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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>
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