs.] <i>1
Chron. xxii. 5.</i> "Thy <i>magnific</i> deeds." <i>Milton.</i> --
<wf>Mag*nif"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>||Mag*nif"i*cat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., it
magnifies.] <def>The song of the Virgin Mary, <i>Luke i. 46</i>; --
so called because it commences with this word in the
Vulgate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magnificatus</i>, p. p. of <i>magnificare</i>.] <def>To magnify or
extol.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act
of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>magnificence</i>, L. <i>magnificentia</i>. See <u>Magnific</u>.]
<def>The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of
being magnificent.</def> <i>Acts xix. 27.</i> "Then cometh
<i>magnificence</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak<BR>
The Maker's high <i>magnificence</i>, who built<BR>
so spacious.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The noblest monuments of Roman
<i>magnificence.</i></blockquote> <i>Eustace.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Magnificence</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Doing grand things;
admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially
in building, way of living, and munificence.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A prince is never so <i>magnificent</i><BR>
As when he's sparing to enrich a few<BR>
With the injuries of many.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur
or splendor; splendid; pompous.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>When Rome's exalted beauties I descry<BR>
<i>Magnificent</i> in piles of ruin lie.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Glorious; majestic; sublime. See <u>Grand</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
Magnificent manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Magnificoes</b></plw> (#). [It. See <u>Magnific</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called
in courtesy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rector of a German university.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or
that which, magnifies.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Magnified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Magnifying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>magnifien</i>, F. <i>magnifier</i>,
L. <i>magnificare</i>. See <u>Magnific</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to
amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the
microscope <i>magnifies</i> the object by a thousand
diameters.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a
great one . . . be proportionately <i>magnified</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Grew.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To increase the importance of; to augment
the esteem or respect in which one is held.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>On that day the Lord <i>magnified</i> Joshua in the
sight of all Israel.</blockquote> <i>Joshua iv. 14.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To praise highly; to laud; to extol.</def>
[Archaic]</p>
<p><blockquote>O, <i>magnify</i> the Lord with me, and let us exalt
his name together.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxiv. 3.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To exaggerate; as, to <i>magnify</i> a
loss or a difficulty.</def></p>
<p><col><b>To magnify one's self</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to
exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast.</cd> -- <col><b>To magnify
one's self against</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to oppose with
pride.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they
really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some
lenses <i>magnify</i> but little.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have effect; to be of importance or
significance.</def> [Cant & Obs.] <i>Spectator.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Magnifying glass</b></col>, <cd>a lens which magnifies the
apparent dimensions of objects seen through it.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magniloquentia</i>.] <def>The quality of being magniloquent;
pompous discourse; grandiloquence.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magnus</i> great + <i>loquens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of
<i>loqui</i> to speak. See <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Loquacious</u>.]
<def>Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid
in style; grandiloquent.</def> -- <wf>Mag*nil"o*quent*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magniloquus</i>.] <def>Magniloquent.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mag"ni*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>magnitudo</i>, from <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Master</u>, and
cf. <u>Maxim</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Extent of dimensions;
size; -- applied to things that have length, breadth, and
thickness.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed
amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty spaces between them
may be equal in <i>magnitude</i> to them all.</blockquote> <i>Sir I.
Newton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>That which has one or more
of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything of which greater or less can be
predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.</def></p>
<p><! p. 883 !></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Greatness; grandeur.</def> "With plain,
heroic <i>magnitude</i> of mind." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Greatness, in reference to influence or
effect; importance; as, an affair of <i>magnitude</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>magnitude</i> of his designs.</blockquote>
<i>Bp. Horsley.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Apparent magnitude</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the
angular breadth of an object viewed as measured by the angle which it
subtends at the eye of the observer; -- called also <i>apparent
diameter</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnitude of a star</b></col>
<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the rank of a star with respect to brightness.
About twenty very bright stars are said to be of first magnitude, the
stars of the sixth magnitude being just visible to the naked eye.
Telescopic stars are classified down to the twelfth magnitude or
lower. The scale of the magnitudes is quite arbitrary, but by means
of photometers, the classification has been made to tenths of a
magnitude.</cd>
</p>
<p><hw>Mag*no"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Named after
Pierre <i>Magnol</i>, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in
the 17th century.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of American and Asiatic
trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish
flowers.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i> has coriaceous shining leaves
and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North Carolina to
Florida and Texas, and is one of the most magnificent trees of the
American forest. The sweet bay (<i>M. glauca</i>)is a small tree
found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are
<i>M. Umbrella</i>, <i>M. macrophylla</i>, <i>M. Fraseri</i>, <i>M.
acuminata</i>, and <i>M. cordata</i>. <i>M. conspicua</i> and <i>M.
purpurea</i> are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. <i>M.
Campbellii</i>, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers.</p>
<p><col><b>Magnolia warbler</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a
beautiful North American wood warbler (<i>Dendroica maculosa</i>).
The rump and under parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are
spotted with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is
ash.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mag*no`li*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to a natural order (<i>Magnoliaceæ</i>) of
trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are
examples.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mag"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Neut. sing. of L.
<i>magnus</i> great.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large wine
bottle.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>They passed the <i>magnum</i> to one another
freely.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A bone of the carpus at the
base of the third metacarpal bone.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>The Barbary ape.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"ot-pie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
magpie.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mag"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. & Prov. E.
<i>magot pie</i>, <i>maggoty pie</i>, fr. <i>Mag</i>, <i>Maggot</i>,
equiv. to <i>Margaret</i>, and fr. F. <i>Marquerite</i>, and common
name of the magpie. <i>Marguerite</i> is fr. L. <i>margarita</i>
pearl, Gr. &?;, prob. of Eastern origin. See <u>Pie</u> magpie, and
cf. the analogous names <u>Tomtit</u>, and <u>Jackdaw</u>.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of the genus
<i>Pica</i> and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long
graduated tail.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The common European magpie (<i>Pica pica</i>, or <i>P.
caudata</i>) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can
be taught to speak. The American magpie (<i>P. Hudsonica</i>) is very
similar. The yellow-belled magpie (<i>P. Nuttalli</i>) inhabits
California. The blue magpie (<i>Cyanopolius Cooki</i>) inhabits
Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and
Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie
(<i>Gymnorhina organicum</i>), the black magpie (<i>Strepera
fuliginosa</i>), and the Australian magpie (<i>Cracticus
picatus</i>).</p>
<p><col><b>Magpie lark</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a common
Australian bird (<i>Grallina picata</i>), conspicuously marked with
black and white; -- called also <i>little magpie</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Magpie moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a black and
white European geometrid moth (<i>Abraxas grossulariata</i>); the
harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry
bushes.</cd></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`gua*ri"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From native name:
cf. Pg. <i>magoari</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South American
stork (<i>Euxenara maguari</i>), having a forked tail.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"uey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>maguey</i>,
Mexican <i>maguei</i> and <i>metl</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
century plant, a species of <i>Agave</i> (<i>A. Americana</i>). See
<u>Agave</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mag"yar</hw> (măg"yär; <i>Hung</i>.
m&obreve;d"y&obreve;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hung.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the dominant people
of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The language of the Magyars.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"ha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>||Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta</hw> (?), <hw>||Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam</hw> (?),
} <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>mahābhārata</i>.] <def>A
celebrated epic poem of the Hindus. It is of great length, and is
chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties
of ancient India.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*ha"led</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[Ar. <i>mahled</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cherry tree (<i>Prunus Mahaleb</i>) 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.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*ha*ra"jah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.
<i>mahārāja</i>; <i>mahat</i> great + <i>rāja</i>
king.] <def>A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to
other persons of high rank.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`ha*rif"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An African antelope (<i>Hippotragus
Bakeri</i>). Its face is striped with black and white.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*har"mah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A muslin
wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish
and Armenian women when they go abroad.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mah"di</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar., guide, leader.]
<def>Among Mohammedans, the last <i>imam</i> or leader of the
faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe
that he is yet to appear.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The title has been taken by several persons in countries
where Mohammedanism prevails, -- notably by Mohammad Ahmed, who
overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his
soldiers killing General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the
Egyptian governor of the region.</p>
<p><hw>Mahl"-stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maul-
stick</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"hoe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
name given to several malvaceous trees (species of <i>Hibiscus</i>,
<i>Ochroma</i>, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which
is used for strings and cordage.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*hog"a*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the South
American name.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large tree of
the genus <i>Swietenia</i> (<i>S. Mahogoni</i>), found in tropical
America.</def></p>
<p>&fist; Several other trees, with wood more or less like mahogany,
are called by this name; as, African mahogany (<i>Khaya
Senegalensis</i>), Australian mahogany (<i>Eucalyptus
marginatus</i>), Bastard mahogany (<i>Batonia apetala</i> of the West
Indies), Indian mahogany (<i>Cedrela Toona</i> of Bengal, and trees
of the genera <i>Soymida</i> and <i>Chukrassia</i>), Madeira mahogany
(<i>Persea Indica</i>), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch
(<i>Betula lenta</i>), also the several species of <i>Cercocarpus</i>
of California and the Rocky Mountains.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The wood of the <i>Swietenia Mahogoni</i>.
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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A table made of mahogany wood.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>
<p><col><b>To be under the mahogany</b></col>, <cd>to be so drunk as
to have fallen under the table.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>To put one's
legs under some one's mahogany</b></col>, <cd>to dine with him.</cd>
[Slang]</p>
<p><hw>||Ma*ho"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A South African lemur (<i>Galago maholi</i>), having very large
ears.</def> [Written also <i>moholi</i>.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*hom"ed*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*hom"et*an</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mohammedan</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mahometanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p.
pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mahometanizing</u> (?).] <def>To convert to
the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
Mohammedan.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Mohammedanism.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*hone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large Turkish
ship.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ho"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named after Bernard
Mc<i>Mahon</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The Oregon grape, a species of
barberry (<i>Berberis Aquifolium</i>), often cultivated for its
hollylike foliage.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*hon" stock`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An annual
cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (<i>Malcolmia
maritima</i>). It is called in England <i>Virginia stock</i>, but the
plant comes from the Mediterranean.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*hoo"hoo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The African white two-horned rhinoceros
(<i>Atelodus simus</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ho*ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name. Cf.
<u>Maori</u>.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the dark race inhabiting
principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used
adjectively.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`hound</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A contemptuous
name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Who's this, my <i>mahound</i> cousin ?</blockquote>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*hout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind.
<i>mahāwat</i>, Skr. <i>mahāmātra</i>; <i>mahat</i>
great + <i>mātrā</i> measure.] <def>The keeper and driver
of an elephant.</def> [East Indies]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*ho"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A
device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by
means of a heavy fly wheel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mah*rat"i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of
the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.</def>
[Written also <i>Marathi</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mah*rat"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind.
<i>Marhatā</i>, <i>Marhāttā</i>, the name of a
famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name <i>Mahā-
rāshtra</i>.] <def>One of a numerous people inhabiting the
southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas;
Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.</def> --
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.</def>
[Written also <i>Maratha</i>.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*hu"met*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*hu"met*an*ism</hw> (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> } <def>See <u>Mohammedan</u>,
<u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mah"wa tree`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian
sapotaceous tree (<i>Bassia latifolia</i>, and also <i>B.
butyracea</i>), 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 <i>mahwa</i> and <i>yallah</i>,
is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>Maia</i>,
a goddess.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A genus of
spider crabs, including the common European species (<i>Maia
squinado</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A beautiful American
bombycid moth (<i>Eucronia maia</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family
<i>Maiadæ</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Shortened from
<i>maiden</i>. <i>&?;</i>. See <u>Maiden</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a
girl; a virgin; a maiden.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Would I had died a <i>maid</i>,<BR>
And never seen thee, never borne thee son.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Can a <i>maid</i> forget her ornaments, or a bride her
attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.</blockquote> <i>Jer. ii.
32.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A man who has not had sexual
intercourse.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Christ was a <i>maid</i> and shapen as a
man.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A female servant.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Spinning amongst her <i>maids</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Maid</i> is used either adjectively or in composition,
signifying <i>female</i>, as in <i>maid</i> child,
<i>maid</i>servant.</p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The female of a ray or
skate, esp. of the gray skate (<i>Raia batis</i>), and of the
thornback (<i>R. clavata</i>).</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><col><b>Fair maid</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Fair</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Maid of
honor</b></col>, <cd>a female attendant of a queen or royal princess;
-- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or
honorary duties.</cd> -- <col><b>Old maid</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Old</u>.</cd>
</p>
<p>
<hw>Maid"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maiden</i>,
<i>meiden</i>, AS. <i>mægden</i>, dim. of AS.
<i>mæg&?;</i>, fr. <i>mago</i> son, servant; akin to G.
<i>magd</i>, <i>mädchen</i>, maid, OHG. <i>magad</i>, Icel.
<i>mögr</i> son, Goth. <i>magus</i> boy, child, <i>magaps</i>
virgin, and perh. to Zend. <i>magu</i> youth. Cf. <u>Maid</u> a
virgin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An unmarried woman; a girl or woman
who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a
maid.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>She employed the residue of her life to repairing of
highways, building of bridges, and endowing of
<i>maidens</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>maiden</i> of our century, yet most
meek.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A female servant.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument resembling the guillotine,
formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.</def>
<i>Wharton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A machine for washing linen.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or
characteristic of, a virgin; as, <i>maiden</i> innocence.</def> "Amid
the <i>maiden</i> throng." <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Have you no modesty, no <i>maiden</i> shame
?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Never having been married; not having had
sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but
sometimes of the man; as, a <i>maiden</i> aunt.</def> "A surprising
old <i>maiden</i> lady." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure;
hitherto unused.</def> "<i>Maiden</i> flowers." <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Full bravely hast thou fleshed<BR>
Thy <i>maiden</i> sword.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Used of a fortress, signifying that it has
never been captured, or violated.</def> <i> T. Warton.
Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Maiden assize</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>an assize
which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted
with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to
present the judge with a pair of white gloves.</cd> <i>Smart.</i> --
<col><b>Maiden name</b></col>, <cd>the surname of a woman before her
marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden pink</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Pink</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden plum</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian tree (<i>Comocladia
integrifolia</i>) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is
glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden
speech</b></col>, <cd>the first speech made by a person, esp. by a
new member in a public body.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden tower</b></col>,
<cd>the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To act coyly like a
maiden; -- with <i>it</i> as an indefinite object.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>For had I <i>maiden'd</i> it, as many use.<BR>
Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse.</blockquote> <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*hair`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A fern of the genus <i>Adiantum</i> (<i>A. pedatum</i>), 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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Maiden grass</b></col>, <cd>the smaller quaking
grass.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden tree</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Ginkgo</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Maidenhood</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a
maiden; maidenhood; virginity.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being unused or
uncontaminated; freshness; purity.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>maidenhead</i> of their credit.</blockquote>
<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The hymen, or virginal membrane.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>mægdenhād</i>. See <u>Maid</u>, and <u>-hood</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a maid or a virgin;
virginity.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Newness; freshness; uncontaminated
state.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>maidenhood</i><BR>
Of thy fight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a
maiden; modest; coy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a maid; modesty;
gentleness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a maid;
suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Must you be blushing ? . . . <BR>
What a <i>maidenly</i> man-at-arms are you become !</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a maidenlike
manner.</def> "<i>Maidenly</i> demure." <i>Skelton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid"en*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Maidenhood.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>mægðhād</i>. See <u>Maid</u>, and <u>-hood</u>.]
<def>Maidenhood.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid`ma"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maid</i> +
<i>Marian</i>, relating to <i>Mary</i>, or the Virgin <i>Mary</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of dance.</def> <i>Sir W.
Temple.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid"pale`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pale, like a
sick girl.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maid"serv`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female
servant.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maid's" hair`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The yellow bedstraw
(<i>Galium verum</i>).</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*ieu"tic</hw> (m&asl;*ū"t&ibreve;k),
<hw>Ma*ieu"tic*al</hw> (-t&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>maieytiko`s</grk>, fr.
<grk>mai^a</grk> midwife.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Serving to assist
childbirth.</def> <i>Cudworth.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig. : Aiding, or tending to, the
definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.</def>
<i>Payne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ieu"tics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of
giving birth (<i>i. e.</i>, clearness and conviction) to ideas, which
are conceived as struggling for birth.</def> <i>Payne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mai"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>The meagre.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mai"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Meager</u>.]
<def>Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a <i>maigre</i> day.</def>
<i>Walpole.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Maigre food</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>food allowed
to be eaten on fast days.</cd></p>
<p><! p. 884 !></p>
<p><hw>Mai"hem</hw> (mā"h&ebreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Maim</u>, and <u>Mayhem</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mai*kel"</hw> (mä&ibreve;*k&asl;l"),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South American
carnivore of the genus <i>Conepatus</i>, allied to the skunk, but
larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mai*kong"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A South American wild dog (<i>Canis cancrivorus</i>); the crab-
eating dog.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mail</hw> (māl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spot.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maille</i>, OF. also
<i>maaille</i>, LL. <i>medalia</i>. See <u>Medal</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small piece of money; especially, an
English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.</def> [Obs.]
[Written also <i>maile</i>, and <i>maille</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rent; tribute.</def> [Obs., except in
certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties,
etc.]</p>
<p><col><b>Mail and duties</b></col> <i>(Scots Law)</i>, <cd>the
rents of an estate, in whatever form paid.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maile</i>,
<i>maille</i>, F. <i>maille</i> a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat
of mail, fr. L. <i>macula</i> spot, a mesh of a net. Cf.
<u>Macle</u>, <u>Macula</u>, <u>Mascle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used
especially for defensive armor.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Chain mail</b></col>, <col><b>Coat of mail</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Chain</u>, and <u>Coat</u>.</cd></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence generally, armor, or any defensive
covering.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A contrivance of
interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white
cordage.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any hard protective
covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of
a lobster, etc.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet
<i>mail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
arm with mail.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pinion.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>male</i> bag, OF.
<i>male</i>, F. <i>malle</i> bag, trunk, mail, OHG. <i>malaha</i>,
<i>malha</i>, wallet; akin to D. <i>maal</i>, <i>male</i>; cf. Gael.
& Ir. <i>mala</i>, Gr. <grk>molgo`s</grk> hide, skin.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bag; a wallet.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The bag or bags with the letters, 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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>There is a <i>mail</i> come in to-day, with letters
dated Hague.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which comes in the mail; letters,
etc., received through the post office.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing,
etc., may be carried.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Mail bag</b></col>, <cd>a bag in which mailed matter is
conveyed under public authority.</cd> -- <col><b>Mail boat</b></col>,
<cd>a boat that carries the mail.</cd> -- <col><b>Mail
catcher</b></col>, <cd>an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to
a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in
motion.</cd> -- <col><b>Mail guard</b></col>, <cd>an officer whose
duty it is to guard the public mails.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Mail
train</b></col>, <cd>a railroad train carrying the mail.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mailing</u>.] <def>To deliver into the custody of the postoffice
officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by
mail; to post; as, to <i>mail</i> a letter.</def> [U. S.]</p>
<p>&fist; In the United States <i>to mail</i> and <i>to post</i> are
both in common use; as, to <i>mail</i> or <i>post</i> a letter. In
England <i>post</i> is the commoner usage.</p>
<p><hw>Mail"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admissible
lawfully into the mail.</def> [U.S.]</p>
<p><hw>Mail"clad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Protected by a
coat of mail; clad in armor.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mailed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or
plates.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mailed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Mail</u>.]
<def>Spotted; speckled.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mail"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot., fr.
<i>mail</i> tribute, rent. See 2d <u>Mail</u>.] <def>A farm.</def>
[Scot.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mail"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A chiton.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maim</hw> (mām), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maimed</u> (māmd);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Maiming</u>.] [OE. <i>maimen</i>, OF.
<i>mahaignier</i>, <i>mehaignier</i>, <i>meshaignier</i>, cf. It.
<i>magagnare</i>, LL. <i>mahemiare</i>, <i>mahennare</i>; perh. of
Celtic origin; cf. Armor. <i>mac'haña</i> to mutilate,
<i>māc'ha</i> to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. <i>mangōn</i>
to lack, perh. akin to E. <i>mangle</i> to lacerate. Cf.
<u>Mayhem</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the use of a
limb, so as to render a person in fighting less able either to defend
himself or to annoy his adversary.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>By the ancient law of England he that <i>maimed</i>
any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose
the like part.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to
disable; to impair.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>My late <i>maimed</i> limbs lack wonted
might.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>You <i>maimed</i> the jurisdiction of all
bishops.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple.</p>
<p><hw>Maim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written in law language
<i>maihem</i>, and <i>mayhem</i>.] [OF. <i>mehaing</i>. See
<u>Maim</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The privation of any necessary part; a
crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential.
See <u>Mayhem</u>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there
of be a <i>maim</i> than the use of it a blemish.</blockquote>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>A noble author esteems it to be a <i>maim</i> in
history that the acts of Parliament should not be
recited.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maim"ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a maimed
manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maim"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being
maimed.</def> <i>Bolton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> hand, L.
<i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hand or
match at dice.</def> <i>Prior.</i> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stake played for at dice.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The largest throw in a match at dice; a
throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of
hazard.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A match at cockfighting.</def> "My lord
would ride twenty miles . . . to see a <i>main</i> fought."
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A main-hamper.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Ainsworth.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mægen</i>
strength, power, force; akin to OHG. <i>magan</i>, Icel.
<i>megin</i>, and to E. <i>may</i>, v. &?;. See <u>May</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Strength; force; might;
violent effort.</def> [Obs., except in certain phrases.]</p>
<p><blockquote>There were in this battle of most might and
<i>main</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. of Gl.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>He 'gan advance,<BR>
With huge force, and with importable <i>main</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The chief or principal part; the main or
most important thing.</def> [Obs., except in special uses.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the
<i>main</i>, and to use the other two . . . but as
supporters.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea;
the ocean.</def> "Struggling in the <i>main</i>." <i>Dryden.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The continent, as distinguished from an
island; the mainland.</def> "Invaded the <i>main</i> of Spain."
<i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>principal duct or pipe, as
distinguished from lesser ones; esp. <i>(Engin.)</i>, a principal
pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire
<i>main</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Forcing main</b></col>, <cd>the delivery pipe of a
pump.</cd> -- <col><b>For the main</b></col>, or <col><b>In the
main</b></col>, <cd>for the most part; in the greatest part.</cd> --
<col><b>With might and main</b></col>, or <col><b>With all one's
might and main</b></col>, <cd>with all one's strength; with violent
effort.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote><i>With might and main</i> they chased the murderous
fox.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Main</u>
strength, possibly influenced by OF. <i>maine</i>, <i>magne</i>,
great, L. <i>magnus</i>. Cf. <u>Magnate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Very or extremely strong.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>That current with <i>main</i> fury ran.</blockquote>
<i>Daniel.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vast; huge.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>main</i>
abyss." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unqualified; absolute; entire;
sheer.</def> [Obs.] "It's a <i>man</i> untruth." <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Principal; chief; first in size, rank,
importance, etc.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Our <i>main</i> interest is to be happy as we
can.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Important; necessary.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>That which thou aright<BR>
Believest so <i>main</i> to our success, I bring.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><col><b>By main force</b></col>, <cd>by mere force or sheer force;
by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection <i>by main
force</i>.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>That Maine which <i>by main force</i> Warwick did
win.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p>-- <col><b>By main strength</b></col>, <cd>by sheer strength; as,
to lift a heavy weight <i>by main strength</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Main
beam</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>working beam.</cd> --
<col><b>Main boom</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the boom which
extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.</cd> --
<col><b>Main brace</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i>
<cd>The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. <u>Counter
brace</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>The brace
attached to the main yard.</cd> -- <col><b>Main center</b></col>
<i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>a shaft upon which a working beam or side
lever swings.</cd> -- <col><b>Main chance</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Chance</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Main couple</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>,
<cd>the principal truss in a roof.</cd> -- <col><b>Main
deck</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the deck next below the spar deck;
the principal deck.</cd> -- <col><b>Main keel</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the principal or true keel of a vessel, as
distinguished from the false keel.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.</p>
<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Main</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Very; extremely; as, <i>main</i>
heavy.</def> "I'm <i>main</i> dry." <i>Foote.</i> [Obs. or Low]</p>
<p><hw>Maine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the New
England States.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Maine law</b></col>, <cd>any law prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling
that enacted in the State of Maine.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Main`-gauche"</hw> (măN`gōsh"),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., the left hand.] <i>(Ancient Armor)</i>
<def>The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in
the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's
rapier.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"-ham`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i>
hand (see <u>Main</u> a hand at dice) + E. <i>hamper</i>.] <def>A
hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying
grapes to the press.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The continent;
the principal land; -- opposed to <i>island</i>, or
<i>peninsula</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula
to the <i>mainland</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <i>main</i>
strong. See <u>Main</u> strength.] <def>Very strongly; mightily; to a
great degree.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon. Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <i>main</i>
principal, chief.] <def>Principally; chiefly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"mast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Anglo-Norm.
<i>meinoure</i>, OF. <i>manuevre</i>. See <u>Maneuver</u>.] <i>(O.
Eng. Law)</i> <def>A thing stolen found on the person of the
thief.</def></p>
<p>&fist; A thief was said to be "taken with the <i>mainor</i>," when
he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, <i>in his
hands</i>. <i>Wharton.</i> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main"per*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>main</i> hand + <i>pernable</i>, for <i>prenable</i>, that may be
taken, pregnable. See <u>Mainpernor</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Capable
of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be
mainprised.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"per*nor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>main</i>
hand + <i>pernor</i>, for <i>preneor</i>, a taker, F. <i>preneur</i>,
fr. <i>prendre</i> to take.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A surety, under the
old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a
day.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Mainpernors</i> differ from <i>bail</i> in that a man's
<i>bail</i> may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day
of appearance; <i>mainpernors</i> can do neither; they are bound to
produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. <i>Blackstone.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main"pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Vehicles)</i>
<def>A kingbolt.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"prise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> hand
+ <i>prise</i> a taking, fr. <i>prendre</i>, p. p. <i>pris</i> to
take, fr. L. <i>prehendere</i>, <i>prehensum</i>.] <i>(Law)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding
him to take sureties, called <i>mainpernors</i>, for the prisoner's
appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now
obsolete.</def> <i>Wharton.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Deliverance
of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"prise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mainprised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Mainprising</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>To suffer to go
at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance
at a day; -- said of a prisoner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mains</hw> (mānz), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot. See
<u>Manse</u>.] <def>The farm attached to a mansion house.</def>
[Scot.]</p>
<p><hw>Main"sail`</hw> (mān"sāl`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The principal sail in a ship or other
vessel.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>[They] hoised up the <i>mainsail</i> to the
wind.</blockquote> <i> Acts xxvii. 40.</i></p>
<p>&fist; The <i>mainsail</i> of a ship is extended upon a yard
attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the
boom.</p>
<p><hw>Main"sheet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and
trimmed.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"spring`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main"stay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The stay extending from the foot of the foremast
to the maintop.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Main support; principal
dependence.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The great <i>mainstay</i> of the Church.</blockquote>
<i>Buckle.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main"swear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>mānswerian</i> to forswear; <i>mān</i> sin, crime +
<i>swerian</i> to swear.] <def>To swear falsely.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Blount.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main*tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Maintained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Maintaining</u>.] [OE. <i>maintenen</i>, F. <i>maintenir</i>,
properly, to hold by the hand; <i>main</i> hand (L. <i>manus</i>) +
F. <i>tenir</i> to hold (L. <i>tenere</i>). See <u>Manual</u>, and
Tenable.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>maintain</i> a certain
degree of heat in a furnace; to <i>maintain</i> a fence or a
railroad; to <i>maintain</i> the digestive process or powers of the
stomach; to <i>maintain</i> the fertility of soil; to <i>maintain</i>
present reputation.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To keep possession of; to hold and defend;
not to surrender or relinquish.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>God values . . . every one as he <i>maintains</i> his
post.</blockquote> <i>Grew.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To continue; not to suffer to cease or
fail.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Maintain</i> talk with the duke.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To bear the expense of; to support; to
keep up; to supply with what is needed.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Glad, by his labor, to <i>maintain</i> his
life.</blockquote> <i>Stirling.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>What <i>maintains</i> one vice would bring up two
children.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To affirm; to support or defend by
argument.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It is hard to <i>maintain</i> the truth, but much
harder to be maintained by it.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See
<u>Assert</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Main*tain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may
be maintained.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main*tain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
maintains.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main*tain"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>mainteneor</i>, F. <i>mainteneur</i>.] <i>(Crim. Law)</i> <def>One
who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between
others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.</def>
<i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Wharton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Main"te*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>maintenance</i>. See <u>Maintain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense;
vindication.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor
and the <i>maintenance</i> of his service, is granted to
God.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which maintains or supports; means of
sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Those of better fortune not making learning their
<i>maintenance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Crim. Law)</i> <def>An officious or
unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by
assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See
<u>Champerty</u>.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Cap of maintenance</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Cap</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Main"top`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged
vessels.</def></p>
<p><hw>Main" yard`</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The yard on which
the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mai"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maia</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus
Maia, or family <i>Maiadeæ</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Master.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Principal;
chief.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mais"tre</hw> (?), <hw>Mais"trie</hw>, <hw>Mais"try</hw> (?)
}, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mastery; superiority; art. See
<u>Mastery</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mais"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistress.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mai"thes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Maghet</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maize</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>maiz</i>. fr.
<i>mahiz</i> or <i>mahis</i>, is the language of the Island of
Hayti.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large species of American grass of the
genus <i>Zea</i> (<i>Z. Mays</i>), widely cultivated as a forage and
food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used
as food for men and animals.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Maize eater</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a South
American bird of the genus <i>Pseudoleistes</i>, allied to the
troupials.</cd> -- <col><b>Maize yellow</b></col>, <cd>a delicate
pale yellow.</cd></p>
<p>{ <hw>Maj`es*tat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Maj`es*tat"*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Majestic.</def> [Obs.] <i>E. Pocock.</i>
<i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From
<u>Majesty</u>.] <def>Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august
dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble;
grand.</def> "The <i>majestic</i> world." <i>Shak.</i> "Tethys' grave
<i>majestic</i> pace." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must
be grave, <i>majestic</i>, and sublime.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent;
imperial; regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.</p>
<p><! p. 885 !></p>
<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Majestic.</def> <i>Cowley.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more
<i>majestical</i>.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>
<p>-- <wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being majestic.</def> <i>Oldenburg.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maj"es*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Majesties</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>magestee</i>, F.
<i>majesté</i>, L. <i>majestas</i>, fr. an old compar. of
<i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Major</u>, <u>Master</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with
<i>majesty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xciii. 1.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>No sovereign has ever represented the <i>majesty</i>
of a great state with more dignity and grace.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, used with the possessive pronoun,
the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a
plural; as, their <i>majesties</i> attended the concert.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.]
now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of <i>Majesty</i>,
and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that
time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation
of <i>Highness</i> or <i>Grace</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Robertson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dignity; elevation of manner or
style.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*jol"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A kind
of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached
its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an
early seat of this manufacture. <i>Heyse.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw> (?), [L. <i>major</i>, compar. of magnus great:
cf. F. <i>majeur</i>. Cf. <u>Master</u>, <u>Mayor</u>,
<u>Magnitude</u>, <u>More</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as,
the <i>major</i> part of the assembly; the <i>major</i> part of the
revenue; the <i>major</i> part of the territory.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of greater dignity; more important.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of full legal age.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Greater by a semitone,
either in interval or in difference of pitch from another
tone.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Major axis</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the greater axis.
See <u>Focus</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Major
key</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a key in which one and two, two and
three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major seconds, and
three and four, and seven and eight, make minor seconds.</cd> --
<col><b>Major offense</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an offense of a
greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery
include assault.</cd> -- <col><b>Major premise</b></col>
<i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that premise of a syllogism which contains the
major term.</cd> -- <col><b>Major scale</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>,
<cd>the natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third
and fourth, and seventh and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees;
the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major. See
<u>Scale</u>, and <u>Diatonic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Major
second</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a second between whose tones is a
difference in pitch of a step.</cd> -- <col><b>Major sixth</b></col>
<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a sixth of four steps and a half step. In major
keys the third and sixth from the key tone are major. Major keys and
intervals, as distinguished from minors, are more cheerful.</cd> --
<col><b>Major term</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that term of a
syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion.</cd> --
<col><b>Major third</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a third of two
steps.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>major</i>. See
<u>Major</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i>
<def>An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a
lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person of full
age.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>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].</def></p>
<p>&fist; In hypothetical syllogisms, the hypothetical premise is
called the <i>major</i>.</p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [LL. See <u>Major</u>.] <def>A mayor.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`jo`rat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>majorat</i>, LL. <i>majoratus</i>. See <u>Major</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Majorate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The right of succession to property according to age; -- so
termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(French Law)</i> <def>Property, landed or
funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with
it.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or
rank of a major.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>majorare</i> to augment. See <u>Major</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<def>To augment; to increase.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma`jor*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Increase;
enlargement.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*jor"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Majorca.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Majorca.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`jor-do"mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.
<i>mayordomo</i>, or It. <i>maggiordomo</i>; both fr. LL.
<i>majordomus</i>; L. <i>major</i> greater + <i>domus</i> house.]
<def>A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master
of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"jor gen"er*al</hw> (?). <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*jor"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Majorities</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>majorité</i>. See
<u>Major</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or condition of
being major or greater; superiority.</def> Specifically:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The military rank of a major.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The condition of being of full age, or
authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The greater number; more than half; as, a
<i>majority</i> of mankind; a <i>majority</i> of the votes
cast.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. L. <i>majores</i>.] <def>Ancestors;
ancestry.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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
<i>majority</i> of five hundred votes. See
<u>Plurality</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>To go over to, or To join</b></col>, <col><b>the
majority</b></col>, <cd>to die.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma"jor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of
major.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maj"oun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Madjoun</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*jus"cu*læ</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.,
fem. pl. fr. <i>majusculus</i> somewhat greater or great, dim. of
<i>major</i>, <i>majus</i>. See <u>Major</u>.]
<i>(Palæography)</i> <def>Capital letters, as found in
manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*jus"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>majuscule</i>. See <u>Majusculæ</u>.] <def>A capital letter;
especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See
<u>Majusculæ</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Majuscule writing</b></col>, <cd>writing composed wholly
of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe
from the third to the sixth century.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
made.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mak"a*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Macaroon</u>, 2.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Make</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>maca</i>,
<i>gemaca</i>. See <u>Match</u>.] <def>A companion; a mate; often, a
husband or a wife.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>For in this world no woman is<BR>
Worthy to be my <i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Made</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Making</u>.] [OE. <i>maken</i>, <i>makien</i>, AS. <i>macian</i>;
akin to OS. <i>mak&?;n</i>, OFries. <i>makia</i>, D. <i>maken</i>, G.
<i>machen</i>, OHG. <i>mahh&?;n</i> to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan.
<i>mage</i>. Cf. <u>Match</u> an equal.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame;
to fashion; to create.</def> Hence, in various specific uses or
applications: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To form of materials; to cause
to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he
had <i>made</i> it a molten calf.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxii.
4.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To produce, as something artificial,
unnatural, or false; -- often with <i>up</i>; as, to <i>make</i> up a
story.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>And Art, with her contending, doth aspire<BR>
To excel the natural with <i>made</i> delights.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>make</i> complaint, for to
complain; to <i>make</i> record of, for to record; to <i>make</i>
abode, for to abide, etc.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Call for Samson, that he may <i>make</i> us
sport.</blockquote> <i>Judg. xvi. 25.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Wealth <i>maketh</i> many friends.</blockquote>
<i>Prov. xix. 4.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of
the faults which I have <i>made</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To execute with the requisite
formalities; as, to <i>make</i> a bill, note, will, deed, etc.</def>
<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>make</i> a large profit; to <i>make</i> an error; to
<i>make</i> a loss; to <i>make</i> money.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He accuseth Neptune unjustly who <i>makes</i>
shipwreck a second time.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>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
<i>made</i> the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship
<i>makes</i> ten knots an hour; he <i>made</i> the distance in one
day.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>To put in a desired or desirable
condition; to cause to thrive.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Who <i>makes</i> or ruins with a smile or
frown.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be or become; to put into a
given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to <i>make</i>
known; to <i>make</i> public; to <i>make</i> fast.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Who <i>made</i> thee a prince and a judge over
us?</blockquote> <i>Ex. ii. 14.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>See, I have <i>made</i> thee a god to
Pharaoh.</blockquote> <i>Ex. vii. 1.</i></p>
<p>&fist; When used reflexively with an adjective, the reflexive
pronoun is often omitted; as, to <i>make</i> merry; to <i>make</i>
bold; to <i>make</i> free, etc.</p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to appear to be; to constitute
subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He is not that goose and ass that Valla would
<i>make</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To require; to constrain; to compel; to
force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and
infinitive.</def></p>
<p>&fist; In the active voice the <i>to</i> of the infinitive is
usually omitted.</p>
<p><blockquote>I will <i>make</i> them hear my words.</blockquote>
<i>Deut. iv. 10.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>They should be <i>made</i> to rise at their early
hour.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>make</i> a good musician;
sweet cider <i>makes</i> sour vinegar; wool <i>makes</i> warm
clothing.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>And old cloak <i>makes</i> a new jerkin.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To compose, as parts, ingredients, or
materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,<BR>
<i>Make</i> but one temple for the Deity.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To be engaged or concerned in.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Gomez, what <i>makest</i> thou here, with a whole
brotherhood of city bailiffs?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in
sight of.</def> "And <i>make</i> the Libyan shores."
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>They that sail in the middle can <i>make</i> no land
of either side.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To make a bed</b></col>, <cd>to prepare a bed for being
slept on, or to put it in order.</cd> -- <col><b>To make a
card</b></col> <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to take a trick with
it.</cd> -- <col><b>To make account</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Account</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make account
of</b></col>, <cd>to esteem; to regard.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
away</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To put out of the way; to
kill; to destroy.</cd> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind,
they <i>made</i> him <i>away</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To alienate; to transfer; to make
over.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Waller.</i> -- <col><b>To make
believe</b></col>, <cd>to pretend; to feign; to simulate.</cd> --
<col><b>To make bold</b></col>, <cd>to take the liberty; to
venture.</cd> -- <col><b>To make the cards</b></col> <i>(Card
Playing)</i>, <cd>to shuffle the pack.</cd> -- <col><b>To make choice
of</b></col>, <cd>to take by way of preference; to choose.</cd> --
<col><b>To make danger</b></col>, <cd>to make experiment.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i> -- <col><b>To make default</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>,
<cd>to fail to appear or answer.</cd> -- <col><b>To make the
doors</b></col>, <cd>to shut the door.</cd> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote><i>Make the doors</i> upon a woman's wit, and it will
out at the casement.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p>- <col><b>To make free with</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Free</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make good</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Good</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make head</b></col>, <cd>to
make headway.</cd> -- <col><b>To make light of</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Light</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make
little of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To belittle.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To accomplish easily.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
love to</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Love</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make meat</b></col>, <cd>to
cure meat in the open air.</cd> [Colloq. Western U. S.] -- <col><b>To
make merry</b></col>, <cd>to feast; to be joyful or jovial.</cd> --
<col><b>To make much of</b></col>, <cd>to treat with much
consideration,, attention, or fondness; to value highly.</cd> --
<col><b>To make no bones</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bone</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make no difference</b></col>,
<cd>to have no weight or influence; to be a matter of
indifference.</cd> -- <col><b>To make no doubt</b></col>, <cd>to have
no doubt.</cd> -- <col><b>To make no matter</b></col>, <cd>to have no
weight or importance; to make no difference.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
oath</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to swear, as to the truth of
something, in a prescribed form of law.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To understand or think
concerning; as, not to know what <i>to make of</i> the news.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem;
to account.</cd> "<i>Makes</i> she no more <i>of</i> me than
<i>of</i> a slave." <i>Dryden.</i> -- <col><b>To make one's
law</b></col> <i>(Old Law)</i>, <cd>to adduce proof to clear one's
self of a charge.</cd> -- <col><b>To make out</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To find out; to discover; to decipher; as,
<i>to make out</i> the meaning of a letter.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To prove; to establish; as, the plaintiff was unable <i>to
make</i> out his case</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To make complete
or exact; as, he was not able <i>to make out</i> the money.</cd> --
<col><b>To make over</b></col>, <cd>to transfer the title of; to
convey; to alienate; as, he <i>made over</i> his estate in trust or
in fee.</cd> -- <col><b>To make sail</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To increase the quantity of sail already
extended</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To set sail.</cd> --
<col><b>To make shift</b></col>, <cd>to manage by expedients; as,
they <i>made shift</i> to do without it.</cd> [Colloq.]. --
<col><b>To make sternway</b></col>, <cd>to move with the stern
foremost; to go or drift backward.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
strange</b></col>, <cd>to act in an unfriendly manner or as if
surprised; to treat as strange; as, <i>to make strange</i> of a
request or suggestion.</cd> -- <col><b>To make suit to</b></col>,
<cd>to endeavor to gain the favor of; to court.</cd> -- <col><b>To
make sure</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Sure</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To
make up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To collect into a sum or
mass; as, <i>to make up</i> the amount of rent; <i>to make up</i> a
bundle or package.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reconcile; to
compose; as, <i>to make up</i> a difference or quarrel.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To supply what is wanting in; to complete;
as, a dollar is wanted <i>to make up</i> the stipulated sum</cd>.
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to
shape, prepare, or fabricate; as, <i>to make up</i> a mass into
pills; <i>to make up</i> a story.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>He was all <i>made up</i> of love and
charms!</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To compensate; to make good; as, <i>to
make up</i> a loss.</cd> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <cd>To adjust, or to
arrange for settlement; as, <i>to make up</i> accounts</cd>.
<sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <cd>To dress and paint for a part, as an actor;
as, he was well <i>made up</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up a
face</b></col>, <cd>to distort the face as an expression of pain or
derision.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to
reach a mental determination; to resolve.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
water</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To leak.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To urinate.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
way</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>To make one's way</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To make progress; to advance.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To open a passage; to clear the way</cd>. --
<col><b>To make words</b></col>, <cd>to multiply words.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Make</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to
interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase <i>to meddle or
make</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or
<i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as,
he <i>made toward home</i>; <i>the tiger made</i> at the
sportsmen.</def></p>
<p>&fist; Formerly, authors used <i>to make on</i>, <i>to make
forth</i>, <i>to make about</i>; but these phrases are obsolete. We
now say, <i>to make at</i>, <i>to make away</i>, <i>to make for</i>,
<i>to make off</i>, <i>to make toward</i>, etc.</p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tend; to contribute; to have effect; --
with <i>for</i> or <i>against</i>; as, it <i>makes</i> for his
advantage.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Follow after the things which <i>make</i> for
peace.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 19.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Considerations infinite<BR>
Do <i>make</i> against it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To increase; to augment; to
accrue.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To compose verses; to write poetry; to
versify.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer. Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>To solace him some time, as I do when I
<i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To make as if</b></col>, or <col><b>To make as
though</b></col>, <cd>to pretend that; to make show that; to make
believe (see under <u>Make</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>).</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>Joshua and all Israel <i>made as if</i> they were
beaten before them, and fled.</blockquote> <i>Josh. viii. 15.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>My lord of London <i>maketh as though</i> he were
greatly displeased with me.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>
<p>-- <col><b>To make at</b></col>, <cd>to go toward hastily, or in a
hostile manner; to attack.</cd> -- <col><b>To make away
with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To carry off.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to
dissipate</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To kill; to destroy.</cd> --
<col><b>To make off</b></col>, <cd>to go away suddenly.</cd> --
<col><b>To make out</b></col>, <cd>to succeed; to be able at last; to
make shift; as, he <i>made out</i> to reconcile the contending
parties.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up</b></col>, <cd>to become
reconciled or friendly.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up for</b></col>,
<cd>to compensate for; to supply an equivalent for.</cd> --
<col><b>To make up to</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To approach;
as, a suspicious boat <i>made up to</i> us.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To pay addresses to; to make love to.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up
with</b></col>, <cd>to become reconciled to.</cd> [Colloq.] --
<col><b>To make with</b></col>, <cd>to concur or agree with.</cd>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Structure, texture,
constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It our perfection of so frail a <i>make</i><BR>
As every plot can undermine and shake?</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><col><b>On the make</b></col>,<cd>bent upon making great profits;
greedy of gain.</cd> [Low, U. S.]</p>
<p><hw>Make"bate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Make</i>, v. +
<i>bate</i> a quarrel.] <def>One who excites contentions and
quarrels.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Make"-be*lief`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feigning
to believe; make believe.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feigning
to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction;
an invention.</def> "Childlike <i>make-believe</i>."
<i>Tylor.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>To forswear self-delusion and <i>make-
believe</i>.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Feigned;
insincere.</def> "<i>Make-believe</i> reverence." <i>G.
Eliot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mak"ed</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Make</u>.
<def>Made.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make"-game`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An object of
ridicule; a butt.</def> <i>Godwin.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Make</u>, and
cf. <u>Matchless</u>, <u>Mateless</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Matchless.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without a mate.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make"-peace`</hw> (-pēs`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
peacemaker.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mak"er</hw> (māk"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who makes, forms, or molds; a
manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The universal <i>Maker</i> we may praise.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The person who makes a
promissory note.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who writes verses; a poet.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p>&fist; "The Greeks named the poet <grk>poihth`s</grk>, which name,
as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh
of this word <grk>poiei^n</grk>, <i>make</i>; wherein, I know not
whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in
calling him a <i>maker</i>." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>
<p><! p. 886 !></p>
<p><hw>Make"shift`</hw> (māk"sh&ibreve;ft`),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That with which one makes shift; a
temporary expedient.</def> <i>James Mill.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I am not a model clergyman, only a decent
<i>makeshift</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make"-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in
their mental <i>make-up</i>.</blockquote> <i>L. F. Ward.</i></p>
<p><hw>Make"weight`</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which
is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account
added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"ki</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from native name.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A lemur. See <u>Lemur</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mak"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication;
construction; as, this is cloth of your own <i>making</i>; the
<i>making</i> of peace or war was in his power.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Composition, or structure.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>a poem.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir J.
Davies.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which establishes or places in a
desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be
made; as, early misfortune was the <i>making</i> of him.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>External appearance; from.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mak"ing-i`ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mak"ing-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength,
called <i>proof</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of becoming reconciled or
friendly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal-</hw> (măl-). <def>A prefix in composition denoting
ill, or evil, F. <est>male</est>, adv., fr. <est>malus</est>, bad,
ill. In some words it has the form <i>male-</i>, as in
<i>male</i>diction, <i>male</i>volent. See <u>Malice</u>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The form <i>male-</i> is chiefly used in cases where the
<i>e</i>, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a
separate syllable, as in <i>male</i>diction, <i>male</i>factor,
<i>male</i>ficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in
<i>mal</i>feasance or <i>male</i>-feasance, <i>mal</i>formation or
<i>male</i>-formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is
prefixed commences with a vowel, as in <i>mal</i>administration,
etc., the form <i>mal</i> is to be preferred, and is the one commonly
employed.</p>
<p><hw>||Ma"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; pl. of
<singw><b>Malum</b></singw>. [L.] <def>Evils; wrongs; offenses
against right and law.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mala in se</b></col> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>offenses which
are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of
statute.</cd> -- <col><b>Mala prohibita</b></col> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>,
<cd>offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from <i>mala in
se</i>, which are offenses at common law.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*bar`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A region in the
western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the
sea.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malabar nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the seed of an
East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the <i>Adhatoda Vasica</i>, sometimes
used medicinally.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*ca*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lac"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A town and
district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malacca cane</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a cane obtained
from a species of palm of the genus <i>Calamus</i> (<i>C.
Scipionum</i>), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a
native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Fr. Gr. &?; a
mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows:
cf. F. <i>malachite</i>. Cf. <u>Mallow</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green
mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Green malachite</i>, or malachite proper, admits of a
high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. <i>Blue
malachite</i>, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue
color.</p>
<p><col><b>Malachite green</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Emerald green</i>,
under <u>Green</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cis"sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Malacissation</u>.] <def>Softening; relaxing.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cis*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>malacissare</i> to make soft, Gr. &?;.] <def>The act of making
soft or supple.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mal`a*cob*del"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; soft + &?; a leech.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Bdellomorpha</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*co*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft +
&?; skin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of beetles
(<i>Malacodermata</i>), with a soft and flexible body, as the
fireflies.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*co*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft +
<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of pyroxene.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One
versed in the science of malacology.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft +
<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>malacologie</i>.] <def>The science which
relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal`a*cop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; soft + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A class of
air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also <i>Protracheata</i>, and
<i>Onychophora</i>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen
to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs
of simple jaws, and a pair of antennæ. The trancheæ are
connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the
body. <i>Peripatus</i> is the only known genus. See
<u>Peripatus</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>malacoptérygien</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the
Malacopterygii.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>
[NL., fr. Gr. &?; soft + &?; wing, fin, fr. &?; feather.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 <i>Malacopteri</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Malacopterygii.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"te*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., Gr. fr.
&?; soft + &?; bone.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A peculiar disease of the
bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of
being bent without breaking.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"to*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft
+ &?; mouth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having soft jaws without
teeth, as certain fishes.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal`a*cos"tra*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.,
from Gr. &?; soft + &?; shell of a testacean.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and
Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Malacostraca.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Malacostrac</i>an + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>That branch of
zoölogical science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called
also <i>carcinology</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Malacostraca.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*co*toon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>See <u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal`a*co*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; soft + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca,
Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also <i>Malacozoaria</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*co*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`ad*dress"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> +
<i>address</i>.] <def>Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive
way of accosting one or talking with one.</def> <i>W. D.
Howells.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal`ad*just"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> +
<i>adjustment</i>.] <def>A bad adjustment.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-
</i> + <i>administration</i>.] <def>Bad administration; bad
management of any business, especially of public affairs.</def>
[Written also <i>maleadministration</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*droit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See
<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Adroit</u>.] <def>Of a quality opposed to
adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.</def> --
<wf>Mal"a*droit`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Mal`a*droit"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Maladies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>maladie</i>, fr. <i>malade</i>
ill, sick, OF. also, <i>malabde</i>, fr. L. <i>male habitus</i>, i.
e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See <u>Malice</u>, and
<u>Habit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>maladies</i> of the body may prove medicines to
the mind.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A moral or mental defect or
disorder.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Love's a <i>malady</i> without a cure.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease;
illness. See <u>Disease</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A city and a
province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, <i>Malaga</i>
grapes, <i>Malaga</i> raisins, <i>Malaga</i> wines.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal`a*gash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Malagasy</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`a*gas"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A
native or natives of Madagascar; also (<i>sing</i>.), the
language.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`laise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mal</i>
ill + <i>aise</i> ease.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An indefinite feeling of
uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lam"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A salt of malamic acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*lam"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A
yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be
from the South American shrub <i>Croton Malambo</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`am*eth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malamic</i>
+ <i>ethane</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance
forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mal</i>ic +
<i>amic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or designating an acid
intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its
salts.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lam"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malic</i> +
<i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The acid amide derived from malic
acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with
asparagine.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"an*ders</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malandres</i>, fr. L. <i>malandria</i> blisters or pustules on the
neck, especially in horses.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A scurfy eruption in
the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See
<u>Sallenders</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mallenders</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*pert</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>malapert</i>
unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; <i>mal</i> ill + <i>apert</i> open,
adroit, intelligent, L. <i>apertus</i>, p. p. of <i>aperire</i> to
open. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Aperient</u>.] <def>Bold; forward;
impudent; saucy; pert.</def> <i>Shak.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>A malapert person.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Are you growing <i>malapert</i>! <i>Will you force me
to make use of my authority</i> ?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p>-- <wf>Mal"a*pert`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Mal"a*pert`ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mal"a*prop*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Mrs.
<i>Malaprop</i>, a character in Sheridan's drama, " The Rivals," who
makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See <u>Malapropos</u>.]
<def>A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*ap"ro*pos`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mal à propos</i>; <i>mal</i> evil + <i>à propos</i>
to the purpose.] <def>Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or
unsuitably.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal*ap`te*ru"rus</hw>
(măl*ăp`t&esl;*r&udd;"rŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[NL., from Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>ptero`n</grk> wing +
<grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of African
siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See <i>Electric
cat</i>, under <u>Electric</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mala</i> the
cheek: cf. F. <i>malaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining
to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone;
jugal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The
cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the
orbit.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., contr. fr.
<i>malaaria</i> bad air. See <u>Malice</u>, and Air.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The morbific agent in malaria is supposed by some to be a
vegetable microbe or its spores, and by others to be a very minute
animal blood parasite (an <i>infusorian</i>).</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*la"ri*al</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*la"ri*an</hw> (?),
<hw>Ma*la"ri*ous</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malarial fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a fever
produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills,
fever, and sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite
and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are wholly absent
(<i>intermittent fever</i>), or only partially so (<i>remittent
fever</i>); fever and ague; chills and fever.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma`la*sha"ga*nay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The fresh-water drumfish (<i>Haploidonotus
grunniens</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-
</i> + <i>assimilation</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the
food.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An imperfect elaboration by the
tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>malum</i> apple:
cf. F. <i>malate</i>. See <u>Malic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt
of malic acid.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma"lax</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lax"ate</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> [L. <i>malaxare</i>, <i>malaxatum</i>, cf. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; soft: cf. F. <i>malaxer</i>.] <def>To soften by kneading or
stirring with some thinner substance.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal`ax*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>malaxatio</i>: cf. F. <i>malaxation</i>.] <def>The act of
softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of
ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal"ax*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or
that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or
stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of a race of a
brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western
islands of the Indian Archipelago.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*lay"</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lay"an</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malays or their
country.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Malay
language.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malay apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a myrtaceous tree
(<i>Eugenia Malaccensis</i>) common in India; also, its applelike
fruit.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma"la*ya"lam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The name
given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to
the Tamil.</def> <i>Yule.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mal"brouck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A West African arboreal monkey
(<i>Cercopithecus cynosurus</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*con`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-
</i> + <i>conformation</i>.] <def>Imperfect, disproportionate, or
abnormal formation; ill form; disproportion of parts.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr.
<i>mal</i> ill + <i>content</i>. See <u>Malice</u>, <u>Content</u>.]
<def>discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied
with the government.</def> [Written also <i>malecontent</i>.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The famous <i>malcontent</i> earl of
Leicester.</blockquote> <i>Milner.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malcontent</i>.] <def>One who discontented; especially, a
discontented subject of a government; one who expresses his
discontent by words or overt acts.</def> <i>Spenser.</i>
<i>Berkeley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal`con*tent"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Malcontent.</def> -- <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mal*da"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of marine annelids of the genus
<i>Maldane</i>, or family <i>Maldanidæ</i>. They have a
slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male-</hw> (măl- <i>or</i> măl&esl;-). <def>See
<u>Mal-</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male</hw> (māl), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malus</i>.
See <u>Malice</u>.] <def>Evil; wicked; bad.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Marston.</i></p>
<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mail</u>, a
bag.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mâle</i>, OF.
<i>masle</i>, <i>mascle</i>, fr. L. <i>masculus</i> male, masculine,
dim. of <i>mas</i> a male; possibly akin to E. <i>man</i>. Cf.
<u>Masculine</u>, <u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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,
<i>male</i> organs.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Suitable to the male sex; characteristic
or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, <i>male</i>
courage.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of males; as, a <i>male</i>
choir.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Adapted for entering
another corresponding piece (the <i>female</i> piece) which is hollow
and which it fits; as, a <i>male</i> gauge, for gauging the size or
shape of a hole; a <i>male</i> screw, etc.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Male berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of coffee.
See <u>Pea berry</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Male fern</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fern of the genus <i>Aspidium</i> (<i>A.
Filixmas</i>), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the
tapeworm. <i>Aspidium marginale</i> in America, and <i>A.
athamanticum</i> in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for
the male fern in medical practice. See <i>Female fern</i>, under
<u>Female</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Male rhyme</b></col>, <cd>a rhyme in
which only the last syllables agree, as <i>laid</i>, <i>afraid</i>,
<i>dismayed</i>. See <i>Female rhyme</i>, under <u>Female</u>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Male screw</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a screw having
threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of
a corresponding nut or female screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Male
thread</b></col>, <cd>the thread of a male screw.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An
animal of the male sex.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant bearing only
staminate flowers.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw>
(măl`ăd*m&ibreve;n`&ibreve;s*trā"shŭn),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Maladministration.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*le"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A salt of maleic
acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male*branch"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><! p. 887 !></p>
<p><hw>Male*con`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Malconformation.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male"con*tent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Malcontent.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maledicentia</i>. See <u>Maledicent</u>.] <def>Evil
speaking.</def> [Obs.] <i>Atterbury.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maledicens</i>, p. pr. of <i>maledicere</i> to speak ill;
<i>male</i> ill + <i>dicere</i> to say, speak. See <u>Malice</u>, and
<u>Diction</u>.] <def>Speaking reproachfully; slanderous.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Sir E. Sandys.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"e*dict</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maledictus</i>, p. p. of <i>maledicere</i>.] <def>Accursed;
abominable.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*dic"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maledictio</i>: cf. F. <i>malédiction</i>. See
<u>Maledicent</u>.] <def>A proclaiming of evil against some one; a
cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to
<i>benediction</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>No <i>malediction</i> falls from his
tongue.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation;
denunciation; anathema. -- <u>Malediction</u>, <u>Curse</u>,
<u>Imprecation</u>, <u>Execration</u>. <i>Malediction</i> is the most
general term, denoting bitter reproach, or wishes and predictions of
evil. <i>Curse</i> implies the desire or threat of evil, declared
upon oath or in the most solemn manner. <i>Imprecation</i> is
literally the praying down of evil upon a person. <i>Execration</i>
is literally a putting under the ban of excommunication, a curse
which excludes from the kingdom of God. In ordinary usage, the last
three words describe profane swearing, <i>execration</i> being the
strongest.</p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Malefactor</u>.] <def>A crime; an offense; an evil deed.</def>
[R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr.
<i>malefacere</i> to do evil; <i>male</i> ill, evil + <i>facere</i>
to do. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public
prosecution and punishment; a criminal.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who does wrong by injuring another,
although not a criminal.</def> [Obs.] <i>H. Brooke. Fuller.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.</p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female
malefactor.</def> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Male*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Malfeasance</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lef"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maleficus</i>:
cf. F. <i>maléfique</i>. See <u>Malefaction</u>.] <def>Doing
mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.</def> [R.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"e*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maleficium</i>: cf. F. <i>maléfice</i>. See
<u>Malefactor</u>.] <def>An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maleficentia</i>. Cf. <u>Malfeasance</u>.] <def>Evil doing, esp.
to others.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Malefic</u>.] <def>Doing evil to others; harmful;
mischievous.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Injurious.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>maleficiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>maleficiare</i> to bewitch, fr. L.
<i>maleficium</i>. See <u>Malefice</u>.] <def>To bewitch; to
harm.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fi`ci*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
bewitching.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Maleficence</u>.] <def>The doing of evil, harm, or
mischief.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Maleficent</u>.] <def>Doing evil, harm, or mischief.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Malformation</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*le"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>maléique</i>. See <u>Malic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series,
metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic
acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*len"gine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>malengin</i>; L. <i>malus</i> bad, evil + <i>ingenium</i> natural
capacity. See <u>Engine</u>.] <def>Evil machination; guile;
deceit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"le*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From its native name.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bird of Celebes (<i>megacephalon
maleo</i>), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to
lay its eggs.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male-o"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Malodor</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Malpractice</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Male"-spir`it*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having
the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.</def> [R.] <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mallette</i>,
dim. of <i>malle</i>. See <u>Mail</u> a bag.] <def>A little bag or
budget.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shelton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Male*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Maltreat</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>malevolentia</i>. See <u>Malevolent</u>.] <def>The quality or
state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another;
inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of
<u>Malice</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>malevolens</i>, <i>-entis</i>; <i>male</i> ill + <i>volens</i>, p.
pr. of <i>velle</i> to be willing or disposed, to wish. See
<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Voluntary</u>.] <def>Wishing evil; disposed to
injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded;
spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
malevolent manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>malevolus</i>; fr. <i>male</i> ill + <i>velle</i> to be disposed.]
<def>Malevolent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> +
<i>execution</i>.] <def>Bad execution.</def> <i>D. Webster.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*le"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maleic</i> + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from
maleic acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malfaisance</i>, fr. <i>malfaisant</i> injurious, doing ill;
<i>mal</i> ill, evil + <i>faisant</i> doing, p. pr. of <i>faire</i>
to do. See <u>Malice</u>, <u>Feasible</u>, and cf.
<u>Maleficence</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The doing of an act which a
person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.</def> [Written
also <i>malefeasance</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> +
<i>formation</i>.] <def>Ill formation; irregular or anomalous
formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*gra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malgracieux</i>.] <def>Not graceful; displeasing.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Gower.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mauger</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malum</i> an
apple: cf. F. <i>malique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or
obtained from, apples; as, <i>malic</i> acid.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malic acid</b></col>, <cd>a hydroxy acid obtained as a
substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a
strong but pleasant sour taste. It occurs in many fruits, as in green
apples, currants, etc. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according
to the temperature and concentration. An artificial variety is a
derivative of succinic acid, but has no action on polarized light,
and thus malic acid is a remarkable case of physical isomerism.</cd>
</p>
<p><hw>Mal"ice</hw> (măl"&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malice</i>, fr. L. <i>malitia</i>, from <i>malus</i> bad, ill,
evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black,
Skr. <i>mala</i> dirt. Cf. <u>Mauger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>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.</def> "Nor set down aught in
<i>malice</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Envy, hatred, and <i>malice</i> are three distinct
passions of the mind.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Holt.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malice aforethought</b></col> or
<col><b>prepense</b></col>, <cd>malice previously and deliberately
entertained.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique;
bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence.
See <u>Spite</u>. -- <u>Malevolence</u>, <u>Malignity</u>,
<u>Malignancy</u>. <i>Malice</i> is a stronger word than
<i>malevolence</i>, which may imply only a desire that evil may
befall another, while <i>malice</i> desires, and perhaps intends, to
bring it about. <i>Malignity</i> is intense and deepseated
<i>malice</i>. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging
others. One who is <i>malignant</i> must be both <i>malevolent</i>
and <i>malicious</i>; but a man may be <i>malicious</i> without being
<i>malignant</i>.</p>
<p><blockquote>Proud tyrants who <i>maliciously</i> destroy<BR>
And ride o'er ruins with <i>malignant</i> joy.</blockquote>
<i>Somerville.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>in some connections, <i>malignity</i> seems rather
more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and
<i>malignancy</i> to indications of this depravity, in temper and
conduct in particular instances.</blockquote> <i>Cogan.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"ice</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regard with
extreme ill will.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mal"i*cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>malhecho</i>;
<i>mal</i> bad + <i>hecho</i> deed, L. <i>factum</i>. See
<u>Fact</u>.] <def>Mischief.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*li"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Of.
<i>malicius</i>, F. <i>malicieux</i>, fr. L. <i>malitiosus</i>. See
<u>Malice</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Indulging or exercising
malice; harboring ill will or enmity.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I grant him bloody, . . . <BR>
Sudden, <i>malicious</i>, smacking of every sin<BR>
That has a name.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from hatred or ill will;
dictated by malice; as, a <i>malicious</i> report; <i>malicious</i>
mischief.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>With wicked or mischievous
intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just
cause or excuse; as, a <i>malicious</i> act.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malicious abandonment</b></col>, <cd>the desertion of a
wife or husband without just cause.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i> --
<col><b>Malicious mischief</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>malicious
injury to the property of another; -- an offense at common law.</cd>
<i>Wharton.</i> -- <col><b>Malicious prosecution</b></col> or
<col><b>arrest</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a wanton prosecution or
arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without
probable cause.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious;
malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous;
malign.</p>
<p>-- <wf>Ma*li"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ma*li"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malignus</i>,
for <i>maligenus</i>, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; <i>malus</i>
bad + the root of <i>genus</i> birth, race, kind: cf. F.
<i>malin</i>, masc., <i>maligne</i>, fem. See <u>Malice</u>,
<u>Gender</u>, and cf. <u>Benign</u>, <u>Malignant</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having an evil disposition toward others;
harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed
to <i>benign</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Witchcraft may be by operation of <i>malign</i>
spirits.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious;
tending to injure; as, a <i>malign</i> aspect of planets.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Malignant; as, a <i>malign</i>
ulcer.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Maligned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Maligning</u>.] [Cf. L. <i>malignare</i>. See <u>Malign</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To treat with malice; to show hatred
toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they
will against private men, whom they <i>malign</i> by stealing their
goods, or murdering them.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To speak great evil of; to traduce; to
defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>To be envied and shot at; to be <i>maligned</i>
standing, and to be despised falling.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To entertain
malice.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*lig"nance</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lig"nan*cy</hw> , }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Malignant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence;
bitter enmity; malice; as, <i>malignancy</i> of heart.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unfavorableness; evil nature.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>malignancy</i> of my fate might perhaps
distemner yours.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Virulence; tendency to a
fatal issue; as, the <i>malignancy</i> of an ulcer or of a
fever.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a malignant.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Malice; malevolence; malignity. See
<u>Malice</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>malignans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>malignare</i>,
<i>malignari</i>, to do or make maliciously. See <u>Malign</u>, and
cf. <u>Benignant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to do harm,
inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence
or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>malignant</i> and a turbaned Turk.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized or caused by evil
intentions; pernicious.</def> "<i>Malignant</i> care."
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Some <i>malignant</i> power upon my life.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Something deleterious and <i>malignant</i> as his
touch.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Tending to produce death;
threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, <i>malignant</i>
diphtheria.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malignant pustule</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a very
contagious disease, transmitted to man from animals, characterized by
the formation, at the point of reception of the virus, of a vesicle
or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an
unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound exhaustion and usually
fatal. Called also <i>charbon</i>, and sometimes, improperly,
<i>anthrax</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions.</def>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>One of the adherents
of Charles I. or Charles II.; -- so called by the opposite
party.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
malignant manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lign"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
maligns.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lig"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malignified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Malignifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>malignus</i> malign +
<i>-fy</i>.] <def>To make malign or malignant.</def> [R.] "A strong
faith <i>malignified</i>." <i>Southey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lig"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malignité</i>, L. <i>malignitas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil;
virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Virulence; deadly quality.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>His physicians discerned an invincible
<i>malignity</i> in his disease.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extreme evilness of nature or influence;
perniciousness; heinousness; as, the <i>malignity</i> of fraud.</def>
[R.]</p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Malice</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*lign"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a malign
manner; with malignity.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>MAlingered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Malingering</u>.] <def>To act the part of a
malingerer; to feign illness or inability.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malingre</i> sickly, weakly, prob. from <i>mal</i> ill + OF.
<i>heingre</i>, <i>haingre</i>, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L.
<i>aeger</i>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The spirit or
practices of a malingerer; malingering.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"i*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maleicon</i>,
L. <i>maledictio</i>. See <u>Malediction</u>, and cf.
<u>Benison</u>.] <def>Malediction; curse; execration.</def>
[Poetic]</p>
<p><blockquote>God's <i>malison</i> on his head who this
gainsays.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>Maud</i>,
the proper name. Cf. <u>Grimalkin</u>.] [Written also
<i>maukin</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a kitchenmaid; a
slattern.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen
servant.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A scarecrow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A mop or sponge attached to
a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mall</hw> (m&add;l; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>maul</i>.] [OE. <i>malle</i>, F. <i>mail</i>, L. <i>malleus</i>.
Cf. <u>Malleus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large heavy wooden
beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A heavy blow.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old game played with <i>malls</i> or
mallets and balls. See <u>Pall-mall</u>.</def> <i>Cotton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A place where the game of <i>mall</i> was
played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and
planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained
the name of the City <i>Mall</i>.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mall</hw> (m&add;l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malled</u> (m&add;ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Malling</u>.] [Cf. OF. <i>mailler</i>. See
<u>Mall</u> beetle, and cf. <u>Malleate</u>.] <def>To beat with a
mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mall</hw> (măl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>mallum</i> a public assembly; cf. OHG. <i>mahal</i> assembly,
transaction; akin to AS. <i>mæðel</i>, <i>meðel</i>,
assembly, <i>m&aemacr;lan</i> to speak, Goth. <i>maþl</i>
market place.] <def>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.</def>
Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A court of justice.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A place where justice is administered.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A place where public meetings are
held.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or
<i>malls</i>, ceased.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"lard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malari</i>,fr.
<i>mâle</i> male + <i>-art =-ard</i>. See <u>Male</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>-ard</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A drake; the male of <i>Anas
boschas</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large wild duck
(<i>Anas boschas</i>) inhabiting both America and Europe. The
domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also
<i>greenhead</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. F.
<i>malléabilité</i>.] <def>The quality or state of
being malleable; -- opposed to <i>friability</i> and
<i>brittleness</i>.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>malléable</i>, fr. LL. <i>malleare</i> to hammer. See
<u>Malleate</u>.] <def>Capable of being extended or shaped by beating
with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to
metals.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malleable iron</b></col>, <cd>iron that is capable of
extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast
iron. See under <u>Iron</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Malleable iron
castings</b></col>, <cd>articles cast from pig iron and made
malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some
substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its
carbon.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
make malleable.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of
being malleable.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"le*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to the malleus.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"le*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malleated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Malleating</u> (?).] [L. <i>malleatus</i> hammered,
fr. <i>malleus</i> a hammer. See <u>Mall</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>] <def>To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`le*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>malleatio</i>: cf. OF. <i>malléation</i>.] <def>The act or
process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal;
extension by beating.</def></p>
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<p><hw>Mal"le*cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Malicho</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*lee" bird`</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> [From native
name.] <def>The leipoa. See <u>Leipoa</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mal"le*mock</hw> (?), <hw>Mal"le*moke</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See
<u>Mollemoke</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"len*ders</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Malanders</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*le"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Malleolus</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle
joint.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal*le"*o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Malleoli</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>malleus</i> hammer.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>" A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the
ground, and there cut halfway through.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maillet</i>,
dim. of <i>mail</i>. See <u>Mall</u> a beetle.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal"le*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mallei</b></plw> (#). [L., hammer. See <u>Mall</u> a beetle.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>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
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Far</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the hard
lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See
<u>Mastax</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of bivalve
shells; the hammer shell.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal*loph"a*ga</hw> (măl*l&obreve;f"&adot;*g&adot;),
<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mallo`s</grk> a lock of
wool + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An
extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals,
and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also <i>bird lice</i>.
See <i>Bird louse</i>, under <u>Bird</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal*lo"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr Gr. &?;
fleecy.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of small Arctic fishes. One
American species, the capelin (<i>Mallotus villosus</i>), is
extensively used as bait for cod.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mal"low</hw> (?), <hw>Mal"lows</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>malwe</i>, AS. <i>mealwe</i>, fr. L.
<i>malva</i>, akin to Gr. <grk>mala`chh</grk>; cf.
<grk>mala`ssein</grk> to soften, <grk>malako`s</grk> soft. Named
either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft
downy leaves. Cf. <u>Mauve</u>, <u>Malachite</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A genus of plants (<i>Malva</i>) having mucilaginous qualities.
See <u>Malvaceous</u>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The flowers of the common mallow (<i>M. sylvestris</i>) are
used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (<i>M. rotundifolia</i>) is a
common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called
<i>cheeses</i> by children. Tree mallow (<i>M. Mauritiana</i> and
<i>Lavatera arborea</i>), musk mallow (<i>M. moschata</i>), rose
mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow (<i>M. crispa</i>), are less
commonly seen.</p>
<p><col><b>Indian mallow</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Abutilon</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Jew's mallow</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<i>Corchorus
olitorius</i>) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and
Syria.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Marsh</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mal"low*wort`</hw> (măl"l&osl;*wûrt),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the order
<i>Malvaceæ</i>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Malm</hw> (?), <hw>Malm"brick`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>mealm</i> sand.] <def>A kind of
brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and
chalk.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A spotted trout (<i>Salvelinus malma</i>), inhabiting Northern
America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also <i>Dolly Varden
trout</i>, <i>bull trout</i>, <i>red-spotted trout</i>, and
<i>golet</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mal"mag</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from native name
in Madagascar.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The tarsius, or spectral
lemur.</def></p>
<p><hw>Malm"sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>malvesie</i>,
F. <i>malvoisie</i>, It. <i>malvasia</i>, <i>malavagia</i>, fr.
<i>Malvasia</i>, or Napoli di <i>Malvasia</i>, in the Morea.] <def>A
kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal`nu*tri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> +
<i>nutrition</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Faulty or imperfect
nutrition.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*ob`ser*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i>
+ <i>observation</i>.] <def>Erroneous observation.</def> <i>J. S
Mill.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal*o"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An offensive
odor.</def><BR>
[1913 Webster]</p>
<p><hw>Mal*o"dor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Offensive to
the sense of smell; ill-smelling.</def> --
<wf>Mal*o"dor*ous*ness</wf>. <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>Carlyle.</i><BR>
[1913 Webster]</p>
<p><hw>Mal"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A salt of malonic acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*lon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a
white crystalline substance,
CH<sub>2</sub>.(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>, and so called because
obtained by the oxidation of <i>malic</i> acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"o*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malonic</i> +
<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical,
CH<sub>2</sub>.(CO)<sub>2</sub>, from malonic acid.</def>
</p>
<p><hw>||Mal*pi"ghi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Malpighian</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical American
shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The
drupes of <i>Malpighia urens</i> are eaten under the name of
<i>Barbadoes cherries</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order
of tropical trees and shrubs (<i>Malpighiaceæ</i>), some of
them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious
lianes of South American forests.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*pi"ghi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an
Italian anatomist of the 17th century.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malpighian</b></col> <col><b>capsules or
corpuscles</b></col>, <cd>the globular dilatations, containing the
glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary
tubules of the kidney.</cd> -- <col><b>Malpighian corpuscles of the
spleen</b></col>, <cd>masses of adenoid tissue connected with
branches of the splenic artery.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mal`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> +
<i>position</i>.] <def>A wrong position.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> +
<i>practice</i>.] <def>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.</def> [Written
also <i>malepractice</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Malt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mealt</i>; akin to
D. <i>mout</i>, G. <i>malz</i>, Icel., Sw., & Dan. <i>malt</i>, and
E. <i>melt</i>. √108. See <u>Melt</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to, containing,
or made with, malt.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Malt liquor</b></col>, <cd>an alcoholic liquor, as beer,
ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.</cd> -
- <col><b>Malt dust</b></col>, <cd>fine particles of malt, or of the
grain used in making malt; -- used as a fertilizer.</cd> " <i>Malt
dust</i> consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the
grain." <i>Sir H. Davy.</i> -- <col><b>Malt floor</b></col>, <cd>a
floor for drying malt.</cd> -- <col><b>Malt house</b></col>, or
<col><b>Malthouse</b></col>, <cd>a house in which malt is made.</cd>
-- <col><b>Malt kiln</b></col>, <cd>a heated chamber for drying
malt.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Malted</u>: <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Malting</u>.] <def>To make into malt; as, to <i>malt</i>
barley.</def></p>
<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become malt; also,
to make grain into malt.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal"ta*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See
<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Talent</u>.] <def>Ill will; malice.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i> <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal*tese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to <i>Malta</i> or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <pos><i>n. sing. &
pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of
Malta.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Maltese cat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a mouse-
colored variety of the domestic cat.</cd> -- <col><b>Maltese
cross</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Illust.</i> 5, of <u>Cross</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Maltese dog</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a breed of
small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in
Malta.</cd></p>
<p><hw>||Mal"tha</hw> (măl"th&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[L., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`lqa</grk>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A variety of
bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and
exhaling a bituminous odor.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mortar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. <i>Malthus</i>,
or conforming to his views; as, <i>Malthusian</i> theories.</def></p>
<p>&fist; Malthus held that population tends to increase faster than
its means of subsistence can be made to do, and hence that the lower
classes must necessarily suffer more or less from lack of food,
unless an increase of population be checked by prudential restraint
or otherwise.</p>
<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of
Malthus.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Malt"in</hw> (?), <hw>Malt"ine</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>The fermentative
principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various
medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.</def></p>
<p><hw>Malt"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The process of
making, or of becoming malt.</def></p>
<p><hw>Malt"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Maltmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man whose occupation is to
make malt.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif.,
designating an acid called also <i>gluconic</i> or <i>dextronic</i>
acid. See <u>Gluconic</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Malt"ose`</hw> (m&add;lt"ōs`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[From <u>Malt</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A crystalline sugar
formed from starch by the action of diastase 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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maltreated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Maltreating</u>.] [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>treat</i>: cf. F.
<i>maltraiter</i>.] <def>To treat ill; to abuse; to treat
roughly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*treat"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; [Cf. F.
<i>maltraitement</i>.] <def>Ill treatment; ill usage;
abuse.</def></p>
<p><hw>Malt"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maltman.</def>
<i>Swift.</i></p>
<p><hw>Malt"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
tippler.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Malt"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or
like, malt.</def> <i>Dickens.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mala</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>An evil. See
<u>Mala</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal*va"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>malvaceus</i>, from <i>malva</i> mallows. See <u>Mallow</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of
plants (<i>Malvaceæ</i>), 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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal`ver*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr.
<i>malverser</i> to be corrupt in office, fr. L. <i>male</i> ill +
<i>versari</i> to move about, to occupy one's self, <i>vertere</i> to
turn. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Verse</u>.] <def>Evil conduct;
fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in
office.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mal"ve*sie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Malmsey wine.
See <u>Malmsey</u>.</def> " A jub of <i>malvesye</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam</hw> (măm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr.
<i>mamma</i>.] <def>Mamma.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ma"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mamma</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"a*luke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Mameluke</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mam"e*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A rounded
hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.</def> <i>Westmin.
Rev.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mam`e*lu"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A
child born of a white father and Indian mother.</def> [S. Amer.]</p>
<p><hw>Mam"e*luke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mamelouk</i>,
cf. Sp. <i>mameluco</i>, It. <i>mammalucco</i>; all fr. Ar.
<i>maml&?;k</i> a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in
one's power, p. p. of <i>malaka</i> to possesses.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"il*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mammillated</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*ma"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Reduplicated from the
infantine word <i>ma</i>, influenced in spelling by L. <i>mamma</i>.]
<def>Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.</def> [Written
also <i>mama</i>.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Tell tales papa and <i>mamma</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mammæ</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mamma</i> breast.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A glandular organ for secreting milk,
characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a
mammary gland; a breast; udder; bag.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mammals</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mammalis</i> belonging to the
breast, fr. <i>mamma</i> the breast or pap: cf. F. <i>mammal</i>.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the <i>Mammalia</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Age of mammals</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Age</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 8.</cd></p>
<p><hw>||Mam*ma"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>mammalis</i>. See <u>Mammal</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; Mammalia are divided into three subclasses; --</p>
<p>I. <i>Placentalia</i>. This subclass embraces all the higher
orders, including man. In these the fetus is attached to the uterus
by a placenta.</p>
<p>II. <i>Marsupialia</i>. In these no placenta is formed, and the
young, which are born at an early state of development, are carried
for a time attached to the teats, and usually protected by a
marsupial pouch. The opossum, kangaroo, wombat, and koala are
examples.</p>
<p>III. <i>Monotremata</i>. In this group, which includes the genera
<i>Echidna</i> and <i>Ornithorhynchus</i>, the female lays large eggs
resembling those of a bird or lizard, and the young, which are
hatched like those of birds, are nourished by a watery secretion from
the imperfectly developed mammæ.
</p>
<p><hw>Mam*ma"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam`ma*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Mammal</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Containing
mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam`ma*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to mammalogy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mammalogiste</i>.] <def>One versed in mammalogy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i>
breast + <i>-logy</i>: cf. f. <i>mammalogie</i>.] <def>The science
which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See
<u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"ma*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mammaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
mammæ or breasts; as, the <i>mammary</i> arteries and
veins.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*mee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Haytian
<i>mamey</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fruit tree of tropical America,
belonging to the genus <i>Mammea</i> (<i>M. Americana</i>); 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 <i>mammee apple</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>memme</i>
coward, poltroon.] <def>To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mam"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mawmet</u>.]
<def>An idol; a puppet; a doll.</def> [Obs.] <i>Selden.</i>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam"met*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mawmetry</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mam"mi*fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Mammiferous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A mammal. See
<u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*mif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i>
breast + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>mammifère</i>.] <def>Having
breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i>
breast + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>mammiforme</i>.] <def>Having the
form of a mamma (breast) or mammæ.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mam*mil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mammilæ</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>mamma</i> a
breast.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The nipple.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mil*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mammilaire</i>. See <u>Mammilla</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast;
resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Composed of convex convex
concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with
small mammiform protuberances.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mam"mil*late</hw> (?), <hw>Mam"mil*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mammilla</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or
mammæ.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bounded like a nipple;
-- said of the apex of some shells.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*mil"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Mammilla</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of a
mammilla.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mil*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mammilla</i> +
<i>-oid</i>.] <def>Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. & Gael.
<i>mam</i> a round hill + <i>-ock</i>.] <def>A shapeless piece; a
fragment.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tear to
pieces.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mo*dis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mamoudis</i>,
fr. Hind. <i>mahmūdī</i> a muslin.] <def>Coarse plain
India muslins.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> +
<i>-logy</i>.] <def>Mastology. See <u>Mammalogy</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mammona</i>, Gr.
&?; riches, Syr. <i>mam&?;nā</i>; cf. Heb. <i>matm&?;n</i> a
hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr.
<i>tāman</i> to hide.] <def>Riches; wealth; the god of riches;
riches, personified.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Ye can not serve God and <i>Mammon</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. vi. 24.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mon*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Actuated or
prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of
Mammon.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mon*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Devotion to
the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mon*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
mammonite.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mon*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One devoted to
the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.</def> <i>C.
Kingsley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam`mon*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence
of mammonism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mon*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make
mammonish.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam*mose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mammosus</i>
having large breasts, <i>mamma</i> breast.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having
the form of the breast; breast-shaped.</def></p>
<p><! p. 889 !></p>
<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ.
<i>mâmont</i>, <i>mámant</i>, fr. Tartar <i>mamma</i>
the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed
that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extinct, hairy, maned elephant
(<i>Elephas primigenius</i>), 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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved
entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were imbedded in the
ice cliffs at a remote period, and became exposed by the melting of
the ice.</p>
<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling the
mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a <i>mammoth</i>
ox.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mam"mo*thrept</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;
grandmother + &?; to nourish.] <def>A child brought up by its
grandmother; a spoiled child.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><blockquote>O, you are a more <i>mammothrept</i> in
judgment.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mam"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mammies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A child's name for
<i>mamma</i>, mother.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mam"zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb.
<i>mámz&?;r</i>.] <def>A person born of relations between whom
marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.</def> <i>Deut.
xxiii. 2 (Douay version).</i></p>
<p><hw>Man</hw> (măn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Men</b></plw> (m&ebreve;n). [AS. <i>mann</i>, <i>man</i>,
<i>monn</i>, <i>mon</i>; akin to OS., D., & OHG. <i>man</i>, G.
<i>mann</i>, Icel. <i>maðr</i>, for <i>mannr</i>, Dan.
<i>Mand</i>, Sw. <i>man</i>, Goth. <i>manna</i>, Skr. <i>manu</i>,
<i>manus</i>, and perh. to Skr. <i>man</i> to think, and E.
<i>mind</i>. √104. Cf. <u>Minx</u> a pert girl.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A human being; -- opposed to
<i>beast</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>These <i>men</i> went about wide, and <i>man</i> found
they none,<BR>
But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one.</blockquote> <i>R. of
Glouc.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The king is but a <i>man</i>, as I am; the violet
smells to him as it doth to me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially: An adult male person; a grown-
up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>When I became a <i>man</i>, I put away childish
things.</blockquote> <i>I Cor. xiii. 11.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Ceneus, a woman once, and once a
<i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The human race; mankind.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>And God said, Let us make <i>man</i> in our image,
after our likeness, and let them have dominion.</blockquote> <i>Gen.
i. 26.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The proper study of mankind is
<i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The male portion of the human
race.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than
<i>man</i> to the discharge of parental duties.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One possessing in a high degree the
distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any
kind.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the
elements<BR>
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up<BR>
And say to all the world "This was a <i>man</i>!"</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a
subject.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Like master, like <i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old
Proverb.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered,
and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he
did become his <i>man</i> from that day forth, of life, limb, and
earthly honor.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A term of familiar address often implying
on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or
haste; as, Come, <i>man</i>, we 've no time to lose!</def></p>
<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A married man; a husband; -- correlative
to <i>wife</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I pronounce that they are <i>man</i> and
wife.</blockquote> <i>Book of Com. Prayer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>every wife ought to answer for her
<i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a
modified survival of the Saxon use of <i>man</i>, or <i>mon</i>, as
an indefinite pronoun.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>man</i> can not make him laugh.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>man</i> would expect to find some antiquities;
but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman
ship.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>One of the piece with which certain
games, as chess or draughts, are played.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Man</i> is often used as a prefix in composition, or as
a separate adjective, its sense being usually self-explaining; as,
<i>man</i> child, <i>man</i> eater or <i>man</i>eater, <i>man-
</i>eating, <i>man</i> hater or <i>man</i>hater, <i>man-</i>hating,
<i>man</i>hunter, <i>man-</i>hunting, <i>man</i>killer, <i>man-
</i>killing, <i>man</i> midwife, <i>man</i> pleaser, <i>man</i>
servant, <i>man-</i>shaped, <i>man</i>slayer, <i>man</i>stealer,
<i>man-stealing</i>, <i>man</i>thief, <i>man</i> worship, etc.</p>
<p><i>Man</i> is also used as a suffix to denote a person of the male
sex having a business which pertains to the thing spoken of in the
qualifying part of the compound; ash<i>man</i>, butter<i>man</i>,
laundry<i>man</i>, lumber<i>man</i>, milk<i>man</i>, fire<i>man</i>,
show<i>man</i>, water<i>man</i>, wood<i>man</i>. Where the
combination is not familiar, or where some specific meaning of the
compound is to be avoided, <i>man</i> is used as a separate
substantive in the foregoing sense; as, apple <i>man</i>, cloth
<i>man</i>, coal <i>man</i>, hardware <i>man</i>, wood <i>man</i> (as
distinguished from wood<i>man</i>).</p>
<p><col><b>Man ape</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a anthropoid
ape, as the gorilla.</cd> -- <col><b>Man at arms</b></col>, <cd>a
designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for a soldier
fully armed.</cd> -- <col><b>Man engine</b></col>, <cd>a mechanical
lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances;
specifically <i>(Mining)</i>, a contrivance by which miners ascend or
descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft
and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and
down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A
man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the
next landing, upon which he them steps, and so on, traveling by
successive stages.</cd> -- <col><b>Man Friday</b></col>, <cd>a person
wholly subservient to the will of another, like Robinson Crusoe's
servant Friday.</cd> -- <col><b>Man of straw</b></col>, <cd>a puppet;
one who is controlled by others; also, one who is not responsible
pecuniarily.</cd> -- <col><b>Man-of-the earth</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a twining plant (<i>Ipomœa pandurata</i>)
with leaves and flowers much like those of the morning-glory, but
having an immense tuberous farinaceous root.</cd> -- <col><b>Man of
war</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A warrior; a soldier</cd>.
<i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>To be one's own man</b></col>, <cd>to
have command of one's self; not to be subject to another.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Manned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Manning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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
<i>man</i> a ship, boat, or fort.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>See how the surly Warwick <i>mans</i> the wall
!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>They <i>man</i> their boats, and all their young men
arm.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with strength for action; to
prepare for efficiency; to fortify.</def> "Theodosius having
<i>manned</i> his soul with proper reflections." <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tame, as a hawk.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a servant or
servants.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To wait on as a manservant.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p>&fist; In "Othello," V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being,
perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.</p>
<p><col><b>To man a yard</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to send men
upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail.</cd> -- <col><b>To man
the yards</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to station men on the yards
as a salute or mark of respect.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Marriageable.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"ace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Menace</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manicle</i>,
OF. <i>manicle</i>, F. <i>manicle</i> sort glove, manacle, L.
<i>manicula</i> a little hand, dim. of <i>manus</i> hand; cf. L.
<i>manica</i> sleeve, manacle, fr. <i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.]
<def>A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the
plural.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and
like <i>manacles</i> on the right hand.</blockquote> <i>Ecclus. xxi.
19.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Manacled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Manacling</u> (?).] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Is it thus you use this monarch, to <i>manacle</i> and
shackle him hand and foot ?</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>manège</i>, It. <i>maneggio</i>, fr. <i>maneggiare</i> to
manage, fr. L. <i>manus</i>hand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F.
<i>ménage</i> housekeeping, OF. <i>mesnage</i>, akin to E.
<i>mansion</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and cf. <u>Manege</u>.] <def>The
handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management;
administration. See <u>Manege</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Young men, in the conduct and <i>manage</i> of
actions, embrace more than they can hold.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Down, down I come; like glistering Phaëthon<BR>
Wanting the <i>manage</i> of unruly jades.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The unlucky <i>manage</i> of this fatal
brawl.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p>&fist; This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse,
has been displaced by <i>manege</i>; in its more general meaning, by
<i>management</i>.</p>
<p><hw>Man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Managed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Managing</u> (?).] [From <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have under control and direction; to
conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily
<i>managed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>What wars I<i>manage</i>, and what wreaths I
gain.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It was so much his interest to <i>manage</i> his
Protestant subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>It was not her humor to <i>manage</i> those over whom
she had gained an ascendant.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hurd.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To train in the manege, as a horse; to
exercise in graceful or artful action.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To treat with care; to husband.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To bring about; to contrive.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive;
concert; conduct; transact.</p>
<p><hw>Man"age</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To direct affairs;
to carry on business or affairs; to administer.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Leave them to <i>manage</i> for thee.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`age*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"age*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can
be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable;
subservient; as, a <i>manageable</i> horse.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Governable; tractable; controllable; docile.</p>
<p>-- <wf>Man"age*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Man"age*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Man"age*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Unmanageable.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"age*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From
<u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on,
or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control;
as, the <i>management</i> of a family or of a farm; the
<i>management</i> of state affairs.</def> "The <i>management</i> of
the voice." <i>E. Porter.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Business dealing; negotiation;
arrangement.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He had great <i>managements</i> with
ecclesiastics.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Judicious use of means to accomplish an
end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning
practice; -- often in a bad sense.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Mark with what <i>management</i> their tribes
divide<BR>
Some stick to you, and some to t'other side.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of those who manage or
direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Conduct; administration; government; direction;
guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.</p>
<p><hw>Man"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the <i>manager</i>
of a theater.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A skillful <i>manager</i> of the rabble.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person who conducts business or
household affairs with economy and frugality; a good
economist.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a
<i>manager</i> of his treasure.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Temple.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A contriver; an intriguer.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`a*ge"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to management or a manager; as, <i>managerial</i>
qualities.</def> "<i>Managerial</i> responsibility." <i>C.
Bronté.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"a*ger*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office
or position of a manager.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"age*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF.
<i>menagerie</i>, <i>mesnagerie</i>. See <u>Manage</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Menagerie</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Husbandry; economy; frugality.</def>
<i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. & G.
<i>manakin</i>; prob. the native name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any
one of numerous small birds belonging to <i>Pipra</i>,
<i>Manacus</i>, and other genera of the family <i>Pipridæ</i>.
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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dwarf. See
<u>Manikin</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`a*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.
<i>manatí</i>, from the native name in Hayti. Cf.
<u>Lamantin</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of
<i>Trichechus</i>, a genus of sirenians; -- called also <i>sea
cow</i>.</def> [Written also <i>manaty</i>, <i>manati</i>.]</p>
<p>&fist; One species (<i>Trichechus Senegalensis</i>) inhabits the
west coast of Africa; another (<i>T. Americanus</i>) inhabits the
east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee
(<i>T. latirostris</i>) is by some considered a distinct species, by
others it is thought to be a variety of <i>T. Americanus</i>. It
sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in
fresh and salt water. It is hunted for its oil and flesh.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. <i>manatio</i>,
fr. <i>manare</i> to flow.] <def>The act of issuing or flowing
out.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>man</i> man,
vassal + <i>bōt</i> recompense.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i>
<def>A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his
man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).</def>
<i>Spelman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.] <def>See
<u>Mancus</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Manche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>maunch</i>.]
[F. <i>manche</i>, fr. L. <i>manica</i>. See <u>Manacle</u>.] <def>A
sleeve.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"chet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Fine white bread;
a loaf of fine bread.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bacon. Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`chi*neel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.
<i>manzanillo</i>, fr. <i>manzana</i> an apple, fr. L. <i>malum
Matianum</i> a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A euphorbiaceous tree (<i>Hippomane
Mancinella</i>) of tropical America, having a poisonous and
blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling
an apple.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Bastard manchineel</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<i>Cameraria
latifolia</i>) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous
properties.</cd> <i>Lindley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man*chu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>Manchoo</i>, <i>Mantchoo</i>, etc.] <def>Of or pertaining to
Manchuria or its inhabitants.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the
Manchus.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ci*pate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mancipatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mancipare</i> to sell. Cf.
<u>Emancipate</u>.] <def>To enslave; to bind; to restrict.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`ci*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mancipatio</i> a transfer.] <def>Slavery; involuntary
servitude.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ci*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From OF.
<i>mancipe</i> slave, servant (with <i>l</i> inserted, as in
<i>participle</i>), fr. L. <i>mancipium</i>. See <u>Mancipate</u>.]
<def>A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of
Court.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man*co"na bark`</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Sassy
bark</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.] <def>An old Anglo
Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated
values. The silver <i>mancus</i> was equal to about one shilling of
modern English money.</def></p>
<p><hw>-man`cy</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; divination: cf. F. <i>-mancie</i>.]
<def>A combining form denoting <i>divination</i>; as,
aleuro<i>mancy</i>, chiro<i>mancy</i>, necro<i>mancy</i>,
etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A demand.</def>
[Obs.] See <u>Demand</u>.</p>
<p><hw>||Man*da"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., we command,
fr. <i>mandare</i> to command.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`da*rin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.
<i>mandarim</i>, from Malay <i>mantrī</i> minister of state,
prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. <i>mantrin</i> a counselor,
<i>manira</i> a counsel, <i>man</i> to think.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military
official in China and Annam.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small orange, with easily
separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted
a distinct species (<i>Citrus nobilis</i>).</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mandarin duck</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a
beautiful Asiatic duck (<i>Dendronessa galericulata</i>), often
domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal
affection.</cd> -- <col><b>Mandarin language</b></col>, <cd>the
spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.</cd> --
<col><b>Mandarin yellow</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an artificial
aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a
complex derivative of quinoline.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.</def>
<i>S. W. Williams.</i></p>
<p><! p. 890 !></p>
<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Appropriate
or peculiar to a mandarin.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Dyeing)</i>
<def>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.</def> <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.</def>
<i>F. Lieder.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"da*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. mandatarius,
fr. <i>mandatum</i> a charge, commission, order: cf. F.
<i>mandataire</i>. See <u>Mandate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who undertakes to
discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.</def>
<i>Wharton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mandatum</i>,
fr. <i>mandare</i> to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put
into one's hand; <i>manus</i> hand + <i>dare</i> to give: cf. F.
<i>mandat</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Date</u> a time, and cf.
<u>Commend</u>, <u>Maundy Thursday</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An
official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a
commission; a judicial precept.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear<BR>
Her mighty <i>mandates</i>, and her words you hear.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Canon Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A contract by which one
employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it
must have been gratuitous.</def> <i>Erskine.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Man*da"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A director; one who gives a mandate or
order.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Law)</i> <def>The person who employs
another to perform a mandate.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mandatorius</i>.] <def>Containing a command; preceptive;
directory.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Mandatary</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"del*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A salt of mandelic acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*del"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [G. <i>mandel</i>
almond.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to an acid first obtained
from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline
substance; -- called also <i>phenyl glycolic acid</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Maunder</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"der*il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
mandrel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"di*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mandibula</i>, <i>mandibulum</i>, fr. <i>mandere</i> to chew. Cf.
<u>Manger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The anterior pair of
mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether
adapted for biting or not. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Diptera</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*dib"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mandibulaire</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a
mandible.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal mandibular
bone; the mandible.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mandibular arch</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the most
anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is
developed.</cd></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Man*dib"u*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Provided with mandibles
adapted for biting, as many insects.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An insect having mandibles.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`di*bu"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the form of a mandible; -- said
especially of the maxillæ of an insect when hard and adapted
for biting.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid
arch, or situated between them.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"dil</hw> (măn"d&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OF. <i>mandil</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>mandil</i> a coarse apron, a
haircloth; all from Ar. <i>mandil</i> tablecloth, handkerchief,
mantle, fr. LGr. <grk>mandh`lion</grk>, fr. L. <i>mantile</i>,
<i>mantele</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] <def>A loose outer garment worn
the 16th and 17th centuries.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*dil"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mandil</u>.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man*din"gos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>sing.</i>
<singw><b>Mandingo</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>An extensive
and powerful tribe of West African negroes.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"di*oc</hw> (?), <hw>||Man`di*o"ca</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Manioc</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"dle*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.
<i>mandelstein</i> almond stone.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Amygdaloid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mand"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Commandment.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"do*lin</hw>, <hw>Man"do*line</hw> } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mandoline</i>, It. <i>mandolino</i>, dim.
of <i>mandola</i>, fr. L. <i>pandura</i>. See <u>Bandore</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small and beautifully shaped instrument
resembling the lute.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"dore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mandolin</u>,
and <u>Bandore</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of four-stringed
lute.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*drag"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.,
<i>mandragoras</i> the mandrake.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of
plants; the mandrake. See <u>Mandrake</u>, 1.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*drag"o*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from
mandrake.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"drake</hw> (măn"drāk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[AS. <i>mandragora</i>, L. <i>mandragoras</i>, fr. Gr.
<grk>mandrago`ras</grk>: cf. F. <i>mandragore</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low plant (<i>Mandragora
officinarum</i>) 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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>And shrieks like <i>mandrakes</i>, torn out of the
earth,<BR>
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p>&fist; The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but
proof is wanting.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The May apple
(<i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>). See <i>May apple</i> under <u>May</u>,
and <u>Podophyllum</u>.</def> [U.S.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"drel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mandrin</i>,
prob. through (assumed) LL. <i>mamphurinum</i>, fr. L. <i>mamphur</i>
a bow drill.] <i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The live spindle of a turning lathe; the
revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a
pulley.</def> [Written also <i>manderil</i>.]</p>
<p><col><b>Mandrel lathe</b></col>, <cd>a lathe with a stout spindle,
adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning
or spinning.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"drill</hw> (-dr&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mandrille</i>, Sp. <i>mandril</i>, It. <i>mandrillo</i>; prob. the
native name in Africa. Cf. <u>Drill</u> an ape.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A large West African baboon (<i>Cynocephalus, or Papio,
mormon</i>). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large,
naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and
red.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"du*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>manducable</i>. See <u>Manducate</u>.] <def>Such as can be chewed;
fit to be eaten.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Any <i>manducable</i> creature.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
Herbert.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"du*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manducated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Manducating</u> (?).] [L. <i>manducatus</i>, p. p. of
<i>manducare</i> to chew. See <u>Manger</u>.] <def>To masticate; to
chew; to eat.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`du*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>manducatio</i>: cf. F. <i>manducation</i>.] <def>The act of
chewing.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"du*ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or employed in, chewing.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Man*du"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr.
<i>manducare</i> to chew.] <i>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A
grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in
processions and by comic actors on the stage.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mane</hw> (mān), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>manu</i>;
akin to OD. <i>mane</i>, D. <i>maan</i>, G. <i>mähne</i>, OHG.
<i>mana</i>, Icel. <i>mön</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>man</i>, AS.
<i>mene</i> necklace, Icel. <i>men</i>, L. <i>monile</i>, Gr. &?;,
&?;, Skr. <i>manyā</i> neck muscles. √275.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Horse</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The hair growing on a person's head,
especially hair that is long and thick; -- usually used
humorously.</def> [jocose] <BR>
[PJC]</p>
<p><hw>Man"-eat`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh;
specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. <i>Carcharodon
Rondeleti</i>); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit
of feeding upon human flesh.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a
mane.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Maned seal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the sea
lion.</cd> -- <col><b>Maned sheep</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>,
<cd>the aoudad.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nege"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>manège</i>. See <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Art of horsemanship, or of training
horses.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A school for teaching horsemanship, and
for training horses.</def> <i>Chesterfield.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"neh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb.
<i>māneh</i>.] <def>A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being
one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver.</def>
<i>Ezek. xlv. 12.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mane"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
mane.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Maneless lion</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a variety
of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia
and adjacent countries.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"e*quin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Manikin</u>.] <def>An artist's model of wood or other
material.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ne"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Manorial</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom.
Antiq.)</i> <def>The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of
dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Hail, O ye holy <i>manes</i>!</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mane"sheet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A covering
placed over the upper part of a horse's head.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw> } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>manœuvre</i>, OF. <i>manuevre</i>,
LL. <i>manopera</i>, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. <i>manus</i>
hand + <i>opera</i>, fr. <i>opus</i> work. See <u>Manual</u>,
<u>Operate</u>, and cf. <u>Mainor</u>, <u>Manure</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Management; dexterous movement; specif., a
military or naval evolution, movement, or change of
position.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Management with address or artful design;
adroit proceeding; stratagem.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw>, } <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maneuvered</u> (#) or
<u>Manœuvred</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Maneuvering</u> (&?;), or <u>Manœuvring</u> (&?;).] [Cf. F.
<i>manœuvrer</i>. See <u>Maneuver</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To manage with address or art; to
scheme.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw>, } <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> <def>To change the positions of, as of troops of
ships.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver*er</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*nœu"vrer</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who maneuvers.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This charming widow Beaumont is a
<i>nanœuvrer</i>. We can't well make an English word of
it.</blockquote> <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing manliness,
or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.</def> "
<i>Manful</i> hardiness." <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <wf>Man"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Man"ful*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Man"ga*bey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by Buffon
from <i>Mangaby</i>, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed
them be native.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several African
monkeys of the genus <i>Cercocebus</i>, as the sooty mangabey (<i>C.
fuliginosus</i>), which is sooty black.</def> [Also written
<i>mangaby</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mangonel</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ga*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>manganate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of manganic
acid.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The manganates are usually green, and are well-known
compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.</p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A manganate.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*nese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>manganèse</i>, It. <i>manganese</i>, sasso <i>magnesio</i>;
prob. corrupted from L. <i>magnes</i>, because of its resemblance to
the magnet. See <u>Magnet</u>, and cf. <u>Magnesia</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; An alloy of manganese with iron (called
<i>ferromanganese</i>) is used to increase the density and hardness
of steel.</p>
<p><col><b>Black oxide of manganese</b></col>, <col><b>Manganese
dioxide or peroxide</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Black
manganese</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a heavy black powder
MnO<sub>2</sub>, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and
valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly
<i>manganese</i>. It colors glass violet, and is used as a
decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass.</cd> --
<col><b>Manganese bronze</b></col>, <cd>an alloy made by adding from
one to two per cent of manganese to the copper and zinc used in
brass.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>manganésien</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganic.</def>
[R.]</p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>manganésique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganic.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Manganous.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"si*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<def>Manganese.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Manganous.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>manganique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to resembling,
or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which
manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with <i>manganous</i>
compounds. Cf. <u>Manganous</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Manganic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid,
H<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub>, formed from manganese, analogous to
sulphuric acid.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man`ga*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Manganese</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Containing
manganese.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ga*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also
<i>gray manganese ore</i>. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-
black crystals, also massive.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of manganese
dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the
hypothetical <i>manganous</i> acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*ga"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<def>Manganese.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ga*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in
which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with
<i>manganic</i> compounds; as, <i>manganous</i> oxide.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Manganous acid</b></col>, <cd>a hypothetical compound
analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called
<i>manganites</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mang"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mengen</i>
to mix. See <u>Mingle</u>, and <u>Corn</u>.] <def>A mixture of wheat
and rye, or other species of grain.</def> [Prov Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Mange</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mangy</u>.]
<i>(Vet.)</i> <def>The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other
beasts.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mange insect</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of
several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of
cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange
insect of the horse (<i>Psoroptes, or Dermatodectes, equi</i>), and
that of cattle (<i>Symbiotes, or Dermatophagys, bovis</i>) are the
most important species. See <u>Acarina</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"gel-wur`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., corrupted
fr. <i>mangoldwurzel</i>; <i>mangold</i> beet + <i>wurzel</i> root.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of large field beet (<i>B. macrorhiza</i>),
used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the
ordinary beet. See <u>Beet</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mangold-
wurzel</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mangeoire</i>,
fr. <i>manger</i> to eat, fr. L. <i>manducare</i>, fr. <i>mandere</i>
to chew. Cf. <u>Mandible</u>, <u>Manducate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or
cattle to eat.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"gi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mangy
manner; scabbily.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"gi*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mangy</u>.]
<def>The condition or quality of being mangy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mangled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mangling</u> (?).] [A frequentative fr. OE. <i>manken</i> to main,
AS. <i>mancian</i>, in <i>bemancian</i> to mutilate, fr. L.
<i>mancus</i> maimed; perh. akin to G. <i>mangeln</i> to be wanting.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Mangled</i> with ghastly wounds through plate and
mail.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate or injure, in making, doing,
or performing; as, to <i>mangle</i> a piece of music or a
recitation.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>To <i>mangle</i> a play or a novel.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>mangel</i>, fr. OE.
<i>mangonel</i> a machine for throwing stones, LL. <i>manganum</i>,
Gr. &?; a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley.
Cf. <u>Mangonel</u>.] <def>A machine for smoothing linen or cotton
cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller
pressure.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mangle rack</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a contrivance
for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating
rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle.
The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a manner that it
passes alternately from one side of the rack to the other, and thus
gives motion to it in opposite directions, according to the side in
which its teeth are engaged.</cd> -- <col><b>Mangle wheel</b></col>,
<cd>a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted
on one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to
outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous
circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of
the wheel.</cd></p>
<p><! p. 891 !></p>
<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. D.
<i>mangelen</i>. See <u>Mangle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To
smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st
<u>Mangle</u>.] <def>One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who
mutilates any work in doing it.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"gler</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 3d <u>Mangle</u>.]
<def>One who smooths with a mangle.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mangoes</b></plw> (#). [Pg. <i>manga</i>, fr. Tamil
<i>mānkāy</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A green muskmelon stuffed and
pickled.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mango bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an oriole
(<i>Oriolus kundoo</i>), native of India.</cd> -- <col><b>Mango
fish</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a fish of the Ganges
(<i>Polynemus risua</i>), highly esteemed for food. It has several
long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the
same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the
name.</cd> -- <col><b>Mango tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an East
Indian tree of the genus <i>Mangifera</i> (<i>M. Indica</i>), related
to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces
the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical
America.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"gold*wur`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Mangel-wurzel</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"go*nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>mangonel</i>, LL. <i>manganellus</i>, <i>manganum</i>, fr. Gr. &?;
See <u>Mangle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A military engine
formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"go*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of
mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"go*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who mangonizes.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"go*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mangonizare</i>, fr. <i>mango</i> a dealer in slaves or wares, to
which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them
out or furbishing them up.] <def>To furbish up for sale; to set off
to advantage.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"go*steen</hw> (?), <hw>Man"go*stan</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>mangusta</i>, <i>mangis</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree of the East Indies of the genus
<i>Garcinia</i> (<i>G. Mangostana</i>). The tree grows to the height
of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called <i>mangosteen</i>, of
the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious
food.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"grove</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>manggi-
manggi</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of one or
two trees of the genus <i>Rhizophora</i> (<i>R. Mangle</i>, and <i>R.
mucronata</i>, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores
of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aërial 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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white
pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used
for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove (<i>Avicennia
nitida</i> and <i>A. tomentosa</i>) have much the same habit.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The mango
fish.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mangue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The kusimanse.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mangier</u> (?);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mangiest</u>.] [F. <i>mangé</i>,
p. p. of <i>manger</i> to eat. See <u>Manger</u>.] <def>Infected with
the mange; scabby.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*ha"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Menhaden</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Manhood.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hole through
which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler,
parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"hood</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Man-</i> + <i>-
hood</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being man as a human
being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manly quality; courage; bravery;
resolution.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I am ashamed<BR>
That thou hast power to shake my <i>manhood</i> thus.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mania</i>, Gr.
&?;, fr. &?; to rage; cf. OE. <i>manie</i>, F. <i>manie</i>. Cf.
<u>Mind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <i>Necromancy</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Violent derangement of mind; madness;
insanity. Cf. <u>Delirium</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane
passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip
<i>mania</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mania a potu</b></col> [L.], <cd>madness from drinking;
delirium tremens.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation;
aberration; delirium; frenzy. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Man"i*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr.
<i>manier</i> to manage, fr. L. <i>manus</i> hand.]
<def>Manageable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>maniaque</i>.
See <u>Mania</u>.] <def>Raving with madness; raging with disordered
intellect; affected with mania; mad.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A raving lunatic;
a madman.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ni"a*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with,
or characterized by, madness; maniac.</def> --
<wf>Ma*ni"a*cal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manicatus</i>
sleeved, fr. <i>manica</i> a sleeve.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Covered with
hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a
mass easily removed.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man`i*chæ"an</hw> (?), <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw>,
<hw>Man"i*chee</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>Manichaeus</i>: cf. F. <i>manichéen</i>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>Manichæans</i> stand as representatives
of dualism pushed to its utmost development.</blockquote>
<i>Tylor.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man`i*chæ"an</hw>, <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Manichæans.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"i*chæ*ism</hw>, <hw>Man"i*che*ism</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manichéisme</i>.] <def>The
doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the
Manichæans.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*che*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>manichéiste</i>.] <def>Manichæan.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"i*chord</hw> (?), <hw>Man`i*chor"don</hw> (?), } [L.
<i>monochordon</i>, Gr. &?;; -- so called because it orig. had only
one string. See <u>Monochord</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The clavichord
or clarichord; -- called also <i>dumb spinet</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*cure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>manus</i> hand + <i>curare</i> to cure.] <def>A person who makes a
business of taking care of people's hands, especially their
nails.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by
wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a
<i>manicure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pop. Sci. Monthly.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"nid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Any species of the genus Manis, or family
<i>Manidæ</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`nie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mania</u>.]
<def>Mania; insanity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>manifeste</i>, L. <i>manifestus</i>, lit., struck by the hand,
hence, palpable; <i>manus</i> hand + <i>fendere</i> (in comp.) to
strike. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Defend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Neither is there any creature that is not
<i>manifest</i> in his sight.</blockquote> <i> Heb. iv. 13.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>That which may be known of God is <i>manifest</i> in
them.</blockquote> <i>Rom. i. 19.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Thus <i>manifest</i> to sight the god
appeared.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Detected; convicted; -- with
<i>of</i>.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Calistho there stood <i>manifest</i> of
shame.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible;
conspicuous; plain; obvious. -- <u>Manifest</u>, <u>Clear</u>,
<u>Plain</u>, <u>Obvious</u>, <u>Evident</u>. What is <i>clear</i>
can be seen readily; what is <i>obvious</i> lies directly in our way,
and necessarily arrests our attention; what is <i>evident</i> is seen
so clearly as to remove doubt; what is <i>manifest</i> is very
distinctly evident.</p>
<p><blockquote>So <i>clear</i>, so shining, and so
<i>evident</i>,<BR>
That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Entertained with solitude,<BR>
Where <i>obvious</i> duty erewhile appeared unsought.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I saw, I saw him <i>manifest</i> in view,<BR>
His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Manifests</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>manifeste</i>. See
<u>Manifest</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Manifesto</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A public declaration; an open statement; a
manifesto. See <u>Manifesto</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Manifested</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Manifesting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To show plainly; to make
to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question
or doubt; to display; to exhibit.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>There is nothing hid which shall not be
<i>manifested</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mark iv. 22.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Thy life did <i>manifest</i> thou lovedst me
not.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exhibit the manifests or prepared
invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose;
discover; display.</p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fest`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as
can be manifested.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`i*fes*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>manifestatio</i>: cf. F. <i>manifestation</i>.] <def>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
<i>manifestation</i> of God's power in creation.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be
performed, requires this public <i>manifestation</i> of them at the
great day.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fest`i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Manifestable.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
manifest manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being manifest; obviousness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`i*fes"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Manifestoes</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>manifesto</i>. See
<u>Manifest</u>, <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos>] <def>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
<i>manifesto</i> declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and
explaining his motives.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>it was proposed to draw up a <i>manifesto</i>, setting
forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Frederick, in a public <i>manifesto</i>, appealed to
the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.</blockquote>
<i>Milman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>manigfeald</i>. See <u>Many</u>, and <u>Fold</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Various in kind or quality; many in number;
numerous; multiplied; complicated.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>O Lord, how <i>manifold</i> are thy
works!</blockquote> <i>Ps. civ. 24.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I know your <i>manifold</i>
transgressions.</blockquote> <i>Amos v. 12.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exhibited at divers times or in various
ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number.</def> "The
<i>manifold</i> wisdom of God." <i>Eph. iii. 10.</i> "The
<i>manifold</i> grace of God." <i>1 Pet. iv. 10.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Manifold writing</b></col>, <cd>a process or method by
which several copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets
of coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain paper upon
which the marks made by a stylus or a type-writer are
transferred.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A cylindrical pipe fitting,
having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with
several others.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The third stomach of a ruminant
animal.</def> [Local, U.S.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Manifolded</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Manifolding</u>.] <def>To take copies of by the process of
manifold writing; as, to <i>manifold</i> a letter.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many
folds, layers, or plates; as, a <i>manifolded</i> shield.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manifold
manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Multiplicity.</def> <i>Sherwood.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A generalized concept of
magnitude.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i>
hand + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Shaped like the hand.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ni"glion</hw> (m&adot;*n&ibreve;l"yŭn),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>maniglio</i>, <i>maniglia</i>, bracelet,
handle. Cf. <u>Manilio</u>.] <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>Either one of two
handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"i*hoc</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*hot</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Manioc</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OD. <i>manneken</i>,
dim. of <i>man</i> man. See <u>Man</u>, and <u>-kin</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a
manakin.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*nil"a</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> },
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the
capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that
city.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Manila cheroot</b></col> or <col><b>cigar</b></col>, <cd>a
cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine
Islands.</cd> -- <col><b>Manila hemp</b></col>, <cd>a fibrous
material obtained from the <i>Musa textilis</i>, a plant allied to
the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -
- called also by the native name <i>abaca</i>. From it matting,
canvas, ropes, and cables are made.</cd> -- <col><b>Manila
paper</b></col>, <cd>a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila
hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing
paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other
fiber.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nil"io</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Manilla</u>, 1.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>manilla</i>;
cf. It. <i>maniglio</i>, <i>maniglia</i>; F. <i>manille</i>; Pg.
<i>manilha</i>; all fr. L. <i>manus</i> hand, and formed after the
analogy of L. <i>monile</i>, pl. <i>monilia</i>, necklace: cf. F.
<i>manille</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A ring worn upon the arm or
leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of copper of the shape of a
horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of
Africa.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Manila</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*nille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See 1st
<u>Manilla</u>, 1.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ni*oc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>mandioca</i>,
fr. Braz.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The tropical plants (<i>Manihot
utilissima</i>, and <i>M. Aipi</i>), from which cassava and tapioca
are prepared; also, cassava.</def> [Written also <i>mandioc</i>,
<i>manihoc</i>, <i>manihot</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"i*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manipulus</i>,
<i>maniplus</i>, a handful, a certain number of soldiers;
<i>manus</i> hand + root of <i>plere</i> to fill, <i>plenus</i> full:
cf. F. <i>maniple</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Full</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A handful.</def> [R.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A division of the Roman army numbering
sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a
company.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>manipularis</i>: cf. F. <i>manipulaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manipulatory; as, <i>manipular</i>
operations.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.
& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manipulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Manipulating</u> (?).] [LL. <i>manipulatus</i>, p. p.
of <i>manipulare</i> to lead by the hand, fr. L. <i>manipulus</i>.
See <u>Maniple</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To treat, work, or
operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are
required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to <i>manipulate</i>
scientific apparatus.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To control the action of, by management;
as, to <i>manipulate</i> a convention of delegates; to
<i>manipulate</i> the stock market; also, to manage artfully or
fraudulently; as, to <i>manipulate</i> accounts, or election
returns.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nip`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>manipulation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Manipulation</i> is to the chemist like the
external senses to the mind.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The use of the hands in mesmeric
operations.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Artful management; as, the
<i>manipulation</i> of political bodies; sometimes, a management or
treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
manipulates.</def></p>
<p><! p. 892 !></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la*to*ry</hw>
(m&adot;*n&ibreve;p"&usl;*l&adot;*t&osl;*r&ybreve;),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to manipulation.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"nis</hw> (mā"n&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[NL., fr. L. <i>manes</i> the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called
from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by
night.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 <i>Scaly anteater</i>. See
<u>Pangolin</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"i*to</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*tou</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*tu</hw>
(?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A name given by tribes of American
Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of
worship.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Gitche <i>Manito</i> the mighty,<BR>
The Great Spirit, the creator,<BR>
Smiled upon his helpless children!</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Mitche <i>Manito</i> the mighty,<BR>
He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,<BR>
As a serpent was depicted.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"i*trunk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i>
hand + E. <i>trunk</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The anterior
segment of the thorax in insects. See <u>Insect</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`kind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mancynn</i>.
See <u>Kin</u> kindred, <u>Kind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The human race; man, taken
collectively.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The proper study of <i>mankind</i> is
man.</blockquote> <i>Pore.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Men, as distinguished from women; the male
portion of human race.</def> <i>Lev. xviii. 22.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Human feelings; humanity.</def> [Obs]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"kind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Manlike; not
womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.</def> [Obs]</p>
<p><blockquote>Are women grown so <i>mankind</i>? Must they be
wooing?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Be not too <i>mankind</i> against your
wife.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Manks</hw> (mă&nsm;ks), <pos><i>prop. a.</i></pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of
Man.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language spoken in the
Isle of Man. See <u>Manx</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Destitute of men.</def> <i>Bakon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unmanly; inhuman.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"less*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Inhumanly.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Man</i> +
<i>like.</i> Cf. <u>Manly</u>.] <def>Like man, or like a man, in form
or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities;
manly.</def> " Gentle, <i>manlike</i> speech." <i>Testament of
Love.</i> " A right <i>manlike</i> man." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>In glaring Chloe's <i>manlike</i> taste and
mien.</blockquote> <i>Shenstone.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being manly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little
man.</def> [Obs.] <i> B. Jonson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Manlier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Manliest</u>.]
[<i>Man</i> + <i>-ly</i>. Cf. <u>Manlike</u>.] <def>Having qualities
becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave,
courageous, resolute, noble.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Let's briefly put on <i>manly</i>
readiness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Serene and <i>manly</i>, hardened to sustain<BR>
The load of life.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted;
hardy; dignified; stately.</p>
<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manly manner;
with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act
<i>manly</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"na</hw> (măn"n&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.,
fr. Gr. <grk>ma`nna</grk>, Heb. <i>mān</i>; cf. Ar.
<i>mann</i>, properly, gift (of heaven).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Script.)</i> <def>The food supplied to the Israelites in their
journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied
food.</def> <i>Ex. xvi. 15.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to lichens of
the genus <i>Lecanora</i>, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts
of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Med.)</i> <def>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 <i>Fraxinus Ornus</i>, and <i>F. rotundifolia</i>, the
manna ashes of Southern Europe.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Persian manna</i> is the secretion of the camel's thorn
(see <i>Camel's thorn</i>, under <u>Camel</u>); <i>Tamarisk
manna</i>, that of the <i>Tamarisk mannifera</i>, a shrub of Western
Asia; <i>Australian, manna</i>, that of certain species of
eucalyptus; <i>Briançon manna</i>, that of the European
larch.</p>
<p><col><b>Manna grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several
tall slender grasses of the genus <i>Glyceria</i>. they have long
loose panicles, and grow in moist places. <i>Nerved manna grass</i>
is <i>Glyceria nervata</i>, and <i>Floating manna grass</i> is <i>G.
fluitans</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Manna insect</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl)</i>, <cd>a scale insect (<i>Gossyparia mannipara</i>),
which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarix tree in
Arabia.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"na croup`</hw> (kr&oomac;p`). [<i>Manna</i> + Russ. & Pol.
<i>krupa</i> groats, grits.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>manna groats</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The husked grains of manna
grass.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manere</i>, F.
<i>manière</i>, from OF. <i>manier</i>, adj., manual,
skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>manarius</i>, for L.
<i>manuarius</i> belonging to the hand, fr. <i>manus</i> the hand.
See <u>Manual</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mode of action; way of
performing or effecting anything; method; style; form;
fashion.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the
cities of Samaria, know not the <i>manner</i> of the God of the
land.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xvii. 26.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves
after a gentle, but very powerful, <i>manner</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Atterbury.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characteristic mode of acting, conducting,
carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.</def></p>
<p>Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Customary method of acting;
habit.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Paul, as his <i>manner</i> was, went in unto
them.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 2.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Air and <i>manner</i> are more expressive than
words.</blockquote> <i>Richardson.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Carriage; behavior;
deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and
address.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Good <i>manners</i> are made up of petty
sacrifices.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The style of writing or thought of an
author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a
<i>manner</i> done already.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The bread is in <i>a manner</i> common.</blockquote>
<i>1 Sam. xxi.5.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Sort; kind; style; -- in this application
sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all <i>manner</i> of
herbs.</blockquote> <i>Luke xi. 42.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I bid thee say,<BR>
What <i>manner</i> of man art thou?</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>
<p>&fist; In old usage, <i>of</i> was often omitted after
<i>manner</i>, when employed in this sense. "A <i>manner</i> Latin
corrupt was her speech." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>By any manner of means</b></col>, <cd>in any way possible;
by any sort of means.</cd> -- <col><b>To be taken</b></col>
<col><b>in, or with</b></col> <col><b>the manner</b></col>. [A
corruption of <i>to be taken in the mainor</i>. See <u>Mainor</u>.]
<cd>To be taken in the very act.</cd> [Obs.] See <u>Mainor</u>. --
<col><b>To make one's manners</b></col>, <cd>to make a bow or
courtesy; to offer salutation.</cd> -- <col><b>Manners bit</b></col>,
<cd>a portion left in a dish for the sake of good manners.</cd>
<i>Hallwell.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look;
mien; aspect; appearance. See <u>Method</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Man"nered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and
conducting one's self.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Give her princely training, that she may be<BR>
<i>Mannered</i> as she is born.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected with mannerism; marked by excess
of some characteristic peculiarity.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>His style is in some degree <i>mannered</i> and
confined.</blockquote> <i>Hazlitt.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ner*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>maniérisme</i>.] <def>Adherence to a peculiar style or
manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment,
carried to excess, especially in literature or art.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Mannerism</i> is pardonable,and is sometimes even
agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a
<i>mannerism</i> which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has
been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by
constant effort, is always offensive.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ner*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>maniériste</i>.] <def>One addicted to mannerism; a person
who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic
peculiarities to excess. See citation under
<u>Mannerism</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ner*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.</def>
<i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing good
manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>What thou thinkest meet, and is most
<i>mannerly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With good
manners.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mann"heim gold"</hw> (?). [From <i>Mannheim</i> in Germany,
where much of it was made.] <def>A kind of brass made in imitation of
gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc.</def>
<i>Ure.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"nide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mann</i>ite +
anhydr<i>ide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white amorphous or
crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and
distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Man</i> + <i>-
ish</i>: cf. AS. <i>mennisc</i>, <i>menisc</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>But yet it was a figure<BR>
Most like to <i>mannish</i> creature.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic
of, a man, manlike, masculine.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>A woman impudent and <i>mannish</i>
grown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fond of men; -- said of a woman.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p>-- <wf>Man"nish*ly</wf> (#),<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Man"nish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Man"ni*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mannite</i> +
<i>an</i>hydrite.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white amorphous or
crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of
mannite.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ni*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A salt of mannitic acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mannite</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white
crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called
<i>manna</i>, the dried sap of the flowering ash (<i>Fraxinus
ornus</i>); -- called also <i>mannitol</i>, and <i>hydroxy
hexane</i>. Cf. <u>Dulcite</u>.</def>
</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sweet white efflorescence
from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the <i>Laminaria
saccharina</i>, or devil's apron.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*nit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from,
mannite.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mannitic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white
amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite,
and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"ni*tol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mannite</i> +
<i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of mannite. See
<u>Mannite</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"ni*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite,
and closely resembling levulose.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Maneuver</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`-of-war"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Men-of-war</b></plw>. <def>A government vessel employed for
the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Man-of-war bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>The
frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering
albatross.</cd> -- <col><b>Man-of-war hawk</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the frigate bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Man-of-
war's man</b></col>, <cd>a sailor serving in a ship of war.</cd> --
<col><b>Portuguese man-of-war</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any
species of the genus <i>Physalia</i>. See <u>Physalia</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thin,
rare + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>manomètre</i>.] <def>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 <u>Pressure</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Air
pump</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man`o*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Man`o*met"ric*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manométrique</i>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maner</i>, OF.
<i>maneir</i> habitation, village, F. <i>manoir</i> manor, prop. the
OF. inf. <i>maneir</i> to stay, remain, dwell, L. <i>manere</i>, and
so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of
his tenants. See <u>Mansion</u>, and cf. <u>Remain</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>My <i>manors</i>, rents, revenues, l
forego.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p>&fist; In these days, a <i>manor</i> rather signifies the
jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a
man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the
right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto
belonging.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(American Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Manor house</b></col>, or <col><b>Manor seat</b></col>,
<cd>the house belonging to a manor.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*no"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a manor.</def> " <i>Manorial</i> claims."
<i>Paley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thin, rare
+ <i>-scope</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Manometer</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science
of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*no"ver*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Maneuver</u>.] <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>A contrivance or maneuvering
to catch game illegally.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"quell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A killer of
men; a manslayer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Carew.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Man"red</hw> (?), <hw>Man"rent`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Homage or service rendered to a superior,
as to a lord; vassalage.</def> [Obs. or Scots Law]
<i>Jamieson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"rope`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.</def>
<i>Totten.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"sard roof"</hw> (?). [So called from its inventor,
François <i>Mansard</i>, or <i>Mansart</i>, a distinguished
French architect, who died in 1666.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A hipped
curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower
one being steeper than the upper one.</def></p>
<p><hw>Manse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>mansa</i>,
<i>mansus</i>, <i>mansum</i>, a farm, fr. L. <i>manere</i>,
<i>mansum</i>, to stay, dwell. See <u>Mansion</u>, <u>Manor</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dwelling house, generally with land
attached.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The parsonage; a clergyman's house.</def>
[Scot.]</p>
<p><col><b>Capital manse</b></col>, <cd>the manor house, or lord's
court.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"serv`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A male
servant.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mansion</i>,
F. <i>maison</i>, fr. L. <i>mansio</i> a staying, remaining, a
dwelling, habitation, fr. <i>manere</i>, <i>mansum</i>, to stay,
dwell; akin to Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Manse</u>, <u>Manor</u>,
<u>Menagerie</u>, <u>Menial</u>, <u>Permanent</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole
of a house or other shelter.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>In my Father's house are many
<i>mansions</i>.</blockquote> <i>John xiv. 2.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>These poets near our princes sleep,<BR>
And in one grave their <i>mansions</i> keep.</blockquote>
<i>Den&?;am.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The house of the lord of a manor; a manor
house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>A twelfth part of the
heavens; a house. See 1st <u>House</u>, 8.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The place in the heavens occupied each day
by the moon in its monthly revolution.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The eight and twenty <i>mansions</i><BR>
<i>That longen to the moon</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Mansion house</b></col>, <cd>the house in which one
resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official
residence of the Lord Mayor.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"sion</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dwell; to
reside.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mede.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"sion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resident;
residentiary; as, <i>mansionary</i> canons.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"sion*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"slaugh`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The slaying of a human being; destruction of
men.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The unlawful killing of a
man, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some
unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden
excitement of anger.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"slay`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who kills
a human being; one who commits manslaughter.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"steal`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who
steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"steal`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or
business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a
view to e&?;slave them.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"suete</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mansuetus</i>,
p. p. of <i>mansuescere</i> to tame; <i>manus</i> hand +
<i>suescere</i> to accustom: cf. F. <i>mansuet</i>.] <def>Tame;
gentle; kind.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ray.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"sue*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mansuetudo</i>: cf. F. <i>mansuétude</i>.] <def>Tameness;
gentleness; mildness.</def> [Archaic]</p>
<p><hw>Man"swear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To swear
falsely. Same as <u>Mainswear</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Man"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native
name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Cephaloptera</u> and <u>Sea
devil</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mant*choo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Manchu</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Man`teau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> F.
<plw><b>Manteaux</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Manteaus</b></plw> (#).
[F. See <u>Mantle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A woman's cloak or mantle.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gown worn by women.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same word as
<i>mantle</i> a garment; cf. F. <i>manteau de cheminée</i>.
See <u>Mantle</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>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.</def> [Written also <i>mantle</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"tel*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of
<i>manteau</i>, OF. <i>mantel</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short cloak formerly
worn by knights.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A short cloak or
mantle worn by women.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>mantelet</i> upon his shoulders
hanging.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>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 <i>mantlet</i>.</def></p>
<p><! p. 893 !></p>
<p><hw>Man"tel*piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Mantel</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tel*shelf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The shelf
of a mantel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tel*tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i>
<def>The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early
houses.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; prophetic.]
<def>Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one
inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic.</def>
[R.] "<i>Mantic</i> fury." <i>Trench.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man*til"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. See
<u>Mantle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A lady's light cloak of cape
of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of veil, covering the head and
falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico,
etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Man"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a
prophet.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
voracious orthopterous insects of the genus <i>Mantis</i>, 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 <i>M.
Carolina</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mantis shrimp</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Sguilla</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man*tis"pid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Any neuropterous insect of the genus <i>Mantispa</i>, and allied
genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively.
See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Neuroptera</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man*tis*sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an addition,
makeweight; of Tuscan origin.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The decimal part
of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or
<i>characteristic</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mantel</i>, OF.
<i>mantel</i>, F. <i>manteau</i>, fr. L. <i>mantellum</i>,
<i>mantelum</i>, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. <i>mantele</i>,
<i>mantile</i>, towel, napkin); prob. from <i>manus</i> hand + the
root of <i>tela</i> cloth. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Textile</u>, and cf.
<u>Mandil</u>, <u>Mantel</u>, <u>Mantilla</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A loose garment to be worn over other
garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a
covering or concealing envelope.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>[The] children are clothed with <i>mantles</i> of
satin.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The green <i>mantle</i> of the standing
pool.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Now Nature hangs her <i>mantle</i> green<BR>
On every blooming tree.</blockquote> <i>Burns.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Mantling</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>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 <i>Illusts</i>. of <u>Buccinum</u>, and <u>Byssus</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any free, outer membrane.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The back of a bird together with the folded
wings.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A mantel. See
<u>Mantel</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The outer wall and casing of a blast
furnace, above the hearth.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraulic Engin.)</i> <def>A penstock for a
water wheel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mantled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mantling</u> (?).] <def>To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to
cloak; to hide; to disguise.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of
hawks. Also used figuratively.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Ne is there hawk which <i>mantleth</i> on her
perch.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Or tend his sparhawk <i>mantling</i> in her
mew.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>My frail fancy fed with full delight.<BR>
Doth bathe in bliss, and <i>mantleth</i> most at ease.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spread out; -- said of wings.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The swan, with arched neck<BR>
Between her white wings <i>mantling</i> proudly, rows.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To spread over the surface as a covering;
to overspread; as, the scum <i>mantled</i> on the pool.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Though <i>mantled</i> in her cheek the
blood.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To gather, assume, or take on, a covering,
as froth, scum, etc.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>There is a sort of men whose visages<BR>
Do cream and <i>mantle</i> like a standing pond.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Nor bowl of wassail <i>mantle</i> warm.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"tlet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mantelet</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i>
<def>The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around
a coat of arms: -- called also <i>lambrequin</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. or Sp.
<i>manto</i>, abbrev., from L. <i>mantelum</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.]
<def>See <u>Manteau</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is
skilled in mantology; a diviner.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; prophet +
<i>-logy</i>.] <def>The act or art of divination.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>||Man"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.] <def>A prayer;
an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.</def> [India]</p>
<p>&fist; Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a <i>mantra</i>
peculiar to itself; as, the <i>mantra</i> of the Brahmans.
<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"trap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A trap for catching trespassers.</def> [Eng.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into
which one may fall.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tu*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in
Italy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's
gown.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"tu*a*mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"tu*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Mantua.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant
of Mantua.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.] <i>(Hind.
Myth.)</i> <def>One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and
authors of human wisdom.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> (măn"&usl;*<i>a</i>l),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manuel</i>, F. <i>manuel</i>, L.
<i>manualis</i>, fr. <i>manus</i> hand; prob. akin to AS. <i>mund</i>
hand, protection, OHG. <i>munt</i>, G. <i>münd</i>el a ward,
vor<i>mund</i> guardian, Icel. <i>mund</i> hand. Cf.
<u>Emancipate</u>, <u>Legerdemain</u>, <u>Maintain</u>,
<u>Manage</u>, <u>Manner</u>, <u>Manure</u>, <u>Mound</u> a hill.]
<def>Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as,
<i>manual</i> labor; the king's sign <i>manual</i>.</def>
"<i>Manual</i> and ocular examination." <i>Tatham.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Manual alphabet</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Dactylology</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Manual exercise</b></col>
<i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use
of their muskets and other arms.</cd> -- <col><b>Seal
manual</b></col>, <cd>the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a
ring.</cd> -- <col><b>Sign manual</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Sign</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manuel</i>,
LL. <i>manuale</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This <i>manual</i> of laws, styled the Confessor's
Laws.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A keyboard of an organ or
harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a
clavier, or set of keys.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A prescribed exercise in the
systematic handing of a weapon; as, the <i>manual</i> of arms; the
<i>manual</i> of the sword; the <i>manual</i> of the piece (cannon,
mortar, etc.).</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who works
with the hands; an artificer.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By
hand.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>manuarius</i>, fr. <i>manus</i> hand.] <def>Manual.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artificer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nu"bi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>manubialis</i>, fr. <i>manubiae</i> money obtained from the sale
of booty, booty.] <def>Belonging to spoils; taken in war.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nu"bri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium;
handlelike.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*nu"bri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Manubria</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Manubriums</b></plw> (#).
[L., handle, fr. <i>manus</i> hand.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A handlelike process or
part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and
the handlelike process of the malleus.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The proboscis of a
jellyfish; -- called also <i>hypostoma</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Hydromedusa</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*code</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Javanese
<i>manukdewata</i> the bird of the gods: cf. F. <i>manucode</i>.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any bird of the genus <i>Manucodia</i>, of
Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of
paradise.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*du"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
leads by the hand; a manuductor.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i>
hand + <i>ductio</i> a leading, <i>ducere</i> to lead: cf. F.
<i>manuduction</i>.] <def>Guidance by the hand.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Glanvill.</i> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i>
the hand + <i>ductor</i> a leader, <i>ducere</i> to lead: cf. F.
<i>manuducteur</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Moore
(Encyc. of Music.)</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. L. <i>factorium</i> an oil press,
prop., place where something is made. See <u>Manufacture</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manufacture.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A building or place where anything is
manufactured; a factory.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to
manufacturing.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to manufactures.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i>
the hand + <i>factura</i> a making, fr. <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F.
<i>manufacture</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The operation of making wares or any products
by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything made from raw materials by the
hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes,
machinery, saddlery, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manufactured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Manufacturing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>manufacturer</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make (wares or other products) by hand, by
machinery, or by other agency; as, to <i>manufacture</i> cloth,
nails, glass, etc.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To work, as raw or partly wrought
materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to <i>manufacture</i>
wool, cotton, silk, or iron.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be
employed in manufacturing something.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
manufactures.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Employed, or chiefly employed, in
manufacture; as, a <i>manufacturing</i> community; a
<i>manufacturing</i> town.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to manufacture; as,
<i>manufacturing</i> projects.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"nul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A wild cat (<i>Felis manul</i>), having long, soft, light-
colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells
among rocks.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*mise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See
<u>Manumit</u>.] <def>To manumit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>manumissio</i>: cf. F. <i>manumission</i>. See <u>Manumit</u>.]
<def>The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from
bondage.</def> "Given to slaves at their <i>manumission</i>."
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man`u*mit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manumitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Manumitting</u>.] [L. <i>manumittere</i>, <i>manumissum</i>;
<i>manus</i> the hand + <i>mittere</i> to send, to send off. See
<u>Manual</u>, and <u>Missile</u>.] <def>To release from slavery; to
liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a
slave.</def> "<i>Manumitted</i> slaves." <i>Hume.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i>
the hand + E. <i>motive</i>.] <def>Movable by hand.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i>
the hand + E. <i>motor</i>.] <def>A small wheel carriage, so
constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nur"a*ble</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir
M. Hale.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of receiving a fertilizing
substance.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nur"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Warner.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nur"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nure"</hw> (m&adot;*nūr"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manuring</u>.] [Contr, from OF. <i>manuvrer</i>,
<i>manovrer</i>, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor,
F. <i>manœuvrer</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Ure</u>,
<u>Opera</u>, and cf. <u>Inure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by
culture.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>To whom we gave the strand for to
<i>manure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Surrey.</i></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Manure</i> thyself then; to thyself be
improved;<BR>
And with vain, outward things be no more moved.</blockquote>
<i>Donne.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by
the application of a fertilizing substance.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The blood of English shall <i>manure</i> the
ground.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nure"</hw> (m&adot;*nūr"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance,
as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or
vegetable substances, etc.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nure"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF.
<i>manouvrement</i>.] <def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>W.
Wotton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who manures
land.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nu"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to
manures.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*nur"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Manus</b></plw>. [L., the hand.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The
distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot
or hand.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manu
scriptus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Scribe</u>.] <def>Written
with or by the hand; not printed; as, a <i>manuscript</i>
volume.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>manuscriptum</i>, lit., something written with the hand. See
<u>Manuscript</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
literary or musical composition written with the hand, as
distinguished from a printed copy.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book
exists only in <i>manuscript</i>.</def> <i>Craik.</i></p>
<p>&fist; The word is often abbreviated to <i>MS</i>., plural
<i>MSS</i>.</p>
<p><hw>Man"u*script`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Manuscript.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Man`u*ten"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>manus</i> hand + <i>tenere</i> to hold.] <def>Maintenance.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Abp. Sancroft.</i></p>
<p><hw>Man"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small
passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.</def>
<i>Raymond.</i></p>
<p><hw>Manx</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the <i>Manx</i>
language.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Manx cat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a breed of
domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three
vertebrae.</cd> -- <col><b>Manx shearwater</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an oceanic bird (<i>Puffinus anglorum</i>,
or <i>P. puffinus</i>), called also <i>Manx petrel</i>, <i>Manx
puffin</i>. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Manx</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the
inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meine</u>,
<u>Mansion</u>.] <def>A retinue of servants; a household.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos><i>a. or pron.</i></pos> [It has no variation
to express degrees of comparison; <i>more</i> and <i>most</i>, which
are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a
different root.] [OE. <i>mani</i>, <i>moni</i>, AS. <i>manig</i>,
<i>mænig</i>, <i>monig</i>; akin to D. <i>menig</i>, OS. & OHG.
<i>manag</i>, G. <i>manch</i>, Dan. <i>mange</i>, Sw.
<i>månge</i>, Goth. <i>manags</i>, OSlav. <i>mnog'</i>, Russ.
<i>mnogii</i>; cf. Icel. <i>margr</i>, Prov. E. <i>mort</i>.
√103.] <def>Consisting of a great number; numerous; not
few.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Thou shalt be a father of <i>many</i>
nations.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xvii. 4.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Not <i>many</i> wise men after the flesh, not
<i>many</i> mighty, not <i>many</i> noble, are called.</blockquote>
<i>1 Cor. i. 26.</i></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Many</i> is freely prefixed to participles, forming
compounds which need no special explanation; as, <i>many-</i>angled,
<i>many-</i>celled, <i>many-</i>eyed, <i>many-</i>footed, <i>many-
</i>handed, <i>many-</i>leaved, <i>many-</i>lettered, <i>many-
</i>named, <i>many-</i>peopled, <i>many-</i>petaled, <i>many-
</i>seeded, <i>many-</i>syllabled (polysyllabic), <i>many-
</i>tongued, <i>many-</i>voiced, <i>many-</i>wived, and the like.
Comparison is often expressed by <i>many</i> with <i>as</i> or
<i>so</i>. "As <i>many</i> as were willing hearted . . . brought
bracelets." <i>Exod. xxxv. 22.</i> "So <i>many</i> laws argue so
<i>many</i> sins." <i>Milton.</i>
<i>Many</i> stands with a singular substantive with <i>a</i> or
<i>an</i>.</p>
<p><col><b>Many a</b></col>, <cd>a large number taken distributively;
each one of many.</cd> "For thy sake have I shed <i>many a</i> tear."
<i>Shak.</i> "Full <i>many a</i> gem of purest ray serene."
<i>Gray.</i> -- <col><b>Many one</b></col>, <cd>many a one; many
persons.</cd> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i> -- <col><b>The
many</b></col>, <cd>the majority; -- opposed to <i>the few</i>. See
<u>Many</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Too many</b></col>,
<cd>too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are <i>too many</i>
for us.</cd> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various;
divers; sundry.</p>
<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>menigeo</i>,
<i>menigo</i>, <i>menio</i>, multitude; akin to G. <i>menge</i>, OHG.
<i>managī</i>, <i>menigī</i>, Goth. <i>managei</i>. See
<u>Many</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a
community.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>After him the rascal <i>many</i> ran.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large or considerable number.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>many</i> of our bodies shall no doubt<BR>
Find native graves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Seeing a great <i>many</i> in rich gowns.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>It will be concluded by <i>many</i>that he lived like
an honest man.</blockquote> <i>Fielding.</i></p>
<p>&fist; In this sense, <i>many</i> is connected immediately with
another substantive (without <i>of</i>) to show of what the
<i>many</i> consists; as, a good <i>many</i> [of] people think
so.</p>
<p><blockquote>He is liable to a great <i>many</i>
inconveniences.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ny-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many
faculties; versatile; many-sided.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ny*plies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Many</i>, adj.
+ <i>plies</i>, pl. of <i>ply</i> a fold.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>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 <i>Illust</i> of <u>Ruminant</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ny-sid`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many
questions or subjects for consideration; as, a <i>many-sided</i>
topic.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Interested in, and having an aptitude for,
many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile.</def></p>
<p>-- <wf>Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><! p. 894 !></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma"ny*ways`</hw> (?), <hw>Ma"ny*wise`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In many different ways;
variously.</def></p>
<p><hw>Man`za*ni"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., dim. of
<i>munzana</i> an apple.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several
species of <i>Arctostaphylos</i>, but mostly to <i>A. glauca</i> and
<i>A. pungens</i>, 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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"o*ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Maoris</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the
aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of
New Zealand.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Maoris or to their language.</def></p>
<p><hw>Map</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From F. <i>mappe</i>, in
<i>mappemonde</i> map of the world, fr. L. <i>mappa</i> napkin,
signal cloth; -- a Punic word. Cf. <u>Apron</u>, <u>Napkin</u>,
<u>Nappe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; There are five principal kinds of projection used in making
maps: the <i>orthographic</i>, the <i>stereographic</i>, the
<i>globuar</i>, the <i>conical</i>, and the <i>cylindrical</i>, or
<i>Mercator's projection</i>. See <u>Projection</u>.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything which represents graphically a
succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical
<i>map</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Thus is his cheek the <i>map</i> of days
outworn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Map lichen</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a lichen
(<i>Lecidea geographica</i>.) growing on stones in curious maplike
figures.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>
<p><hw>Map</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mapped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mapping</u> (?).] <def>To represent by a map; -- often with
<i>out</i>; as, to survey and <i>map</i>, or <i>map out</i>, a
<i>county</i>. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate
systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to <i>map</i>, or
<i>map out</i>, a journey; to <i>map out</i> business.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I am near to the place where they should meet, if
Pisanio have <i>mapped</i> it truly.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*pach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mexican.] <def>The
raccoon.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mapolder</i>,
<i>mapulder</i>, <i>mapol</i>; akin to Icel. <i>möpurr</i>; cf.
OHG. <i>mazzaltra</i>, <i>mazzoltra</i>, G. <i>massholder</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree of the genus <i>Acer</i>, including about
fifty species. <i>A. saccharinum</i> 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 <i>A.
rubrum</i>; the silver maple, <i>A. dasycarpum</i>, having fruit
wooly when young; the striped maple, <i>A. Pennsylvanium</i>, called
also <i>moosewood</i>. The common maple of Europe is <i>A.
campestre</i>, the sycamore maple is <i>A. Pseudo-platanus</i>, and
the Norway maple is <i>A. platanoides</i>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Maple</i> is much used adjectively, or as the first part
of a compound; as, <i>maple</i> tree, <i>maple</i> leaf, etc.</p>
<p><col><b>Bird's-eye maple</b></col>, <col><b>Curled
maple</b></col>, <cd>varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in
which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of
the fibers.</cd> -- <col><b>Maple honey</b></col>, <col><b>Maple
molasses</b></col>, or <col><b>Maple sirup</b></col>, <cd>maple sap
boiled to the consistency of molasses.</cd> -- <col><b>Maple
sugar</b></col>, <cd>sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple
by evaporation.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Map"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or
consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the <i>maplike</i> figures
in which certain lichens grow.</def></p>
<p><hw>Map"per*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Map.] <def>The
making, or study, of maps.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"qui</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
Chilian shrub (<i>Aristotelia Maqui</i>). Its bark furnishes strings
for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its
berries.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small lake. See
<u>Mere</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marred</u> (märd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Marring</u>.] [OE. <i>marren</i>, <i>merren</i>, AS.
<i>merran</i>, <i>myrran</i> (in comp.), to obstruct, impede,
dissipate; akin to OS. <i>merrian</i>, OHG. <i>marrjan</i>,
<i>merran</i>; cf. D. <i>marren</i>, <i>meeren</i>, to moor a ship,
Icel. <i>merja</i> to bruise, crush, and Goth. <i>marzjan</i> to
offend. Cf. <u>Moor</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or
defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I pray you <i>mar</i> no more trees with wiring love
songs in their barks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>But mirth is <i>marred</i>, and the good cheer is
lost.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Ire, envy, and despair<BR>
Which <i>marred</i> all his borrowed visage.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spoil; to ruin.</def> "It makes us, or
it <i>mars</i> us." "Striving to mend, to <i>mar</i> the subject."
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mark or blemish made by
bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.
<i>māra</i>.] <i>(Hind. Myth.)</i> <def>The principal or ruling
evil spirit.</def> <i>E. Arnold.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>mara</i>
nightmare, an ogress. See <u>Nightmare</u>.] <i>(Norse Myth.)</i>
<def>A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on
their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>The Patagonian cavy (<i>Dolichotis Patagonicus</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`a*bou"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large stork of the
genus <i>Leptoptilos</i> (formerly <i>Ciconia</i>), esp. the African
species (<i>L. crumenifer</i>), which furnishes plumes worn as
ornaments. The Asiatic species (<i>L. dubius</i>, or <i>L.
argala</i>) is the adjutant. See <u>Adjutant</u>.</def> [Written also
<i>marabu</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One having five eighths negro blood; the
offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.</def> [Louisiana]
<i>Bartlett.</i></p>
<p><hw>Marabout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Pg.
<i>marabuto</i>, Ar. <i>morābit</i>. Cf. <u>Maravedi</u>.]
<def>A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures
supernaturally.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"a*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz.
<i>maracaná</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A macaw.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*rai"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sacred
inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific
Ocean.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`a*nath"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Aramaic
<i>māran athā</i>.] <def>"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 <i>Anathema
maranatha</i>, under <u>Anathema</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ran"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>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 (<i>Maranta arundinacea</i>)
arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for
ornament.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`ra*schi"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr.
<i>marasca</i>, <i>amarasca</i>, a sour cherry, L. <i>amarus</i>
bitter.] <def>A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and
flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in
Dalmatia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ras"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; ,
fr. &?;, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of
consumption; atrophy; phthisis.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Pining atrophy,<BR>
<i>Marasmus</i>, and wide-wasting pestilence.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Marasmus senilis</b></col> [L.], <cd>progressive atrophy
of the aged.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*raud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marauded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marauding</u>.] [F. <i>marauder</i>, fr. <i>maraud</i> vagabond,
OF. <i>marault</i>; of uncertain origin, perh. for <i>malault</i>,
fr. (assumed) LL. <i>malaldus</i>; fr. L. <i>malus</i> bad, ill + a
suffix of German origin (cf. <u>Herald</u>). Cf. <u>Malice</u>.]
<def>To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to
plunder.</def> "<i>Marauding</i> hosts." <i>Milman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*raud"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excursion for
plundering.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*raud`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Maraud</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>: cf. F. <i>maraudeur</i>.] <def>A rover in quest
of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.</def> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar`a*ve"di</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.
<i>maravedí</i>; -- so called from the
<i>Morābitīn</i> (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian
dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain. Cf. <u>Marabout</u>.]
<i>(Numis.)</i> <def>A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three
mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient
Spanish gold coin.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw> (mär"b'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>marbel</i>, <i>marbre</i>, F. <i>marbre</i>, L. <i>marmor</i>, fr.
Gr. <grk>ma`rmaros</grk>, fr. <grk>marmai`rein</grk> to sparkle,
flash. Cf. <u>Marmoreal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <col><b>Breccia marble</b></col> consists of limestone
fragments cemented together. -- <col><b>Ruin marble</b></col>, when
polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron
oxide. -- <col><b>Shell marble</b></col> contains fossil shells. --
<col><b>Statuary marble</b></col> is a pure, white, fine-grained
kind, including <i>Parian</i> (from Paros) and <i>Carrara</i> marble.
If coarsely granular it is called <i>saccharoidal</i>.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>marbles</i>; the
Elgin <i>marbles</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Marble</i> is also much used in self-explaining
compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means,
hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, <i>marble-
</i>breasted, <i>marble-</i>faced, <i>marble-</i>hearted.</p>
<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a <i>marble</i> mantel;
<i>marble</i> paper.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a <i>marble</i>
breast or heart.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marbling</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>marbrer</i>. See <u>Marble</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To stain or vein like marble; to variegate
in color; as, to <i>marble</i> the edges of a book, or the surface of
paper.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Made of, or faced with, marble.</def> [Obs.] "The <u>marbled</u>
mansion." <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted
like marble.</def> "<i>Marbled</i> paper." <i>Boyle.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(zoöl.)</i> <def>Varied with irregular
markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and
streaks.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ble-edged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the
edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a
book.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ble*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marbleized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Marbleizing</u> (?).] <def>To stain or grain in
imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as,
to <i>marbleize</i> slate, wood, or iron.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"bler</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who works upon marble or other stone.</def> [R.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who colors or stains in imitation of
marble.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"bling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of
marble.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An intermixture of fat and lean in meat,
giving it a marbled appearance.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Distinct
markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and
insects.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"bly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or
resembling, marble.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar*bri"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. OF. &
F. <i>marble</i> marble. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>A cloth woven so as
to imitate the appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and
16th centuries.</def> <i>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</i></p>
<p><hw>Marc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>The refuse
matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of
grapes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marc</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>marc</i>; akin to G.
<i>mark</i>, Icel. <i>mörk</i>, perh. akin to E. <i>mark</i> a
sign. √106, 273.] [Written also <i>mark</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A coin formerly current in England and
Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A German coin and money of account. See
<u>Mark</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"can*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.
<i>mercatante</i>. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>A merchant.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ca*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>marcassite</i>; cf. It. <i>marcassita</i>, Sp. <i>marquesita</i>,
Pg. <i>marquezita</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>marqashītha</i>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common
iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron
pyrites.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Golden marcasite</b></col>, <cd>tin.</cd> [Obs.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or having the nature of,
marcasite.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*cas"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i>
<def>A young wild boar.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar*ca"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<def>In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a
direction.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"cel*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>marcidus</i> withered, fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither, shrivel.]
<def>A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies'
dresses.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*ces"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>marcescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>marcescere</i> to wither, decay, fr.
<i>marcere</i> to wither, droop: cf. F. <i>marcescent</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Withering without falling off; fading;
decaying.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*ces"ci*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>marcescible</i>.] <def>Liable to wither or decay.</def></p>
<p><hw>March</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Martius mensis</i>
Mars'month fr. <i>Martius</i> belonging to <i>Mars</i>, the god of
war: cf. F. <i>mars</i>. Cf. <u>Martial</u>.] <def>The third month
of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The stormy <i>March</i> is come at last,<BR>
With wind, and cloud, and changing skies.</blockquote>
<i>Bryant.</i></p>
<p><col><b>As mad as a March Hare</b></col>, <cd>an old English
Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares,
when they are excitable and violent.</cd> <i>Wright.</i></p>
<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marche</i>, F.
<i>marche</i>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <i>marcha</i>, G.
<i>mark</i>, akin to OS. <i>marka</i>, AS. <i>mearc</i>, Goth.
<i>marka</i>, L. <i>margo</i> edge, border, margin, and possibly to
E. <i>mark</i> a sign. √106. Cf. <u>Margin</u>,
<u>Margrave</u>, <u>Marque</u>, <u>Marquis</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Geneva is situated in the <i>marches</i> of several
dominions -- France, Savoy, and Switzerland.</blockquote>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Lords of waste <i>marches</i>, kings of desolate
isles.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>marchir</i>.
See 2d <u>March</u>.] <def>To border; to be contiguous; to lie side
by side.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>That was in a strange land<BR>
Which <i>marcheth</i> upon Chimerie.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To march with</b></col>, <cd>to have the same boundary for
a greater or less distance; -- said of an estate.</cd></p>
<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marching</u>.] [F. <i>marcher</i>, in OF. also, to tread, prob.
fr. L. <i>marcus</i> hammer. Cf. <u>Mortar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave,
deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To proceed by walking in a body or in
military order; as, the German army <u>marched</u> into
France.</def></p>
<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>March</i> them again in fair array.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>
<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marche</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of marching; a movement of soldiers
from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of
troops.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>These troops came to the army harassed with a long and
wearisome <i>march</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Measured and regular advance or
movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or
deliberate walk; steady onward movement.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>With solemn <i>march</i><BR>
Goes slow and stately by them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>This happens merely because men will not bide their
time, but will insist on precipitating the <i>march</i> of
affairs.</blockquote> <i>Buckle.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The distance passed over in marching; as,
an hour's <i>march</i>; a <i>march</i> of twenty miles.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A piece of music designed or fitted to
accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the
march form.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The drums presently striking up a
<i>march</i>.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To make a march</b></col>, <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to
take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.</cd></p>
<p><hw>March"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
marches.</def></p>
<p><hw>March"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>March</u>.]
<def>The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a
territory.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar"chet</hw> (?), <hw>Mer"chet</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>marcheta</i>; of uncertain origin.]
<def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>March"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>, fr.
<u>March</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>
<p><col><b>Marching money</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the additional
pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching.</cd> --
<col><b>In marching order</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>equipped for a
march.</cd> -- <col><b>Marching regiment</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A regiment in active service</cd>.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In England, a regiment liable to be ordered
into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the
line.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"chion*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>marchionissa</i>, fr. <i>marchio</i> a marquis. See
<i>Marquis</i>.] <def>The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who
has the rank and dignity of a marquis.</def> <i>Spelman.</i></p>
<p><hw>March"-mad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Extremely
rash; foolhardy. See under <u>March</u>, the month.</def> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>March"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person living
in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales.</def></p>
<p><hw>March"pane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It.
<i>marzapane</i>,Sp. <i>pan</i>,. <i>massepain</i>, prob. fr. L.
<i>maza</i> frumenty (Gr. <grk>ma^za</grk>) + L. <i>panis</i> bread;
but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the
inventor.] <def>A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded
almonds and sugar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>March"-ward`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A warden of
the marches; a marcher.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Under the
influence of Mars; courageous; bold.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marcidus</i>,
fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither, pine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pining;
lean; withered.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by emaciation, as a
fever.</def> <i>Harvey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar*cid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>marciditas</i>.] <def>The state or quality of being withered or
lean.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><! p. 895 !></p>
<p><hw>Mar"cion*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.
Hist)</i> <def>A follower of <i>Marcion</i>, 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.</def> <i>Brande &
C.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mar`co*brun"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.
<i>Marcobrunner</i>.] <def>A celebrated Rhine wine.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar"cor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr.
<i>marcere</i> to wither.] <def>A wasting away of flesh; decay.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar*co"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.
Hist.)</i> <def>One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so
called from <i>Marcus</i>, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a
margician.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar"di` gras"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., literally,
fat Tuesday.] <def>The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in
some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mare</hw> (mâr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mere</i>,
AS. <i>mere</i>, <i>myre</i>, fem of AS. <i>mearh</i> horse, akin to
D. <i>merrie</i> mare, G. <i>mähre</i>, OHG. <i>marah</i> horse,
<i>meriha</i> mare, Icel. <i>marr</i> horse, OCelt. <i>marka</i>
(Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. <i>marc</i>, W. <i>march</i>. Cf.
<u>Marshal</u>.] <def>The female of the horse and other equine
quadrupeds.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mare</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mara</i> incubus; akin
to OHG. & Icel. <i>mara</i>; cf. Pol. <i>mora</i>, Bohem.
<i>můra</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Sighing, suffocative panting,
intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest,
occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the
compound <i>nightmare</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I will ride thee o' nights like the
<i>mare</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mare"chal Niel"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>A kind of large yellow
rose.</def> [Written also <i>Marshal Niel</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"eis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Marsh.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*re"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Salmo
maraena</i>, G. <i>maräne</i>, <i>moräne</i>; -- so called
from Lake <i>Morin</i>, in the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A European whitefish of the genus
<i>Coregonus</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mare"schal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>mareschal</i>, F. <i>maréchal</i>. See <u>Marshal</u>.]
<def>A military officer of high rank; a marshal.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mare's"-nest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A supposed
discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grossly
absurd.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mare's"-tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a
horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See
<u>Cloud</u>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Mackerel sky and <i>mare's-tails</i><BR>
Make tall ships carry low sails.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aquatic plant of the
genus <i>Hippuris</i> (<i>H. vulgaris</i>), having narrow leaves in
whorls.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ga*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>margarate</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of the so-
called margaric acid with a base.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*gar"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>margarique</i>. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or
resembling, pearl; pearly.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Margaric acid</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Physiol.
Chem.)</i> <cd>A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and
obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was
formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to
be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>A white, crystalline
substance, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>34</sub>O<sub>2</sub> of the fatty
acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and
obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and
other sources.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ga*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>margarine</i>. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>
<def>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 tripalmitin.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ga*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>margarita</i>, Gr. &?; a pearl; cf. F. <i>marguerite</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pearl.</def> [Obs.] <i>Peacham.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral related to the
micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly
luster.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`ga*rit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>margaritique</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>
<def>Margaric.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>margaritifer</i>; <i>margarita</i> pearl + <i>ferre</i> to bear:
cf. F. <i>margaritifère</i>.] <def>Producing pearls.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*gar"o*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; pearl-
like.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hidrous potash mica related to
muscovite.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ga*rone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Margar</i>ic +
<i>-one</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The ketone of margaric
acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ga*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"gate fish"</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A sparoid
fish (<i>Diabasis aurolineatus</i>) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed
as a food fish; -- called also <i>red-mouth grunt</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>An American wild cat (<i>Felis tigrina</i>), ranging from Mexico
to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also <i>long-tailed
cat</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marge</i>. See
<u>Margin</u>.] <def>Border; margin; edge; verge.</def> [Poetic]
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Along the river's stony <i>marge</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. See
<u>Margin</u>.] <def>A margin; border; brink; edge.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The beached <i>margent</i> of the sea.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enter or note
down upon the margin of a page; to margin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mir. for
Mag.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>margine</i>,
<i>margent</i>, L. <i>margo</i>, <i>ginis</i>. Cf. <u>March</u> a
border, <u>Marge</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A border; edge; brink;
verge; as, the <i>margin</i> of a river or lake.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: The part of a page at the
edge left uncovered in writing or printing.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>The difference between the
cost and the selling price of an article.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Something allowed, or reserved, for that
which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Brokerage)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>N. Biddle.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Margin draft</b></col> <i>(Masonry)</i>, <cd>a smooth cut
margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the
joints.</cd> -- <col><b>Margin of a course</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>,
<cd>that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not
covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d
<u>Gauge</u>.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.</p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Margined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marginging</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a
margin.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enter in the margin of a
page.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>marginal</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a
margin.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Written or printed in the margin; as, a
<i>marginal</i> note or gloss.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar`gi*na"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<def>Marginal notes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the margin
of a book.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>marginatus</i>, p. p. of <i>marginare</i> to margin. See
<u>Margin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Having a margin distinct in
appearance or structure.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To furnish
with a distinct margin; to margin.</def> [R.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Marginate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having a margin.</def> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bordered with a
distinct line of color.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar`gi*nel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of
L. <i>margo</i>, <i>marginis</i>, a margin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of
all warm seas.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gin*i*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>margo</i>, <i>-ginis</i>, margin + <i>caedere</i> to cut.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; --
said of fruits.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*go"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>amargoso</i>
bitter.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large tree of the genus <i>Melia</i>
(<i>M. Azadirachta</i>) 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 <i>M. Azedarach</i> is a
much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United
States, where it is known as <i>Pride of India</i>, <i>Pride of
China</i>, or <i>bead tree</i>. Various parts of the tree are
considered anthelmintic.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>margosa</i> oil . . . is a most valuable balsam
for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of
flies.</blockquote> <i>Sir S. Baker.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar"gra*vate</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*gra"vi*ate</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>margraviat</i>.] <def>The territory
or jurisdiction of a margrave.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"grave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>markgraf</i>,
prop., lord chief justice of the march; <i>mark</i> bound, border,
march + <i>graf</i> earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth.
<i>gagrëfts</i> decree: cf. D. <i>markgraaf</i>, F.
<i>margrave</i>. See <u>March</u> border, and cf. <u>Landgrave</u>,
<u>Graff</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a lord or keeper
of the borders or marches in Germany.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The English equivalent of the German title
of nobility, <i>markgraf</i>; a marquis.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gra*vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.
<i>markgräfin</i>: cf. F. <i>margrafine</i>.] <def>The wife of a
margrave.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"gue*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a pearl, a
daisy. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The daisy (<i>Bellis
perennis</i>). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and
to the China aster.</def> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to the
Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of
Henry VIII.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Of all the <i>Marian</i> martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the
best-born gentleman.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Maid Marian</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Maidmarian</u> in the
Vocabulary.</cd>
</p>
<p><hw>Mar"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Marry.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mariette</i>,
prop. dim. of <i>Marie</i> Mary.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of
bellflower, <i>Companula Trachelium</i>, once called <i>Viola
Mariana</i>; but it is not a violet.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*rig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mare</i>
the sea + <i>-genous</i>.] <def>Produced in or by the sea.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*gold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mary</i> +
<i>gold</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for several plants with
golden yellow blossoms, especially the <i>Calendula officinalis</i>
(see <u>Calendula</u>), and the cultivated species of
<i>Tagetes</i>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
genera bearing this name; as, the <i>African or French marigold</i>
of the genus <i>Tagetes</i>, of which several species and many
varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs
from South America and Mexico: <i>bur marigold</i>, of the genus
<i>Bidens</i>; <i>corn marigold</i>, of the genus
<i>Chrysanthemum</i> (<i>C. segetum</i>, a pest in the cornfields of
Italy); <i>fig marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Mesembryanthemum</i>;
<i>marsh marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Caltha</i> (<i>C.
palustris</i>), commonly known in America as the <i>cowslip</i>. See
<u>Marsh Marigold</u>.</p>
<p><col><b>Marigold window</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <i>Rose
window</i>, under <u>Rose</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar`i*ki"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native
name: cf. Pg. <i>mariquinha</i>.] <i>(Zoöl)</i> <def>A small
marmoset (<i>Midas rosalia</i>); the silky tamarin.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*rim"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A
musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical
tones when struck.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mar`i*mon"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A spider monkey (<i>Ateles belzebuth</i>) of
Central and South America.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`i*nade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.: cf. It.
<i>marinato</i> marinade, F. <i>mariner</i> to preserve food for use
at sea. See <u>Marinate</u>.] <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A brine or pickle
containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and
fish.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See
<u>Marine</u>, and cf. <u>Marinade</u>.] <def>To salt or pickle, as
fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of
marinade.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marinus</i>,
fr. <i>mare</i> the sea: cf. F. <i>marin</i>. See <u>Mere</u> a
pool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea; having to
do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as,
<i>marine</i> productions or bodies; <i>marine</i> shells; a
<i>marine</i> engine.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Formed by the action of the
currents or waves of the sea; as, <i>marine</i> deposits.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marine acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>hydrochloric
acid.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Marine barometer</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Barometer</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine corps</b></col>, <cd>a
corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and
musicants of marines.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine engine</b></col>
<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a steam engine for propelling a vessel.</cd> --
<col><b>Marine glue</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Glue</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Marine insurance</b></col>, <cd>insurance against the perils
of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.</cd>
-- <col><b>Marine interest</b></col>, <cd>interest at any rate agreed
on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.</cd> --
<col><b>Marine law</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Law</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Marine league</b></col>, <cd>three geographical miles.</cd> -
- <col><b>Marine metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of lead, antimony, and
mercury, made for sheathing ships.</cd> <i>Mc Elrath.</i> --
<col><b>Marine soap</b></col>, <cd>cocoanut oil soap; -- so called
because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on
shipboard.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine store</b></col>, <cd>a store where
old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.</cd>
[Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marin</i> a sea
solider, <i>marine</i> naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L.
<i>marinus</i>. See <u>Marine</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A solider serving on shipboard; a sea
soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the
navy.</def>
</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sum of naval affairs; naval economy;
the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping
of a country; as, the mercantile <i>marine</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A picture representing some marine
subject.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Tell that to the marines</b></col>, <cd>an expression of
disbelief, the <i>marines</i> being regarded by sailors as
credulous.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*rined"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mariné</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having the lower part of
the body like a fish.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marinier</i>,
LL. <i>marinarius</i>. See <u>Marine</u>.] <def>One whose occupation
is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Mariner's compass</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Compass</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*ner*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Seamanship.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udalt.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar`i*no*ra"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>marinus</i> marine + Gr. &?; view.] <def>A representation of a sea
view.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Mariolatry</u>.] <def>One who worships the Virgin Mary.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; Mary +
&?; worship.] <def>The worship of the Virgin Mary.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`i*o*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>marionette</i>, prop. a dim. of <i>Marie</i> Mary.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet
show.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The buffel
duck.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`ri*otte's law`</hw> (?). <i>(Physics.)</i> <def>See
<i>Boyle's law</i>, under <u>Law</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y</hw> (?). [Sp. <i>mariposa</i> a butterfly +
E. <i>lily</i>. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of a genus (<i>Calochortus</i>) of tuliplike
bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also
<i>butterfly lily</i>. Most of them are natives of
California.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*put</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*pŭt),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of civet; the
zoril.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw> (măr"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Cf. F. <i>marais</i>, LL. <i>marascus</i>. See <u>Marsh</u>.]
<def>Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor.</def> [Archaic]
<i>Milton. Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Moory; fenny; boggy.</def> [Archaic]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Growing in marshes.</def> "<i>Marish</i>
flowers." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*tal</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*t<i>a</i>l),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>maritalis</i>, fr. <i>maritus</i>
belonging to marriage, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, a husband. See
<u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Of or pertaining to a
husband; as, <i>marital</i> rights, duties, authority.</def>
"<i>Marital</i> affection." <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*ta`ted</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*tā`t&ebreve;d),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maritatus</i> married.] <def>Having a
husband; married.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*rit"i*mal</hw>, <hw>Ma*rit"i*male</hw> }
(m&adot;*r&ibreve;t"&ibreve;*m<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Maritime</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"i*time</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*t&ibreve;m; 277),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maritimus</i>, fr. <i>mare</i> the sea:
cf. F. <i>maritime</i>. See <u>Mere</u> a pool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the
sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a
navy; as, <i>maritime</i> states.</def> "A <i>maritime</i> town."
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine;
pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and
commerce by sea.</def> "<i>Maritime</i> service." <i>Sir H.
Wotton.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Maritime law</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Law</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Maritime loan</b></col>, <cd>a loan secured by bottomry or
respodentia bonds.</cd> -- <col><b>Martime nations</b></col>,
<cd>nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war
or commerce.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"jo*ram</hw> (mär"j&osl;*r<i>a</i>m),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>majoran</i>, F. <i>marjolaine</i>, LL.
<i>marjoraca</i>, fr. L. <i>amaracus</i>, <i>amaracum</i>, Gr.
<grk>'ama`rakos</grk>, <grk>'ama`rakon</grk>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
genus of mintlike plants (<i>Origanum</i>) comprising about twenty-
five species. The sweet marjoram (<i>O. Majorana</i>) is pecularly
aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram
of Europe and America is <i>O. vulgare</i>, far less fragrant than
the other.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mark</hw> (märk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A license of
reprisals. See <u>Marque</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Marc</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An old weight and coin. See
<u>Marc</u>.</def> "Lend me a <i>mark</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marke</i>,
<i>merke</i>, AS. <i>mearc</i>; akin to D. <i>merk</i>, MHG.
<i>marc</i>, G. <i>marke</i>, Icel. <i>mark</i>, Dan.
<i>mærke</i>; cf. Lith. <i>margas</i> party-colored.
√106, 273. Cf. <u>Remark</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The Lord set a <i>mark</i> upon Cain, lest any finding
him should kill him.</blockquote> <i>Gen. iv. 15.</i></p>
<p><! p. 896 !></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to
show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a
signature by one who can not write.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>mark</i> of the artisan is found upon the most
ancient fabrics that have come to light.</blockquote>
<i>Knight.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fixed object serving for guidance, as of
a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a sea<i>mark</i>, a
land<i>mark</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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
<i>mark</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I have some <i>marks</i> of yours upon my
pate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An evidence of presence, agency, or
influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a
permanent impression of one's activity or character.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The confusion of tongues was a <i>mark</i> of
separation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>That toward which a missile is directed; a
thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>France was a fairer <i>mark</i> to shoot at than
Ireland.</blockquote> <i>Davies.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the
<i>mark</i>.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Attention, regard, or respect.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>As much in mock as <i>mark</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Limit or standard of action or fact; as,
to be within the <i>mark</i>; to come up to the
<i>mark</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official
station.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>In the official <i>marks</i> invested, you<BR>
Anon do meet the Senate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Preëminence; high position; as,
patricians of <i>mark</i>; a fellow of no <i>mark</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>A characteristic or
essential attribute; a differential.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>A number or other character used in
registering; as, examination <i>marks</i>; a <i>mark</i> for
tardiness.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>Image; likeness; hence, those formed in
one's image; children; descendants.</def> [Obs.] "All the <i>mark</i>
of Adam." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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."</def></p>
<p><col><b>A man of mark</b></col>, <cd>a conspicuous or eminent
man.</cd> -- <col><b>To make one's mark</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> <cd>To
sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other
mark.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To make a distinct or lasting
impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain
distinction.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige;
track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication;
symptom.</p>
<p><hw>Mark</hw> (märk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marked</u> (märkt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Marking</u>.] [OE. <i>marken</i>, <i>merken</i>, AS.
<i>mearcian</i>, from <i>mearc</i>. See <u>Mark</u> the sign.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put a mark upon; to affix a significant
mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to <i>mark</i> a box or
bale of merchandise; to <i>mark</i> clothing.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be a mark upon; to designate; to
indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument
<i>marks</i> the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy
<i>marked</i> him for a leader.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other
mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil <i>marks</i>
paper; his hobnails <i>marked</i> the floor.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To keep account of; to enumerate and
register; as, to <i>mark</i> the points in a game of billiards or
cards.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To notice or observe; to give attention
to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard.</def>
"<i>Mark</i> the perfect man." <i>Ps. xxxvii. 37.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To mark out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To
designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were
<i>marked out</i> for punishment</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To
obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to <i>mark out</i> an item in
an account.</cd> -- <col><b>To mark time</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>,
<cd>to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs
alternately without advancing.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed;
show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize;
stamp; imprint; impress; brand.</p>
<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take particular
notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Mark</i>, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh
mischief.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xx. 7.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mark"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Remarkable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p>
<p><hw>Marked</hw> (märkt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designated
or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable;
conspicuous; as, a <i>marked</i> card; a <i>marked</i> coin; a
<i>marked</i> instance.</def> -- <wf>Mark"ed*ly</wf> (#),
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>
<p><col><b>A marked man</b></col>, <cd>a man who is noted by a
community, or by a part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; --
usually with an unfavorable suggestion.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar*kee"</hw> (mär*kē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Marquee</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mark"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who or that
which marks.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who
keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A counter used in card playing and other
games.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The soldier who
forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an
alignment.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>An attachment to a sewing
machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D.
<i>markt</i>, OHG. <i>markāt</i>, <i>merkāt</i>, G.
<i>markt</i>; all fr.L. <i>mercatus</i> trade, market place, fr.
<i>mercari</i>, p. p. <i>mercatus</i>, to trade, traffic,
<i>merx</i>, <i>mercis</i>, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to
<i>merere</i> to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. <i>marché</i>.
See <u>Merit</u>, and cf. <u>Merchant</u>, <u>Mart</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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
<i>market</i> is held in the town every week.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares<BR>
At wakes, and wassails, meetings, <i>markets</i>, fairs.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Three women and a goose make a
<i>market</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Saying.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>There is at Jerusalem by the sheep <i>market</i> a
pool.</blockquote> <i>John v. 2.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>market</i> for
one's wares; there is no <i>market</i> for woolen cloths in that
region; India is a <i>market</i> for English goods.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>There is a third thing to be considered: how a
<i>market</i> can be created for produce, or how production can be
limited to the capacities of the <i>market</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. S.
Mill.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic;
as, a dull <i>market</i>; a slow <i>market</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The price for which a thing is sold in a
market; market price. Hence: Value; worth.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>What is a man<BR>
If his chief good and <i>market</i> of his time<BR>
Be but to sleep and feed ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The privelege granted to
a town of having a public market.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Market</i> is often used adjectively, or in forming
compounds of obvious meaning; as, <i>market</i> basket, <i>market</i>
day, <i>market</i> folk, <i>market</i> house, <i>market</i>man,
<i>market</i> place, <i>market</i> price, <i>market</i> rate,
<i>market</i> wagon, <i>market</i> woman, and the like.</p>
<p><col><b>Market beater</b></col>, <cd>a swaggering bully; a noisy
braggart.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Market
bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell rung to give notice that buying and
selling in a market may begin.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Shak.</i> --
<col><b>Market cross</b></col>, <cd>a cross set up where a market is
held.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Market garden</b></col>, <cd>a
garden in which vegetables are raised for market.</cd> --
<col><b>Market gardening</b></col>, <cd>the raising of vegetables for
market.</cd> -- <col><b>Market place</b></col>, <cd>an open square or
place in a town where markets or public sales are held.</cd> --
<col><b>Market town</b></col>, <cd>a town that has the privilege of a
stated public market.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marketed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marketing</u>.] <def>To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make
bargains for provisions or goods.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>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
<i>marketed</i> their crops.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Industrious merchants meet, and <i>market</i>
there<BR>
The world's collected wealth.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such
as may be justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayed provisions are not
<i>marketable</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Current in market; as, <i>marketable</i>
value.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs
are not <i>marketable</i> in that country.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of
being marketable.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who attends
a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a
market.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Articles in, or from, a market;
supplies.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ket*stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Market</i> +
<i>stead</i> a place.] <def>A market place.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Drayton.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mark"hoor`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per.
<i>mār-kh&?;r</i> snake eater.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A
large wild goat (<i>Capra megaceros</i>), having huge flattened
spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and
Cashmere.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mark"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one
who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or
disposition of marks or coloring; as, the <i>marking</i> of a bird's
plumage.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marking ink</b></col>, <cd>indelible ink, because used in
marking linen.</cd> -- <col><b>Marking nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>the nut of the <i>Semecarpus Anacardium</i>, an East Indian tree.
The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for
marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for
rheumatism.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"kis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marquis.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"kis*esse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
marchioness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mark"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marksman.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Marks"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Marksmen</b></plw> (#). [Earlier <i>markman</i>; <i>mark</i>
+ <i>man</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One skillful to hit a mark
with a missile; one who shoots well.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who makes his mark,
instead of writing his name, in signing documents.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>
<p><hw>Marks"man*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Skill of a
marksman.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Marline</u>.]
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To cover, as part of a rope, with marline,
marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marling spike</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Marline</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>marle</i>, F.
<i>marne</i>, LL. <i>margila</i>, dim. of L. <i>marga</i> marl.
Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: "Quod genus
terræ Galli et Britanni <i>margam</i> vocant." √274.]
<def>A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay,
and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as
calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See <u>Greensand</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>marner</i>. See <u>Marl</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To overspread or manure with marl; as, to
<i>marl</i> a field.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*la"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling
marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>The American great marbled godwit (<i>Limosa fedoa</i>). Applied
also to the red-breasted godwit (<i>Limosa
hæmatica</i>).</def></p>
<p><col><b>Hook-billed marlin</b></col>, <cd>a curlew.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LG. <i>marlien</i>,
<i>marling</i>, or D. <i>marling</i>, <i>marlijn</i>, fr. D.
<i>marren</i> to tie, prob. akin to E. <i>moor</i>, v., and
<i>lijn</i> line: cf.F. <i>merlin</i>. See <u>Moor</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Line</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A small line
composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around
ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by
fretting.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marline spike</b></col>, <col><b>Marling spike</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>an iron tool tapering to a point, used to
separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an
eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See
<u>Fid</u>.</cd> [Written also <i>marlin spike</i>] --
<col><b>Marline-spike bird</b></col>. [The name alludes to the long
middle tail feathers.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
tropic bird.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A jager, or skua
gull.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F.
<i>merliner</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To wind marline around; as, to
<i>marline</i> a rope.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marl"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>marlite</i>. See <u>Marl</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>A variety of marl.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Partaking of
the qualites of marlite.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marl"pit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Apit where marl
is dug.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marl"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with,
iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of
England.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marl"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Marlier</u> (?);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Marliest</u>.] <def>Consisting or
partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ma*lade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>marmelade</i>, Pg. <i>marmelada</i>, fr. <i>marmélo</i> a
quince, fr. L. <i>melimelum</i> honey apple, Gr. &?; a sweet apple,
an apple grafted on a quince; &?; honey + &?; apple. Cf.
<u>Mellifluous</u>, <u>Melon</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marmalade tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a sapotaceous
tree (<i>Lucuma mammosa</i>) of the West Indies and Tropical America.
It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to
five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single
large seed. The fruit is called <i>marmalade</i>, or <i>natural
marmalade</i>, from its consistency and flavor.</cd>
</p>
<p><hw>Mar"ma*let`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Marmalade</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"ma*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>marmatite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A ferruginous variety of
shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"mo*lite</hw> (-m&osl;*līt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Gr. <grk>maramai`rein</grk> to sparkle + <i>-lite</i>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually
of a pale green color.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>marmor</i> marble. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or
like, marble.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar"mo*rate</hw> (?), <hw>Mar"mo*ra`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>marmorate</i>
to overlay with marble, fr. <i>marmor</i> marble.] <def>Variegated
like marble; covered or overlaid with marble.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>marmoratio</i>.] <def>A covering or incrusting with marble; a
casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble.</def>
[R.]</p>
<p><hw>||Mar`mo*ra`tum o"pus</hw> (?). [L. See <u>Marmorate</u>, and
<u>Opus</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A kind of hard finish for
plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of
taking a high polish.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar*mo"re*al</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*mo"re*an</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmoreus</i>, fr. <i>marmor</i> marble:
cf. F. <i>marmoréen</i>. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>Pertaining
to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar`mo*ro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its
conversion into marble.</def> <i>Geikie.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"mose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of small opossum (<i>Didelphus
murina</i>) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"mo*set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>marmouset</i> a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr.
LL. <i>marmoretum</i>, fr. L. <i>marmor</i> marble. Perhaps confused
with <i>marmot</i>. See <u>Marble</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any
one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera
<i>Hapale</i> and <i>Midas</i>, family <i>Hapalidæ</i>. They
have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often
kept as pets. Called also <i>squirrel monkey</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"mot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>marmotta</i>,
<i>marmotto</i>, prob. fr. L. <i>mus montanus</i>, or <i>mus
montis</i>, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See <u>Mountain</u>, and
<u>Mouse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any rodent
of the genus <i>Arctomys</i>. The common European marmot (<i>A.
marmotta</i>) 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 (<i>A. monax</i>) is the
woodchuck.</def> </p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any one of several species of ground
squirrels or gophers of the genus <i>Spermophilus</i>; also, the
prairie dog.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marmot squirrel</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a
ground squirrel or spermophile.</cd> -- <col><b>Prairie
marmot</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Prairie dog</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"mottes oil`</hw> (?). <def>A fine oil obtained from the
kernel of <i>Prunus brigantiaca</i>. It is used instead of olive or
almond oil.</def> <i>De Colange.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"mo*zet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Marmoset</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*rone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Maroon</u>, the color.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Maronites</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>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 <i>Maron</i> of the 6th century.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>marroon</i>.] [F. <i>marron</i>, abbrev. fr. Sp. <i>cimarron</i>
wild, unruly, from <i>cima</i> the summit of a mountain; hence,
<i>negro cimarron</i> a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.]
<def>In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free
negro, living in the mountains.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marooned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marooning</u>.] [See <u>Maroon</u> a fugitive slave.] <def>To put
(a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his
fate.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marooning party</b></col>, <cd>a social excursion party
that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a
prolonged picnic.</cd> [Southern U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p>
<p><! p. 897 !></p>
<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> (m&adot;*r&oomac;n"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>marron</i> chestnut-colored, fr. <i>marron</i> a large French
chestnut, It. <i>marrone</i>; cf. LGr. <grk>ma`raon</grk>. Cf.
<u>Marron</u>.] <def>Having the color called maroon. See 4th
<u>Maroon</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Maroon lake</b></col>, <cd>lake prepared from madder, and
distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of
its color.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast
rather than approaching crimson or purple.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An explosive shell. See <u>Marron</u>,
3.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"plot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, by his
officious interference, mars or frustrates a design or
plot.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marque</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marque</i>, in
<i>lettre de marque</i> letter of marque, a commission with which the
commandant of every armed vessel was obliged to be provided, under
penalty of being considered a pirate or corsair; <i>marque</i> here
prob. meaning, border, boundary (the letter of marque being a
permission to go beyond the border), and of German origin. See
<u>March</u> border.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A license to pass the limits
of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of
making reprisals.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Letters of marque</b></col>, <col><b>Letters of marque and
reprisal</b></col>, <cd>a license or extraordinary commission granted
by a government to a private person to fit out a privateer or armed
ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's ships and
merchandise. The ship so commissioned is sometimes called a <i>letter
of marque</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar*quee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marquise</i>,
misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See
<u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the
use of an officer of high rank.</def> [Written also
<i>markee</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"quess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp.
<i>marques</i>. See <u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A marquis.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Lady marquess</b></col>, <cd>a marchioness.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"quet*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>marqueterie</i>, from <i>marqueter</i> to checker, inlay, fr.
<i>marque</i> mark, sign; of German origin. See <u>Mark</u> a sign.]
<def>Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and
the like, of several colors.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"quis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marquis</i>,
OF. <i>markis</i>, <i>marchis</i>, LL. <i>marchensis</i>; of German
origin; cf. G. <i>mark</i> bound, border, march, OHG. <i>marcha</i>.
See <u>March</u> border, and cf. <u>Marchioness</u>, <u>Marquee</u>,
<u>Marquess</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"quis*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>marquisat</i>.] <def>The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a
marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"quis*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
marquisate.</def> [Obs.] "Nobles of the <i>marquisdom</i> of Saluce."
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mar`quise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See
<u>Marquis</u>, and cf. <u>Marquee</u>.] <def>The wife of a marquis;
a marchioness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"quis*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
marquisate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
coarse grass found on sandy beaches (<i>Ammophila arundinacea</i>).
See <i>Beach grass</i>, under <u>Beach</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"rer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mars or
injures.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ri*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mariable</i>.] <def>Marriageable.</def> [R.]
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"riage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mariage</i>,
F. <i>mariage</i>. See <u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Marriage</i> is honorable in all.</blockquote>
<i>Heb. xiii. 4.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The marriage vow or contract.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A feast made on the occasion of a
marriage.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king
which made a <i>marriage</i> for his son.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxii.
2.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Any intimate or close union.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marriage brokage</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The
business of bringing about marriages</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a
marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Marriage favors</b></col>, <cd>knots of
white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.</cd> --
<col><b>Marriage settlement</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a settlement
of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials. --
<u>Marriage</u>, <u>Matrimony</u>, <u>Wedlock</u>. <i>Marriage</i> is
properly the <i>act</i> which unites the two parties, and
<i>matrimony</i> the <i>state</i> into which they enter.
<i>Marriage</i> is, however, often used for the state as well as the
act. <i>Wedlock</i> is the old Anglo-Saxon term for
<i>matrimony</i>.</p>
<p><hw>Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being marriageable.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"riage*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit for,
or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is
allowable.</def> -- <wf>Mar"riage*a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Being in the state of matrimony; wedded; as, a <i>married</i>
man or woman.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial;
as, the <i>married</i> state.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
marries.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*ron"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Maroon</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large chestnut.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A chestnut color; maroon.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pyrotechny & Mil.)</i> <def>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.</def> [Written also <i>maroon</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>Same as 1st
<u>Maroon</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"rot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The razor-billed auk. See <u>Auk</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The common guillemot.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The puffin.</def> [Prov. Eng.] [Written also
<i>marrott</i>, and <i>morrot</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marou</i>,
<i>mary</i>, <i>maruh</i>, AS. <i>mearg</i>, <i>mearh</i>; akin to
OS. <i>marg</i>, D. <i>merg</i>, G. <i>Mark</i>, OHG. <i>marg</i>,
<i>marag</i>, Icel. <i>mergr</i>, Sw. <i>merg</i>, Dan. <i>marv</i>,
Skr. <i>majjan</i>; cf. Skr. <i>majj</i> to sink, L. <i>mergere</i>.
√274 Cf. <u>Merge</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The essence; the best part.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It takes from our achievements . . .<BR>
The pith and <i>marrow</i> of our attribute.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [OE. <i>maru</i>, <i>maro</i>; -- perh. a
different word; cf. Gael. <i>maraon</i> together.] <def>One of a
pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.</def> [Scot.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Chopping and changing I can not commend,<BR>
With thief or his <i>marrow</i>, for fear of ill end.</blockquote>
<i>Tusser.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Marrow squash</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to
several varieties of squash, esp. to the <i>Boston marrow</i>, an
ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and
to the <i>vegetable marrow</i>, a variety of an ovoid form, and
having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.</cd> --
<col><b>Spinal marrow</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See <i>Spinal
cord</i>, under <u>Spinal</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marrowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marrowing</u>.] <def>To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to
glut.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"row*bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bone
containing marrow; <i>pl.</i> ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as,
to get down on one's <i>marrowbones</i>, <i>i. e.</i>, to
kneel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"row*fat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rich but
late variety of pea.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"row*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of,
or like, marrow.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"row*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of
marrow.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"row*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of marrow;
pithy.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar*ru"bi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used
in medicine; hoarhound.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Married</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Marrying</u>.] [OE. <i>marien</i>, F. <i>marier</i>, L.
<i>maritare</i>, fr. <i>maritus</i> husband, fr. <i>mas</i>,
<i>maris</i>, a male. See <u>Male</u>, and cf. <u>Maritral</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Tell him that he shall <i>marry</i> the couple
himself.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A woman who had been <i>married</i> to her twenty-
fifth husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to
marry.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as
wife.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Mæcenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus]
that he must either <i>marry</i> his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or
take away his life.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To take for husband or wife. See the Note
below.</def></p>
<p>&fist; We say, a man is <i>married to</i> or <i>marries</i> a
woman; or, a woman is <i>married to</i> or <i>marries</i> a man. Both
of these uses are equally well authorized; but <i>given in
marriage</i> is said only of the woman.</p>
<p><blockquote>They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare
in writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never
<i>married</i> to his mother.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Lloyd.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively, to unite in the closest and
most endearing relation.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am
<i>married</i> unto you.</blockquote> <i>Jer. iii. 14.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To marry ropes</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To place two ropes along side of each other
so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time</cd>.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To join two ropes end to end so that both
will pass through a block.</cd> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To enter into the
conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I will, therefore, that the younger women
<i>marry</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. v. 14.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Marrying man</b></col>, <cd>a man disposed to marry.</cd>
[Colloq.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Indeed ! in truth
! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the
practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mars</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mars</i>, gen.
<i>Martis</i>, archaic <i>Mavors</i>, gen. <i>Mavortis</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of war and
husbandry.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Alchemy)</i> <def>The metallic element
iron, the symbol of which ♂ was the same as that of the planet
Mars.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Mars brown</b></col>, <cd>a bright, somewhat yellowish,
brown.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar*sa"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr.
<i>Marsala</i>, in Sicyly.] <def>A kind of wine exported from Marsala
in Sicily.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mars*de"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. From W.
<i>Marsden</i>, an English author.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of
plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant
flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one
species (<i>Marsdenia tinctoria</i>) affords indigo.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>||Mar`sei`llais"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. m.</i></pos>
<hw>||Mar`sei`llaise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. f.</i></pos> }[F.] <def>Of
or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its
inhabitants.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marseillaise hymn</b></col>, or <col><b>The
Marseillaise</b></col>, <cd>the national anthem of France, popularly
so called. It was composed in 1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer
then stationed at Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time
by the band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the revolution
of August 10, 1792; whence the name.</cd></p>
<p>{ <hw>||Mar`sei`llais"</hw>, <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos>
<hw>||Mar`sei`llaise"</hw>, <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos> }[F.] <def>A
native or inhabitant of Marseilles.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*seilles"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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 <i>Marseilles</i>,
France.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marsh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mersch</i>, AS.
<i>mersc</i>, fr. <i>mere</i> lake. See <u>Mere</u> pool, and cf.
<u>Marish</u>, <u>Morass</u>.] <def>A tract of soft wet land,
commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a
morass.</def> [Written also <i>marish</i>.]</p>
<p><col><b>Marsh asphodel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant
(<i>Nartheeium ossifragum</i>) with linear equitant leaves, and a
raceme of small white flowers; -- called also <i>bog
asphodel</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh cinquefoil</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Potentilla palustris</i>) having
purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-
finger.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh elder</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The guelder-rose or cranberry tree
(<i>Viburnum Opulus</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In the United
States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes (<i>Iva
frutescens</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh five-finger</b></col>.
<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Marsh cinquefoil</i> (above).</cd> --
<col><b>Marsh gas</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Gas</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>a genus (<i>Spartina</i>) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -
- called also <i>cord grass</i>. The tall <i>S. cynosuroides</i> is
not good for hay unless cut very young. The low <i>S. juncea</i> is a
common component of salt hay.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh harrier</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European hawk or harrier (<i>Circus
æruginosus</i>); -- called also <i>marsh hawk</i>, <i>moor
hawk</i>, <i>moor buzzard</i>, <i>puttock</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh
hawk</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A hawk or
harrier (<i>Circus cyaneus</i>), native of both America and Europe.
The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also
<i>hen harrier</i>, and <i>mouse hawk</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>The marsh harrier.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh hen</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a rail; esp., <i>Rallus elegans</i> of
fresh-water marshes, and <i>R. longirostris</i> of salt-water
marshes.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
plant of the genus <i>Althæa</i> ( <i>A. officinalis</i>)
common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in
medicine as a demulcent.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh marigold</b></col>.
<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh
pennywort</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any plant of the umbelliferous
genus <i>Hydrocotyle</i>; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in
wet places; -- called also <i>water pennywort</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Marsh quail</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the meadow
lark.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh rosemary</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
plant of the genus <i>Statice</i> (<i>S. Limonium</i>), common in
salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes
used in medicine. Called also <i>sea lavender</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Marsh samphire</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant
(<i>Salicornia herbacea</i>) found along seacoasts. See
<u>Glasswort</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh St. John's-wort</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American herb (<i>Elodes Virginica</i>) with
small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers.</cd> --
<col><b>Marsh tea</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>. <cd>Same as <u>Labrador
tea</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh trefoil</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>Same as <u>Buckbean</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh wren</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of small American wrens of the
genus <i>Cistothorus</i>, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit
salt marshes.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mareschal</i>,
OF. <i>mareschal</i>, F. <i>maréchal</i>, LL.
<i>mariscalcus</i>, from OHG. <i>marah-scalc</i> (G.
<i>marschall</i>); <i>marah</i> horse + <i>scalc</i> servant (akin to
AS. <i>scealc</i>, Goth. <i>skalks</i>). F. <i>maréchal</i>
signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See <u>Mare</u> horse, and cf.
<u>Seneschal</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, an officer who had the care of
horses; a groom.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer of high rank, charged with the
arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the
like</def>; as, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who goes
before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a
harbinger; a pursuivant.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who
regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs
the order of procession, and the like.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<def>The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times,
to regulate combats in the lists.</def> <i>Johnson.</i>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(France)</i> <def>The highest military
officer.</def> In other countries of Europe a marshal is a military
officer of high rank, and called <i>field marshal</i>.
<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Am. Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Earl marshal of England</b></col>, <cd>the eighth officer
of state; an honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in
the family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the office of
high constable, the earl marshal has jurisdiction in the court of
chivalry.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> -- <col><b>Earl marshal of
Scotland</b></col>, <cd>an officer who had command of the cavalry
under the constable. This office was held by the family of Keith, but
forfeited by rebellion in 1715.</cd> -- <col><b>Knight
marshal</b></col>, or <col><b>Marshal of the King's house</b></col>,
<cd>formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was
authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown, to punish
faults committed within the verge, etc. His court was called the
Court of Marshalsea.</cd> -- <col><b>Marshal of the Queen's
Bench</b></col>, <cd>formerly the title of the officer who had the
custody of the Queen's bench prison in Southwark.</cd> <i>Mozley &
W.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marshaled</u> (?) or <u>Marshalled</u>; <pos><i>p.
pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marshaling</u> or <u>Marshalling</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dispose in order; to arrange in a
suitable manner; as, to <i>marshal</i> troops or an army.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>And <i>marshaling</i> the heroes of his name<BR>
As, in their order, next to light they came.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To direct, guide, or lead.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Thou <i>marshalest</i> me the way that I was
going.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>To dispose in due order, as
the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests
when several belong to an achievement.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"shal*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>marshaller</i>.] <def>One who marshals.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"shal*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>marshalling</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of arranging in due
order.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The arrangement of an
escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marshaling of assets</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the
arranging or ranking of assets in due order of
administration.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"shal*sea</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Marshal</i> +
OE. <i>se</i> a seat. See <u>See</u> a seat.] <def>The court or seat
of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the
marshal of the king's household.</def> [Eng.]</p>
<p><col><b>Court of Marshalsea</b></col>, <cd>a court formerly held
before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer
justice between the king's domestic servants.</cd>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"shal*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a
marshal.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Marsh"bank`er</hw> (?), <hw>Marse"bank`er</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The menhaden.</def></p>
<p><! p. 898 !></p>
<p><hw>Marsh"i*ness</hw> (märsh"&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or condition of being
marshy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marsh mar"i*gold</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*g&osl;ld).
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A perennial plant of the genus <i>Caltha</i>
(<i>C. palustris</i>), growing in wet places and bearing bright
yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under
the name of <i>cowslip</i>. See <u>Cowslip</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Marsh"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [E.
<u>Marsh</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy;
fenny.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes;
as, a <i>marshy</i> weed.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"si*po*branch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Marsipobranchia.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>
[NL., fr. Gr. &?; a pouch + &?; a gill.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 <u>Cyclostoma</u>, and <u>Lamprey</u>. Called also
<i>Marsipobranchiata</i>, and <i>Marsipobranchii</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw> (mär*sū"p&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marsupial</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a pouch for
carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the
Marsupialia.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a marsupium; as, the <i>marsupial</i> bones.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Marsupial frog</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Nototrema</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>One of the Marsupialia.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar*su`pi*a"li*a</hw> (-ā"l&ibreve;*&adot;),
<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>marsupium</i> a pouch, bag,
purse, Gr. <grk>marsy`pion</grk>, dim. of <grk>ma`rsypos</grk>,
<grk>ma`rsipos</grk>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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
<i>Marsupiata</i>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar*su`pi*a"li*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*su"pi*an</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the
Marsupialia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Related to or resembling the marsupials;
furnished with a pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also
some fishes and Crustacea.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar*su"pi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Same
as <u>Marsupium</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"su*pite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Marsupial</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil crinoid of the
genus <i>Marsupites</i>, resembling a purse in form.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mar*su"pi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Marsupia</b></plw> (#). [L., a pouch], <i>(Anat. &
Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pecten in the eye of
birds and reptiles. See <u>Pecten</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mart</hw> (märt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr.
<i>market</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A market.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Where has commerce such a <i>mart</i> . . . as London
?</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bargain.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To buy or sell in, or
as in, a mart.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>To sell and <i>mart</i> your officer for gold<BR>
To undeservers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To traffic.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mars</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The god Mars.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Battle; contest.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ta*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. & Sp.
<i>martagon</i>, It. <i>martagone</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A lily
(<i>Lilium Martagon</i>) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe
and Asia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>marteler</i>,
fr. <i>martel</i>, <i>marteau</i>, hammer, a dim. fr. L.
<i>martulus</i>, <i>marculus</i>, dim. of <i>marcus</i> hammer. Cf.
<u>March</u> to step.] <def>To make a blow with, or as with, a
hammer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mar`tel` de fer"</hw> (?). [OF., hammer of iron.] <def>A
weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head
pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor.</def>
<i>Fairholt.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"te*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A small
hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar*tel"lo tow`er</hw> (?). [It. <i>martello</i> hammer. The
name was orig. given to towers erected on the coasts of Sicily and
Sardinia for protection against the pirates in the time of Charles
the Fifth, which prob. orig. contained an alarm bell to be struck
with a hammer. See <u>Martel</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The English borrowed the name of the tower from Corsica in
1794.</p>
<p><hw>Mar"ten</hw> (mär"t&ebreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bird. See <u>Martin</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ten</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From older <i>martern</i>,
<i>marter</i>, <i>martre</i>, F. <i>martre</i>, <i>marte</i>, LL.
<i>martures</i> (pl.), fr. L. <i>martes</i>; akin to AS.
<i>mearð</i>, <i>meard</i>, G. <i>marder</i>, OHG. <i>mardar</i>,
Icel. <i>mörðr</i>. Cf. <u>Foumart</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of
the genus <i>Mustela</i>, closely allied to the sable. Among the
more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten
(<i>Mustela foina</i>); the pine marten (<i>M. martes</i>); and the
American marten, or sable (<i>M. Americana</i>), which some
zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian
sable.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The fur of the marten, used for hats,
muffs, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Marten</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"-text`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blundering
preacher.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>martialis</i> of or belonging to <i>Mars</i>, the god of war. Cf.
<u>March</u> the month.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war;
military; as, <i>martial</i> music; a <i>martial</i>
appearance.</def> "<i>Martial</i> equipage." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Practiced in, or inclined to, war;
warlike; brave.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>But peaceful kings, o'er <i>martial</i> people
set,<BR>
Each other's poise and counterbalance are.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to war, or to an army and navy;
-- opposed to <i>civil</i>; as, <i>martial</i> law; a court<i>-
martial</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or
the planet, Mars.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem. & Old Med.)</i> <def>Pertaining
to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, <i>martial</i>
preparations.</def> [Archaic]</p>
<p><col><b>Martial flowers</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a reddish
crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron.</cd> [Obs.] -
- <col><b>Martial law</b></col>, <cd>the law administered by the
military power of a government when it has superseded the civil
authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to
enforce the laws. It is distinguished from <i>military law</i>, the
latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and
navy alone, either in peace or in war.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Martial</u>, <u>Warlike</u>. <i>Martial</i>
refers more to war in <i>action</i>, its array, its attendants, etc.;
as, <i>martial</i> music, a <i>martial</i> appearance, a
<i>martial</i> array, courts<i>-martial</i>, etc. <i>Warlike</i>
describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts
of war; as, a <i>warlike</i> nation, <i>warlike</i> indication, etc.
The two words are often used without discrimination.</p>
<p><hw>Mar"tial*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"tial*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A warrior.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tial*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Martialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Martializing</u> (?).] <def>To render warlike; as, to
<i>martialize</i> a people.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a martial
manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tial*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of
being martial.</def></p>
<p>
</p>
<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Stone Working)</i>
[Etymol. uncertain.] <def>A perforated stone-faced runner for
grinding.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martin</i>, from the
proper name <i>Martin</i>. Cf. <u>Martlet</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less
deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.</def> [Written
also <i>marten</i>.]</p>
<p>&fist; The American purple martin, or bee martin (<i>Progne subis,
or purpurea</i>), and the European house, or window, martin
(<i>Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica</i>), are the best known
species.</p>
<p><col><b>Bank martin</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The bank
swallow</cd>. See under <u>Bank</u>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
fairy martin. See under <u>Fairy</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee
martin</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The purple martin</cd>.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The kingbird.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand
martin</b></col>, <cd>the bank swallow.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from an
officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf.
<u>Martin</u> the bird, <u>Martlet</u>.] <def>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.</def> [Hence, the word is commonly employed in a
depreciatory sense.]</p>
<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The martin.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`ti*ne"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp.
<i>martinete</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of tinamou
(<i>Calopezus elegans</i>), having a long slender crest.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline,
etc.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar"tin*gale</hw> (?), <hw>Mar"tin*gal</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martingale</i>; cf. It. <i>martingala</i>
a sort of hose, martingale, Sp. <i>martingala</i> a greave, cuish,
martingale, Sp. <i>almártaga</i> a kind of bridle.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gambling)</i> <def>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 <i>martingale</i> of a harness.</def> [Cant]
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tin*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [St. <i>Martin +
mass</i> religious service.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The feast of St.
Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called
<i>martlemans</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Martinmas summer</b></col>, <cd>a period of calm, warm
weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian
summer.</cd> <i>Percy Smith.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mars</i>,
<i>Martis</i>, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a
pseudomorph after magnetite.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tle*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Martinmas</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mart"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martinet</i>.
See <u>Martin</u> the bird, and cf. <u>Martinet</u> a
disciplinarian.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European house
martin.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. F. <i>merlette</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A
bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a
<i>martin</i>. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth
son.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS., from L.
<i>martyr</i>, Gr. <grk>ma`rtyr</grk>, <grk>ma`rtys</grk>, prop., a
witness; cf. Skr. <i>sm&rsdot;</i> to remember, E.
<i>memory</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>martyr</i>.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>To be a <i>martyr</i>, signifies only to witness the
truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so
generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not
only to witness, but to witness by death.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,<BR>
Thou fall'st a blessed <i>martyr</i> !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Martyred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Martyring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put to death for
adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account
of faith or profession.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To persecute; to torment; to
torture.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart<BR>
Thou <i>martyrest</i> with sorrow and with smart.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Racked with sciatics, <i>martyred</i> with the
stone.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tyr*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Martyr</i> +
<i>-dom</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I came from <i>martyrdom</i> unto this
peace.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affliction; torment; torture.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar`tyr*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of
martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.</def> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>martyriser</i>, LL. <i>martyrizare</i>.] <def>To make a martyr
of.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of
a martyr.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tyr*o*loge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>martyrologium</i>: cf. F. <i>martyrologe</i>.] <def>A
martyrology.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?),
} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs;
registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>martyrologiste</i>.] <def>A writer of martyrology; an historian of
martyrs.</def> <i>T. Warton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>-gies</b></plw> (#). [<i>Martyr</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>A
history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.</def> <i>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Martyrdom.</def>
[R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mervaile</i>,
F. <i>merveille</i>, fr. L. <i>mirabilia</i> wonderful things, pl.,
fr. <i>mirabilis</i> wonderful, fr. <i>mirari</i> to wonder or marvel
at. See <u>Admire</u>, <u>Smile</u>, and cf. <u>Miracle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a
miracle.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I will do <i>marvels</i> such as have not been
done.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 10.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Nature's sweet <i>marvel</i> undefiled.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wonder.</def> [R.] "Use lessens
<i>marvel</i>." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Marvel of Peru</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Four-
o'clock</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Marveled</u> (?) or <u>Marvelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr.
& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marveling</u> or <u>Marvelling</u>.] [OE.
<i>merveilen</i>, OF. <i>merveillier</i>.] <def>To be struck with
surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Marvel</i> not, my brethren, if the world hate
you.</blockquote> <i>1 john iii. 13.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To marvel at.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to marvel, or be surprised; --
used impersonally.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>But much now me <i>marveleth</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Rich. the Redeless.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>merveillous</i>, OF. <i>merveillos</i>, F. <i>Merveilleux</i>. See
<u>Marvel</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also
<i>marvellous</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Exciting wonder or
surprise; astonishing; wonderful.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This is the Lord's doing; it is <i>marvelous</i> in
our eyes.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxiii. 23.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Partaking of the character of miracle, or
supernatural power; incredible.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>marvelous</i> fable includes whatever is
supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><col><b>The marvelous</b></col>, <cd>that which exceeds natural
power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to
<i>the probable</i>.</cd></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange;
improbable; incredible. -- <u>Marvelous</u>, <u>Wonderful</u>. We
speak of a thing as <i>wonderful</i> when it awakens our surprise and
admiration; as <i>marvelous</i> when it is so much out of the
ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.</p>
<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupt. fr. OE.
or F. <i>marbre</i> marble.] <i>(Glass Marking)</i> <def>A stone, or
cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it
shape.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mar"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Marrow.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Marry</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ry-bud`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma`ry*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Mariolatry.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ry*sole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mary</i>, the
proper name + <i>sole</i> the fish.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large
British fluke, or flounder (<i>Rhombus megastoma</i>); -- called also
<i>carter</i>, and <i>whiff</i>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mas*ca"gnin</hw> (?), <hw>Mas*ca"gnite</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mascagnin</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so
named from <i>Mascagni</i>, who discovered it.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"cle</hw> (măs"k'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>mascle</i>, F. <i>macle</i>, L. <i>macula</i> spot, mesh of a net,
LL. <i>macula</i>, <i>macla</i>, <i>mascla</i> a scale of a coat of
mail. See <u>Mail</u> armor.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A lozenge
voided.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"cled</hw> (-k'ld), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed of,
or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped
divisions.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mascled armor</b></col>, <cd>armor composed of small
lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or
quilted cloth.</cd></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mas"cot</hw>, <hw>Mas"cotte</hw> } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Through French fr. Pr. <i>mascot</i> a little
sorcerer or magician, <i>mascotto</i> witchcraft, sorcery.] <def>A
person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which
he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>masculus</i> male, masculine.] <def>To make strong.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Cockeram.</i></p>
<p><! p. 899 !></p>
<p><hw>Mas"cu*line</hw> (măs"k&usl;*l&ibreve;n),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>masculinus</i>, fr. <i>masculus</i> male,
manly, dim. of <i>mas</i> a male: cf. F. <i>masculin</i>. See
<u>Male</u> masculine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of the male sex; not
female.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Thy <i>masculine</i> children, that is to say, thy
sons.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of a man; suitable
to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate;
strong; robust.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins
with a <i>masculine</i> energy.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to males; appropriated to, or
used by, males.</def> [R.] "A <i>masculine</i> church."
<i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Having the inflections of,
or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as
distinguished from <i>feminine</i> and <i>neuter</i>. See
<u>Gender</u>.</def> -- <wf>Mas"cu*line*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mas"cu*line*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mas`cu*lin"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state
or quality of being masculine; masculineness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mase</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Maze</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"e*lyn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A drinking cup.
See 1st <u>Maslin</u>, 2.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Mazer</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mash</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mesh.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to G. <i>meisch</i>,
<i>maisch</i>, <i>meische</i>, <i>maische</i>, mash, wash, and prob.
to AS. <i>miscian</i> to mix. See <u>Mix</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>(Brewing)</i>, 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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to
animals.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mess; trouble.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Mash tun</b></col>, <cd>a large tub used in making mash
and wort.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mashed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mashing</u>.] [Akin to G. <i>meischen</i>, <i>maischen</i>, to
mash, mix, and prob. to <i>mischen</i>, E. <i>mix</i>. See 2d
<u>Mash</u>.] <def>To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy
state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to <i>mash</i>
apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically
<i>(Brewing)</i>, to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the
mash which makes wort.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mashing tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub for making the mash in
breweries and distilleries; -- called also <i>mash tun</i>, and
<i>mash vat</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mash"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who, or that which, mashes; also <i>(Brewing)</i>, a machine
for making mash.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A charmer of women.</def> [Slang]
<i>London Punch.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mash"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Maslin</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mash"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Produced by
crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mask</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>masque</i>, LL.
<i>masca</i>, <i>mascha</i>, <i>mascus</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg.
<i>máscara</i>, It. <i>maschera</i>; all fr. Ar.
<i>maskharat</i> buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or
mirthful, fr. <i>sakhira</i> to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf.
<u>Masque</u>, <u>Masquerade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cover,
or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as,
a dancer's <i>mask</i>; a fencer's <i>mask</i>; a ball player's
<i>mask</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which disguises; a pretext or
subterfuge.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A festive entertainment of dancing or
other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel;
a frolic; a delusive show.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>This thought might lead me through the world's vain
<i>mask</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue,
in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or
allegorical characters.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A grotesque head or face,
used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in
fountains, and the like; -- called also <i>mascaron</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In a
permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the
caponiere.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A screen for a
battery.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The lower lip of the
larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile
organ.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mask house</b></col>, <cd>a house for masquerades.</cd>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Masked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Masking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover, as the face, by
way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask
or visor.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>They must all be <i>masked</i> and
vizarded.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disguise; to cover; to hide.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Masking</i> the business from the common
eye.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To
conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>To cover or keep in check; as, to <i>mask</i> a body of troops
or a fortress by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is
being carried out.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
take part as a masker in a masquerade.</def> <i>Cavendish.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear a mask; to be disguised in any
way.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Masked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed;
hidden.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Personate</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the anterior
part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the
plumage; -- said of birds.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Masked ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball in which the dancers
wear masks.</cd> -- <col><b>Masked battery</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>,
<cd>a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens
fire.</cd> <i>H. L. Scott.</i> -- <col><b>Masked crab</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European crab (<i>Corystes
cassivelaunus</i>) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling
a human face.</cd> -- <col><b>Masked pig</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a Japanese domestic hog (<i>Sus
pliciceps</i>). Its face is deeply furrowed.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mask"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wears a
mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mask"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To confuse; to
stupefy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mask"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The dress or
disguise of a masker; masquerade.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ki*nonge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
muskellunge.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mask" shell`</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any spiral
marine shell of the genus <i>Persona</i>, having a curiously twisted
aperture.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"lach</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>maslaq</i>:
cf. F. <i>masloc</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An excitant containing
opium, much used by the Turks.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>missellane</i>,
<i>misceline</i>, <i>miscelin</i>, <i>meslin</i>, fr.
<i>miscellane</i>. See <u>Miscellane</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
mixture composed of different materials</def>; especially:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mixture of metals resembling brass.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A mixture of different sorts of grain, as
wheat and rye.</def> [Written also <i>meslin</i>, <i>mislin</i>,
<i>maselyn</i>, <i>mastlin</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel made of maslin, 1
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Mead eke in a <i>maselyn</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed of different
sorts; as, <i>maslin</i> bread, which is made of rye mixed with a
little wheat.</def> [Written also <i>meslin</i>, <i>mislin</i>,
etc.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maçon</i>,
LL. <i>macio</i>, <i>machio</i>, <i>mattio</i>, <i>mactio</i>,
<i>marcio</i>, <i>macerio</i>; of uncertain origin.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One whose occupation is to build with
stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building
purposes.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A member of the fraternity of Freemasons.
See <u>Freemason</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mason bee</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of solitary bees of the genus <i>Osmia</i>. They
construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand.</cd> --
<col><b>Mason moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any moth whose
larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.</cd> --
<col><b>Mason shell</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a marine
univalve shell of the genus <i>Phorus</i>; -- so called because it
cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier
shell.</cd> -- <col><b>Mason wasp</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>,
<cd>any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened
mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by
a sting, and thus provides food for its larvæ</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma"son</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To build stonework
or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; --
with a prepositional suffix; as, to <i>mason</i> up a well or
terrace; to <i>mason</i> in a kettle or boiler.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*son"ic</hw> (m&adot;*s&obreve;n"&ibreve;k),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their
craft or mysteries.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"son*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>maçonnerie</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or occupation of a
mason.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The work or performance of a mason; as,
good or bad <i>masonry</i>; skillful <i>masonry</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is built by a mason; anything
constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick,
tiles, or the like. <i>Dry masonry</i> is applied to structures made
without mortar.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The craft, institution, or mysteries of
Freemasons; freemasonry.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*soo"la boat`</hw> (?). <def>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.</def>
[Written also <i>masula</i>, <i>masulah</i>, etc.]</p>
<p><hw>||Ma*so"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NHeb.
<i>māsōrāh</i> tradition.] <def>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.</def> [Written also <i>Masorah</i>, <i>Massora</i>, and
<i>Massorah</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mas"o*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
Masorite.</def> [Written also <i>Masorete</i>, and
<i>Massorete</i>.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>massorétique</i>.] <def>Of or
relating to the Masora, or to its authors.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Masoretic points and accents</b></col>, <cd>the vowel
points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the
first mention is in the Masora.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mas"o*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the
writers of the Masora.</def></p>
<p><hw>Masque</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mask; a
masquerade.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mascarade</i>, fr. Sp. <i>mascarada</i>, or It. <i>mascherata</i>.
See <u>Mask</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An assembly of persons wearing masks, and
amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other
diversions.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>In courtly balls and midnight
<i>masquerades</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic performance by actors in masks;
a mask. See 1st <u>Mask</u>, 4.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Acting or living under false pretenses;
concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show;
disguise.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>That <i>masquerade</i> of misrepresentation which
invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome.</blockquote>
<i>De Quincey.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A Spanish diversion on
horseback.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Masqueraded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Masquerading</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To assemble in masks; to take part in a
masquerade.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To frolic or disport in disquise; to make
a pretentious show of being what one is not.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the
woods, <i>masquerading</i> up and down in a lion's skin.</blockquote>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To conceal
with masks; to disguise.</def> "To <i>masquerade</i> vice."
<i>Killingbeck.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas`quer*ad"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mass</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>masse</i>,
<i>messe</i>, AS. <i>mæsse</i>. LL. <i>missa</i>, from L.
<i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to send, dismiss: cf. F. <i>messe</i>.
In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens
were permitted to be present were called <i>missa catechumenorum</i>,
ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then they were
<i>dismissed</i> with these words : "Ite, missa est" [<i>sc</i>.
ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed. After that the sacrifice
proper began. At its close the same words were said to those who
remained. So the word gave the name of <i>Mass</i> to the sacrifice
in the Catholic Church. See <u>Missile</u>, and cf. <u>Christmas</u>,
<u>Lammas</u>, <u>Mess</u> a dish, <u>Missal</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The sacrifice in the
sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the
host.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The portions of the Mass
usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely,
the <i>Kyrie</i>, the <i>Gloria</i>, the <i>Credo</i>, the
<i>Sanctus</i>, and the <i>Agnus Dei</i>, besides sometimes an
<i>Offertory</i> and the <i>Benedictus</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Canon of the Mass</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Canon</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>High Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass with incense, music, the
assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Low
Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass which is said by the priest throughout,
without music.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass bell</b></col>, <cd>the sanctus
bell. See <u>Sanctus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass book</b></col>,
<cd>the missal or Roman Catholic service book.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mass</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Massed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Massing</u>.] <def>To celebrate Mass.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hooker.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>masse</i>, F.
<i>masse</i>, L. <i>massa</i>; akin to Gr. &?; a barley cake, fr. &?;
to knead. Cf. <u>Macerate</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>mass</i> of ore, metal, sand, or water.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>If it were not for these principles, the bodies of the
earth, planets, comets, sun, and all things in them, would grow cold
and freeze, and become inactive <i>masses</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I.
Newton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>A deep <i>mass</i> of continual sea is slower
stirred<BR>
To rage.</blockquote> <i>Savile.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phar.)</i> <def>A medicinal substance made
into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making
pills; as, blue <i>mass</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A large quantity; a sum.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>All the <i>mass</i> of gold that comes into
Spain.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>He had spent a huge <i>mass</i> of
treasure.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Bulk; magnitude; body; size.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This army of such <i>mass</i> and charge.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The principal part; the main
body.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the
<i>mass</i> of the fugitives in their escape.</blockquote> <i>Jowett
(Thucyd.).</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The quantity of matter
which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Mass</i> and <i>weight</i> are often used, in a general
way, as interchangeable terms, since the <i>weight</i> of a body is
proportional to its <i>mass</i> (under the same or equal gravitative
forces), and the <i>mass</i> is usually ascertained from the
<i>weight</i>. Yet the two ideas, <i>mass</i> and <i>weight</i>, are
quite distinct. <i>Mass</i> is the quantity of matter in a body;
<i>weight</i> is the comparative force with which it tends towards
the center of the earth. A <i>mass</i> of sugar and a <i>mass</i> of
lead are assumed to be equal when they show an equal <i>weight</i> by
balancing each other in the scales.</p>
<p><col><b>Blue mass</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Blue</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Mass center</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the center of
gravity of a triangle.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass copper</b></col>,
<cd>native copper in a large mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass
meeting</b></col>, <cd>a large or general assembly of people, usually
a meeting having some relation to politics.</cd> -- <col><b>The
masses</b></col>, <cd>the great body of the people, as contrasted
with the higher classes; the populace.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form or collect
into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into
masses; to assemble.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>But <i>mass</i> them together and they are terrible
indeed.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL.
<i>mazacrium</i>; cf. Prov. G. <i>metzgern</i>, <i>metzgen</i>, to
kill cattle, G. <i>metzger</i> a butcher, and LG. <i>matsken</i> to
cut, hew, OHG. <i>meizan</i> to cut, Goth. <i>máitan</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>massacre</i> on St.
Bartholomew's Day.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Murder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Massacre</u>, <u>Butchery</u>, <u>Carnage</u>.
<i>Massacre</i> denotes the promiscuous slaughter of <i>many</i> who
can not make resistance, or much resistance. <i>Butchery</i> refers
to cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men as if they were brute
beasts. <i>Carnage</i> points to slaughter as producing the heaped-up
bodies of the slain.</p>
<p><blockquote>I'll find a day to <i>massacre</i> them all,<BR>
And raze their faction and their family.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,<BR>
Brhold this pattern of thy <i>butcheries</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Such a scent I draw<BR>
Of <i>carnage</i>, prey innumerable !</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Massacred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Massacring</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>massacrer</i>. See
<u>Massacre</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>If James should be pleased to <i>massacre</i> them
all, as Maximian had <i>massacred</i> the Theban legion.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"sa*crer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
massacres.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mas"sage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A rubbing or
kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or
remedial measure.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas`sa*sau"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The black rattlesnake (<i>Crotalus, or
Caudisona, tergemina</i>), found in the Mississippi Valley.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Massé</hw>, or <hw>Massé shot</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Billiards)</i> <def>A stroke made with the
cue held vertically.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mass"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A priest who
celebrates Mass.</def> [R.] <i>Bale.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"se*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a
chewer, &?; a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from &?; to
chew: cf. F. <i>masséter</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The large
muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in
mastication.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas`se*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the masseter.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"se*ter`ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Masseteric.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>||Mas`seur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos>,
<hw>||Mas`seuse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos>,} [F., or formed
in imitation of French. See <u>Massage</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>One
who performs massage.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"si*cot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>massicot</i>;
E. <i>masticot</i> is a corruption.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Lead
protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and
crystalline form of which is called <i>litharge</i>; lead ocher. It
is used as a pigment.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Massicot</i> is sometimes used by painters, and also as
a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.</p>
<p><hw>Mass"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From
<u>Massy</u>.] <def>The state or quality of being massy;
ponderousness.</def></p>
<p><! p. 900 !></p>
<p><hw>Mass"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>massif</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forming, or consisting of, a large mass;
compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.</def> "<i>Massive</i> armor."
<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>In mass; not necessarily
without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a
mineral occurs <i>massive</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Massive rock</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a compact
crystalline rock not distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with
some authors, an eruptive rock.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mass"ive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a heavy
mass.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mass"ive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or
quality of being massive; massiness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas*soo"la boat`</hw>. <def>See <u>Masoola boat</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas*so"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Masora</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"so*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Masorite</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mass"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Massier</u> (?);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Massiest</u>.] <def>Compacted into, or
consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance;
ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; as, a <i>massy</i>
shield; a <i>massy</i> rock.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Your swords are now too <i>massy</i> for your
strengths,<BR>
And will not be uplifted.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Yawning rocks in <i>massy</i> fragments
fly.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mast</hw> (m&adot;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>mæst</i>, fem.; akin to G. <i>mast</i>, and E. <i>meat</i>.
See <u>Meat</u>.] <def>The fruit of the oak and beech, or other
forest trees; nuts; acorns.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Oak <i>mast</i>, and beech, . . . they
eat.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Swine under an oak filling themselves with the
<i>mast</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mæst</i>, masc.;
akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. <i>mast</i>, Icel. <i>mastr</i>, and
perh. to L. <i>malus</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The tallest pine<BR>
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the <i>mast</i><BR>
Of some great ammiral.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p>&fist; The most common general names of <i>masts</i> are
<i>foremast</i>, <i>mainmast</i>, and <i>mizzenmast</i>, each of
which may be made of separate spars.</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The vertical post of a
derrick or crane.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Afore the mast</b></col>, <col><b>Before the
mast</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Afore</u>, and <u>Before</u>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Mast coat</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Coat</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Mast hoop</b></col>, <cd>one of a number of hoops attached to
the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made
mast. See <u>Made</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Masted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Masting</u>.] <def>To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the
masts of in position; as, to <i>mast</i> a ship.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mas"tax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
mouth, jaws.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The lore of a bird.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mast"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with a
mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-<i>masted</i>
schooner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mast"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as,
a two-<i>master</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> (m&adot;s"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>maistre</i>, <i>maister</i>, OF. <i>maistre</i>, <i>mestre</i>, F.
<i>maître</i>, fr. L. <i>magister</i>, orig. a double
comparative from the root of <i>magnus</i> great, akin to Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk>. Cf. <u>Maestro</u>, <u>Magister</u>,
<u>Magistrate</u>, <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Major</u>, <u>Mister</u>,
<u>Mistress</u>, <u>Mickle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The employer of a servant.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The owner of a slave.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The person to whom an apprentice is
articled.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A sovereign, prince, or
feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority.</def>
<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The head of a household.</def>
<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>The male head of a school or college.</def>
<sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>A male teacher.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd>
<def>The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or
sharing a feast.</def> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>The owner of a docile
brute, -- especially a dog or horse.</def> <sd><i>(j)</i></sd>
<def>The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural
being.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who uses, or controls at will,
anything inanimate; as, to be <i>master</i> of one's time.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Master</i> of a hundred thousand
drachms.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>We are <i>masters</i> of the sea.</blockquote>
<i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who has attained great skill in the
use or application of anything; as, a <i>master</i> of oratorical
art.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Great <i>masters</i> of ridicule.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>No care is taken to improve young men in their own
language, that they may thoroughly understand and be <i>masters</i>
of it.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A title given by courtesy, now commonly
pronounced <i>m&ibreve;ster</i>, except when given to boys; --
sometimes written <i>Mister</i>, but usually abbreviated to
Mr.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A young gentleman; a lad, or small
boy.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Where there are little <i>masters</i> and misses in a
house, they are impediments to the diversions of the
servants.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The commander of a merchant
vessel; -- usually called <i>captain</i>. 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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Little masters</b></col>, <cd>certain German engravers of
the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their
prints.</cd> -- <col><b>Master in chancery</b></col>, <cd>an officer
of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or
judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and
reporting thereon to the court.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of
arts</b></col>, <cd>one who takes the second degree at a university;
also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M.
A., or A. M.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of the horse</b></col>, <cd>the
third great officer in the British court, having the management of
the royal stables, etc. In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the
sovereign.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of the rolls</b></col>, <cd>in
England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass
the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as
assistant judge of the court.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Wharton.</i> --
<col><b>Past master</b></col>, <cd>one who has held the office of
<i>master</i> in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly
organized.</cd> -- <col><b>The old masters</b></col>,
<cd>distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially,
the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries.</cd> --
<col><b>To be master of one's self</b></col>, <cd>to have entire
self-control; not to be governed by passion.</cd> -- <col><b>To be
one's own master</b></col>, <cd>to be at liberty to act as one
chooses without dictation from anybody.</cd></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Master</i>, signifying <i>chief</i>, <i>principal</i>,
<i>masterly</i>, <i>superior</i>, <i>thoroughly skilled</i>, etc., is
often used adjectively or in compounds; as, <i>master</i> builder or
<i>master</i>-builder, <i>master</i> chord or <i>master</i>-chord,
<i>master</i> mason or <i>master</i>-mason, <i>master</i> workman or
<i>master</i>-workman, <i>master</i> mechanic, <i>master</i> mind,
<i>master</i> spirit, <i>master</i> passion, etc.</p>
<p><blockquote>Throughout the city by the <i>master</i>
gate.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Master joint</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a quarryman's
term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock
mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Master key</b></col>, <cd>a key adapted to open
several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a
rule or principle of general application in solving
difficulties.</cd> -- <col><b>Master lode</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>,
<cd>the principal vein of ore.</cd> -- <col><b>Master
mariner</b></col>, <cd>an experienced and skilled seaman who is
certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.</cd> --
<col><b>Master sinew</b></col> <i>(Far.)</i>, <cd>a large sinew that
surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a
hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated.</cd> --
<col><b>Master singer</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mastersinger</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Master stroke</b></col>, <cd>a capital performance; a
masterly achievement; a consummate action; as, a <i>master stroke</i>
of policy.</cd> -- <col><b>Master tap</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a
tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die.</cd> --
<col><b>Master touch</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The touch or
skill of a master</cd>. <i>Pope.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Some
part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or
treatment.</cd> "Some <i>master touches</i> of this admirable piece."
<i>Tatler.</i> -- <col><b>Master work</b></col>, <cd>the most
important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture,
literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a
masterpiece.</cd> -- <col><b>Master workman</b></col>, <cd>a man
specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an
overseer, foreman, or employer.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mastered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mastering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become the master of;
to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to
overpower; to subdue.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Obstinacy and willful neglects must be
<i>mastered</i>, even though it cost blows.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To gain the command of, so as to
understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to <i>master</i> a
science.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To own; to posses.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The wealth<BR>
That the world <i>masters</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be skillful; to
excel.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Master</i> +
<i>-dom</i>.] <def>Dominion; rule; command.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious;
arbitrary.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the skill or power of a master;
indicating or expressing power or mastery.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>His <i>masterful</i>, pale face.</blockquote> <i>Mrs.
Browning.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
masterful manner; imperiously.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A lawless and rebellious man who held lands
<i>masterfully</i> and in high contempt of the royal
authority.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.</def> <i>C.
Bronté.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a
master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.</def> --
<wf>Mas"ter*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or
skillfully.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough
knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a
<i>masterly</i> design; a <i>masterly</i> performance; a
<i>masterly</i> policy.</def> "A wise and <i>masterly</i>
inactivity." <i>Sir J. Mackintosh.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Imperious; domineering;
arbitrary.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With the skill of
a master.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Thou dost speak <i>masterly</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Masterly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything
done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-
d'œuvre; a supreme achievement.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The top and <i>masterpiece</i> of art.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Dissimulation was his <i>masterpiece</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Claredon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The state or office of a master.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mastery; dominion; superior skill;
superiority.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Where noble youths for <i>mastership</i> should
strive.</blockquote> <i>Driden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Chief work; masterpiece.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ironical title of respect.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>How now, seignior Launce ! what news with your
<i>mastership</i> ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A translation
of G. <i>meistersänger</i>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tall and coarse European umbelliferous
plant (<i>Peucedanum Ostruthium</i>, formerly
<i>Imperatoria</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The <i>Astrantia
major</i>, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored
involucre.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Improperly, the cow parsnip
(<i>Heracleum lanatum</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Masteries</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>maistrie</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The position or authority of a master;
dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>If divided by mountains, they will fight for the
<i>mastery</i> of the passages of the tops.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Raleigh.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Superiority in war or competition;
victory; triumph; preëminence.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The voice of them that shout for
<i>mastery</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxii. 18.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Every man that striveth for the <i>mastery</i> is
temperate in all things.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ix. 25.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>O, but to have gulled him<BR>
Had been a <i>mastery</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Contest for superiority.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A masterly operation; a feat.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>I will do a <i>maistrie</i> ere I go.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the philosopher's
stone.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The act process of mastering; the state of
having mastered.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He could attain to a <i>mastery</i> in all
languages.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The learning and <i>mastery</i> of a tongue, being
unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other
difficulties.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mast"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst <u>Mast</u>.]
<def>Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the
<i>mastful</i> forest; a <i>mastful</i> chestnut.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mast"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the
hounds.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mast"head"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.</def>
<i>Marryat.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mast"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building in
which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>mastiche</i>, <i>mastichum</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to chew, because
of its being used in the East for chewing.] [Written also
<i>mastich</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low shrubby tree of the
genus <i>Pistacia</i> (<i>P. Lentiscus</i>), growing upon the islands
and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; --
called also, <i>mastic tree</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cement composed of burnt clay,
litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Barbary mastic</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the
<i>Pistachia Atlantica</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Peruvian mastic
tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a small tree (<i>Schinus Molle</i>)
with peppery red berries; -- called also <i>pepper tree</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>West Indian mastic</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a lofty tree
(<i>Bursera gummifera</i>) full of gum resin in every part.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being masticated.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp.
<i>mastigador</i>. See <u>Masticate</u>.] <i>(Man.)</i> <def>A part
of a bridle, the slavering bit.</def> [Written also
<i>mastigador</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Masticated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Masticating</u> (?).] [L. <i>masticatus</i>, p. p. of
<i>masticare</i> to chew, prob. fr. <i>mastiche</i> mastic. See
<u>Mastic</u>.] <def>To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth
and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to
<i>masticate</i> food.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
masticates.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>masticatio</i>: cf. F. <i>mastication</i>.] <def>The act or
operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Mastication</i> is a necessary preparation of solid
aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.</blockquote>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who masticates.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>masticatoire</i>.] <def>Chewing; adapted to perform the office of
chewing food.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A substance to be
chewed to increase the saliva.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas"tich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mastic</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc,
and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*cot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Massicot.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mas"tiff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mastiffs</b></plw> (&?;). [<plw><b>Mastives</b></plw> is
irregular and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. <i>masty</i>, adj.,
large, n., a great dog, prob. fr. <i>mast</i> fruit, and hence, lit.,
fattened with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. <i>mestif</i>
mongrel; cf. also F. <i>mâtin</i> mastiff, OF. <i>mastin</i>.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A breed of large dogs noted for strength and
courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and
characteristic of different countries.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mastiff bat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>, any bat of
the genus <i>Molossus</i>; so called because the face somewhat
resembles that of a mastiff.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*go*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Mastigopoda.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mas`ti*gop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>-igos</grk>, a whip + <grk>poy`s</grk>,
<grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The
Infusoria.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"ti*gure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>-igos</grk>, a scourge + &?; tail.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several large spiny-tailed
lizards of the genus <i>Uromastix</i>. They inhabit Southern Asia and
North Africa.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mast"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Masting house</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a large
building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for
stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.</cd></p>
<p><hw>||Mas*ti"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>masto`s</grk> breast + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Inflammation of the breast.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mast"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst
<u>Mast</u>.] <def>Bearing no mast; as, a <i>mastless</i> oak or
beech.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mast"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Mast</u>.]
<def>Having no mast; as, a <i>mastless</i> vessel.</def></p>
<p><! p. 901 !></p>
<p><hw>Mast"lin</hw> (măst"l&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Maslin</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"to*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>,
<grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth. So called from the conical projections
upon its molar teeth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>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 remains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits
ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mas`to*don*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
E. <i>Mastodon</i> + Gr. <grk>say^ros</grk> a lizard.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found
in the European Triassic rocks.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas`to*don"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or resembling, a mastodon; as, <i>mastodontic</i>
dimensions.</def> <i>Everett.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mas`to*dyn"i*a</hw> (?), <hw>Mas*tod"y*ny</hw> (&?;),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mastodynia</i>, fr. Gr.
<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain
occuring in the mamma or female breast, -- a form of
neuralgia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;;
<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + &?; form: cf. F.
<i>mastoïde</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Resembling the nipple or the breast; -- applied specifically to
a process of the temporal bone behind the ear.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the
mastoid process; mastoidal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas*toid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Mastoid</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F.
<i>mastologie</i>.] <def>The natural history of Mammalia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mas"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistress.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mas`tur*ba"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>masturbatus</i>, p. p. of <i>masturbari</i> to practice onanism:
cf. F. <i>masturbation</i>.] <def>Onanism; self-pollution.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mast"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst <u>Mast</u>.]
<def>Full of mast; abounding in acorns, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*su"la boat`</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Masoola
boat</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Matte</u>.] <def>A
name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.,
usually called <i>white metal</i>.</def> [Written also
<i>matt</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. See 4th <u>Mate</u>.]
<def>Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>When he saw them so piteous and so
<i>maat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>matt</i>, <i>meatt</i>,
fr. L. <i>matta</i> a mat made of rushes.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything growing thickly, or closely
interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a
<i>mat</i> of weeds; a <i>mat</i> of hair.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ornamental border made of paper,
pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed
picture; as, the <i>mat</i> of a daguerreotype.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mat grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>A low, tufted, European grass (<i>Nardus stricta</i>)</cd>.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <u>Matweed</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mat
rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of rush (<i>Scirpus
lacustris</i>) used in England for making mats.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Matted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Matting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover or lay with
mats.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twist, twine, or felt together; to
interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>And o'er his eyebrows hung his <i>matted</i>
hair.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow thick together;
to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`ta*chin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>An old
dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"a*co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>The three-banded armadillo (<i>Tolypeutis tricinctus</i>). See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Loricata</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mat"a*dore</hw>, <hw>Mat"a*dor</hw>} (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>matador</i>, prop., a killer, fr.
<i>matar</i> to kill, L. <i>mactare</i> to sacrifice, kill.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The killer; the man appointed to kill the
bull in bullfights.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>When Lady Tricksey played a four,<BR>
You took it with a <i>matadore</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat`a*gasse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also
<i>mattages</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>||Ma`ta*ma"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The bearded tortoise (<i>Chelys
fimbriata</i>) of South American rivers.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tan"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., slaughter, fr.
<i>matar</i> to kill.] <def>A place where animals are slaughtered for
their hides and tallow.</def> [Western U. S.]</p>
<p><hw>Match</hw> (măch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>macche</i>, F. <i>mèche</i>, F. <i>mèche</i>, fr. L.
<i>myxa</i> a lamp nozzle, Gr. <grk>my`xa</grk> mucus, nostril, a
lamp nozzle. Cf. <u>Mucus</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Match box</b></col>, <cd>a box for holding matches.</cd> -
- <col><b>Match tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub with a perforated cover for
holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub
contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from
the lighted matches.</cd> -- <col><b>Quick match</b></col>,
<cd>threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of
gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards
strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in
thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars,
fireworks, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Slow match</b></col>, <cd>slightly
twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter
or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of
four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon,
fireworks, etc.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>macche</i>, AS.
<i>gemæcca</i>; akin to <i>gemaca</i>, and to OS.
<i>gimako</i>, OHG. <i>gimah</i> fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel.
<i>mark</i> suitable, <i>maki</i> mate, Sw. <i>make</i>, Dan.
<i>mage</i>; all from the root of E. <i>make</i>, v. See <u>Make</u>
mate, and <u>Make</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Mate</u> an
associate.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing equal or similar to
another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a
mate.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the
lowest rank, a <i>match</i> for the mightiest of his fellow
subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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</def>; as, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an
emulous struggle.</def> "Many a warlike <i>match</i>."
<i>Drayton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>A solemn <i>match</i> was made; he lost the
prize.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A matrimonial union; a
marriage.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An agreement, compact, etc.</def> "Thy
hand upon that <i>match</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other
<i>matches</i> than those of its own making.</blockquote>
<i>Boyle.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A candidate for matrimony; one to be
gained in marriage.</def> "She . . . was looked upon as the richest
<i>match</i> of the West." <i>Clarendon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Equality of conditions in contest or
competition.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It were no <i>match</i>, your nail against his
horn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Suitable combination or bringing together;
that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the
carpet and curtains are a <i>match</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Match boarding</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>boards fitted
together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted.</cd> --
<col><b>Match game</b></col>, <cd>a game arranged as a test of
superiority.</cd> -- <col><b>Match plane</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>,
<cd>either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which
are joined by grooving and tonguing.</cd> -- <col><b>Match
plate</b></col> <i>(Founding)</i>, <cd>a board or plate on the
opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to
facilitate molding.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> -- <col><b>Match
wheel</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a cogwheel of suitable pitch to
work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of
equal size.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Matched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Matching</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be a mate or match for;
to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to
equal.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>No settled senses of the world can <i>match</i><BR>
The pleasure of that madness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>No history or antiquity can <i>match</i>is policies
and his conduct.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To oppose as equal; to contend
successfully against.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Eternal might<BR>
To <i>match</i> with their inventions they presumed<BR>
So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To make or procure the equal of, or that
which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to <i>match</i>
a vase or a horse; to <i>match</i> cloth.</def> "<i>Matching</i> of
patterns and colors." <i>Swift.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make equal, proportionate, or suitable;
to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing <i>to</i> another).</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Let poets <i>match</i> their subject to their
strength.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To marry; to give in marriage.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A senator of Rome survived,<BR>
Would not have <i>matched</i> his daughter with a king.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To fit together, or make suitable for
fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a
groove, at the edges; as, to <i>match</i> boards.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Matching machine</b></col>, <cd>a planing machine for
forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
be united in marriage; to mate.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I hold it a sin to <i>match</i> in my
kindred.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Let tigers <i>match</i> with hinds, and wolves with
sheep.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be of equal, or similar, size, figure,
color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases
<i>match</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Match"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being
joined together; correspondent.</def> -- <wf>Match"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><blockquote>Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is <i>matchable</i> with the
best of the ancients.</blockquote> <i>Hakewill.</i></p>
<p><hw>Match"-cloth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coarse
cloth.</def></p>
<p><hw>Match"-coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coat made
of match-cloth.</def></p>
<p><hw>Match"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d
<u>Match</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Match"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.
<u>Mateless</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no equal; unequaled.</def> "A
<i>matchless</i> queen." <i>Waller.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unlike each other; unequal;
unsuited.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Matchless</i> ears." <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p>
-- <wf>Match"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Match"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Match"lock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old form of
gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket
fired by means of a match.</def></p>
<p><hw>Match"mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who makes matches for burning or kinding.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who tries to bring about
marriages.</def></p>
<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act or process of making matches for kindling or
burning.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of trying to bring
about a marriage for others.</def></p>
<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Busy in making
or contriving marriages; as, a <i>matchmaking</i> woman.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>The Paraguay
tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (<i>Ilex
Paraguensis</i>). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable
bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mat</i>, abbrev.
fr. échec et <i>mat</i>. See <u>Checkmate</u>.] <i>(Chess)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Checkmate</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See 2d <u>Mat</u>.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>mater</i> to
fatigue, enfeeble, humiliate, checkmate. See <u>Mate</u>
checkmate.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To confuse; to confound.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To checkmate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps for older <i>make</i>
a companion; cf. also OD. <i>maet</i> companion, mate, D.
<i>maat</i>. Cf. <u>Make</u> a companion, <u>Match</u> a mate.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who customarily associates with another;
a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined
with a similar object.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, a husband or wife;
and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation
and the care of their young.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A suitable companion; a match; an
equal.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Ye knew me once no <i>mate</i><BR>
For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An officer in a merchant
vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one
bearing the title, they are called, respectively, <i>first mate</i>,
<i>second mate</i>, <i>third mate</i>, etc. In the navy, a
subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's <i>mate</i>; surgeon's
<i>mate</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To match; to marry.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>If she be <i>mated</i> with an equal
husband.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To match one's self against; to oppose as
equal; to compete with.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it
<i>mates</i> and masters the fear of death.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .<BR>
Dare <i>mate</i> a sounder man than Surrey can be.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be or become a mate
or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds
<i>mate</i> for life; this bird will not <i>mate</i> with that
one.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mate"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Matchless</u>.]
<def>Having no mate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"e*lote</hw> (măt"&esl;*lōt),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>matelot</i> a sailor; properly, a
dish such as sailors prepare.] <def>A dish of food composed of many
kinds of fish.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`te*ol"o*gy</hw>
(mā`t&esl;*&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Gr. <grk>mataiologi`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> useless, vain +
<grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <i>matéologie</i>.] <def>A
vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma`te*o*tech"ny</hw>
(mā`t&esl;*&osl;*t&ebreve;k"n&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Gr. <grk>mataiotechni`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> vain +
<grk>te`chnh</grk> art, science.] <def>Any unprofitable
science.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>||Ma"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mother. See
<u>Mother</u>.] <def>See <u>Alma mater</u>, <u>Dura mater</u>, and
<u>Pia mater</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>materialis</i>, fr. <i>materia</i> stuff, matter: cf. F.
<i>matériel</i>. See <u>Matter</u>, and cf.
<u>MatÉriel</u>.] </p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of matter; not spiritual;
corporeal; physical; as, <i>material</i> substance or
bodies.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>material</i> elements of the
universe.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of solid or weighty character; not
insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with;
important.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Discourse, which was always <i>material</i>, never
trifling.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only
such as are most <i>material</i> to our present purpose.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Logic.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the matter,
as opposed to the form, of a thing. See <u>Matter</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Material cause</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cause</u>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Material evidence</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>evidence
which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant
hypothesis.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous;
essential.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The substance or
matter of which anything is made or may be made.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Raw material</b></col>, <cd>any crude, unfinished, or
elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of
skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are <i>raw
material</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form from
matter; to materialize.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>matérialisme</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine of materialists;
materialistic views and tenets.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The irregular fears of a future state had been
supplanted by the <i>materialism</i> of Epicurus.</blockquote>
<i>Buckminster.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The tendency to give undue importance to
material interests; devotion to the material nature and its
wants.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Material substances in the aggregate;
matter.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>A. Chalmers.</i></p>
<p><! p. 902 !></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ist</hw>
(m&adot;*tē"r&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l*&ibreve;st),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>matérialiste</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who holds to the existence of matter,
as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.</def>
<i>Berkeley.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al</hw>
(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to materialism or
materialists; of the nature of materialism.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>But to me his very spiritualism seemed more
<i>materialistic</i> than his physics.</blockquote> <i>C.
Kingsley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>matérialité</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being material;
material existence; corporeity.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Importance; as, the <i>materiality</i> of
facts.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Materialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p.
pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Materializing</u> (?).] [Cf. F.
<i>matérialiser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To invest with
material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence,
to present to the mind through the medium of material
objects.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Having with wonderful art and beauty
<i>materialized</i>, if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted
notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy
in sensible images.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To regard as matter; to consider or
explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to
matter.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to assume a character appropriate
to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to
<i>materialize</i> thought.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Spiritualism)</i> <def>To make visable in,
or as in, a material form; -- said of spirits.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A female spirit form temporarily <i>materialized</i>,
and not distinguishable from a human being.</blockquote> <i>Epes
Sargent.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To appear
as a material form; to take substantial shape.</def> [Colloq.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>In the state of matter.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I do not mean that anything is separable from a body
by fire that was not <i>materially</i> preëxistent in
it.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In its essence; substantially.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . .
. an act in itself <i>materially</i> good.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In an important manner or degree;
essentially; as, it <i>materially</i> concerns us to know the real
motives of our actions.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being material.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca</hw> (?). [L. See <u>Matter</u>, and
<u>Medical</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Material or substance used
in the composition of remedies; -- a general term for all substances
used as curative agents in medicine.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of medical science which
treats of the nature and properties of all the substances that are
employed for the cure of diseases.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>materiarius</i>.] <def>See <u>Materialist</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*te"ri*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*te"ri*a`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>materiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>materiare</i>
to build of wood.] <def>Consisting of matter.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>materiatio</i> woodwork.] <def>Act of forming matter.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Ma`té`ri`el"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See
<u>Material</u>.] <def>That in a complex system which constitutes the
<i>materials</i>, or instruments employed, in distinction from the
<i>personnel</i>, 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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Material</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>maternel</i>,
L. <i>maternus</i>, fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly;
as, <i>maternal</i> love; <i>maternal</i> tenderness.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Motherly</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a motherly
manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ter"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>maternité</i>, LL. <i>maternitas</i>.] <def>The state of
being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"fel*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W.
<i>madfelen</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The knapweed (<i>Centaurea
nigra</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Math</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>m&aemacr;ð</i>; akin to <i>māwan</i> to mow, G.
<i>mahd</i> math. See <u>Mow</u> to cut (grass).] <def>A mowing, or
that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as,
an after<i>math</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont
to be sooner than the common <i>math</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>
<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mathématique</i>, L. <i>mathematicus</i>, Gr. &?; disposed
to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to
mathematics, fr. &?; that which is learned, learning, pl. &?; things
learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. &?;,
&?;, to learn; akin to E. <i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>.] <def>See
<u>Mathematical</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Mathematic</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to mathematics; according
to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as,
<i>mathematical</i> geography; <i>mathematical</i> instruments;
<i>mathematical</i> exactness.</def> -- <wf>Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Math`e*ma*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mathématicien</i>.] <def>One versed in
mathematics.</def></p>
<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mathématiques</i>, pl., L. <i>mathematica</i>, sing., Gr.
&?; (sc. &?;) science. See <u>Mathematic</u>, and <u>-ics</u>.]
<def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Mathematics</i> embraces three departments, namely:
<b>1.</b> <i>Arithmetic</i>. <b>2.</b> <i>Geometry</i>, including
<i>Trigonometry</i> and <i>Conic Sections</i>. <b>3.</b>
<i>Analysis</i>, in which letters are used, including <i>Algebra</i>,
<i>Analytical Geometry</i>, and <i>Calculus</i>. Each of these
divisions is divided into <i>pure</i> or <i>abstract</i>, which
considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without relation to
matter; and <i>mixed</i> or <i>applied</i>, which treats of magnitude
as subsisting in material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with
physical considerations.</p>
<p><hw>Math"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Madder</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Math"es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. corrupted fr. L.
<i>anthemis</i> camomile, Gr. &?; .] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The mayweed.
Cf. <u>Maghet</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Ma*the"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;,
from &?;, &?;, to learn.] <def>Learning; especially,
mathematics.</def> [R.] <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><hw>Math"u*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>
<def>See <u>Trinitarian</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ti"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
Peruvian plant (<i>Piper, or Artanthe, elongatum</i>), allied to the
pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and
astringent.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A fat herring with undeveloped roe.</def> [Written also
<i>matty</i>.] [Eng. & Scot.]</p>
<p><hw>||Mâ`tin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mâtin</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A French
mastiff.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. fr. L.
<i>matutinum</i> the morning, <i>matutinus</i> of the morning,
<i>Matuta</i> the goddess of the morning. See <u>Matutinal</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Morning.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> [F. <i>matines</i>. See Etymol.
above.] <def>Morning worship or service; morning prayers or
songs.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The winged choristers began<BR>
To chirp their <i>matins</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cleveland.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Time of morning service; the first
canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"in</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"in*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to the
morning, or to matins; matutinal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat`i*née"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from
<i>matin</i>. See <u>Matin</u>.] <def>A reception, or a musical or
dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See
<u>SoirÉe</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*trass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matras</i>;
perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. <i>matras</i>
large arrow, L. <i>materis</i>, <i>mataris</i>, <i>matara</i>, a
Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A round-
bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Matress</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"tri*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mater</i>
mother + <i>-arch</i>.] <def>The mother and ruler of a family or of
her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma`tri*ar"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"tri*ar"chate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office
or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of
government.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"trice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>matrice</i>. See <u>Matrix</u>.] <def>See <u>Matrix</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ri*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to matricide.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ri*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>matricidium</i>; <i>mater</i> mother + <i>coedere</i> to kill,
slay: cf. F. <i>matricide</i>. See <u>Mother</u>, and cf.
<u>Homicide</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The murder of a mother by
her son or daughter.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>matricida</i>: cf. F. <i>matricide</i>.]
<def>One who murders one's own mother.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.
& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matriculated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Matriculating</u>.] [L. <i>matricula</i> a public
roll or register, dim. of <i>matrix</i> a mother, in respect to
propagation, also, a public register. See <u>Matrix</u>.] <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>In discovering and <i>matriculating</i> the arms of
commissaries from North America.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go though
the process of admission to membership, as by examination and
enrollment, in a society or college.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Matriculated.</def> <i>Skelton.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>One who is matriculated.</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tric`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act
or process of matriculating; the state of being
matriculated.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ri*moine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Matrimony.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>matrimonialis</i>: cf. F. <i>matrimonial</i>. See
<u>Matrimony</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from
marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, <i>matrimonial</i> rights
or duties.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king
at courtesy, and have rather a <i>matrimonial</i> than a regal
power.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial;
hymeneal.</p>
<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
matrimonial manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Matrimonial.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ri*mo*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>matrimoine</i>, through Old French, fr. L. <i>matrimonium</i>, fr.
<i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The union of man and woman as husband and
wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not
be lawfully joined together in <i>matrimony</i>, ye do now confess
it.</blockquote> <i>Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed. )</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of game at cards played by several
persons.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Matrimony vine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a climbing
thorny vine (<i>Lycium barbarum</i>) of the Potato family.</cd>
<i>Gray.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Marriage; wedlock. See <u>Marriage</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Ma"trix</hw> (mā"tr&ibreve;ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Matrices</b></plw>
(măt"r&ibreve;*sēz). [L., fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See
<u>Mother</u>, and cf. <u>Matrice</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The womb.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>All that openeth the <i>matrix</i> is
mine.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 19.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, that which gives form or origin to
anything</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The
cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die;
a mold, as for the face of a type.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>The earthy or stony substance in which metallic
ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Dyeing)</i> <def>The five simple
colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest
are composed.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The lifeless portion of
tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the
intercellular substance.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A rectangular arrangement
of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or
operations.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"tron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matrone</i>, L.
<i>matrona</i>, fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wife or a widow, especially, one who has
borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Your wives, your daughters,<BR>
Your <i>matrons</i>, and your maids.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a
<i>matron</i> before she was a mother.</blockquote>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages
the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a
hospital; as, the <i>matron</i> of a school or hospital.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Jury of matrons</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a jury of
experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when
set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ron*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The state of a matron.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of matrons.</def>
<i>Burke.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions
of the whole <i>matronage</i> of his country ?</blockquote>
<i>Hare.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ron*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>matronalis</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an
elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"tron*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being a matron.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ron*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matronized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Matronizing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make
a matron of; to make matronlike.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Childbed <i>matronizes</i> the giddiest
spirits.</blockquote> <i>Richardson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act the part of a matron toward; to
superintend; to chaperone; as, to <i>matronize</i> an
assembly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"tron*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a
matron; sedate; grave; matronly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"tron*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Advanced in years; elderly.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like, or befitting, a matron; grave;
sedate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat`ro*nym"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mater</i>
mother + <i>-nymic</i>, as in <i>patronimic</i>.] <def>See
<u>Metronymic</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tross"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>matroos</i>,
fr. F. <i>matelot</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>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.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Matt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Matte</u>.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat`ta*ges"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also
<i>matagasse</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Mat"ta*more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>matamore</i>, from Ar. <i>ma&tsdot;mōra</i>.] <def>A
subterranean repository for wheat.</def></p>
<p><hw>Matte</hw> (măt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>matte</i>; cf. F. <i>mat</i>, masc., <i>matte</i>, fem., faint,
dull, dim; -- said of metals. See <u>Mate</u> checkmate.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metallurgy)</i> <def>A partly reduced copper
sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in
separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called <i>coarse
metal</i>, <i>fine metal</i>, 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.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Matte</u>.]
<def>Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, <i>matted</i> gold leaf
or gilding.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Matted glass</b></col>, <cd>glass ornamented with figures
on a dull ground.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 3d <u>Mat</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered with a mat or mats; as, a
<i>matted</i> floor.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tangled closely together; having its parts
adhering closely together; as, <i>matted</i> hair.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>matere</i>, F.
<i>matière</i>, fr. L. <i>materia</i>; perh. akin to L.
<i>mater</i> mother. Cf. <u>Mother</u>, <u>Madeira</u>,
<u>Material</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He is the <i>matter</i> of virtue.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Matter</i> is usually divided by philosophical writers
into three kinds or classes: <i>solid</i>, <i>liquid</i>, and
<i>aëriform</i>. <i>Solid</i> substances are those whose parts
firmly cohere and resist impression, as wood or stone. <i>Liquids</i>
have free motion among their parts, and easily yield to impression,
as water and wine. <i>Aëriform</i> substances are elastic
fluids, called <i>vapors</i> and <i>gases</i>, as air and oxygen
gas.</p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "If the
<i>matter</i> should be tried by duel." <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Son of God, Savior of men ! Thy name<BR>
Shall be the copious <i>matter</i> of my song.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Every great <i>matter</i> they shall bring unto thee,
but every small <i>matter</i> they shall judge.</blockquote> <i>Ex.
xviii. 22.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which one has to treat, or with which
one has to do; concern; affair; business.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>To help the <i>matter</i>, the alchemists call in many
vanities out of astrology.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Some young female seems to have carried <i>matters</i>
so far, that she is ripe for asking advice.</blockquote>
<i>Spectator.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Affair worthy of account; thing of
consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the
phrases <i>what matter</i> ? <i>no matter</i>, and the
like.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A prophet some, and some a poet, cry;<BR>
No <i>matter</i> which, so neither of them lie.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Inducing cause or occasion, especially of
anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>And this is the <i>matter</i> why interpreters upon
that passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true story, that
the prophet took a harlot to wife.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><! p. 903 !></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often
indefinite.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Away he goes, . . . a <i>matter</i> of seven
miles.</blockquote> <i>L' Estrange.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I have thoughts to tarry a small
<i>matter</i>.</blockquote> <i>Congreve.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>No small <i>matter</i> of British forces were
commanded over sea the year before.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Substance excreted from living animal
bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or
abscess; pus; purulent substance.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>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
<i>form</i>.</def> <i>Mansel.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>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.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Dead matter</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>type which has
been used, or which is not to be used, in printing, and is ready for
distribution.</cd> -- <col><b>Live matter</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>,
<cd>type set up, but not yet printed from.</cd> -- <col><b>Matter in
bar</b></col>, <col><b>Matter of fact</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Bar</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Matter of
record</b></col>, <cd>anything recorded.</cd> -- <col><b>Upon the
matter</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Upon the whole matter</b></col>,
<cd>considering the whole; taking all things into view.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse,
but were, <i>upon the whole matter</i>, equal in foot.</blockquote>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mattered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mattering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be of importance; to
import; to signify.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It <i>matters</i> not how they were
called.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to
maturate.</def> [R.] "Each slight sore <i>mattereth</i>." <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regard as
important; to take account of; to care for.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>He did not <i>matter</i> cold nor hunger.</blockquote>
<i>H. Brooke.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not being, or having, matter; as, <i>matterless</i>
spirits.</def> <i>Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unimportant; immaterial.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mat"ter-of-fact"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adhering
to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or
imaginative; commonplace; dry.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Generating or containing pus; purulent.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of substance or matter;
important.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mat</u>,
<pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of
becoming matted.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mats, in general, or collectively; mat
work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles,
and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Materials for mats.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ornamental border. See 3d <u>Mat</u>,
4.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Matte</u>.] <def>A
dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal
work, glassmaking, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"tock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mattuc</i>;
cf. W. <i>matog</i>.] <def>An implement for digging and grubbing. The
head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a
narrow ax or the point of a pickax.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>'T is you must dig with <i>mattock</i> and with
spade.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mat`to*wac"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An American clupeoid fish (<i>Clupea
mediocris</i>), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but
smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also <i>hickory
shad</i>, <i>tailor shad</i>, <i>fall herring</i>, and <i>shad
herring</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>materas</i>,
F. <i>matelas</i>, LL. <i>matratium</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg.
al<i>madraque</i>, Pr. al<i>matrac</i>; all from Ar.
<i>ma&tsdot;rah</i> a place where anything is thrown, what is thrown
under something, fr. <i>&tsdot;araha</i> to throw.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair,
moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise
fastened.</def> [Written also <i>matress</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraulic Engin.)</i> <def>A mass of
interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away
by currents or waves.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"u*rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maturans</i>,
p. pr. See <u>Maturate</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine, or
application, which promotes suppuration.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maturated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Maturating</u> (?).] [L. <i>maturatus</i>, p. p. of
<i>maturare</i> to make ripe, fr. <i>maturus</i> ripe, mature. See
<u>Mature</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> & <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring to ripeness or maturity; to
ripen.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A tree may be <i>maturated</i>
artificially.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To promote the perfect suppuration of (an
abscess).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To ripen; to
become mature; specifically, to suppurate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat`u*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maturatio</i> a hastening: cf. F. <i>maturation</i>.] <def>The
process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically,
the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or
matter.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>maturatif</i>.] <def>Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence,
conducing to suppuration.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A
remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Maturer</u> (?);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Maturest</u>.] [L. <i>maturus</i>; prob.
akin to E. <i>matin</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Brought by natural process to completeness
of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any
function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown;
ripe.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Now is love <i>mature</i> in ear.</blockquote>
<i>Tennison.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,<BR>
Unskilled in speech, nor yet <i>mature</i> of age ?</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Completely worked out; fully digested or
prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or
use; perfected; as, a <i>mature</i> plan.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This lies glowing, . . . and is almost <i>mature</i>
for the violent breaking out.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a condition of full
development; as, a man of <i>mature</i> years.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Come to, or in a state of, completed
suppuration.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested;
ready. -- <u>Mature</u>, <u>Ripe</u>. Both words describe
<i>fullness</i> of growth. <i>Mature</i> brings to view the
progressiveness of the process; <i>ripe</i> indicates the result. We
speak of a thing as <i>mature</i> when thinking of the successive
<i>stayes</i> through which it has passed; as <i>ripe</i>, when our
attention is directed merely to its state. A <i>mature</i> judgment;
<i>mature</i> consideration; <i>ripe</i> fruit; a <i>ripe</i>
scholar.</p>
<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Matured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Maturing</u>.] [See <u>Maturate</u>, <u>Mature</u>.] <def>To bring
or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete;
as, to <i>mature</i> one's plans.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine
<i>matures</i> by age; the judgment <i>matures</i> by age and
experience.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to become due, as a note.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ture"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>With caution; deliberately.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Early; soon.</def> [A Latinism, little
used] <i>Bentley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma*ture"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or
quality of being mature; maturity.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who brings
to maturity.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat`u*res"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maturescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>maturescere</i> to become ripe, v.
incho. from <i>maturus</i>. See <u>Mature</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<def>Approaching maturity.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tur"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Approaching
maturity; as, <i>maturing</i> fruits; <i>maturing</i> notes of
hand.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tu"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maturitas</i>: cf. F. <i>maturité</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being mature;
ripeness; full development; as, the <i>maturity</i> of corn or of
grass; <i>maturity</i> of judgment; the <i>maturity</i> of a
plan.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a
becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to
run.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat`u*ti"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>matutinalis</i>, <i>matutinus</i>: cf. F. <i>matutinal</i>. See
<u>Matin</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the morning; early.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*tu"ti*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Matutinal.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mat"u*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Matutinal.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Mat"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (<i>Ammophila
arundinacea</i>) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the
seacoast dikes (see <i>Beach grass</i>, under <u>Beach</u>); also,
the <i>Lygeum Spartum</i>, a Mediterranean grass of similar
habit.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymology uncertain.]
<def>A native house servant in India.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of
India).</i></p>
<p><hw>||Matz"oth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb.
<i>matstsōth</i>, pl. of <i>matstsāh</i> unleavened.]
<def>A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the
Passover.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mau*ca"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native
name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A lemur; -- applied to several
species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed
lemurs.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gray plaid; -- used
by shepherds in Scotland.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mau"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw onto
confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Maud"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Maudlin</i>,
a contr. of <i>Magdalen</i>, OE. <i>Maudeleyne</i>, who is drawn by
painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively
sentimental; weak and silly.</def> "<i>Maudlin</i> eyes."
<i>Dryden.</i> "<i>Maudlin</i> eloquence." <i>Roscommon.</i> "A
<i>maudlin</i> poetess." <i>Pope.</i> "<i>Maudlin</i> crowd."
<i>Southey.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given
to drunkenness.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Maudlin</i> Clarence in his malmsey
butt.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Maud"lin</hw>, <hw>Maude"line</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aromatic composite herb,
the costmary; also, the South European <i>Achillea Ageratum</i>, a
kind of yarrow.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maud"lin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maudlin
state.</def> <i>Dickens.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maud"lin*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The oxeye daisy.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mau"ger</hw>, <hw>Mau"gre</hw> } (m&add;"g&etilde;r),
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maugré</i>,
<i>malgré</i>, F. <i>malgré</i>. See <u>Mal-</u>,
<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Agree</u>.] <def>In spite of; in opposition to;
notwithstanding.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A man must needs love <i>maugre</i> his
heed.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>This <i>mauger</i> all the world will I keep
safe.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mau"gre</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To defy.</def>
[Obs.] <i>J. Webster.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mau"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>See <u>Malkin</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A hare.</def>
[Scot.]</p>
<p><hw>Maul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mall</u> a
hammer.] <def>A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.</def> [Written also
<i>mall</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Maul</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mauled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mauling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beat and bruise with a
heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and
<i>maul</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To injure greatly; to do much harm
to.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It <i>mauls</i> not only the person misrepreseted, but
him also to whom he is misrepresented.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
common mallow.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maul"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A severe beating
with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maul"-stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.
<i>malerstock</i>; <i>maler</i> a painter + <i>stock</i> stick.]
<def>A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while
working.</def> [Written also <i>mahl-stick</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mau"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mawmet</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maunch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To munch.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Maunch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Manche</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mand</i>,
<i>mond</i>.] <def>A hand basket.</def> [Obs.] <i>Herrick.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maund</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind, & Per. <i>man</i>.]
<def>An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25
to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Maund</hw> (?), <hw>Maund"er</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mendier</i> to beg, E. <i>mendicant</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beg.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson. Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak
indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He was ever <i>maundering</i> by the how that he met a
party of scarlet devils.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter in a
grumbling manner; to mutter.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beggar.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Maund"er*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
maunders.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maun"dril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mandrel</u>.]
<i>(Coal Mining)</i> <def>A pick with two prongs, to pry
with.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maun"dy Thurs"day</hw> (?). [OE. <i>maunde</i> a command, OF.
<i>mandé</i>, L. <i>mandatum</i>, from <i>mandare</i> to
command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of
the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the
"new commandment," <i>John xiii. 5, 34.</i>] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The
Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maun"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mangy.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mau*resque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Moresque</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maur"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Maurus</i>,
the favorite disciple of St. Benedict.] <def>A member of the
Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines,
originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century.
The <i>Maurists</i> have been distinguished for their interest in
literature.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mau`so*le"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Mausoleus</i>. See <u>Mausoleum</u>.] <def>Pertaining to a
mausoleum; monumental.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mau`so*le"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Mausoleums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>-lea</b></plw> (#). [L.
<i>mausoleum</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom
Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.] <def>A magnificent
tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mau"ther</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS.
<i>mægþ</i> a maid.] [Also spelled <i>mawther</i>,
<i>mother</i>.] <def>A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl; a
wench.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Mauv`an"i*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>See <i>Mauve aniline</i>, under <u>Mauve</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mauve</hw> (mōv), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., mallow, L.
<i>malva</i>. So named from the similarity of the color to that of
the petals of common mallow, <i>Malva sylvestris</i>. See
<u>Mallow</u>.] <def>A color of a delicate purple, violet, or
lilac.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mauve aniline</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a dyestuff
produced artificially by the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the
first discovered of the so-called <i>coal-tar</i>, or <i>aniline</i>,
<i>dyes</i>. It consists of the sulphate of mauveïne, and is a
dark brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a beatiful
purple color. Called also <i>aniline purple</i>, <i>violine</i>,
etc.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mauve"ïne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of
aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms.</def>
[Written also <i>mauvine</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Mauv"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mauve-
colored.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mav"er*ick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>In the
southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has
not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from
<i>Maverick</i>, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to
brand his cattle.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"vis</hw> (mā"v&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mauvis</i>, Arm. <i>milvid</i>, <i>milfid</i>, <i>milc'hhouid</i>,
Corn. <i>melhuez</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European throstle
or song thrush (<i>Turdus musicus</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Maw</hw> (m&add;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mew</u> a
gull.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A gull.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mawe</i>, AS.
<i>maga</i> stomach; akin to D. <i>maag</i>, OHG. <i>mago</i>, G.
<i>magen</i>, Icel. <i>magi</i>, Sw. <i>mage</i>, Dan. <i>mave</i>.
√103.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stomach; the receptacle into
which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used
only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Bellies and <i>maws</i> of living
creatures.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Appetite; inclination.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Unless you had more <i>maw</i> to do me
good.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Fish maw</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Fish</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old game at
cards.</def> <i>Sir A. Weldon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mawk</hw> (m&add;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mauk</i>,
<i>maðek</i>, Icel. <i>maðkr</i>; akin to Dan. <i>maddik</i>,
and E. <i>mad</i> an earthworm. See <u>Mad</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A maggot.</def> [Scot.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slattern; a mawks.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Maw"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Malkin</u>,
and <u>Maukin</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mawk"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Slatternly.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mawk"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Orig., maggoty. See
<u>Mawk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Apt to cause satiety or
loathing; nauseous; disgusting.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>So sweetly <i>mawkish'</i>, and so smoothly
dull.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally
fastidious.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mawkish
way.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being mawkish.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mawks</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A slattern; a
mawk.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Mawk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Maggoty.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Maw"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr.
<i>Mahomet</i>.] <def>A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because
in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans
worshiped images representing Mohammed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.
Beau. & Fl.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maw"met*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The religion of
Mohammed; also, idolatry. See <u>Mawmet</u>.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maw"mish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>mau</i>m
soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. <i>molm</i> rotten wood, G.
<i>mulm</i>.] <def>Nauseous.</def> [Obs.] <i>L' Estrange.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maw"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G.
<i>magsamen</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The seed of the opium
poppy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maw"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maw</i> the belly
+ <i>worm</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any
intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm
(<i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i>), and allied species.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the larvæ of botflies of
horses; a bot.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Max*il"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Maxillæ</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>mala</i> jaw,
jawbone.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The bone, or principal bone, of the upper
jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the <i>mandible</i>.</def> [Now
commonly used in this restricted sense.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the lower or
outer jaws of arthropods.</def></p>
<p>&fist; There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in
insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form
suctorial organs. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Lepidoptera</u>, and
<u>Diptera</u>.</p>
<p><! p. 904 !></p>
<p>{ <hw>Max"il*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Max"il*la*ry</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maxillaris</i>, fr. <i>maxilla</i>
jawbone, jaw: cf. F. <i>maxillaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw,
but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal maxillary bone; the
maxilla.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a
maxilla.</def></p>
<p><hw>Max*il"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i>
+ <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>maxilliforme</i>.] <def>Having the form, or
structure, of a maxilla.</def></p>
<p><hw>Max*il"li*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> +
L. <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of
the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the
maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower
Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also <i>jawfoot</i>, and
<i>foot jaw</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>mandibular</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining
to the maxilla and mandible; as, the <i>maxillo-mandibular</i>
nerve.</def></p>
<p><hw>Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>palatine</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to
the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; as, the <i>maxillo-
palatine</i> process of the maxilla. Also used as
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>
<p><hw>Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>turbinal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to
the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior
turbinate, bone.</def></p>
<p><hw>Max"im</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maxime</i>, L.
<i>maxima</i> (sc. <i>sententia</i>), the greatest sentence,
proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority,
fem. fr. <i>maximus</i> greatest, superl. of <i>magnus</i> great. See
<u>Magnitude</u>, and cf. <u>Maximum</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An established principle or proposition; a
condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of
practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>'T is their <i>maxim</i>, Love is love's
reward.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The longest note formerly
used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying.
See <u>Axiom</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Max`i*mil"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the proper
name.] <def>A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d.
sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.</def></p>
<p><hw>Max`i*mi*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act
or process of increasing to the highest degree.</def>
<i>Bentham.</i></p>
<p><hw>Max"i*mize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>maximus</i> greatest.] <def>To increase to the highest
degree.</def> <i>Bentham.</i></p>
<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Maxima</b></plw> (#). [L., neut. from <i>maximus</i> the
greatest. See <u>Maxim</u>.] <def>The greatest quantity or value
attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a
quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the
highest point or degree; -- opposed to <i>minimum</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to
the <i>maximum</i> of happiness, and the minimum of
misery.</blockquote> <i>P. Colquhoun.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Maximum thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer that
registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time,
or since its last adjustment.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Greatest in quantity
or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a <i>maximum</i>
consumption of fuel; <i>maximum</i> pressure; <i>maximum</i>
heat.</def></p>
<p><hw>May</hw> (mā), <pos><i>v.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Might</u> (mīt)] [AS. pres.
<i>mæg</i> I am able, pret. <i>meahte</i>, <i>mihte</i>; akin
to D. <i>mogen</i>, G. <i>mögen</i>, OHG. <i>mugan</i>,
<i>magan</i>, Icel. <i>mega</i>, Goth. <i>magan</i>, Russ.
<i>moche</i>. √103. Cf. <u>Dismay</u>, <u>Main</u> strength,
<u>Might</u>. The old imp. <i>mought</i> is obsolete, except as a
provincial word.] <def>An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of
another verb, by expressing:</def> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Ability,
competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by
<i>can</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>How <i>may</i> a man, said he, with idle speech,<BR>
Be won to spoil the castle of his health !</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>For what he [the king] <i>may</i> do is of two kinds;
what he <i>may</i> do as just, and what he <i>may</i> do as
possible.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>For of all sad words of tongue or pen<BR>
The saddest are these: "It <i>might</i> have been."</blockquote>
<i>Whittier.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Liberty; permission; allowance.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Thou <i>mayst</i> be no longer steward.</blockquote>
<i>Luke xvi. 2.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Contingency or liability; possibility or
probability.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Though what he learns he speaks, and <i>may</i>
advance<BR>
Some general maxims, or be right by chance.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a
desire to soften a question or remark.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>How old <i>may</i> Phillis be, you ask.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Desire or wish, as in prayer,
imprecation, benediction, and the like.</def> "<i>May</i> you live
happily." <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><col><b>May be</b></col>, ∧ <col><b>It may be</b></col>,
<cd>are used as equivalent to <i>possibly</i>, <i>perhaps</i>, <i>by
chance</i>, <i>peradventure</i>. See 1st <u>Maybe</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>mær</i>,
Goth. <i>mawi</i>; akin to E. <i>maiden</i>. √103.] <def>A
maiden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>Mai</i>, L.
<i>Maius</i>; so named in honor of the goddess <i>Maia</i> (Gr. &?;),
daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fifth month of the year, containing
thirty-one days.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The early part or springtime of
life.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>His <i>May</i> of youth, and bloom of
lustihood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The flowers of the hawthorn;
-- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the
hawthorn.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The palm and <i>may</i> make country houses
gay.</blockquote> <i>Nash.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Plumes that mocked the <i>may</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The merrymaking of May Day.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Italian may</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a shrubby species
of <i>Spiræa</i> (<i>S. hypericifolia</i>) with many clusters
of small white flowers along the slender branches.</cd> --
<col><b>May apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the fruit of an
American plant (<i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>). Also, the plant itself
(popularly called <i>mandrake</i>), which has two lobed leaves, and
bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves,
used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.</cd> -- <col><b>May
beetle</b></col>, <col><b>May bug</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>,
<cd>any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that
appear in the winged state in May. They belong to <i>Melolontha</i>,
and allied genera. Called also <i>June beetle</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>May Day</b></col>, <cd>the first day of May; -- celebrated in
the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a
garland, and by dancing about a May pole.</cd> -- <col><b>May
dew</b></col>, <cd>the morning dew of the first day of May, to which
magical properties were attributed.</cd> -- <col><b>May
flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant that flowers in May;
also, its blossom. See <u>Mayflower</u>, in the vocabulary.</cd> --
<col><b>May fly</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of
<i>Ephemera</i>, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature
flies of many species appear in May. See <i>Ephemeral fly</i>, under
<u>Ephemeral</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>May game</b></col>, <cd>any May-day
sport.</cd> -- <col><b>May lady</b></col>, <cd>the queen or lady of
May, in old May games.</cd> -- <col><b>May lily</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the lily of the valley (<i>Convallaria
majalis</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>May pole</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Maypole</u> in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>May
queen</b></col>, <cd>a girl or young woman crowned queen in the
sports of May Day.</cd> -- <col><b>May thorn</b></col>, <cd>the
hawthorn.</cd></p>
<p><hw>||Ma"ya</hw> (mä"yä), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Hindoo Philos.)</i> <def>The name for the doctrine of the
unreality of matter, called, in English, <i>idealism</i>; hence,
nothingness; vanity; illusion.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"be</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>it may
be</i>.] <def>Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Maybe</i> the amorous count solicits
her.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>In a liberal and, <i>maybe</i>, somewhat reckless
way.</blockquote> <i>Tylor.</i></p>
<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Possible; probable, but
not sure.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Then add those <i>maybe</i> years thou hast to
live.</blockquote> <i>Driden.</i></p>
<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Possibility;
uncertainty.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><blockquote>What they offer is mere <i>maybe</i> and
shift.</blockquote> <i>Creech.</i></p>
<p><hw>May"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The whimbrel; -- called also <i>May
fowl</i>, <i>May curlew</i>, and <i>May whaap</i>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The knot.</def> [Southern U. S.]
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The bobolink.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"bloom`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The hawthorn.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"bush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The hawthorn.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"duke`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupt. of
<i>Médoc</i>, a province in France, where it is supposed to
have originated.] <def>A large dark-red cherry of excellent
quality.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A common American minnow (<i>Fundulus majalis</i>). See
<u>Minnow</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus
(see <u>Arbutus</u>); also, the blossom of these plants.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"hap</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Perhaps;
peradventure.</def> [Prov. or Dialectic]</p>
<p><hw>May"hem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same as
<i>maim</i>. See <u>Maim</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The maiming of a
person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are
necessary for defense or protection. See <u>Maim</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The celebrating of
May Day.</def> "He met her once a-<i>Maying</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma`yon`naise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A sauce
compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the
consistency of a sirup, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt,
etc.; -- used in dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed
with this sauce.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maire</i>, F.
<i>maire</i>, fr. L. <i>major</i> greater, higher, nobler, compar. of
<i>magnus</i> great; cf. Sp. <i>mayor</i>. See <u>Major</u>, and cf.
<u>Merino</u>.] <def>The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the
chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities
there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.</def></p>
<p><hw>||May"or*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr.
<i>mayor</i> greater, L. <i>major</i>.] <def>The conductor of a mule
team; also, a head shepherd.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"or*al*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office,
or the term of office, of a mayor.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"or*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The wife of a
mayor.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"or*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a
mayor.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"pole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tall pole
erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the
rustic May-day sports were had.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"pop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. corrupt. fr.
<i>maracock</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible fruit of a passion
flower, especially that of the North American <i>Passiflora
incarnata</i>, an oval yellowish berry as large as a small
apple.</def></p>
<p><hw>May"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A composite plant (<i>Anthemis Cotula</i>),
having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now
common by the roadsides in the United States.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The feverfew.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*za"ma</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*za"me</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A goatlike antelope
(<i>Haplocerus montanus</i>) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains,
frequenting the highest parts; -- called also <i>mountain
goat</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>merise</i> a
wild cherry.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of small black
cherry.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. <i>mazer</i>,
the head being compared to a large goblet.] <def>The jaw; the head or
skull.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <def>To knock on the
head.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Cardinal <i>Mazarin</i>, prime minister of France,
1643-1661.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mazarine Bible</b></col>, <cd>the first Bible, and perhaps
the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed
by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found
in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760.</cd> --
<col><b>Mazarine blue</b></col>, <cd>a deep blue color, named in
honor of Cardinal Mazarin.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mazarine
blue.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maz"de*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Ahura-<i>Mazda</i>, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the
Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maz"de*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Zoroastrian
religion.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mase</i>; cf. OE.
<i>masen</i> to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. <i>masast</i> to fall into a
slumber, <i>masa</i> to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel.
<i>masa</i> to chatter, dial. Sw. <i>masa</i> to bask, be slow, work
slowly and lazily, <i>mas</i> slow, lazy.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
wild fancy; a confused notion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Confusion of thought; perplexity;
uncertainty; state of bewilderment.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A confusing and baffling network, as of
paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth.</def> "Quaint
<i>mazes</i> on the wanton green." <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Or down the tempting <i>maze</i> of Shawford
brook.</blockquote> <i>Wordaworth.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,<BR>
Puzzled with <i>mazes</i>, and perplexed with error.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Labyrinth; intricacy. See <u>Labyrinth</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Maze</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mazed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mazing</u>.] <def>To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and
confuse; to amaze.</def> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maze</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be
bewildered.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maz"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition
of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maze"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mazy.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>
<p><hw>Maz"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maser</i>, akin
to OD. <i>maser</i> an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG.
<i>masar</i>, G. <i>maser</i> spot, Icel. <i>mösurr</i> maple.]
<def>A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Their brimful <i>mazers</i> to the feasting
bring.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Ma"zi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mazy
manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"zi*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or
quality of being mazy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Maz`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to mazology.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed
in mazology or mastology.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the breast
+ <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Mastology</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Ma*zour"ka</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*zur"ka</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Polish dance, or the music which
accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent
on the second beat.</def></p>
<p><hw>Ma"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Maze</u>.]
<def>Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate;
confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, <i>mazy</i> error.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>To range amid the <i>mazy</i> thicket.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>To run the ring, and trace the <i>mazy</i>
round.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>One. See <u>Men</u>,
<pos><i>pron.</i></pos></def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me</hw> (mē), <pos><i>pers. pron.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>mē</i>, dat. & acc., <i>mec</i>, acc. only ; akin to D.
<i>mij</i>, G. <i>mich</i>, Icel. & Goth. <i>mik</i>, L. <i>me</i>,
Gr. <grk>me`</grk>, <grk>'eme`</grk>, Skr. <i>mā</i>,
<i>mām</i>. √187. Cf. 2d <u>Mine</u>.] <def>The person
speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first
person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I; as, he
struck <i>me</i>; he gave <i>me</i> the money, or he gave the money
to <i>me</i>; he got <i>me</i> a hat, or he got a hat for
<i>me</i>.</def></p>
<p>&fist; In <i>methinks</i>, <i>me</i> is properly in the dative
case, and the verb is impersonal, the construction being, <i>it
appears to me</i>. In early use <i>me</i> was often placed before
forms of the verb <i>to be</i> with an adjective; as, <i>me</i> were
lief.</p>
<p><blockquote><i>Me</i> rather had my heart might frrl your love<BR>
Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meach</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To skulk; to
cower. See <u>Mich</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mea"cock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. <i>meek</i>
+ <i>cock</i>.] <def>An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless
man.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mead</hw> (mēd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mede</i>,
AS. <i>meodo</i>; akin to D. <i>mede</i>, G. <i>met</i>, <i>meth</i>,
OHG. <i>metu</i>, <i>mitu</i>, Icel. <i>mjöðr</i>, Dan.
<i>miöd</i>, Sw. <i>mjöd</i>, Russ. <i>med'</i>, Lith.
<i>midus</i>, W. <i>medd</i>, Gr. <grk>me`qy</grk> wine, Skr.
<i>madhu</i> honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. √270. Cf.
<u>Metheglin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fermented drink made of
water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla
or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with
carbonic acid gas.</def> [U. S.]</p>
<p><hw>Mead</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;d</i>. See
<u>Meadow</u>.] <def>A meadow.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>mede</i><BR>
All full of freshe flowers, white and reede.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>To fertile vales and dewy <i>meads</i><BR>
My weary, wandering steps he leads.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>meady</i>; akin
to <i>m&aemacr;d</i>, and to G. <i>matte</i>; prob. also to E.
<i>mow</i>. See <u>Mow</u> to cut (grass), and cf. 2d <u>Mead</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tract of low or level land producing grass
which is mown for hay; any field on which grass is grown for
hay.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Low land covered with coarse grass or rank
herbage near rives and in marshy places by the sea; as, the salt
<i>meadows</i> near Newark Bay.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a
meadow.</def> "Fat <i>meadow</i> ground." <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p>&fist; For many names of plants compounded with <i>meadow</i>, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.</p>
<p><col><b>Meadow beauty</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Deergrass</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow foxtail</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a valuable pasture grass (<i>Alopecurus
pratensis</i>) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes.</cd> --
<col><b>Meadow grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to
several grasses of the genus <i>Poa</i>, common in meadows, and of
great value for nay and for pasture. See <u>Grass</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Meadow hay</b></col>, <cd>a coarse grass, or true sedge,
growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc.</cd> [Local, U. S.] --
<col><b>Meadow hen</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The American bittern</cd>. See <u>Stake-driver</u>.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The American coot (<i>Fulica</i>).</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow
lark</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of
<i>Sturnella</i>, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings.
The common species (<i>S. magna</i>) has a yellow breast with a black
crescent.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow mouse</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>,
<cd>any mouse of the genus <i>Arvicola</i>, as the common American
species <i>A. riparia</i>; -- called also <i>field mouse</i>, and
<i>field vole</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow mussel</b></col>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an American ribbed mussel (<i>Modiola
plicatula</i>), very abundant in salt marshes.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow
ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>bog-iron ore , a kind of
limonite.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow parsnip</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Parsnip</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow pink</b></col>.
<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Pink</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow
pipit</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small singing bird of the
genus <i>Anthus</i>, as <i>A. pratensis</i>, of Europe.</cd> --
<col><b>Meadow rue</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a delicate early
plant, of the genus <i>Thalictrum</i>, having compound leaves and
numerous white flowers. There are many species.</cd> --
<col><b>Meadow saffron</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Saffron</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow sage</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Sage</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow saxifrage</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant of Europe (<i>Silaus
pratensis</i>), somewhat resembling fennel.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow
snipe</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the common or jack
snipe.</cd></p>
<p><! p. 905 !></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mead"ow*sweet`</hw> (?), <hw>Mead"ow*wort`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several plants of
the genus <i>Spiræa</i>, especially the white- or pink-flowered
<i>S. salicifolia</i>, a low European and American shrub, and the
herbaceous <i>S. Ulmaria</i>, which has fragrant white flowers in
compound cymes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mead"ow*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[OE. <i>merge</i>, F. <i>maigre</i>, L. <i>macer</i>; akin to D. & G.
<i>mager</i>, Icel. <i>magr</i>, and prob. to Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk>
long. Cf. <u>Emaciate</u>, <u>Maigre</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitue of, or having little, flesh;
lean.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Meager</i> were his looks;<BR>
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of richness, fertility,
strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality;
poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or
affluence of imagery.</def> "<i>Meager</i> soil." <i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Of secular habits and <i>meager</i> religious
belief.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>His education had been but <i>meager</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Motley.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Dry and harsh to the touch,
as chalk.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor;
emaciated; scanty; barren.</p>
<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw> }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
<def>To make lean.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ly</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ly</hw> },
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Poorly; thinly.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ness</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ness</hw> },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being meager;
leanness; scantiness; barrenness.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mea"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maigre</i>.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large European sciænoid fish
(<i>Sciæna umbra</i> or <i>S. aquila</i>), having white
bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.</def> [Written also
<i>maigre</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Meak</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>mēce</i>
sword, OS. <i>māki</i>, Icel. <i>mækir</i>.] <def>A hook
with a long handle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meak</u>.]
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The process of picking out the oakum from the
seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Meaking iron</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the tool with
which old oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meal</hw> (mēl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mele</i>,
AS. <i>m&aemacr;l</i> part, portion, portion of time; akin to E.
<i>meal</i> a repast. Cf. <u>Piecemeal</u>.] <def>A part; a
fragment; a portion.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mel</i>; akin to E.
<i>meal</i> a part, and to D. <i>maal</i> time, meal, G. <i>mal</i>
time, <i>mahl</i> meal, Icel. <i>māl</i> measure, time, meal,
Goth. <i>mēl</i> time, and to E. <i>measure</i>. See
<u>Measure</u>.] <def>The portion of food taken at a particular time
for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one
time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time
of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good <i>meal</i>
for a week; there was silence during the <i>meal</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>What strange fish<BR>
Hath made his <i>meal</i> on thee ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mele</i>, AS.
<i>melu</i>, <i>melo</i>; akin to D. <i>meel</i>, G. <i>mehl</i>,
OHG. <i>melo</i>, Icel. <i>mjöl</i>, SW. <i>mjöl</i>, Dan.
<i>meel</i>, also to D. <i>malen</i> to grind, G. <i>mahlen</i>,
OHG., OS., & Goth. <i>malan</i>, Icel. <i>mala</i>, W. <i>malu</i>,
L. <i>molere</i>, Gr. <grk>my`lh</grk> mill, and E. <i>mill</i>.
√108. Cf. <u>Mill</u>, <u>Mold</u> soil, <u>Mole</u> an
animal, <u>Immolate</u>, <u>Molar</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is
coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any substance that is coarsely pulverized
like meal, but not granulated.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Meal beetle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the adult
of the meal worm. See <i>Meal worm</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Meal
moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a lepidopterous insect
(<i>Asopia farinalis</i>), the larvæ of which feed upon meal,
flour, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Meal worm</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>,
<cd>the larva of a beetle (<i>Tenebrio molitor</i>) which infests
granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and
meal.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
sprinkle with, or as with, meal.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pulverize; as, <i>mealed</i>
powder.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meal"ies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From
<u>Mealy</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Maize or Indian corn; -- the common
name in South Africa.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meal"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being mealy.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meal"-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mealy-mouthed</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meal"time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The usual time
of eating a meal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meal"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mealier</u> (?);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mealiest</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of meal; resembling
meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition
resembling meal; as, a <i>mealy</i> potato.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Overspread with something that resembles
meal; as, the <i>mealy</i> wings of an insect.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Mealy bug</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a scale
insect (<i>Coccus adonidum</i>, and related species), covered with a
white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in
hothouses.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meal"y-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Using soft
words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling
to tell the truth in plain language.</def> "<i>Mealy-mouthed</i>
philanthropies." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>She was a fool to be <i>mealy-mouthed</i> where nature
speaks so plain.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>
<p>-- <wf>Meal"y-mouth`ness</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mean</hw> (mēn), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meant</u> (m&ebreve;nt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Meaning</u>.] [OE. <i>menen</i>, AS.
<i>m&aemacr;nan</i> to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS.
<i>mēnian</i> to have in mind, mean, D. <i>meenen</i>, G.
<i>meinen</i>, OHG. <i>meinan</i>, Icel. <i>meina</i>, Sw.
<i>mena</i>, Dan. <i>mene</i>, and to E. <i>mind</i>. √104.
See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Moan</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to
purpose; to design; as, what do you <i>mean</i> to do ?</def></p>
<p><blockquote>What <i>mean</i> ye by this service ?</blockquote>
<i>Ex. xii. 26.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Ye thought evil against me; but God <i>meant</i> it
unto good.</blockquote> <i>Gen. 1. 20.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I am not a Spaniard<BR>
To say that it is yours and not to <i>mean</i> it.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To signify; to indicate; to import; to
denote.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>What <i>mean</i> these seven ewe lambs ?</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xxi. 29.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Go ye, and learn what that
<i>meaneth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 13.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To have a purpose or
intention.</def> [Rare, except in the phrase to mean well, or ill.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mean</hw> (mēn), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Meaner</u> (mēn"&etilde;r);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Meanest</u>.] [OE. <i>mene</i>, AS.
<i>m&aemacr;ne</i> wicked; akin to <i>mān</i>, a., wicked, n.,
wickedness, OS. <i>mēn</i> wickedness, OHG. <i>mein</i>, G.
<i>meineid</i> perjury, Icel. <i>mein</i> harm, hurt, and perh. to
AS. <i>gem&aemacr;ne</i> common, general, D. <i>gemeen</i>, G.
<i>gemein</i>, Goth. <i>gamáins</i>, and L. <i>communis</i>.
The AS. <i>gem&aemacr;ne</i> prob. influenced the meaning.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of distinction or eminence;
common; low; vulgar; humble.</def> "Of <i>mean</i> parentage."
<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>mean</i> man boweth down, and the great man
humbleth himself.</blockquote> <i>Is. ii. 9.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base;
destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a <i>mean</i> motive.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Can you imagine I so <i>mean</i> could prove,<BR>
To save my life by changing of my love ?</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of little value or account; worthy of
little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The Roman legions and great Cæsar found<BR>
Our fathers no <i>mean</i> foes.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of poor quality; as, <i>mean</i>
fare.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Penurious; stingy; close-fisted;
illiberal; as, <i>mean</i> hospitality.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Mean</i> is sometimes used in the formation of
compounds, the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as,
<i>mean</i>born, <i>mean</i>-looking, etc.</p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched;
degraded; degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless;
groveling; slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful; despicable;
contemptible; paltry; sordid. See <u>Base</u>.</p>
<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mene</i>, OF.
<i>meiien</i>, F. <i>moyen</i>, fr. L. <i>medianus</i> that is in the
middle, fr. <i>medius</i>; akin to E. <i>mid</i>. See <u>Mid</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; being
about midway between extremes.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Being of middle age and a <i>mean</i>
stature.</blockquote> <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intermediate in excellence of any
kind.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>According to the fittest style of lofty, <i>mean</i>,
or lowly.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Average; having an
intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several
successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of
variation; as, <i>mean</i> distance; <i>mean</i> motion; <i>mean</i>
solar day.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mean distance</b></col> (of a planet from the sun)
<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the average of the distances throughout one
revolution of the planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the
orbit.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean error</b></col> <i>(Math. Phys.)</i>,
<cd>the average error of a number of observations found by taking the
mean value of the positive and negative errors without regard to
sign.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean-square error</b></col>, or <col><b>Error
of the mean square</b></col> <i>(Math. Phys.)</i>, <cd>the error the
square of which is the mean of the squares of all the errors; --
called also, especially by European writers, <i>mean error</i>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Mean line</b></col>. <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Bisectrix</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean noon</b></col>, <cd>noon as
determined by mean time.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean proportional</b></col>
(between two numbers) <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the square root of their
product.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean sun</b></col>, <cd>a fictitious sun
supposed to move uniformly in the equator so as to be on the meridian
each day at mean noon.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean time</b></col>, <cd>time
as measured by an equable motion, as of a perfect clock, or as
reckoned on the supposition that all the days of the year are of a
mean or uniform length, in contradistinction from <i>apparent</i>
time, or that actually indicated by the sun, and from <i>sidereal</i>
time, or that measured by the stars.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That
which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time,
or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree;
mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation;
measure.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>But to speak in a <i>mean</i>, the virtue of
prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is
fortitude.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>There is a <i>mean</i> in all things.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The extremes we have mentioned, between which the
wellinstracted Christian holds the <i>mean</i>, are
correlatives.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A quantity having an
intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived,
and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless
otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the
quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an
<i>arithmetical mean</i>. A <i>geometrical mean</i> is the square
root of the product of the quantities.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That through which, or by the help of
which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired;
intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent;
instrument.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Their virtuous conversation was a <i>mean</i> to work
the conversion of the heathen to Christ.</blockquote>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>You may be able, by this <i>mean</i>, to review your
own scientific acquirements.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Philosophical doubt is not an end, but a
<i>mean</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>
<p>&fist; In this sense the word is usually employed in the plural
form <i>means</i>, and often with a singular attribute or predicate,
as if a singular noun.</p>
<p><blockquote>By <i>this means</i> he had them more at
vantage.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>What other <i>means is</i> left unto us.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Hence: Resources; property,
revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood,
or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose;
disposable force or substance.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Your <i>means</i> are very slender, and your waste is
great.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A part, whether alto or
tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle
part.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>mean</i> is drowned with your unruly
base.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Meantime; meanwhile.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A mediator; a go-between.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>He wooeth her by <i>means</i> and by
brokage.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>By all means</b></col>, <cd>certainly; without fail; as,
go, <i>by all means</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>By any means</b></col>,
<cd>in any way; possibly; at all.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>If <i>by any means</i> I might attain to the
resurrection of the dead.</blockquote> <i>Phil. iii. ll.</i></p>
<p>-- <col><b>By no means</b></col>, or <col><b>By no manner of
means</b></col>, <cd>not at all; certainly not; not in any
degree.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>The wine on this side of the lake is <i>by no
means</i> so good as that on the other.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Maeander</i>,
orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. &?;:
cf. F. <i>méandre</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A winding,
crooked, or involved course; as, the <i>meanders</i> of the veins and
arteries.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>While lingering rivers in <i>meanders</i>
glide.</blockquote> <i>Sir R. Blackmore.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tortuous or intricate
movement.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Fretwork. See
<u>Fret</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wind, turn, or
twist; to make flexuous.</def>
<i>Dryton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Meandered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Meandering</u>.] <def>To wind or turn in a course or passage; to
be intricate.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Five miles <i>meandering</i> with a mazy motion<BR>
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*an"dri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Maeandrius</i>: cf. F. <i>méandrien</i>.] <def>Winding;
having many turns.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me`an*dri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.: cf. F.
<i>méandrine</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of corals
with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain
corals.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Me*an"drous</hw> (?), <hw>Me*an"dry</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Winding; flexuous.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mean"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object;
as, a mischievous <i>meaning</i> was apparent.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>If there be any good <i>meaning</i> towards
you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is signified, whether by act
lanquage; signification; sense; import; as, the <i>meaning</i> of a
hint.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sense; power of thinking.</def> [R.]</p>
<p>-- <wf>Mean"ing*less</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> --
<wf>Mean"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<u>Mean</u> middle.]
<def>Moderately.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>A man <i>meanly</i> learned himself, but not
<i>meanly</i> affectioned to set forward learning in
others.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Mean</u> low.]
<def>In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly;
ungenerously.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>While the heaven-born child<BR>
All <i>meanly</i> wrapt in the rude manger lies.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Would you <i>meanly</i> thus rely<BR>
On power you know I must obey ?</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>We can not bear to have others think <i>meanly</i> of
them [our kindred].</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mean"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence;
poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This figure is of a later date, by the <i>meanness</i>
of the workmanship.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mean act; as, to be guilty of
<i>meanness</i>.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mean"-spir`it*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a mean
spirit; base; groveling.</def> -- <wf>Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Meant</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Mean</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw> (?), <hw>Mean"while`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The intervening time; as, in the
<i>meantime</i> (or <i>mean time</i>).</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw>, <hw>Mean"while`</hw>, }
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the intervening time; during the
interval.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mear</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boundary. See
<u>Mere</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mease</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>mass</i>
measure.] <def>Five hundred; as, a <i>mease</i> of herrings.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>
<p><hw>Mea"sel*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>meselrie</i>, OF. <i>mesellerie</i>. See lst <u>Measle</u>.]
<def>Leprosy.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. of Brunne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mesel</i>, OF.
<i>mesel</i>, LL. <i>misellus</i>, L. <i>misellus</i> unfortunate,
dim. of <i>miser</i>. See <u>Miser</u>.] <def>A leper.</def> [Obs.]
[Written also <i>meazel</i>, and <i>mesel</i>.] <i>Wyclif (Matt. x.
8. ).</i></p>
<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A
tapeworm larva. See 2d <u>Measles</u>, 4.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mea"sled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d
<u>Measles</u>.] <def>Infected or spotted with measles, as
pork.</def> -- <wf>Mea"sled*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From lst
<u>Measle</u>.] <def>Leprosy; also, a leper.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> in form, but
used as <i>singular</i> in senses 1, 2, & 3. [D. <i>mazelen</i>; akin
to G. <i>masern</i>, pl., and E. <i>mazer</i>, and orig. meaning,
little spots. See <u>Mazer</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A contagious febrile
disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the
appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular
spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above
the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually
decline; rubeola.</def></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Measles</i> commences with the ordinary symptoms of
fever.</blockquote> <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p>
<p><! p. 906 !></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Veter. Med.)</i> <def>A disease of cattle
and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different
varieties of the tapeworm.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A disease of trees.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The
larvæ of any tapeworm (<i>Tænia</i>) in the cysticerus
stage, when contained in meat. Called also <i>bladder
worms</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mea"sly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Infected with measles.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Containing larval
tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ur*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mesurable</i>, L. <i>mensurabilis</i>. See <u>Measure</u>, and cf.
<u>Mensurable</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being measured; susceptible of
mensuration or computation.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderate; temperate; not
excessive.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Of his diet <i>measurable</i> was he.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p>-- <wf>Meas"ur*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Meas"ur*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><blockquote>Yet do it <i>measurably</i>, as it becometh
Christians.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw> (m&ebreve;zh"&usl;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OE. <i>mesure</i>, F. <i>mesure</i>, L. <i>mensura</i>, fr.
<i>metiri</i>, <i>mensus</i>, to measure; akin to <i>metrum</i>
poetical measure, Gr. <grk>me`tron</grk>, E. <i>meter</i>. Cf.
<u>Immense</u>, <u>Mensuration</u>, <u>Mete</u> to measure.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of
quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or
multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by
which anything is adjusted or judged.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument by means of which size or
quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the
like.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>False ells and <i>measures</i> be brought all clean
adown.</blockquote> <i>R. of Gloucester.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The dimensions or capacity of anything,
reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and
stated; estimated extent; as, to take one's <i>measure</i> for a
coat.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The <i>measure</i> thereof is longer than the earth,
and broader than the sea.</blockquote> <i>Job xi. 9.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The contents of a vessel by which quantity
is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited
quantity or amount.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three
<i>measures</i> of meal.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiii. 21.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Extent or degree not excessive or beyong
bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, <i>in
measure</i>; <i>with measure</i>; <i>without</i> or <i>beyond
measure</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth
without <i>measure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Is. v. 14.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Determined extent, not to be exceeded;
limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like;
due proportion.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Lord, make me to know mine end, and the <i>measure</i>
of my days.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxix. 4.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The quantity determined by measuring,
especially in buying and selling; as, to give good or full
<i>measure</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Undefined quantity; extent;
degree.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>There is a great <i>measure</i> of discretion to be
used in the performance of confession.</blockquote> <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Regulated division of movement</def>:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Dancing)</i> <def>A regulated movement
corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is
performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the
minuet.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> (1) <def>The group or
grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented
beats.</def> (2) <def>The space between two bars.</def> See
<u>Beat</u>, <u>Triple</u>, <u>Quadruple</u>, <u>Sextuple</u>,
<i>Compound time</i>, under <u>Compound</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>,
and <u>Figure</u>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>The
manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short
syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic
<i>measure</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>A number which is
contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as
in the phrases, the <i>common measure</i>, the <i>greatest common
measure</i>, etc., of two or more numbers.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>A step or definite part of a progressive
course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the
accomplishment of an object; as, political <i>measures</i>; prudent
<i>measures</i>; an inefficient <i>measure</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>His majesty found what wrong <i>measures</i> he had
taken in the conferring that trust, and lamented his
error.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>The act of measuring; measurement.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Beds or strata;
as, coal <i>measures</i>; lead <i>measures</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Lineal</b></col>, or <col><b>Long</b></col>,
<col><b>measure</b></col>, <cd>measure of length; the measure of
lines or distances.</cd> -- <col><b>Liquid measure</b></col>, <cd>the
measure of liquids.</cd> -- <col><b>Square measure</b></col>, <cd>the
measure of superficial area of surfaces in square units, as inches,
feet, miles, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To have hard measure</b></col>,
<cd>to have harsh treatment meted out to one; to be harshly or
oppressively dealt with.</cd> -- <col><b>To take measures</b></col>,
<cd>to make preparations; to provide means.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
one's measure</b></col>, <cd>to measure one, as for a garment; hence,
to form an opinion of one's disposition, character, ability,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To tread a measure</b></col>, <cd>to dance in
the style so called. See 9 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>Say to her, we have measured many miles<BR>
<i>To tread a measure</i> with her on this grass.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Measured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Measuring</u>.] [F. <i>mesurer</i>, L. <i>mensurare</i>. See
<u>Measure</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain
the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule
or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge
of; to value; to appraise.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite<BR>
Thy power! what thought can <i>measure</i> thee?</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To serve as the measure of; as, the
thermometer <i>measures</i> changes of temperature.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To pass throught or over in journeying, as
if laying off and determining the distance.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A true devoted pilgrim is not weary<BR>
To <i>measure</i> kingdoms with his feeble steps.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To adjust by a rule or standard.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>To secure a contented spirit, <i>measure</i> your
desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your
desires.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To allot or distribute by measure; to set
off or apart by measure; -- often with <i>out</i> or
<i>off</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>With what measure ye mete, it shall be <i>measured</i>
to you again.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vii. 2.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>That portion of eternity which is called time,
<i>measured</i> out by the sun.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To measure swords with one</b></col>, <cd>to try another's
skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's
abilities against an antagonist's.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To make a measurement or measurements.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To result, or turn out, on measuring; as,
the grain <i>measures</i> well; the pieces <i>measure</i>
unequally.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be of a certain size or quantity, or to
have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity
according to a standard measure; as, cloth <i>measures</i> three
fourths of a yard; a tree <i>measures</i> three feet in
diameter.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Regulated or
determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited;
moderated; as, he walked with <i>measured</i> steps; he expressed
himself in no <i>measured</i> terms.</def> -- <wf>Meas"ured*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ure*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without
measure; unlimited; immeasurable.</def> --
<wf>Meas"ure*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Boundless; limitless; endless; unbounded;
unlimited; vast; immense; infinite; immeasurable.</p>
<p><hw>Meas"ure*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or result of measuring; mensuration;
as, <i>measurement</i> is required.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The extent, size, capacity, amount. or
quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its <i>measurement</i> is five
acres.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities in
market.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meas"ur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Used in, or
adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by
measure.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Measuring faucet</b></col>, <cd>a faucet which permits
only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or
one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.</cd> -
- <col><b>Measuring worm</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the larva
of any geometrid moth. See <u>Geometrid</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mete</i>, AS.
<i>mete</i>; akin to OS. <i>mat</i>, <i>meti</i>, D. <i>met</i>
hashed meat, G. <i>mett</i>wurst sausage, OHG. <i>maz</i> food, Icel.
<i>matr</i>, Sw. <i>mat</i>, Dan. <i>mad</i>, Goth. <i>mats</i>. Cf.
<u>Mast</u> fruit, <u>Mush</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Food, in
general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast.
Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the <i>meat</i> of a lobster,
a nut, or an egg.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb
bearing seed, . . . to you it shall be for <i>meat</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. i. 29.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Every moving thing that liveth shall be <i>meat</i>
for you.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ix. 3.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The flesh of animals used as food; esp.,
animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without
<i>meat</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, dinner; the chief
meal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Meat biscuit</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Biscuit</u>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Meat earth</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>vegetable
mold.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i> -- <col><b>Meat fly</b></col>.
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <i>Flesh fly</i>, under
<u>Flesh</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meat offering</b></col>
<i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>an offering of food, esp. of a cake made of
flour with salt and oil.</cd> -- <col><b>To go to meat</b></col>,
<cd>to go to a meal.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>To sit at meat</b></col>,
<cd>to sit at the table in taking food.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with
food.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>His shield well lined, his horses <i>meated</i>
well.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*a"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a meatus; resembling a meatus.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meat"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Fed; fattened.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having (such) meat; -- used chiefly in
composition; as, thick-<i>meated</i>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Meath</hw>, <hw>Meathe</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Mead</u>.] <def>A sweet liquor; mead.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.
Milton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meat"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of
being meaty.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meat"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no meat;
without food.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>"Leave these beggars <i>meatless</i>."</blockquote>
<i>Sir T. More.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*at"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meatus</i> +
<i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A speculum for examining a natural
passage, as the urethra.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*at"o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meatus</i> +
Gr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for cutting into
the urethra so as to enlarge its orifice.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me*a"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos>; E.
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Meatuses</b></plw> (&?;). [L., a going, passage,
fr. <i>meare</i> to go.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A natural passage or
canal; as, the external auditory <i>meatus</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Ear</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in
meat.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meaw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sea mew.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meaw</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mew</u>, to cry
as a cat.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mewl</u>,
and <u>Miaul</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mea"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 1st
<u>Measle</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Meaz"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Falling in small
drops; mistling; mizzing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Moebles</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>||Me*ca"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A rope of
hair or of maguey fiber, for tying horses, etc.</def> [Southwestern
U. S.]</p>
<p><hw>Mec`ca*wee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Mecca, in Arabia.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
native or inhabitant of Mecca.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>mécanique</i> mechanics. See <u>Mechanic</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art of the
application of the laws of motion or force to construction.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer;
one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in
shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of
structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or
instruments.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>An art quite lost with our
<i>mechanics</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> (m&esl;*kăn"&ibreve;k),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mécanique</i>, L.
<i>mechanicus</i>, Gr. <grk>mhchaniko`s</grk>, fr.
<grk>mhchanh`</grk> a machine. See <u>Machine</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having to do with the application of the laws
of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or
pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the <i>mechanic</i>
arts.</def> "These <i>mechanic</i> philosophers." <i>Ray.</i></p>
<p><blockquote><i>Mechanic</i> slaves,<BR>
With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mechanic or
artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common;
vulgar.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>To make a god, a hero, or a king<BR>
Descend to a <i>mechanic</i> dialect.</blockquote>
<i>Roscommon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Sometimes he ply'd the strong, <i>mechanic</i>
tool.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Base.</def> [Obs.] <i>Whitlock.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From
<u>Mechanic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, governed by, or in
accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the
quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from
<i>mental</i>, <i>vital</i>, <i>chemical</i>, etc.; as,
<i>mechanical</i> principles; a <i>mechanical</i> theory;
<i>mechanical</i> deposits.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a machine or to
machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as,
<i>mechanical</i> precision; <i>mechanical</i> products.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>We have also divers <i>mechanical</i>
arts.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by
will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without
special intention or reflection; as, <i>mechanical</i> singing;
<i>mechanical</i> verses; <i>mechanical</i> service.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Made and operated by interaction of forces
without a directing intelligence; as, a <i>mechanical</i>
universe.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.;
approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under
<u>Geometric</u>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Mechanical effect</b></col>, <cd>effective power; useful
work exerted, as by a machine, in a definite time.</cd> --
<col><b>Mechanical engineering</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Engineering</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical maneuvers</b></col>
<i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the application of mechanical appliances to the
mounting, dismounting, and moving of artillery.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> -
- <col><b>Mechanical philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the principles of
mechanics applied to the investigation of physical phenomena.</cd> --
<col><b>Mechanical powers</b></col>, <cd>certain simple instruments,
such as the lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the
pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the screw and the
wedge), which convert a small force acting through a great space into
a great force acting through a small space, or <i>vice versa</i>, and
are used separately or in combination.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical
solution</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a solution of a problem by any
art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means of the ruler
and compasses, or other instruments.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
mechanic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
cause to become mechanical.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
mechanical manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state
or quality of being mechanical.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech`a*ni"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mécanicien</i>. See <u>Mechanic</u>.] <def>One skilled in
the theory or construction of machines; a machinist.</def>
<i>Boyle.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan`i*co-chem"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics
and chemistry; -- said especially of those sciences which treat of
such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and
chemistry, as electricity and magnetism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*chan"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mécanique</i>.] <def>That science, or branch of applied
mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on
bodies.</def></p>
<p>&fist; That part of <i>mechanics</i> which considers the action of
forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called <i>statics</i>;
that which relates to such action in producing motion is called
<i>dynamics</i>. The term <i>mechanics</i> includes the action of
forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is
sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of
<i>solid</i> bodies only: The mechanics of <i>liquid</i> bodies is
called also <i>hydrostatics</i>, or <i>hydrodynamics</i>, according
as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of
<i>gaseous bodies</i> is called also <i>pneumatics</i>. The mechanics
of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of
obtaining from them useful results, constitutes
<i>hydraulics</i>.</p>
<p><col><b>Animal mechanics</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>that
portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of
the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most
important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones
forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power,
the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the
body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or
resistance.</cd> -- <col><b>Applied mechanics</b></col>, <cd>the
principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the
practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the
construction of machines and structures of all kinds.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mech"an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>mécanisme</i>, L. <i>mechanisma</i>. See <u>Mechanic</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The arrangement or relation of the parts of a
machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement
or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect;
as, the <i>mechanism</i> of a watch; the <i>mechanism</i> of a sewing
machine; the <i>mechanism</i> of a seed pod.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mechanical operation or action.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so
that all must be performed either by <i>mechanism</i> or
accident.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Kinematics)</i> <def>An ideal machine; a
combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered
only with regard to relative movements.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech"an*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who regards the phenomena of nature as
the effects of forces merely mechanical.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech"an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mechanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Mechanizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F.
<i>méchaniser</i>.] <def>To cause to be mechanical.</def>
<i>Shelley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mech"an*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>One of a number of
copies of anything multiplied mechanically.</def></p>
<p><! p. 907 !></p>
<p><hw>Mech`an*o*graph`ic</hw>
(m&ebreve;k`<i>a</i>n*&osl;*grăf"&ibreve;k),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Treating of
mechanics.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Written, copied, or recorded by machinery;
produced by mechanography; as, a <i>mechanographic</i> record of
changes of temperature; <i>mechanographic</i> prints.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phist</hw> (-&obreve;g"r&adot;*f&ibreve;st),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artist who, by mechanical means,
multiplies copies of works of art.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art
of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or any work of
art.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech"an*ur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + the root of &?; work.] <def>That branch
of science which treats of moving machines.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech"i*tar*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From
<i>Mechitar</i>, an Armenian., who founded the congregation in the
early part of the eighteenth century.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One
of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to
the improvement of Armenians.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mech"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of lace
made at, or originating in, <i>Mechlin</i>, in Belgium.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*cho"a*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A species of
jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root
of a species of <i>Convolvulus</i> (<i>C. Mechoacan</i>); -- so
called from <i>Michoacan</i>, in Mexico, whence it is
obtained.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meck*e"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. <i>Meckel</i>, a German
anatomist.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Meckelian cartilage</b></col>, <cd>the cartilaginous rod
which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also <i>Meckel's
cartilage</i>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Mec"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>méconate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of meconic
acid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; belonging to
the poppy, fr. &?; the poppy: cf. F. <i>méconique</i>.]
<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif.
<i>(Chem.)</i>, designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found
in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*con"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem)</i>
<def>An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a yellow amorphous
substance which is easily decomposed.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mec`o*nid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of
Gr. &?; a poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed
capsules of the poppy.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A kind of gonophore
produced by hydroids of the genus <i>Gonothyræa</i>. It has
tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains
attached by a pedicel.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mec"o*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>méconine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A substance regarded as
an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a
white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called <i>meconina</i>,
<i>meconia</i>, etc., as though it were an alkaloid.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mec`o*nin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which occurs in opium,
and which may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me*co"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;,
fr. &?; poppy.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Opium.</def>
[Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The contents of the fetal intestine;
hence, first excrement.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>médaille</i>, It. <i>medaglia</i>, fr. L. <i>metallum</i>
metal, through (assumed) LL. <i>metalleus</i> made of metal. See
<u>Metal</u>, and cf. <u>Mail</u> a piece of money.] <def>A piece of
metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to
preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person,
or to serve as a reward.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Medaled</u> (?), or <u>Medalled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Medaling</u> or <u>Medalling</u>.] <def>To honor
or reward with a medal.</def> "<i>Medaled</i> by the king."
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"al*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small
medal.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>médailliste</i>, It. <i>medaglista</i>.] [Written also
<i>medallist</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person that is skilled or curious in
medals; a collector of medals.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A designer of medals.</def>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who has gained a medal as the reward
of merit.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*dal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a medal, or to medals.</def> "Our <i>medallic</i>
history." <i>Walpole.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*dal"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>médaillion</i>, It. <i>medaglione</i>, augm. of
<i>medaglia</i>. See <u>Medal</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large medal or memorial coin.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square)
tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"al*ur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Medal</i> +
the root of Gr. &?; work.] <def>The art of making and striking medals
and coins.</def> [Written also <i>medallurgy</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Med"dle`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Meddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Meddling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>medlen</i> to mix, OF. <i>medler</i>,
<i>mesler</i>, F. <i>mêler</i>, LL. <i>misculare</i>, a dim.
fr. L. <i>miscere</i> to mix. √271. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf.
<u>Medley</u>, <u>Mellay</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>More to know<BR>
Did never <i>meddle</i> with my thoughts.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self; to have
to do; -- in a good sense.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Study to be quiet, and to <i>meddle</i> with your own
business.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self
unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self
improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub
another's property without permission; -- often followed by
<i>with</i> or <i>in</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Why shouldst thou <i>meddle</i> to thy
hurt?</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xiv. 10.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The civil lawyers . . . have <i>meddled</i> in a
matter that belongs not to them.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To meddle and make</b></col>, <cd>to intrude one's self
into another person's concerns.</cd> [Archaic] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.</p>
<p><hw>Med"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix; to
mingle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>"Wine <i>meddled</i> with gall."</blockquote>
<i>Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who meddles;
one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no
concern; an officious person; a busybody.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"dle*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to
meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously
intrusive.</def> -- <wf>Med"dle*some*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Med"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Meddlesome.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"dling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a meddling
manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mede</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Media in Asia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mede</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See lst & 2d <u>Mead</u>,
and <u>Meed</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>||Me"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Medium</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me"di*a</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Mediæ</b></plw> (-ē). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i>
middle.] <i>(Phonetics)</i> <def>One of the sonant mutes β,
δ, γ (<i>b</i>, <i>d</i>, <i>g</i>), in Greek, or of
their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate
between the <i>tenues</i>, π, τ, κ (<i>p</i>, <i>t</i>,
<i>k</i>), and the <i>aspiratæ</i> (aspirates) φ, θ,
χ (<i>ph</i> or <i>f</i>, <i>th</i>, <i>ch</i>). Also called
<i>middle mute</i>, or <i>medial</i>, and sometimes <i>soft
mute</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*a*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or
quality of being mediate.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medius</i> middle + <i>aevum</i> age. See <u>Middle</u>, and
<u>Age</u>.] <def>Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as,
<i>mediæval</i> architecture.</def> [Written also
<i>medieval</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and
practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Ages.</def>
[Written also <i>medievalism</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one
in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages.</def>
[Written also <i>medievalist</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the
manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with
mediævalism.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*æ"vals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The
people who lived in the Middle Ages.</def> <i>Ruskin.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medialis</i>,
fr. <i>medius</i> middle: cf. F. <i>médial</i>. See
<u>Middle</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as,
<i>medial</i> alligation.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phonetics)</i>
<def>See 2d <u>Media</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me"di*a*lu"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>media
luna</i> half-moon.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Half-
moon</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medianus</i>,
fr. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Medial</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a
<i>median</i> groove.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Situated in the
middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and
left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; as, <i>median</i>
coverts.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Median line</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<cd>Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either of the lines in
which the mesial plane meets the surface of the body.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Geom.)</i> <cd>The line drawn from an angle
of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side; any line having the
nature of a diameter.</cd> -- <col><b>Median plane</b></col>
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the mesial plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Median
point</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the point where the three median
lines of a triangle mutually intersect.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A
median line or point.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medians</i>,
p. p. of <i>mediare</i> to halve: cf. It. <i>mediante</i>, F.
<i>médiante</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The third above the
keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the
tonic and dominant into two thirds.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*as*ti"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Me`di*as"tine</hw> (?), <hw>||Me`di*as*ti"num</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mediastinum</i>, fr. L. <i>medius</i>
middle; cf. <i>mediastinus</i> helper, a menial servant, LL.
<i>mediastinus</i> equiv. to <i>medius</i>: cf F.
<i>médiastin</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A partition; a septum;
specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between
them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space
included between these folds of the pleura, called the <i>mediastinal
space</i>, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and
great blood vessels.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediatus</i>,
p. p. of <i>mediare</i>, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle.
See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. <u>Moiety</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being
between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening;
intermediate.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Acting by means, or by an intervening
cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering
through an intervening agent or condition.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Gained or effected by a medium or
condition.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>An act of <i>mediate</i> knowledge is
complex.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Mediated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Mediating</u>.] [LL. <i>mediatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mediare</i> to
mediate. See <u>Mediate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be in the middle, or between two; to
intervene.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interpose between parties, as the equal
friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or
agreement; as, to <i>mediate</i> between nations.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a
mediator, instrument, or means; as, to <i>mediate</i> a
peace.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To divide into two equal parts.</def> [R.]
<i>Holder.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or
primarily; by means; -- opposed to <i>immediately</i>.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>God worketh all things amongst us
<i>mediately</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>The king grants a manor to A, and A grants a portion
of it to B. In this case. B holds his lands immediately of A, but
<i>mediately</i> of the king.</blockquote> <i>Blakstone.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being mediate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>mediacioun</i>, F. <i>médiation</i>. See <u>Mediate</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mediating;
action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary
condition, means, or instrument; interposition;
intervention.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The soul [acts] by the <i>mediation</i> of these
passions.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, agency between
parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for
another; intercession.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to
mediation; used in mediation; as, <i>mediative</i> efforts.</def>
<i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*at`i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>médiatisation</i>.] <def>The act of mediatizing.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*a*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mediatized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Mediatizing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>médiatiser</i>.]
<def>To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate
position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during
the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while
allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The misfortune of being a <i>mediatized</i>
prince.</blockquote> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mediator</i>: cf. E. <i>médiateur</i>.] <def>One who
mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance
for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>For there is one God, and one <i>mediator</i> between
God and men, the man Christ Jesus.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. ii.
5.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*a*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; as, a
<i>mediatorial</i> office.</def> -- <wf>Me`di*a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>
<p><blockquote>My measures were . . . healing and
<i>mediatorial</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
office or character of a mediator.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Mediatorial.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Me`di*a"tress</hw> (?), <hw>Me`di*a*"trix</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediatrix</i>, f. of <i>mediator</i>: cf.
F. <i>médiatrice</i>.] <def>A female mediator.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medica</i>, Gr.
&?; (sc. &?;) a kind of clover introduced from <i>Media</i>, from &?;
Median.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A leguminous plant of the genus
<i>Medicago</i>. The black medic is the <i>Medicago lupulina</i>; the
purple medic, or lucern, is <i>M. sativa</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicus</i>.]
<def>Medical.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medicabilis</i>, from <i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>, to heal,
fr. <i>medicus</i> physician. See <u>Medical</u>.] <def>Capable of
being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>medicalis</i>, L. <i>medicus</i> belonging to healing, fr.
<i>mederi</i> to heal; cf. Zend <i>madha</i> medical science, wisdom,
Gr. &?; to learn, E. <i>mind</i>: cf. F. <i>médical</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having to do with,
the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the
<i>medical</i> profession; <i>medical</i> services; a <i>medical</i>
dictionary; <i>medical</i> jurisprudence.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing medicine; used in medicine;
medicinal; as, the <i>medical</i> properties of a plant.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a medical
manner; with reference to healing, or to the principles of the
healing art.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medicamentum</i>, fr. <i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>, to heal:
cf. F. <i>médicament</i>. See <u>Medicable</u>.] <def>Anything
used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing
application.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med`ica*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to medicaments or healing applications; having the
qualities of medicaments.</def> -- <wf>Med`ica*men"tal*ly</wf>, adv.
</p>
<p><hw>Med"i*cas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>médicastre</i>. See <u>Medical</u>.] <def>A quack.</def>
[R.] <i>Whitlock.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Medicated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Medicating</u> (?).] [L. <i>medicatus</i>, p. p. of
<i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>. See <u>Medicable</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To tincture or impregnate with anything
medicinal; to drug.</def> "<i>Medicated</i> waters."
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat with medicine.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med`i*ca"tion</hw> (?), [L. <i>medicatio</i>: cf. F.
<i>médication</i>.] <def>The act or process of
medicating.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Medicinal;
acting like a medicine.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med`i*ce"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating
to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the <i>Medicean</i>
Venus.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Medicean planets</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a name
given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Me*dic"i*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Medicinal;
having the power of healing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medicinalis</i>: cf. F. <i>médicinal</i>. See
<u>Medicine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having curative or
palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily
disorders; as, <i>medicinal</i> tinctures, plants, or
springs.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees<BR>
Their <i>medicinal</i> gum.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to medicine;
medical.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
medicinal manner.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicina</i>
(sc. <i>ars</i>), fr. <i>medicinus</i> medical, fr. <i>medicus</i>:
cf. F. <i>médecine</i>. See <u>Medical</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science which relates to the prevention,
cure, or alleviation of disease.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any substance administered in the
treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>By <i>medicine</i>, life may be
prolonged.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A philter or love potion.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [F. <i>médecin</i>.] <def>A
physician.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><col><b>Medicine bag</b></col>, <cd>a charm; -- so called among
the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.</cd> --
<col><b>Medicine man</b></col> (among the North American Indians),
<cd>a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits,
and regulate the weather by the arts of magic.</cd> --
<col><b>Medicine seal</b></col>, <cd>a small gem or paste engraved
with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by
Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give medicine
to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.</def>
"<i>Medicine</i> thee to that sweet sleep." <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med`i*co-le"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med`i*com"mis*sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medius</i> middle + E. <i>commissure</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A
large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the brain; the
middle or soft commissure.</def> <i>B. G. Wildex.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Med`i*cor"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Medicornua</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle +
<i>cornu</i> horn.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle or inferior horn
of each lateral ventricle of the brain.</def> <i>B. G.
Wilder.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Science of
medicine.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Me*di"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medietas</i>.] <def>The middle part; half; moiety.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Me`di*e"val</hw>, <hw>Me`di*e"val*ism</hw>,
<hw>Me`di*e"val*ist</hw> }. <def>Same as <u>Medi&?;val</u>,
<u>Medi&?;valism</u>, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*di"na ep"och</hw> (?). [From <i>Medina</i> in New York.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A subdivision of the Niagara period in the
American upper Silurian, characterized by the formations known as the
Oneida conglomerate, and the Medina sandstone. See the <i>Chart</i>
of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>
<p><! p. 908 !></p>
<p><hw>Me*di"no</hw> (m&esl;*dē"n&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Same as <u>Para</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*o`cral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Mediocre.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw> (mē"d&ibreve;*ō`k&etilde;r),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>médiocre</i>, L. <i>mediocris</i>,
fr. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Mid</u>.] <def>Of a middle quality;
of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent;
ordinary.</def> " A very <i>mediocre</i> poet." <i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A mediocre person.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A young monk who was excused from
performing a portion of a monk's duties.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*o`crist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mediocre
person.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Me`di*oc"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>médiocrité</i>, L. <i>mediocritas</i>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being mediocre; a middle
state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.</def> "A
<i>mediocrity</i> of success." <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderation; temperance.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hooker.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medius</i> middle + E. <i>stapedial</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in
some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the
columella.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The mediostapedial part
of the columella.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me`di*ox"u*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medioxumus</i> middlemost.] <def>Intermediate.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*tance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Meditation.</def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meditated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Meditating</u>.] [L. <i>meditatus</i>, p. p. of
<i>meditari</i> to meditate; cf. Gr. &?; to learn, E. <i>mind</i>.]
<def>To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on
anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to
reflect.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>In his law doth he <i>meditate</i> day and
night.</blockquote> <i>Ps. i. 2.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.</def>
"Blessed is the man that doth <i>meditate</i> good things."
<i>Ecclus. xiv. 20.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan
by revolving in the mind; as, to <i>meditate</i> a war.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>I <i>meditate</i> to pass the remainder of life in a
state of undisturbed repose.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study. -- To
<u>Meditate</u>, <u>Contemplate</u>, <u>Intend</u>. We
<i>meditate</i> a design when we are looking out or waiting for the
means of its accomplishment; we <i>contemplate</i> it when the means
are at hand, and our decision is nearly or quite made. To
<i>intend</i> is stronger, implying that we have decided to act when
an opportunity may offer. A general <i>meditates</i> an attack upon
the enemy; he <i>contemplates</i> or <i>intends</i> undertaking it at
the earliest convenient season.</p>
<p><hw>Med`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>meditacioun</i>, F. <i>méditation</i>, fr. L.
<i>meditatio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of meditating;
close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in
the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Let the words of my mouth and the <i>meditation</i> of
my heart be acceptable in thy sight.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xix.
14.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Thought; -- without regard to kind.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>With wings as swift<BR>
As <i>meditation</i> or the thoughts of love.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*ta`tist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is given
to meditation.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"i*ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>meditativus</i>: cf. F. <i>méditatif</i>.] <def>Disposed to
meditate, or to meditation; as, a <i>meditative</i> man; a
<i>meditative</i> mood.</def> -- <wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>mediterraneus</i>; <i>medius</i> middle + <i>terra</i> land. See
<u>Mid</u>, and <u>Terrace</u>.]</p>
<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land;
as, the <i>Mediterranean</i> Sea, between Europe and
Africa.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inland; remote from the ocean.</def>
[Obs.]</p>
<p><blockquote>Cities, as well <i>mediterranean</i> as
maritime.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea;
as, <i>Mediterranean</i> trade; a <i>Mediterranean</i>
voyage.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inland.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Media</b></plw> (#), <plw><b>E</b></plw>.
<plw><b>Mediums</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>medium</i> the middle, fr.
<i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. <u>Medius</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which lies in the middle, or between
other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Middle place or degree; mean.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>The just <i>medium</i> . . . lies between pride and
abjection.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>See <u>Mean</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The mean or middle term of a
syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into
connection.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A substance through which an effect is
transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common
<i>medium</i> of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or
action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or
by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on;
specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person
through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and
transmitted.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Whether any other liquors, being made <i>mediums</i>,
cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>I must bring together<BR>
All these extremes; and must remove all <i>mediums</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Denham.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An average.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><blockquote>A <i>medium</i> of six years of war, and six years of
peace.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trade name for printing and writing
paper of certain sizes. See <u>Paper</u>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>The liquid vehicle with
which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Circulating medium</b></col>, <cd>a current medium of
exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes.</cd> --
<col><b>Ethereal medium</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>the
ether.</cd> -- <col><b>Medium of exchange</b></col>, <cd>that which
is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current
representatives of money.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a middle
position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of
<i>medium</i> size; a decoction of <i>medium</i> strength.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"di*um-sized`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a
medium size; as, a <i>medium-sized</i> man.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me"di*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Medii</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle. See
<u>Medium</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The third or middle finger; the
third digit, or that which corresponds to it.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>medler</i>
medlar tree, OF. <i>meslier</i>, F. <i>néflier</i>, L.
<i>mespilum</i>, <i>mespilus</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf.
<u>Naseberry</u>.] <def>A tree of the genus <i>Mespilus</i> (<i>M.
Germanica</i>); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something
like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the
flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to
decay.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Japan medlar</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the loquat. See
<u>Loquat</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Neapolitan medlar</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of thorn tree (<i>Cratægus
Azarolus</i>); also, its fruit.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Med"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Meddle</u>.]
<def>To mix; to mingle; to meddle.</def> [Written also <i>medly</i>.]
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Medleys</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>medlee</i>, OF.
<i>meslée</i>, <i>medlée</i>, <i>mellée</i>, F.
<i>mêlée</i>. See <u>Meddle</u>, and cf.
<u>MelÉe</u>, <u>Mellay</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually
inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used
contemptuously.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>This <i>medley</i> of philosophy and war.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>
<p><blockquote>Love is a <i>medley</i> of endearments, jars,<BR>
Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.</blockquote> <i>W. Walsh.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a
brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Holland.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition of passages
detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.</def></p>
<p>&fist; <i>Medley</i> is usually applied to vocal, <i>potpourri</i>
to instrumental, compositions.</p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A cloth of mixed colors.</def>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"ley</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Mixed; of mixed material or color.</def> [Obs.] "A
<i>medlé coat</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mingled; confused.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>
<p><hw>Med"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Medle</u>.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>
<p><hw>||Mé`doc"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.
<u>Mayduke</u>.] <def>A class of claret wines, including several
varieties, from the district of Médoc in the department of
Gironde.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"re*gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>See <u>Bonito</u>, 3.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"rick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of gull or tern.</def> [Prov.]
<i>Lowell.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me*dul"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Marrow; pith; hence, essence.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The marrow of bones; the
deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the <i>medulla</i>, or
medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula
oblongata.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A soft tissue, occupying the
center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith.</def></p>
<p><col><b>||Medulla oblongata</b></col>. [L., oblong medulla]
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the posterior part of the brain connected with
the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum
and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It
controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other
functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also
<i>bulb of the spinal cord</i>. See <u>Brain</u>.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Me*dul"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Medullary</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Med"ul*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>medullaris</i>, fr. <i>medulla</i> marrow: cf. F.
<i>médullaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling,
marrow or medulla.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to the
medula oblongata.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Filled with spongy pith;
pithy.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Medullary groove</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a groove,
in the epiblast of the vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which
unite, making a tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and
spinal cord are developed.</cd> -- <col><b>Medullary rays</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the rays of cellular tissue seen in a transverse
section of exogenous wood, which pass from the pith to the bark.</cd>
-- <col><b>Medullary sheath</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the layer
of white semifluid substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath
and axis cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Me*dul"la*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath;
as, a <i>medullated</i> nerve fiber.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*dul"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>médulline</i>.] <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of
lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of certain plants.
Cf. <u>Lignin</u>, and <u>Cellulose</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me*du"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The Gorgon; or one of
the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who
looked upon her were turned into stone.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Medusae</b></plw> (&?;).]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any free swimming acaleph; a
jellyfish.</def></p>
<p>&fist; The larger <i>medusæ</i> belong to the Discophora,
and are sometimes called <i>covered-eyed medusæ</i>; others,
known as <i>naked-eyed medusæ</i>, belong to the Hydroidea, and
are usually developed by budding from hydroids. See
<u>Discophora</u>, <u>Hydroidea</u>, and <u>Hydromedusa</u>.</p>
<p><col><b>Medusa bud</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>one of the
buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa.
See <u>Athecata</u>, and <u>Gonotheca</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Medusa's
head</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>An
astrophyton</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>A cluster
of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star
Algol.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Me*du"si*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>A medusa.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*du"si*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Medusa</i> +
<i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Resembling a medusa in shape
or structure.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*du"soid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Medusa</i> +
<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like a medusa; having the
fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; --
said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sessile gonophore. See <i>Illust.</i>
under <u>Gonosome</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meech</hw> (mēch), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Mich</u>.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p>
<p><hw>Meed</hw> (mēd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mede</i>,
AS. <i>mēd</i>, <i>meord</i>; akin to OS. <i>mēda</i>,
OHG. <i>miata</i>, <i>mieta</i>, G. <i>miethe</i> hire, Goth.
<i>mizdō</i> reward, Bohem. & Russ. <i>mzda</i>, Gr.
<grk>mistho`s</grk>, Skr. <i>mīdha</i>. √276.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is bestowed or rendered in
consideration of merit; reward; recompense.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>A rosy garland was the victor's
<i>meed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Merit or desert; worth.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>My <i>meed</i> hath got me fame.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gift; also, a bride.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meed</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
reward; to repay.</def> [Obs.] <i>Waytt.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deserve; to merit.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Heywood.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meed"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of meed,
reward, or recompense; meritorious.</def> "<i>Meedful</i> works."
<i>Wiclif.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meed"ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to
merit; suitably.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meek</hw> (mēk), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Meeker</u> (-&etilde;r);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Meekest</u>.] [OE. <i>mek</i>,
<i>meoc</i>; akin to Icel. <i>mj&?;kr</i> mild, soft, Sw.
<i>mjuk</i>, Dan. <i>myg</i>, D. <i>muik</i>, Goth.
<i>muka</i>mōdei gentleness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mild of
temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not
vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Now the man Moses was very <i>meek</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Num. xii. 3.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Evincing mildness of temper, or patience;
characterized by mildness or patience; as, a <i>meek</i> answer; a
<i>meek</i> face.</def> "Her <i>meek</i> prayer."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;
humble. See <u>Gentle</u>.</p>
<p>{ <hw>Meek</hw>, <hw>Meek"en</hw> (-'n) }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
<def>To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meek"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a meek
manner.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meek"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being meek.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meer</hw> (mēr), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Simple;
unmixed. See <u>Mere</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p>
<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mere</u>, a
lake.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boundary. See
<u>Mere</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Meer"kat</hw> (mēr"kăt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[D.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South African carnivore (<i>Cynictis
penicillata</i>), allied to the ichneumons.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meer"schaum</hw> (mēr"sh&add;m; 277),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., lit., sea foam; <i>meer</i> sea +
<i>schaum</i> foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name
<i>myrsen</i>. Cf. <u>Mere</u> a lake, and <u>Scum</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fine white claylike mineral,
soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a
hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor.
It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called
<i>sepiolite</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tobacco pipe made of this
mineral.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meet</hw> (mēt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Met</u> (m&ebreve;t); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Meeting</u>.] [OE. <i>meten</i>, AS.
<i>mētan</i>, fr. <i>mōt</i>, <i>gemōt</i>, a
meeting; akin to OS. <i>mōtian</i> to meet, Icel.
<i>mæta</i>, Goth. <i>gamōtjan</i>. See <u>Moot</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To join, or come in
contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an
opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as
distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come in collision with; to confront in
conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they <i>met</i> the enemy and
defeated them; the ship <i>met</i> opposing winds and
currents.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To come into the presence of without
contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the
perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to <i>meet</i> a train
at a junction; to <i>meet</i> carriages or persons in the street; to
<i>meet</i> friends at a party; sweet sounds <i>met</i> the
ear.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>His daughter came out to <i>meet</i> him.</blockquote>
<i>Judg. xi. 34.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to
have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the
eye <i>met</i> a horrid sight; he <i>met</i> his fate.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,<BR>
Which <i>meets</i> contempt, or which compassion first.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To come up to; to be even with; to equal;
to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to <i>meet</i> one's
expectations; the supply <i>meets</i> the demand.</def></p>
<p><col><b>To meet half way</b></col>, <cd>literally, to go half the
distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to
yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a
compromise or reconciliation with.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into
proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come
face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we <i>met</i> in the
street; two lines <i>meet</i> so as to form an angle.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>O, when <i>meet</i> now<BR>
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come together with hostile purpose; to
have an encounter or conflict.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>Weapons more violent, when next we <i>meet</i>,<BR>
May serve to better us and worse our foes.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To assemble together; to congregate; as,
Congress <i>meets</i> on the first Monday of December.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>They . . . appointed a day to <i>meet</i>
together.</blockquote> <i>2. Macc. xiv. 21.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To come together by mutual concessions;
hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.</def></p>
<p><col><b>To meet with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To light
upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the sense of
unexpectedness.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>We <i>met with</i> many things worthy of
observation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To join; to unite in company.</cd>
<i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To suffer unexpectedly; as, to
<i>meet with</i> a fall; to <i>meet with</i> a loss.</cd>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To encounter; to be subjected to.</cd></p>
<p><blockquote>Prepare <i>to meet with</i> more than brutal fury<BR>
From the fierce prince.</blockquote> <i>Rowe.</i></p>
<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To obviate.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assembling together;
esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who
so assemble, and the place of meeting.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mete</i> fitting,
moderate, scanty, AS. <i>m&aemacr;te</i> moderate; akin to
<i>gemet</i> fit, meet, <i>metan</i> to mete, and G.
<i>mässig</i> moderate, <i>gemäss</i> fitting. See
<u>Mete</u>.] <def>Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified;
convenient.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>It was <i>meet</i> that we should make
merry.</blockquote> <i>Luke xv. 32.</i></p>
<p><col><b>To be meet with</b></col>, <cd>to be even with; to be
equal to.</cd> [Obs.]</p>
<p><! p. 909 !></p>
<p><hw>Meet</hw> (mēt), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Meetly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meet"en</hw> (mēt"'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
render fit.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Meet"er</hw> (mēt"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>One who meets.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meeth</hw> (mēth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mead. See
<u>Meathe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meet"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
coming together; an assembling; as, the <i>meeting</i> of
Congress.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A junction, crossing, or union; as, the
<i>meeting</i> of the roads or of two rivers.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A congregation; a collection of people; a
convention; as, a large <i>meeting</i>; an harmonious
<i>meeting</i>.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An assembly for worship; as, to attend
<i>meeting</i> on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and
disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.</def></p>
<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Conference; assembly; company; convention;
congregation; junction; confluence; union.</p>
<p><hw>Meet"ing*house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house
used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to
a house so used by Dissenters.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meet"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Fitly; suitably;
properly.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meet"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Fitness;
suitableness; propriety.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Meg-</hw> (m&ebreve;g-), <hw>Meg"a</hw> (m&ebreve;g"&adot;-
), <hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> (-l&osl;-) }. [Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, gen.
<grk>mega`loy</grk>, great.] <def>Combining forms signifying:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Great, extended, powerful; as, <i>mega</i>scope,
<i>mega</i>cosm.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Metric System, Elec.,
Mech., etc.)</i> <def>A million times, a million of; as,
<i>mega</i>meter, a million meters; <i>mega</i>farad, a million
farads; <i>meg</i>ohm, a million ohms.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Meg`a*ce*phal"ic</hw>
(m&ebreve;g`&adot;*s&esl;*făl"&ibreve;k),
<hw>Meg`a*ceph"a*lous</hw> (-s&ebreve;f"&adot;*lŭs) },
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.]
<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to
plants when they have large flower heads.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me*gac"e*ros</hw> (m&esl;*găs"&esl;*r&obreve;s),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great +
<grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The Irish
elk.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*chile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr.
&?; lip.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A leaf-cutting bee of the genus
<i>Megachilus</i>. See <i>Leaf cutter</i>, under
<u>Leaf</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr.
&?; world.] <def>See <u>Macrocosm</u>.</def> <i>Croft.</i></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*cou`lomb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>coulomb</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million coulombs.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr.
&?; skin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of Old
World blood-sucking bats of the genus <i>Megaderma</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*dyne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>dyne</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of
force, amounting to one million dynes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*far`ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of
electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a
macrofarad.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*lerg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-</i> +
<i>erg</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A million ergs; a
megerg.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*le"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Megalesius</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>Mega`lh</grk> the Great, a surname of
Cybele, the Magna Mater.] <def>Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele;
as, the <i>Megalesian</i> games at Rome.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*leth"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-
</i> + <i>alethoscope</i>.] <def>An optical apparatus in which
pictures are viewed through a large lens with stereoptical effects.
It is often combined with the stereoscope.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>-
lith</i>; cf. F. <i>mégalithe</i>.] <def>A large stone;
especially, a large stone used in ancient building.</def> --
<wf>Meg`a*lith"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Meg-</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*lo*cyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-</i> +
Gr. &?; a hollow vessel.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A large, flattened
corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in
considerable numbers in the blood in profound anæmia.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
<i>megalo-</i> + <i>mania</i>.] <i>(Pathol.)</i> <def>A form of
mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose
delusions.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Meg`a*lon"yx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>'o`nyx</grk>
claw.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct quaternary mammal, of great
size, allied to the sloth.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*loph"o*nous</hw>
(m&ebreve;g`&adot;*l&obreve;f"&osl;*nŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Megalo-</i> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.] <def>Having a loud
voice.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"o*lis</hw> (-l&obreve;p"&osl;*l&ibreve;s),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>megalo`polis</grk>;
<grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>po`lis</grk>
city.] <def>A chief city; a metropolis.</def> [R.]</p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*lops</hw> (m&ebreve;g"&adot;*l&obreve;ps),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>-
a`loy</grk>, large + <grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A larva, in a stage following the zoëa,
in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and
abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long,
and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large fish; the tarpum.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"sy*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-
</i> + Gr. &?; soul, mind.] <def>Greatness of soul.</def> [Obs. &
R.]</p>
<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*lo*saur`</hw> (?), <hw>||Meg`a*lo*sau"rus</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>megalosaurus</i>, fr. Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>say^ros</grk>
lizard: cf. F. <i>mégalosaure</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A
gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found
in England and elsewhere.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*gam"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>mégamètre</i>.]
<i>(Physics)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for
determining longitude by observation of the stars.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A micrometer.</def> [R.]
<i>Knight.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Meg"a*me`tre</hw> } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>meter</i>, <i>metre</i>, n.,
2.] <def>In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand
kilometers.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`am`père"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-
</i> + <i>ampère</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million
ampères.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr.
<grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.] <def>A device to magnify sound, or direct it
in a given direction in a greater volume, such as a very large funnel
used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me*gaph"y*ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant.] <i>(Paleon.)</i>
<def>An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or
fronds.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr.
<grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds
of the genera <i>Megapodius</i> and <i>Leipoa</i>, inhabiting
Australia and other Pacific islands. See <i>Jungle fowl</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> under <u>Jungle</u>, and <u>Leipoa</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*gap"o*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.] <def>A
metropolis.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Me*ga"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gar"ic</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city
of ancient Greece.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Megarian</b></col>, or <col><b>Megaric</b></col>,
<col><b>school</b></col>, <cd>a school of philosophy established at
Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable
for its logical subtlety.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>-scope</i>: cf. F. <i>mégascope</i>.] <def>A modification
of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an
opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being
used.</def> [archaic] </p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*seme</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr.
&?; sing, mark: cf. F. <i>mégasème</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits
narrow transversely; -- opposed to <i>microseme</i>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Me"gass"</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gasse"</hw> },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Bagasse</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"as*thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sthe`nos</grk> strength.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a group which includes the higher
orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical
characteristic.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`as*then"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a typically large size; belonging to
the megasthenes.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"a*stome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a group of univalve shells, having a
large aperture or mouth.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*there</hw> (?), <hw>||Meg`a*the"ri*um</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>megatherium</i>, fr. Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>thyri`on</grk> beast.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied
to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South
America.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*the"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Megatherium</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>One of a
family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes
the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*volt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>volt</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of
electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg`a*we"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>weber</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million webers.</def></p>
<p><hw>Meg"erg`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>erg</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of
work, amounting to one million ergs; -- called also
<i>megalerg</i>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Me*gilp"</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gilph"</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A gelatinous compound of
linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for
colors.</def> [Written also <i>magilp</i>, and <i>magilph</i>.]</p>
<p><hw>Meg"ohm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> +
<i>ohm</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of
electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"grim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>migrim</i>,
<i>migrene</i>, F. <i>migraine</i>, LL. <i>hemigrania</i>, L.
<i>hemicrania</i>, <i>hemicranium</i>, Gr. <grk>"hmikrani`a</grk>;
<grk>"hmi-</grk> half + <grk>krani`on</grk> skull. See <u>Hemi-</u>
and <u>Cranium</u>, and cf. <u>Hemicrania</u>, <u>Migraine</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually
periodical and confined to one side of the head.</def></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp.,
in the plural, lowness of spirits.</def></p>
<p><blockquote>These are his <i>megrims</i>, firks, and
melancholies.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A sudden vertigo
in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an
excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy.</def>
<i>Youatt.</i></p>
<p><hw>Me"grim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.]
<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The British smooth sole, or scaldfish
(<i>Psetta arnoglossa</i>).</def></p>
<p><hw>Mei*bo"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, <i>Meibomius</i>.</def></p>
<p><col><b>Meibomian glands</b></col>, <cd>the slender sebaceous
glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in
the edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate the
adjacent parts.</cd></p>
<p><hw>Meine</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Menge</u>.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mein"e</hw>, <hw>Mein"y</hw>, (&?;), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OF. <i>maisniée</i>, <i>maisnie</i>. See <u>Menial</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A family, including servants, etc.;
household; retinue; train.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Shak.</i></p>
<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Company; band; army.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>
<p><hw>Mei"o*cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>See <u>Miocene</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mei"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller. So called in a allusion to the low
pyramids of the crystals.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A member of the
scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near
Naples.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mei*o"sis</hw> (m&isl;*ō"s&ibreve;s),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mei`wsis</grk>, fr.
<grk>meioy^n</grk> to make smaller, from <grk>mei`wn</grk>. See
<u>Meionite</u>.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>Diminution; a species of
hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really
is.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mei`o*stem"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller + &?; warp, thread.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Meis"ter*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.]
<def>See <u>Mastersinger</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mekh"i*tar*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.
Hist.)</i> <def>See <u>Mechitarist</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*lac"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>me`las</grk> black + &?; dust.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An earthy
black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other
ores.</def></p>
<p>{ <hw>||Me*la"da</hw> (?), <hw>||Me*la"do</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop. p. p. of <i>melar</i> to sugar,
candy, fr. L. <i>mel</i> honey. See <u>Molasses</u>.] <def>A mixture
of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without
being drained.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Me*læ"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>me`las</grk>, m., <grk>me`laina</grk>, f., black.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of
altered blood.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mel"ain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Melæna</u>.] <def>The dark coloring matter of the liquid of
the cuttlefish.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*lai"no*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Melanotype</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me"lam</hw> (mē"lăm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.
F. <i>mélam</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white or buff-colored
granular powder, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N<sub>11</sub>, obtained
by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.</def></p>
<p><hw>Me*lam"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A strong nitrogenous base,
C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>N<sub>6</sub>, produced from several
cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance, --
formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of
<i>melam</i>. Called also <i>cyanuramide</i>.</def></p>
<p><hw>Mel"am*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>melampo`dion</grk>; of uncertain origin.] <def>The black
hellebore.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>
<p>{ <hw>Mel`am*py"rin</hw> (?), <hw>Mel`am*py"rite</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Melampyrum</i> cowwheat; Gr.
<grk>me`las</grk> black + <grk>pyro`s</grk> wheat.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in
the leaves of cowwheat (<i>Melampyrum</i>). See
<u>Dulcite</u>.</def></p>
<p><hw>||Mel`a*næ"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>a"i^ma&