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<p><centered><point26>M.</point26></centered></p>

<p><hw>M</hw> <pr>(<ecr/m)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the <xex>labio-nasal</xex> consonant. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 178-180, 242.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>    The letter M came into English from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further derived from the Ph<oe/nician, and ultimately, it is believed, from the Egyptian. Etymologically M is related to <xex>n</xex>, in li<xex>me</xex>, li<xex>n</xex>den; <xex>emm</xex>et, a<it>n</it>t; also to <xex>b</xex>.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>    M is readily followed by <xex>b</xex> and <xex>p</xex>. the position of the lips in the formation of both letters being the same. The relation of <xex>b</xex> and <xex>m</xex> is the same as that of <xex>d</xex> and <xex>t</xex> to <xex>n</xex>. and that of <xex>g</xex> and <xex>k</xex> to <xex>ng</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>M</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written also <asp>em</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(law)</fld> <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><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><col><b>M roof</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <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><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>M-1</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A semiautomatic rifle which was standard issue to infantrymen in the United States Army in the mid-20th century.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Garand rifle, Garand, M-1 rifle.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>M1</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The narrowest measure of the money supply, comprising the currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>M2</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A measure of the money supply broader than M1 but narrower than M3, comprising M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>M3</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A broad measure of the money supply, comprising M2 plus deposits at nonbanks such as savings and loan associations.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma</hw> <pr>(m<aum/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mamma</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A child's word for <sig>mother</sig>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Hind.]</ety> <def>In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.</def> <au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>But; -- used in cautionary phrases; <as>as, \'bdVivace, <ex>ma</ex> non troppo presto\'b8 (i. e., lively, <xex>but</xex> not too quick)</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Maa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>New</er> a gull.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common European gull (<spn>Larus canus</spn>); -- called also <altname>mar</altname>. See <er>New</er>, a gull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Maad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Make</er>.</mord> <def>Made.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Maa"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The sparrow hawk.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The kestrel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Maalox</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trademark for an antacid.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma'am</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of <xex>madam</xex> often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dame, madam, madame, lady, gentlewoman.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma"a*ra shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (<spn>Turbo margaritaceus</spn>), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*ash"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Maat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Dejected; sorrowful; downcast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSo piteous and so <xex>maat</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mab</hw> <pr>(m<acr/b)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>mad</ets> a male child, a boy.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A slattern.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[capitalized]</mark> <def>The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mab"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wrap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mab"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*bo"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of persimmon tree (<spn>Diospyros discolor</spn>) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Shortened form of <altname>Macintosh</altname>, a brand name for a personal computer; <as>as, the latest <ex>Mac</ex> has great new features</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gael., son.]</ety> <def>A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying <sig>son</sig>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mac</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shortened form of <altname>mackintosh</altname>, a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mackintosh, mac, mack.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>macabre</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*k<aum/"b<etil/r)</pr> <pos>adj.</pos>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>portraying human injury or death in a way so as to inspiring shock or horror; gruesome; ghastly; <as>as, <ex>macabre</ex> tortures conceived by madmen</as>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>macaber</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ghastly, grisly, gruesome, lurid.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to or portraying the grim aspects of death, or the allegorical <cref>dance of death</cref>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Macaca</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of macaques including the  rhesus monkey (<spn>Macaca mulatta</spn>), much used in laboratory biomedical research.  Formerly called <altname>Macacus</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Macaca</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Macaca mulatta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rhesus monkey of South Asia; used in medical research.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rhesus, rhesus monkey.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Macaca radiata</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Indian macaque with a bonnetlike tuft of hair.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown monkey.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Macaca sylvana</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Barbary ape, a tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of Northwest Africa and Gibralter.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*ca"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Pg. <ets>macaco</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (<spn>Lemur macaco</spn>), and the ring-tailed lemur (<spn>L. catta</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*ca"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., a word of African origin.  Cf. <er>Macaco</er>, <er>Macaque</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies, now usually called <altname>Macaca</altname>.  They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.  See also <er>Macaca</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>macadam</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The broken stone used in macadamized roadways.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tartarmac, macadam.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>macadam</hw> <hw>macadamized</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>paved with macadam{2}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> asphalt, tarmac, tarmacadam.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>macadamia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any tree of the genus <gen>Macadamia</gen>, especially <spn>Macadamia ternifolia</spn>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> macadamia tree.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A <er>macadamia nut</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>macadamia nut</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hard-shelled nut of the <spn>Macadamia ternifolia</spn>, or the delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are produced in Hawaii and sold commercially.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process or act of macadamizing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac*ad"am*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Macadamized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Macadamizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <person>John Loudon <etsep>McAdam</etsep></person>, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.]</ety> <def>To cover, as a road, or street, parking lot, playground, or other flat area, with <er>macadam</er>, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tarmac.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac*ad"am road`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Macadamize</er>.]</ety> <def>A macadamized road.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>macamba</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tropical American feather palm (<spn>Acrocomia aculeata</spn>) having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grugru, gri gri, grugru palm, <spn>Acrocomia aculeata</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A macaw.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A territory in South China, on the Zhu Jiang river on the South China sea, formerly a territory of Portugal.  Also, the capital city of this territory.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma`caque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Macacus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus <gen>Macaca</gen> (formerly <gen>Macacus</gen>), found in rocky regions of Asia and Africa; <as>as, <spn>Macaca maurus</spn>, the moor <ex>macaque</ex> of the East Indies</as>.</def>  <note><spn>Macaca mulatta</spn> is the <stype>Rhesus monkey</stype>, much used in biomedical research, and namesake of the Rh factor used in blood typing (due to discovery of that factor in the <it>Rh</it>esus monkey).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac`a*ran"ga gum`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (<spn>Macaranga Indica</spn>) that grows in the East Indies.  It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine.</def>  <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>macarena</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a dance performed by dancers in a line, or several lines, consisting mainly of hand and arm movements; also, the name of the song to which the dance is usually performed.  It became popular in 1996.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac"a*rize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to bless.]</ety> <def>To congratulate.</def> <mark>[Oxford Univ. Cant]</mark>  <rj><au>Whately.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac`a*ro"ni</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Macaronis</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, or <plw>Macaronies</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Prov. It. <ets>macaroni</ets>, It. <ets>maccheroni</ets>, 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. <er>Macaroon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of a wheat flour such as semolina, and used as an article of food; a form of Italian <isa>pasta</isa>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular like the Italian <xex>macaroni</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A medley; something droll or extravagant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sort of droll or fool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and clothing of continental Europe.</def>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<-- See lyrics of Yankee Doodle --></p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(U. S. Hist.)</fld> <def>The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform.</def>  <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mac`a*ro"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>maccheronico</ets>, F. <ets>macaronique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; <as>as, <ex>macaronic</ex> poetry</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A heap of things confusedly mixed together; a jumble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</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><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac`a*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>macaron</ets>, It. <ets>maccherone</ets>. See <er>Macaroni</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds or coconut, and sugar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A finical fellow, or macaroni.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*cart"ney</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Lord <etsep>Macartney</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fire-backed pheasant. See <er>Fireback</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*cas`sar oil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from <etsep>Macassar</etsep>, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil.  Cf. <er>antimacassar</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*ca"u</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Macao</er>, the territory.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*cau"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small lemurs, as <spn>Lemur murinus</spn>, which resembles a rat in size.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma`ca*va"hu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small Brazilian monkey (<spn>Callithrix torquatus</spn>), -- called also <altname>collared teetee</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*caw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the native name in the Antilles.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any parrot of the genus <gen>Ara</gen>, <gen>Sittace</gen>, or <gen>Macrocercus</gen>.  About eighteen species are known, all of them found in Central and South America.  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; they are among the largest and showiest of parrots.  Different species names have been given to the same macaw, as for example the <stype>Hyacinthine macaw</stype>, which has been variously classified as <spn>Anodorhyncus hyacynthinus</spn>, <spn>Anodorhyncus maximiliani</spn>, and <spn>Macrocercus hyacynthinus</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- e.g. Scarlet macaw -->
<-- Insert: Illustration of Blue and Yellow Macaw --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Macaw bush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a West Indian name for a prickly kind of nightshade (<spn>Solanum mammosum</spn>).</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Macaw palm</b></col>, <col><b>Macaw tree</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tropical American palm (<spn>Acrocomia fusiformis</spn> 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 <altname>grugru palm</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac`ca*be"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <person>Judas Maccabeus</person> or to the Maccabees; <as>as, the <ex>Maccabean</ex> princes; <ex>Maccabean</ex> times.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ca*bees</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name given in later times to the Asmon\'91ans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of <person>Antiochus IV.</person>, 168-161 <sc>b. c.</sc>, which led to a period of freedom for Israel.</def>  <rj><au>Schaff-Herzog.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</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><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mac"ca*boy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mac"co*boy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From a district in the Island of Martinique where it is made: cf. F. <ets>macouba</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of snuff.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maccaroni wheat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of wheat (<spn>Triticum durum</spn>) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central North America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, <spn>Triticum durum</spn>, <spn>Triticum turgidum</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mace</hw> <pr>(m<amac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jav. & Malay. <ets>m\'bes</ets>, fr. Skr. <ets>m\'besha</ets> a bean.]</ety> <def>A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.</def>  <rj><au>S. W. Williams.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>macis</ets>, L. <ets>macis</ets>, <ets>macir</ets>, Gr. <?/; cf. Skr. <ets>makar</ets>anda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See <er>Nutmeg</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <stype>Red mace</stype> is the aril of <spn>Myristica tingens</spn>, and <stype>white mace</stype> that of <spn>Myristica Otoba</spn>, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mace</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mace</ets>, F. <ets>masse</ets>, from (assumed) L. <ets>matea</ets>, of which the dim.  <ets>mateola</ets> a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Death with his <qex>mace</qex> petrific . . . smote.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.</def> \'bdSwayed the royal <xex>mace</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Trademark.]</ety> <def>A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called <altname>chemical mace</altname>.  It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>macebearer</hw>, <hw>mace bearer</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mace, macer.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`c\'82`doine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., apparently the same word as <ets>Mac\'82doine</ets> Macedonia.]</ety> <def>A kind of mixed dish, as of cooked vegetables with white sauce, sweet jelly with whole fruit, mixed diced fruits or vegetables etc.; served hot or cold;</def> <specif>Also,</specif> <mark>(fig.)</mark>, <def>a medley.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Macedon</hw>, <hw>Macedonia</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>the ancient kingdom of <person>Phillip II</person> and <person>Alexander the Great</person> in the Southeastern Balkans that is now part of Greece, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Macedonia.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Macedonius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Macedonia.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a certain religious sect, followers of <etsep>Macedonius</etsep>, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the <person>Holy Ghost</person> was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the <persfn>Father</persfn> and the <persfn>Son</persfn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines of <persfn>Macedonius</persfn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>massier</ets>. See <er>Mace</er> staff.]</ety> <def>A mace bearer; an officer of a court.</def>  <rj><au>P. Plowman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Macerated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Macerating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>maceratus</ets>, p. p.  of <ets>macerare</ets> to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. <?/ to knead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make lean; to cause to waste away.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.</def>  <rj><au>Baker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; <as>as, to <ex>macerate</ex> animal or vegetable fiber</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"er*a`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maceratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mac\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of macerating.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mac`er*a"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accompanied by or  characterized by maceration.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Machaeranthera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Machaeranthera</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Ma*ch\'91"ro*dus</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*k<emac/"r<osl/*d<ucr/s)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Ma*chai"ro*dus</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*k<imac/"r<osl/*d<ucr/s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`chaira</grk> dagger + <grk>'odoy`s</grk> tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <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 <altname>saber-toothed tigers</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*che"te</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*sh<ecr/t"<esl/; <it>Sp.</it> m<adot/*ch<amac/"t<asl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <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>  <rj><au>J. Stevens.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> matchet.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw>, <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"lian</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <persfn><etsep>Machiavel</etsep></persfn> (also called <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>), an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract <booki>The Prince</booki>; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw>, <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"lian</hw></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adopts the principles of <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>; a cunning and unprincipled politician.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mach"i*a*vel*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"lian*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>machiav\'82lisme</ets>; It. <ets>machiavellismo</ets>.]</ety> <def>The supposed principles of <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chic"o*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>machicolatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>machicolare</ets>, <ets>machicollare</ets>. See <er>Machicolation</er>.]</ety> <def>Having machicolations.</def> \'bd<xex>Machicolated</xex> turrets.\'b8  <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mach`i*co*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>machicolamentum</ets>, <ets>machacolladura</ets>, F. <ets>m\'83chicolis</ets>, <ets>m\'83checoulis</ets>; perh. fr. F. <ets>m\'8ache</ets> match, combustible matter + OF. <ets>coulis</ets>, <ets>couleis</ets>, flowing, fr. OF. & F. <ets>couler</ets> to flow. Cf. <er>Match</er> for making fire, and <er>Cullis</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil. Arch.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illusts</xex>. of <er>Battlement</er> and <er>Castle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`chi`cou`lis"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'83chicoulis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil. Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Machicolation</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mach"i*lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also <altname>jumping bristletail</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> jumping bristletail.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Machilidae</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of insects including the jumping bristletails.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chin"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>machinalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>machinal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to machines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Machinated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Machinating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>machinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>machinari</ets> to devise, plot. See <er>Machine</er>.]</ety> <def>To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.</def> \'bdHow long will you <xex>machinate</xex>!\'b8  <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To contrive, as a plot; to plot; <as>as, to <ex>machinate</ex> evil</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mach`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>machinatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>machination</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of machinating.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.</def><br/
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<p><q>Devilish <qex>machinations</qex> come to naught.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His ingenious <qex>machinations</qex> had failed.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mach"i*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.</def>  <rj><au>Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*sh<emac/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>machina</ets> machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. <?/, from <?/ means, expedient.  Cf. <er>Mechanic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term <xex>machine</xex> 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 <xex>apparatus</xex> or <xex>device</xex>, not a machine; as, a <xex>bleaching apparatus</xex>.  Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of mechanism are called <xex>engines</xex>; as, a <xex>steam engine</xex>, <xex>fire engine</xex>, <xex>graduating engine</xex>, etc.  Although there is no well-settled distinction between the terms <xex>engine</xex> 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.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au> <au>Southey.</au> <au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person who acts mechanically or at the will of another.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; <as>as, the social <ex>machine</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The whole <qex>machine</qex> of government ought not to bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and oppressive.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends; the Tammany <ex>machine</ex>.</def> <mark>[Political Cant]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Elementary machine</b></col>, <cd>a name sometimes given to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under <er>Mechanical</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Infernal machine</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Infernal</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine gun</b></col>.<cd>See under <er>Gun.</er></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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Machined</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Machining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To subject to the action of machinery; to make, cut, shape, or modify with a machine; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine bolt</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A threaded hexagonal or square-headed bolt with a nut; it is tightened with a wrench and used to connect metal parts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine code</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers) </fld> <def>Same as <er>machine language</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>machine-controlled</hw> <hw>machine-driven</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>same as <er>automated</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automated.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>machine gun</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fully automatic rapid-firing rifle, which continues to fire bullets repeatedly as long as the trigger is depressed; lighter versions may be carried in the hands, and heavier versions may be mounted on a tripod, vehicle, or other mount.  The lighweight versions are sometimes called a <stype>submachine gun</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine gunner</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A soldier who operates a machine gun.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine language</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a set of instructions{3} in a binary form that can be executed directly by the CPU of a computer without translation by a computer program.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> machine code, binary code.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>machinelike</hw>, <hw>machine-like</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>behaving in an unthinking manner, like the functioning of a machine; <as>as, <ex>machine-like</ex> fools</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatic, automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>machine-made</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>made by a machine.  Contrasted with <ant>handmade</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine-oriented language</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> computer language, computer-oriented language, machine language.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>machine pistol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chin"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who or operates a machine; a machinist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>ma*chin"e-read"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>Readable by a machine;</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>available on a data-storage medium in a binary format that can be rapidly converted by standard input devices into data in a computer memory; <as>as, the CIDE dictionary is a <ex>machine-readable</ex> dictionary</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chin"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Machine</er>: cf. F. <ets>machinerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Machines, in general, or collectively.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; <as>as, the <ex>machinery</ex> of a watch</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</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><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>machinery</qex>, 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.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</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><br/
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<p><q>An indispensable part of the <qex>machinery</qex> of state.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The delicate inflexional <qex>machinery</qex> of the Aryan languages.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>machine screw</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; it has a slotted head which can be driven by a screwdriver.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine shop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small business or a room within a business establishment where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine tool</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A power-driven machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machine translation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The translation of human language from one language to another by a computer; -- a branch of <branchof>artificial intelligence</branchof>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> computer translation, automatic translation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chin"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*chin"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>machiniste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One skilled in the use of machine tools.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machismo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strong, and by some considered exaggerated, sense of manly pride, associated with an attitude that the proper expression of masculinity includes virility, courage, and an entitlement to dominate, especially over women.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An exaggerated sense of power entitling one to dominate others; <as>as, the civilian authorities occasionally need to rein in the military's <ex>machismo</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>machmeter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an instrument for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mach number</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(aeronautics)</fld> <def>The ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The striped mullet of California (<spn>Mugil cephalus</spn>, syn. <spn>Mugil Mexicanus</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>Manly, especially with an assertive and domineering manner toward women.</def><br/
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<p><hw>MACHO</hw> <pr>(m<aum/"k<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[acronym from <ets>M</ets>assive <ets>A</ets>strophysical <ets>C</ets>ompact <ets>H</ets>alo <ets>O</ets>bject.]</ety> <def>A form of <isa>dark matter</isa> in distant outer space unobservable except by its gravitational effect, and believed to be at least part of the \'bdmissing matter\'b8 which is unobservable as ordinary stars, but helps keep galaxies from flying apart; MACHOS are massive but compact objects such as neutron stars or brown dwarfs, which can be detected (with difficulty) by their effect in bending light from distant light sources, such as other galaxies.  This can occur if by rare chance a MACHO passes in front of a more distant visible object, and the light from that object becomes temporarily amplified by the MACHO acting as a gravitational lens.  Some MACHOs have been discovered in the halo of dark matter that surrounds our milky way.  It is, however, questionable whether the amount of such matter is sufficient to explain the ability of galaxies to stay together in spite of rotation rates that would cause them to fly apart if the only matter present was that observable as visible stars.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"i*len*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Macilent</er>.]</ety> <def>Leanness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"i*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>macilentus</ets>, fr. <ets>macies</ets> leanness, <ets>macere</ets> to be lean.]</ety> <def>Lean; thin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"in*tosh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Mackintosh</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Trademark.]</ety> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>A brand of personal computer featuring an integrated system in which the hardware and system-operating software were designed by or under the control of a single company, the <corpn>Apple Computer Corporation</corpn>; among personal computers, distinguished from the <contr>IBM-compatible</contr> or <contr>Intel-based</contr> series of computers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A <er>mackintosh</er>; -- a shortened form.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> macintosh, mackintosh, mac.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mackenzie</hw> <pos>peop. n.</pos> <def>a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mackenzie River.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mack"er*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maquerel</ets>, F. <ets>maquereau</ets>, fr. D. <ets>makelaar</ets> mediator, agent, fr. <ets>makelen</ets> to act as agent.]</ety> <def>A pimp; also, a bawd.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mack`er*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maquerel</ets>, F. <ets>maquereau</ets> (LL. <ets>macarellus</ets>), prob. for <ets>maclereau</ets>, fr. L. <ets>macula</ets> a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish.  See <er>Mail</er> armor.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus <gen>Scomber</gen> of the family <fam>Scombridae</fam>, and of several related genera.  They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes.  Most of them are highly prized for food.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The common mackerel (<spn>Scomber scombrus</spn>), 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 (<spn>Scomberomorus maculatus</spn>), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots.</note><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bull mackerel</b></col>, <col><b>Chub mackerel</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Chub</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Frigate mackerel</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Frigate</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Horse mackerel</b></col> . <cd>See under <er>Horse</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Garfish</er> <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel gull</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel midge</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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 <gen>Onos</gen>, or <gen>Motella</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel plow</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Mackerel shark</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the porbeagle.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Mackerel sky</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Mackerel-back sky</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See <er>Cloud</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mackerel sky</qex> and mare's-tails<br/
Make tall ships carry low sails.</q> <rj><qau>Old Rhyme.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mackerel scad</hw>, <hw>mackerel shad</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small silvery fish (<spn>Decapterus macarellus</spn>) found from Nova Scotia to Brazil.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mackerel sky</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mack"i*naw blan"ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mack"i*naw</hw>. }</mhw><ety>[From <ets>Mackinac</ets>, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design.</def> <wns>[wns=4]</wns><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mack"i*naw</hw>, <hw>Mack"i*naw boat</hw></mhw>. <def>A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mack"i*naw</hw>, <hw>Mack"i*naw coat</hw></mhw>. <def>A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mackinaw trout</hw>. <def>The namaycush.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mack"in*tosh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Macle</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Macule</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>macula</ets> a spot: cf. F. <ets>macle</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mackle</er>, <er>Mascle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See <er>Chiastolite</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A twin crystal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Macleaya</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of East Asian perennial herbs including the plume poppy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"cled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Marked like macle (chiastolite).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having a twin structure. See <er>Twin</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Mascled</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maclura</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the yellowwood trees and shrubs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*clu"re*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. Named from <person>William <etsep>Maclure</etsep></person>, the geologist.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*clu"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Morintannic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>macon</hw>, <hw>maconnais</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry, produced in the area around Macon, a city in France.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*coun"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*k<oomac/n")</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A juicy, late-ripening apple similar to a McIntosh.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Macowanites</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A stout-stemmed genus of fungi belonging to the family <fam>Secotiaceae</fam> having fruiting bodies that never expand completely.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Macowanites americanus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ra*me</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the art of tying knots in patterns.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a coarse lace, made by weaving and knotting cords; <er>macrame lace</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ra*me lace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro</ets> + <ets>encephalic</ets>, <ets>encephalous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to macrencephaly; having a large brain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macrencephaly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of having an abnormally large braincase.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[shortened form of <ets>macroinstruction</ets>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is converted at the time of program execution or by a compiler into, a series of instructions in the same computer language.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word processors or database programs, which allows a user to rapidly execute any series of operations which may be performed multiple times.  Such macros may typically be defined by the program user, without rewriting or recompiling the program.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macro</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>very large in scale or scope or capability; <as>as, <ex>macro</ex>economics</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>pref.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk>, adj.]</ety> <def>A combining form signifying <sig>long</sig>, <sig>large</sig>, <sig>great</sig>; <as>as <ex>macro</ex>diagonal, <ex>macro</ex>spore, <ex>macro</ex>molecule, <ex>macro</ex>cosm</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ long-lived; <grk>makro`s</grk> long + <grk>bi`os</grk> life: cf. F. <ets>macrobiotique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Long-lived.</def>  <rj><au> Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to macrobiotics.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to macrobiotic food; serving macrobiotic food.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macrobiotic diet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The art of prolonging life.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A philosophy or attitude that health and long life are promoted by adhering to a diet consisting mostly of whole grains, with some vegetables, beans, fruit, and moderate amounts of seafood.  However, the absence of essential nutrients such as fat makes such a diet of questionable value if strictly adhered to.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mac`ro*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>mac`ro*ceph"a*lous</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro</ets> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> the head.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.</def>  <rj><au>Henslow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>macrocephaly</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>THe condition of having an unusually large head; it differs from <contr>hydrocephalus</contr> because there is no increase intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> megacephaly, megalocephaly.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Macrocheira</hw> <pos>peop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of giant crabs of Japan.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Macrocheira</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro-chem"is*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>chemistry</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from <contr>micro-chemistry</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mac`ro*chi"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk> long + <?/ hand.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Macroclemys</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of alligator snapping turtles.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Macroclemys</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*cosm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ the world: cf. F. <ets>macrocosme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with <xex>microcosm</xex>, or man. See <er>Microcosm</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*cos"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the macrocosm.</def>  <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mac`ro*cys"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Cyst</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (<spn>Macrocystis pyrifera</spn>), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macro lens</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a camera lens designed to focus at short distances so as to achieve photographic magnifications of objects larger than with standard lenses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macrocyte</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with pernicious anemia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macrocytosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abnormal physiological condition characterized by the presence of macrocytes in the blood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl</hw> <pr>(m<acr/k`r<osl/*d<acr/k"t<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>makroda`ktylos</grk> long-fingered; <grk>makro`s</grk> long + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger: cf. F. <ets>macrodactyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of wading birds (<it>Macrodactyli</it>) having very long toes.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>macrodactyle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long toes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>diagonal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See <er>Crystallization</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*dome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>dome</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See <er>Dome</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*dont</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having large teeth.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A macrodont animal.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*far`ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>farad</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>See <er>Megafarad</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>macroglia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> astroglia.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mac`ro*glos"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Glossa</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`rog*nath"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>gnathic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>Long-jawed.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is, unmagnified); <as>as, a <ex>macrograph</ex> of a metallic fracture</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*crog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished from <contr>micrography</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*crol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>macrologia</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ long + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <ets>macrologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*crom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mac`ro*mol"e*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem., Biochem.)</fld> <def>A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as <stype>DNA</stype>, <stype>RNA</stype>, <stype>protein</stype>, <stype>polysaccharide</stype>, <stype>polyethylene</stype>, <stype>polycarbonate</stype>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mac`ro*mo*lec"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or consisting of macromolecules.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"cron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ long.]</ety> <fld>(Pron.)</fld> <def>A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, <examp>\'be</examp>, in <examp>d\'beme</examp>; <examp><emac/</examp>, in <examp>s<emac/am</examp>, etc.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> macrotone.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having long or large petals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mac"ro*phage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large phagocyte.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*croph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having long or large leaves.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*pin"a*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>pinacoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also <altname>spider crab</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having long or large feet, or a long stem.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*po"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A macropod.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long legs or feet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*prism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>prism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called <xex>macropyramids</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*crop"te*res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ long + <grk>ptero`n</grk> feather, wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of birds; the Longipennes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*crop"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Macropteres</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long wings or fins.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mac"ro*pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Macropod</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>pyramid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>See <er>Macroprism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to view.]</ety> <def>Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to <ant>microscopic</ant>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Sporangium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to <contr>microsporangium</contr>.  Both are found in the genera <gen>Selaginella</gen>, <gen>Isoctes</gen>, and <gen>Marsilia</gen>, plants remotely allied to ferns.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as <gen>Selaginella</gen>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*spor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to macrospores.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ro*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ stretched out. See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Tone</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pron.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Macron</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*cro"tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>o"y^s</grk>, gen. <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Large-eared.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*cro"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large-eared grayish bat (<spn>Macrotus californicus</spn>) of southern California and northwestern Mexico.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>\'d8Ma*crou"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>, <hw>Ma*crou"ral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, etc.</mhw> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Macrura</er>, <er>Macrural</er>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Macrouridae</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>, <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A natural family of fish including the grenadiers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Macruridae.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mac`ro*zo"\'94*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>zo\'94spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green alg\'91.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*cru"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ long + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms.  Cf. <er>Decapoda</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*cru"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Macrurous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*cru"ran</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Macrura.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Macruridae</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>, <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Macrouridae</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Macrouridae.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*cru"roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macrura</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the Macrura.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*cru"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mactatio</ets>, fr. <ets>macture</ets> to slay, sacrifice.]</ety> <def>The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mac"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ kneading trough, fr. <?/ to knead.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any marine bivalve shell of the genus <gen>Mactra</gen>, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as <spn>Mactra stultorum</spn>, of Europe. See <cref>Surf clam</cref>, under <er>Surf</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mac"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Macul\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., spot, stain, blot. See <er>Mail</er> armor, and cf. <er>Mackle</er>, <er>Macule</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also <altname>macule</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A rather large spot or blotch of color.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>macula lutea</hw>, <hw>macular area</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> macula, yellow spot.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maculatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>maculare</ets> to spot. See <er>Macula</er>, and cf. <er>Macule</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To spot; to stain; to blur.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Maculate</qex> the honor of their people.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maculatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Marked with spots or macul\'91; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; <as>as, most <ex>maculate</ex> thoughts</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having spots or blotches; maculate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maculatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"u*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing a spot or stain.</def>  <rj><au>T. Adams.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"u*la*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Blotting paper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>macule</ets>. See <er>Macula</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>maculer</ets>. See <er>Maculate</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To blur; especially <fld>(Print.)</fld>, to blur or double an impression from type. See <er>Mackle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mac"u*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maculosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>macumba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <sn>1.</sn> <def>A popular dance music of Brazil, derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.6</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.6</source>]</p>

<p><hw>macumba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def>darling; -- an Irish term of address expressing affection.</def> <mark>[Irish]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Made</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Madder</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Maddest</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>gem<?/d</ets>, <ets>gem\'bed</ets>, mad; akin to OS. <ets>gem<?/d</ets> foolish, OHG. <ets>gameit</ets>, Icel. <ets>mei<?/a</ets> to hurt, Goth. <ets>gam\'a0ids</ets> weak, broken. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.</def><br/
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<p><q>I have heard my grandsire say full oft,<br/
Extremity of griefs would make men <qex>mad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; <as>as, to be <ex>mad</ex> with terror, lust, or hatred; <ex>mad</ex> against political reform.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>It is the land of graven images, and they are <qex>mad</qex> upon their idols.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. 1. 88.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And being exceedingly <qex>mad</qex> against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.</def> \'bd<xex>Mad</xex> demeanor.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mad</qex> wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mad</qex> promise of Cleon was fulfilled.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd.).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Extravagant; immoderate.</def> \'bdBe <xex>mad</xex> and merry.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> \'bdFetching <xex>mad</xex> bounds.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; <as>as, a <ex>mad</ex> bull</as>; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; <as>as, a <ex>mad</ex> dog</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Angry; out of patience; vexed; <as>as, to get <ex>mad</ex> at a person</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Like mad</b></col>, <cd>like a mad person; in a furious manner; <as>as, to run <ex>like mad</ex>. <au>L'Estrange</au></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To run mad</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To become wild with excitement</cd>. <sd>(b)</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> \'bdThe world is <xex>running mad after</xex> farce.\'b8 <au>Dryden.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Madded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Madding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make mad or furious; to madden.</def><br/
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<p><q>Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,<br/
It would have <qex>madded</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See <er>Madding</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Festus said with great voice, Paul thou <qex>maddest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wyclif (Acts).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ma<?/a</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>made</ets>, Goth. <ets>mapa</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>moth</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An earthworm.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>made</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Madagascan</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Madagascar; <as>as, <ex>Madagascan</ex> pepper</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Madagascar; <as>as, <ex>Madagascan</ex> soldiers</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Madagascan</hw> <pos>peop. n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Madagascar.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madagascar cat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small lemur having its tail barred with black.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ring-tailed lemur, <spn>Lemur catta</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madagascar jasmine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A twining woody vine (<spn>Stephanotis floribunda</spn>) of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> waxflower, <spn>Stephanotis floribunda</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madagascar pepper</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A climber (<spn>Piper nigrum</spn>) having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; found in South India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in North Burma and Assam.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, <spn>Piper nigrum</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madagascar periwinkle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb (<spn>Vinca rosea</spn>) having large pinkish to red flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, <spn>Catharanthus roseus</spn>, <spn>Vinca rosea</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madagascar plum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small shrubby tree (<spn>Flacourtia indica</spn>) of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, <spn>Flacourtia indica</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madake</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> giant timber bamboo, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"am</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Madams</plw>, or <plw>Mesdames</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Madame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <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 <contr>Sir</contr>; often abbreviated <abbr>ma'am</abbr> when used as a term of address.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The woman who is in charge of a household.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The woman who is in charge of a brothel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`dame"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mesdames</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>ma</ets> my (L. <ets>mea</ets>) + <ets>dame</ets> dame. See <er>Dame</er>, and cf. <er>Madonna</er>.]</ety> <def>My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>Mad"-ap`ple</hw>, <hw>Mad" ap`ple</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The eggplant bush (<spn>Solanum melongena</spn>).  See <er>Eggplant</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, <spn>Solanum melongena</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eggplant, aubergine.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"brain`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hot-headed; rash.</def> <au>Shak.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A rash or hot-headed person.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"brained`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disordered in mind; hot-headed.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.</def> \'bdThe merry <xex>madcap</xex> lord.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wild; reckless.</def> \'bd<xex>Madcap</xex> follies\'b8  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Maddened</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maddening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make mad; to drive to madness; to drive to insanity; to craze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make very angry; to enrage; to excite violently with passion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"den</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become mad; to act as if mad.</def><br/
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<p><q>They rave, recite, and <qex>madden</qex> round the land.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>maddened</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>filled with or indicating extreme anger.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angered, enraged, furious, infuriated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>maddening</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>extremely annoying or displeasing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annoying, exasperating, infuriating, vexing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"der</hw> <pr>(m<acr/d"d<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mader</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'91dere</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>ma<edh/ra</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Rubia</gen> (<spn>Rubia tinctorum</spn>).  The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine.  It is cultivated in France and Holland.  See <er>Rubiaceous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors, such as <prod>madder yellow</prod>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Field madder</b></col>, <cd>an annual European weed (<spn>Sherardia arvensis</spn>) resembling madder.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian madder</b></col> , <cd>the East Indian <spn>Rubia cordifolia</spn>, used in the East for dyeing; -- called also <altname>munjeet</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild madder</b></col>, <cd><spn>Rubia peregrina</spn> of Europe; also the <spn>Galium Mollugo</spn>, a kind of bedstraw.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madder family</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A widely distributed natural family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs including coffee; chinchona; gardenia; madder; bedstraws; nd partridgeberry.</def><br/
<syn>   Rubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder family --</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"der*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order (<ord>Rubiace\'91</ord>) as the madder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"ding</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with madness; raging; furious.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mad"ding*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Archaic]</mark></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Far from the <qex>madding</qex> crowd's ignoble strife.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>madding</qex> wheels<br/
Of brazen chariots raged.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"dish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat mad.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mad-dog skullcap</hw>, <hw>mad-dog weed</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An American mint (<spn>Scutellaria lateriflora</spn>) that yields a resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, <spn>Scutellaria lateriflora</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Made</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mad</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Made</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Make</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Made</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; <as>as, <ex>made</ex> ground; a <ex>made</ex> mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single spar.</as></def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having the sheets and blankets set in order; -- of a bed; <as>as, is the bed <ex>made</ex>?</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>successful or assured of success; <as>as, a self-<ex>made</ex> man</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now I am a made man forever.</q> <rj><qau>Christopher Marlowe</qau></rj><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Made up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Complete; perfect</cd>. \'bdA <xex>made up</xex> villain.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Falsely devised; fabricated; <as>as, a <ex>made up</ex> story</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Artificial; <as>as, a <ex>made up</ex> figure or complexion</as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mad"e*cass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee. See <er>Malagasy</er></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the natives of Madagascar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mad`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mad`e*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>madefacere</ets> to make wet; <ets>madere</ets> to be wet + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>mad\'82faction</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"e*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Madefied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Madefying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mad\'82fier</ets>, L. <ets>madefacere</ets>. See <er>Madefaction</er>.]</ety> <def>To make wet or moist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad`e*gas"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See <er>Madecassee</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*dei"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. <ets>materia</ets> stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See <er>Matter</er>.]</ety> <def>A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A cup of <qex>Madeira</qex>, and a cold capon's leg.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Madeira nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the European walnut; the nut of the <spn>Juglans regia</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*dei"ra vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A herbaceous climbing vine (<spn>Boussingaultia baselloides</spn>) very popular in cultivation, having shining entire leaves and racemes of small fragrant white flowers.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madeira winter cherry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small South American shrub (<spn>Solanum pseudocapsicum</spn>) cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, <spn>Solanum pseudocapsicum</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Madeira wood</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The mahogany tree (<spn>Swietenia Mahogoni</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A West Indian leguminous tree (<spn>Lysiloma Latisiliqua</spn>) the wood of which is used for boat trimming.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma`de*moi`selle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mesdemoiselles</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>ma</ets> my, f. of <ets>mon</ets> + <ets>demoiselle</ets> young lady. See <er>Damsel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English <sig>Miss</sig>.</def>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A marine food fish (<spn>Sci\'91na chrysura</spn>), of the Southern United States; -- called also <altname>yellowtail</altname>, and <altname>silver perch</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>made-to-order</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made specially for a specific purpose; -- of articles of manufacture.  Contrasted with <er>mass-produced</er>, <er>standard</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> custom-made.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>made or tailored to fit a specific person; -- of clothing.  Contrasted with <er>off-the-rack</er>, <er>ready-to-wear</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> custom-made, custom-tailored.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>made-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>formed or conceived by the imagination; not true; <as>as, a <ex>made-up</ex> story</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious, invented.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having been paved.</def> <mark>[British]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>marked by the use of cosmetic makeup; <as>as, heavily <ex>made-up</ex> eyes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>formed by fitting or joining components together.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> assembled, built(prenominal).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Madge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. & Prov. F. <ets>machette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The barn owl.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The magpie.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wild; crack-brained.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An house or institution where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam; -- usually used in a deprecatory sense.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nuthouse, sanatorium.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <mark>(fig.)</mark> <def>A chaotic, raucus or highly disordered situation.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Sp. <ets>madi</ets>, fr. Chilian <ets>madi</ets>, the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of composite plants, of which one species (<spn>Madia sativa</spn>) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure.  This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, <spn>Madia sativa</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madia oil</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The vegetable oil obtained from the <spn>Madia sativa</spn>.  See <er>Madia</er> and <er>madia oil plant</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madia oil plant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The <spn>Madia sativa</spn>, a South American herb with sticky glandular foliage, the source of madia oil.  See <er>Madia</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>madidus</ets>, fr. <ets>madere</ets> to be wet.]</ety> <def>Wet; moist; <as>as, a <ex>madid</ex> eye</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Beaconsfield.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Mad`is*te"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument to extract hairs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mad"joun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Ar. <ets>ma'j<umac/n</ets>.]</ety> <def>An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindus.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>majoun</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insanely, crazily, dementedly.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a desperate manner; <as>as, she fought back <ex>madly</ex></as>.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>intensely; <as>as, she was <ex>madly</ex> in love</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=3]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Madmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who is mad; lunatic; a crazy person.</def><br/
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<p><q>When a man mistakes his thoughts for person and things, he is mad. A <qex>madman</qex> is properly so defined.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"nep</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The masterwort (<spn>Peucedanum Ostruthium</spn>), a tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip; called also <altname>wild parsnip</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Frenzy; ungovernable rage.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Extreme folly.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; monomania. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*don"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>madonna</ets> my lady. See <er>Dame</er>, <er>Donna</er>, and cf. <er>Madame</er>, <er>Monkey</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of <xex>Madame</xex>, but for which <xex>Signora</xex> is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <plu>[<it>pl.</it> <er>Madonnas</er> <pr>(n<adot/z)</pr>.]</plu> <def>A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).</def><br/
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<p><q>The Italian painters are noted for drawing the <qex>Madonnas</qex> by their own wives or mistresses.</q> <rj><qau>Rymer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>madonna lily</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A lily (<spn>Lilium candidum</spn>) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, <spn>Lilium candidum</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"do*qua</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small Abyssinian antelope (<spn>Neotragus Saltiana</spn>), about the size of a hare.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`drague"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[R.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><hw>ma*dras"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named after <etsep>Madras</etsep>, a city and presidency of India.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans.</def></p>

<p><q>A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow <qex>madras</qex> turban . . . crouched against the wall.</q>  <rj><qau>G. W. Cable.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light patterned cotton fabric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"dre*perl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>madreperla</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mother-of-pearl.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 881 --></p>

<p><hw>\'d8Mad`re*po"ra</hw> <pr>(m<acr/d`r<esl/*p<omac/"r<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Madrepore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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> -- <wordforms><wf>Mad`re*po"ral</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Madrepore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Anthozoa</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"re*pore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>madrepore</ets>, perh. fr.  <ets>madr\'82</ets> spotted, fr. OF. <ets>madre</ets>, <ets>mazre</ets>, a kind of knotty wood with brown spots, fr. OHG. <ets>masar</ets> a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a speck, G. <ets>maser + pore</ets> (see <er>Pore</er>); or perh. F. <ets>madr\'82pore</ets> is rather from It. <ets>madrepora</ets>, and this perh. fr. It. <ets>madre</ets> mother (see <er>Mother</er>) + Gr. <?/ a soft stone.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any coral of the genus <gen>Madrepora</gen>, a group of corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stony coral, madriporian coral.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>madriporian coral</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A madrepore .</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mad`re*po"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mad`re*po"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus <gen>Madrepora</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Madreporic plate</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; -- called also <altname>madreporic tubercule</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mad`re*po"ri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Madrepore</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"re*po*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>madr\'82porite</ets>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil coral.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The madreporic plate of echinoderms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*drier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from Sp. <ets>madero</ets>, or Pg. <ets>madeiro</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>madera</ets> wood for building, timber, Pg. <ets>madeira</ets>, L. <ets>materia</ets> stuff, materials, lumber. See <er>Matter</er>.]</ety> <def>A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes</def>; <specif>especially:</specif> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal</hw> <pr>(m<acr/d"r<icr/*g<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>madrigale</ets>, OIt. <ets>madriale</ets>, <ets>mandriale</ets> (cf. LL. <ets>matriale</ets>); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It <ets>mandra</ets> flock, L. <ets>mandra</ets> stall, herd of cattle, Gr. <grk>ma`ndra</grk> fold, stable; hence, <ets>madrigal</ets>, originally, a pastoral song.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little amorous poem, sometimes called a <altname>pastoral poem</altname>, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whose artful strains have oft delayed<br/
 The huddling brook to hear his <qex>madrigal</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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 <er>Glee</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A madrigalist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A composer of madrigals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad`ri*le"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>Madrile<ntil/o</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Madrid.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*dri"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop., a godmother.]</ety> <def>An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.</def> <mark>[S. America]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>ma*dro"na</hw>, <hw>ma*dro"\'a4a</hw>, <hw>ma*dro"no</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>madro\'a4o</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small evergreen tree or shrub (<spn>Arbutus Menziesii</spn>), of Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are often called <prod>madro\'a4a apples</prod>; the wood is used for furniture and the bark for tanning.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>madro\'a4o</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> madrona, manzanita, <spn>Arbutus menziesii</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>madrilene</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a tomato-flavored consomme, often served chilled.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.6</source>]</p>

<p><hw>madwoman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a woman lunatic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mad"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of cruciferous plants (<gen>Alyssum</gen>) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. <spn>Alyssum maritimum</spn> is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maeandra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of brain corals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Maeandra</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mae West</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[after <etsep>Mae West</etsep> (1892-1980) an actress with a well-developed bosom.]</ety> <def>An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> air jacket.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>M\'91g"bote`</hw>, <hw>Mag"bote`</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d6g</ets> kinsman + <ets>b\'d3t</ets> compensation.]</ety> <fld>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</fld> <def>Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.</def>  <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mael"strom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Norw., a whirlpool.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.</def>  <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>any large or powerful whirlpool.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> whirlpool, vortex.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Also</specif> <mark>(Fig.)</mark>  <def>An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly disordered state or situation; <as>as, a <ex>maelstrom</ex> of vice</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'91"nad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Maenas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/ to rave.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A frantic or frenzied woman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`es*to"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maes"tricht mon"i*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from <ets>Maestricht</ets>, a town in Holland.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>The <spn>Mosasaurus Hofmanni</spn>. See <er>Mosasaurus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*es"tro</hw> <pr>(m<imac/s"tr<osl/; <it>It</it>. m<aum/*<asl/s"tr<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. L. <ets>magister</ets>. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <def>A master in any art, especially in music; a composer or orchestra conductor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mafa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>prop. n.</pos>.  <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad; called also <altname>Matakam</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Maf"fi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Ma"fi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>maffia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods; called also the <altname>Sicilian Mafia</altname>.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A group of loosely associated of criminal organizations in the United States, some having ties to the Sicilian Mafia, and organized in \'bdfamilies\'b8; the term is applied to the entire group of organizations, or to any one local group.  Also, loosely, organized groups of criminals anywhere, as the Russian <ex>mafia</ex>.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> syndicate, mob, Cosa Nostra, La Cosa Nostra, organized crime.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.6</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any tightly knit group of trusted associates having strong control or influence in some area; <as>as, Kennedy and his Irish <ex>Mafia</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <wns>[wns=3]</wns><br/
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<p><hw>maffick</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to celebrate publicly with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious and extravagant behavior.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Maf`fi*o"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Ma`fi*o"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-si</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[It. <ets>maffioso</ets>.]</ety> <def>A member of the mafia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maf"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Akin to OD. <ets>maffelen</ets> to stammer.  Cf. <er>Muffle</er> to mumble.]</ety> <def>To stammer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maf"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stammerer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Maf"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Ma`fi*o"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>see <er>maffia</er>, <er>maffioso</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mag</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shortened form of <altname>magazine</altname>, the periodic paperback publication.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Magadhan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>A subfamily of Indic languages.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>magasin</ets>, It. <ets>magazzino</ets>, or Sp. <ets>magacen</ets>, <ets>almagacen</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>makhzan</ets>, <ets>almakhzan</ets>, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.</def> \'bdArmories and <xex>magazines</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A country or district especially rich in natural products.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn>  <def>A city viewed as a marketing center.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn>  <def>A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn>  <def>A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Magazined</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Magazining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Magazine camera</hw>. <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A camera in which a number of plates can be exposed without reloading.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who edits or writes for a magazine.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`a*zine" rack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rack or stand for displaying magazines{4}.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.6</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who edits or writes for a magazine.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"bote`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>M\'91gbote</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"da*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called <xex>magdala red</xex>, <xex>naphthalene red</xex>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"da*len</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Mary <ets>Magdalene</ets>, traditionally reported to have been the repentant sinner forgiven by Christ. See <ets>Luke</ets> vii. 36.]</ety> <def>A reformed prostitute.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*da"le*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ crumb of bread, fr. <?/ to knead.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"de*burg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city of Saxony.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Magdeburg centuries</b></col>, <col><b>Magdeburg hemispheres</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Century</er>, and <er>Hemisphere</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mage</ets>. See <er>Magi</er>.]</ety> <def>A magician.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`el*lan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or named from, <person>Ferdinand <etsep>Magellan</etsep></person> (1480-1521), the navigator.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`el*lan"ic cloud</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Either of two conspicuous celestial nebul\'91 near the south celestial pole, resembling thin white clouds, each of which is a <isa>galaxy</isa>{2} smaller than but separate from the Milky Way galaxy, and together they are the galactic formations nearest to our galaxy.  They are not visible from the northern hemisphere, and are named after <person>Ferdinand <etsep>Magellan</etsep></person>, who saw them in his expedition, which passed through the Strait of Magellan in South America, and one ship of which completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Magen David</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hebrew, shield of David.]</ety> <def>A hexagram{1a}, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also <altname>Mogen David</altname> and <altname>Star of David</altname>.  It is included on the flag of Israel</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Star of David, Mogen David.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>ma*gen"ta</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*j<ecr/n"t<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <etsep>Magenta</etsep>, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also <altname>fuchsin</altname>, <altname>fuchsine</altname>, <altname>rose\'8bne</altname>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The purplish-red color of magenta.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Magged</hw> <pr>(m<acr/gd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Worn; fretted; <as>as, a <ex>magged</ex> brace</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mag`gio"re</hw> <pr>(m<aum/d`j<omac/"r<asl/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., from L. <ets>major</ets>, compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great. See <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to <contr>minor</contr>; major.</def>  <rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"got</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>macai</ets>, pl. <ets>maceiod</ets>, <ets>magiod</ets>, a worn or grub; cf. <ets>magu</ets> to bread.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The footless larva of any fly. See <er>Larval</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A whim; an odd fancy.</def>  <rj><au>Hudibras. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"got*i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being maggoty.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"got*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"got-pie`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A magpie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"got*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Infested with maggots.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of whims; capricious.</def>  <rj><au>Norris.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Magh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ghet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Fl. <ets>maghet</ets> maid.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"gi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. of <ets>Magus</ets>, Gr. <?/; of Per. origin.  Cf. <er>Mage</er>, <er>Magic</er>.]</ety> <def>A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.</def><br/
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<p><q>The inspired <qex>Magi</qex> from the Orient came.</q> <rj><qau>Sandys.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Magi.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ma"gi*an*ism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>magique</ets>, L. <ets>magice</ets>, Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), fr. <?/. See <er>Magic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Magi</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <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><br/
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<p><q>An appearance made by some <qex>magic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The art of creating illusions which appear to the observer to be inexplicable except by some supernatural influence; it includes simple sleight of hand (legerdemain) as well as more elaborate stage magic, using special devices constructed to produce mystifying effects; <as>as, the <ex>magic</ex> of <person>David Copperfield</person></as>.  It is practised as an entertainment, by magicians who do not pretend to have supernatural powers.</def><br/
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<p><cs><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> -- <mcol><col><b>Superstitious</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Geotic</b></col>, <col><b>magic</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the invocation of devils or demons, involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement between them and human beings.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration; enchantment.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mag"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>magique</ets>. See <er>Magi</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery; <as>as, a <ex>magical</ex> spell</as>.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Seemingly requiring more than human power; imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; <as>as, a <ex>magic</ex> lantern; a <ex>magic</ex> square or circle.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The painter's <qex>magic</qex> skill.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Although with certain words <xex>magic</xex> is used more than <xex>magical</xex>, -- as, <xex>magic</xex> circle, <xex>magic</xex> square, <xex>magic</xex> wand, -- we may in general say <xex>magic</xex> or <xex>magical</xex>; as, a <xex>magic</xex> or <xex>magical</xex> effect; a <xex>magic</xex> or <xex>magical</xex> influence, etc. But when the adjective is predicative, <xex>magical</xex>, and not <xex>magic</xex>, is used; as, the effect was <xex>magical</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><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> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a Mexican humming bird (<spn>Iache magica</spn>) , having white downy thing tufts.</cd> -- <col><b>Magic lantern</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Lantern</er>.</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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magic bullet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the notion of a <ets>bullet</ets> that will kill only the bacterium or disease it is intended for.]</ety> <def>A drug or therapy or preventive that cures or prevents a disease, with only minimal side effects; <as>as, there is no <ex>magic bullet</ex> against cancer</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*gi"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>magicien</ets>. See <er>Magic</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magic lantern</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An early form of <isa>slide projector</isa>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magic spell</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A verbal formula considered to have magical force.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spell, incantation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magic trick</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An feat of illusion performed by an illusionist, which appears magical to naive observers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, illusion, deception.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*gilp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*gilph"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>See <er>Megilp</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maginot line</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A line of fortifications built before World War II to protect France's eastern border.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*gis"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magisterius</ets> magisterial. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q>When <qex>magisterial</qex> duties from his home<br/
Her father called.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We are not <qex>magisterial</qex> in opinions, nor, dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words and <qex>magisterial</qex> looks for current payment.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Alchem. & Old Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See <er>Magistery</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified; lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Magisterial</er>, <er>Dogmatical</er>, <er>Arrogant</er>. One who is <xex>magisterial</xex> assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is <xex>dogmatical</xex> lays down his positions in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is <xex>arrogant</xex> insults others by an undue assumption of superiority.  Those who have long been teachers sometimes acquire, unconsciously, a manner which borders too much on the <xex>magisterial</xex>, and may be unjustly construed as <xex>dogmatical</xex>, or even <xex>arrogant</xex>.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`is*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Magisterialness; authoritativeness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a magisterial manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being magisterial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"is*ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magisterium</ets> the office of a chief, president, director, tutor. See <er>Magistrate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A magisterial injunction.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; <as>as, <ex>magistery</ex> of bismuth</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"is*tra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Magistracies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From <er>Magistrate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The office or dignity of a magistrate.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of magistrates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magistralis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>magistral</ets>. See <er>Magistrate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; <as>as, a <ex>magistral</ex> sirup</as>.</def> \'bdSome <xex>magistral</xex> opiate.\'b8  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <def>Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to <ant>officinal</ant>, and said of prescriptions and medicines.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Magistral line</b></col> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>, <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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A sovereign medicine or remedy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A magistral line.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`is*tral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ties</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"is*tral*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a magistral manner.</def>  <rj><au>Abp. Bramhall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"is*trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magistratus</ets>, fr. <ets>magister</ets> master: cf. F. <ets>magistrat</ets>. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <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> \'bdAll Christian rulers and <xex>magistrates</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Book of Com. Prayer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Of <qex>magistrates</qex> some also are supreme, in whom the sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"is*tra`ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>magistrature</ets>.]</ety> <def>Magistracy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mag"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to squeeze, knead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>A salve or confection of thick consistency.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The glassy base of an eruptive rock.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; <as>as, the <ex>magma</ex> of porphyry</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mag"na Car"ta</hw>, <hw>Mag"na Char"ta</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., great charter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, <sc>A. D.</sc> 1215.  This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of <person>Henry III.</person>, and confirmed by <person>Edward I.</person></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magnalis</ets> mighty, fr. <ets>magnus</ets> great.]</ety> <def>A great act or event; a great attainment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Magna Mater</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; the counterpart of the Greek <altname>Rhea</altname> and the Roman <altname>Ops</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Cybele, Dindymene, Great Mother, Mater Turrita.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`na*nim"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>magnanimit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>magnanimitas</ets>.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>magnanimus</ets>; <ets>magnus</ets> great + <ets>animus</ets> mind. See <er>Magnate</er>, and <er>Animus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, a <ex>magnanimous</ex> character; a <ex>magnanimous</ex> conqueror.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Be <qex>magnanimous</qex> in the enterprise.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To give a kingdom hath been thought<br/
Greater and nobler done, and to lay down<br/
Far more <qex>magnanimous</qex> than to assume.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.</def><br/
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<p><q>Both strived for death; <qex>magnanimous</qex> debate.</q> <rj><qau>Stirling.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>There is an indissoluble union between a <qex>magnanimous</qex> policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"nase black`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense body.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>magnat</ets>, L. (pl.) <ets>magnates</ets>, <ets>magnati</ets>, fr. <ets>magnus</ets> great. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere; -- used mostly of prominent business executives; <as>as, an industrial <ex>magnate</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</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><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"nes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Magnet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Magnesia</ets>, fem. of <ets>Magnesius</ets> of the country Magnesia, Gr. <grk>h` Magnhsi`a li`qos</grk> a magnet.  Cf. <er>Magnet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide (<chform>MgO</chform>), 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 <er>Magnesium</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Magnesia alba</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med. Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a bulky white amorphous substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Magnesian limestone</b></col>.  <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Dolomite</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*ne"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; <as>as, <ex>magnesic</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ne*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>magn\'82site</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. & F. See <er>Magnesia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A light silver-white metallic element of atomic number 12, 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 <xex>magnesium light</xex>) 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, 24.305.  Specific gravity, 1.75.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Magnesium sulphate</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Epsom salts</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>magnesium hydroxide</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A slightly alkaline chemical substance, <chform>Mg(OH)2</chform>, the active principle in the antacid <partof>milk of magnesia</partof>, also used as a laxative.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnesium oxide</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Magnesia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net</hw> <pr>(m<acr/g"n<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>magnete</ets>, OF. <ets>magnete</ets>, L. <ets>magnes</ets>, <ets>-etis</ets>, 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. <er>Magnesia</er>, <er>Manganese</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, <chform>Fe3O4</chform>) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also <altname>natural magnet</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of Arsino\'89 all of <qex>magnet</qex>, or this loadstone.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Two <qex>magnets</qex>, heaven and earth, allure to bliss,<br/
The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <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 <altname>artificial magnet</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ An artificial magnet, produced by the action of an electrical current, is called an <stype>electro-magnet</stype>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Field magnet</b></col> <fld>(Physics & Elec.)</fld>, <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></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag*net"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magneticus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>magn\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; <as>as, a <ex>magnetic</ex> bar of iron; a <ex>magnetic</ex> needle.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; <as>as, the <ex>magnetic</ex> north; the <ex>magnetic</ex> meridian.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; <as>as, the <ex>magnetic</ex> metals</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment.</def><br/
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<p><q>She that had all <qex>magnetic</qex> force alone.</q> <rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; hypnotic; <as>as, a <ex>magnetic</ex> sleep</as>. See <er>Magnetism</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Magnetic amplitude</b></col>, <col><b>attraction</b></col>, <col><b>dip</b></col>, <col><b>induction</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Amplitude</er>, <er>Attraction</er>, 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>(a)</sd> <fld>(Chem. Physics)</fld> <cd>Those elements, as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming magnetic.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <cd>In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and intensity</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>See under <er>Element</er>.</cd>  -- <col><b>Magnetic fluid</b></col>, <cd>the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism; -- no longer considered a meaningful concept.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Magnetic iron</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Magnetic iron ore</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Magnetite</er>.</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 <er>Pyrrhotite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic storm</b></col> <fld>(Terrestrial Physics)</fld>, <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 <er>Telegraph</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A magnet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>As the <qex>magnetic</qex> hardest iron draws.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</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><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By or as by, magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being magnetic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic bottle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic compass</hw> <pos>n.</pos>  <def>An device using a magnet (such as a magnetic needle) to indicate the direction of magnetic north.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic declination</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north; called also <altname>magnetic variation</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic dip</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dip, angle of dip, magnetic inclination, inclination.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic dipole</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dipole with opposing magnetic poles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic dipole moment</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A physical quantity associated with the magnetic field of a dundamental particle; <as>as, An orbiting electron in an atom will have a <ex>magnetic dipole moment</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>magnetic disc</hw>, <hw>magnetic disk</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A ditical memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; a <stype>hard disk</stype>, <stype>floppy disk</stype>, and <stype>diskette</stype> are typically magnetic disks.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> disk, disc.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic equator</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip, the dipping needle being horizontal; called also <altname>aclinic line</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic field</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The space around a magnet through which it exerts magnetic force; a field of force surrounding a permanent magnet, electrical current, or a moving charged particle; called also <altname>magnetic flux</altname> and <altname>field of magnetic force</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic field strength</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> magnetic intensity, magnetic induction, magnetic flux density.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic flux</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>magnetic field</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic flux density</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> magnetic field strength, magnetic intensity, magnetic induction.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic force</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The force caused by a magnetic field, a force which affects objects having a magnetic field and objects in which a magnetic field can be induced, such as ferromagnetic substances; a magnetic force manifests itself as an attraction for iron. It is associated with electric currents and moving charged paticles as well as permanent magnets.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> magnetism, magnetic attraction.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic head</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a magnetizable surface and later retrieved.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`ne*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic inclination</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>magnetic dip</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic induction</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> magnetization, magnetisation.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>magnetic field strength</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> magnetic intensity, magnetic flux density.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic intensity</hw> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>magnetic field strength</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> magnetic flux density.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic iron-ore</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Magnetite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic levitation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of supporting an object, such as a vehicle, with a magnetic field so that it does not contact the object supporting it; it is a method used for eliminating friction in moving vehicles, and is used, e.g. in high-speed rail technology where a train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic line of force</hw> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A line of force in a magnetic field.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic meridian</hw> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the earth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic mine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects the nearness of magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship).  A <stype>magnetic counter mine</stype> may allow the passagw of several ships before detonating.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic moment</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> moment of a magnet.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic monopole</hw> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <def>a hypothetical subatomic particle having only one type of magnetic charge, the magnetic analogue of an electrically charged particle; it has only one magnetic pole instead of the two observed in all common magnetic object; -- it was still not observed as of 1998.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic needle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a low-friction mounting; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic north</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The direction in which the north-pointing end of a compass needle points; at low latitudes it is close to geographic (true) north, but deviates substantially from true north as one nears the north pole.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> north, compass north.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Magneticalness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic pole</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Either of two points where the lines of force of the earth's magnetic field are vertical.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetic field is strongest.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic recorder</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A device for making records (of sound, data, etc.) on magnetic media such as magnetic tape or wire.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic resonance</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A phenomenon resulting from quantization in the magnetic field of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei exposed to an external magnetic field, by which a narrow frequency band of radio waves may be absorbed and re-emitted by the object.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mag*net"ic res"on*ance im"ag*ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Medicine)</fld>  <def>a medical diagnostic procedure utilizing the phenomenon of <er>nuclear magnetic resonance</er> to generate images of internal parts of the body.  It depends on the differential absorption of electromagnetic radiation by different types of living tissue in a magnetic field.  It is complementary to X-ray imaging in that the softer tissue show more prominently in magnetic resonance images, rather than bone, as with X-rays.  It is a non-invasive procedure, allowing such images to be obtained without penetration of the tissue by objects.  It is abbreviated <altname>MRI</altname>.  As with <er>computerized tomography</er>, the results are usually presented as images of sequential planar sections of that part of the body of concern to the physician.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*net"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic storm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic tape</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A long thin plastic ribbon coated with iron oxide or other ferromagnetic material, used to record audio or video signals digital data in the form of small magnetized regions on the tape; it is a common <isa>digital data storage medium</isa> for computer information.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mag tape, tape.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnetic variation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>magnetic declination</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magnes</ets>, <ets>-etis</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing or conducting magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>magn\'82tisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.  At one time it was believed to be separate from the electrical force, but it is now known to be intimately associated with electricity, as part of the phenomenon of <er>electromagnetism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.</def> \'bdBy the <xex>magnetism</xex> of interest our affections are irresistibly attracted.\'b8  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Animal magnetism</b></col>, <cd>Same as <er>hypnotism</er>, at one time believe to be due to a force more or less analogous to magnetism, which, it was 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 <persfn>Mesmer</persfn> in 1775.  His theories and methods were afterwards called <xex>mesmerism</xex>, a name which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put forward by Mesmer himself. See <er>Mesmerism</er>, <er>Biology</er>, <er>Od</er>, <er>Hypnotism</er>.</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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An oxide of iron (<chform>Fe3O4</chform>) 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 <stype>loadstone</stype>.  It is an important iron ore.  Called also <altname>magnetic iron</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net*i`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being magnetized.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Magnetized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>prep. & adv.</pos> <conjf>Magnetizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>magn\'82tiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To communicate magnetic properties to; to make magnetic; <as>as, to <ex>magnetize</ex> a needle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fascinated, <qex>magnetized</qex>, as it were, by his character.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*i*zee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person subjected to the influence of animal magnetism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, imparts magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mag*ne"to</hw> <pr>(m<acr/g*n<emac/"t<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <def>A small electric generator with an armature rotating in a magnetic field, having a secondary winding that generates a high voltage, such as one used to generate a voltage sufficient to cause a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in an internal-combustion engine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"net*o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pref.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Magnet</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix meaning <xex>pertaining to</xex>, <xex>produced by</xex>, or in some way <xex>connected with</xex>, magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; <as>as, <ex>magneto-electric</ex> induction</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*o-e`lec*tric"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the action of magnets; -- the counterpart of <xex>electro-magnetism</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*net"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Magneto-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An automatic instrument for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mag*net"o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The study of the interaction of magnetic fields with electrically conductive fluids, such as a plasma or a molten metal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Magneto-</ets>  + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>magn\'82tom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; <as>as, <ex>magnetometric</ex> instruments; <ex>magnetometric</ex> measurements.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*o*mo"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Magneto-</ets> + <ets>motive</ets>, a.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a force producing magnetic flux, analogous to electromotive force, and equal to the magnetic flux multiplied by the magnetic reluctance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnetomotive force</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The force that produces magnetic flux.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*o*mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mag"net*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A unit of magnetic moment for a subatomic particle, atom, or molecule.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mag*net"o*sphere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`net*o*ther"a*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mag"ne*tron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Magnify</er>.]</ety> <def>Such as can be magnified, or extolled.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mag*nif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag*nif"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magnificus</ets>; <ets>magnus</ets> great + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>magnifique</ets>. See <er>Magnitude</er>, <er>Fact</er>. and cf. <er>Magnificent</er>.]</ety> <def>Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>1 Chron. xxii. 5.</au> \'bdThy <xex>magnific</xex> deeds.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mag*nif"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mag*nif"i*cat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., it magnifies.]</ety> <def>The song of the Virgin Mary, <au>Luke i. 46</au>; -- so called because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magnificatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>magnificare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To magnify or extol.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>magnificence</ets>, L. <ets>magnificentia</ets>. See <er>Magnific</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.</def> <au>Acts xix. 27.</au> \'bdThen cometh <xex>magnificence</xex>.\'b8 <au>Chaucer.</au><br/
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<p><q>And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak<br/
The Maker's high <qex>magnificence</qex>, who built<br/
so spacious.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The noblest monuments of Roman <qex>magnificence.</qex></q> <rj><qau>Eustace.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Magnificence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.</def><br/
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<p><q>A prince is never so <qex>magnificent</qex><br/
As when he's sparing to enrich a few<br/
With the injuries of many.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid; pompous.</def><br/
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<p><q>When Rome's exalted beauties I descry<br/
<qex>Magnificent</qex> in piles of ruin lie.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Glorious; majestic; sublime. See <er>Grand</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a Magnificent manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Magnificoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. See <er>Magnific</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rector of a German university.</def><br/
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<p><hw>magnified</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>enlarged to an abnormal degree.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> exaggerated, enlarged.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, magnifies.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Magnified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Magnifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>magnifien</ets>, F. <ets>magnifier</ets>, L. <ets>magnificare</ets>. See <er>Magnific</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; <as>as, the microscope <ex>magnifies</ex> the object by a thousand diameters</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one . . . be proportionately <qex>magnified</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held.</def><br/
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<p><q>On that day the Lord <qex>magnified</qex> Joshua in the sight of all Israel.</q> <rj><qau>Joshua iv. 14.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To praise highly; to laud; to extol.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>O, <qex>magnify</qex> the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxiv. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To exaggerate; <as>as, to <ex>magnify</ex> a loss or a difficulty</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To magnify one's self</b></col> <fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast.</cd> -- <col><b>To magnify one's self against</b></col> <fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>to oppose with pride.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; <as>as, some lenses <ex>magnify</ex> but little</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have effect; to be of importance or significance.</def> <mark>[Cant & Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>magnifying glass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A single convex lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of objects seen through it, and is used to produce an enlarged image.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hand glass.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magniloquentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magnus</ets> great + <ets>loquens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>loqui</ets> to speak. See <er>Magnitude</er>, <er>Loquacious</er>.]</ety> <def>Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mag*nil"o*quent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magniloquus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Magniloquent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mag"ni*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magnitudo</ets>, from <ets>magnus</ets> great. See <er>Master</er>, and cf. <er>Maxim</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness.</def><br/
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<p><q>Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty spaces between them may be equal in <qex>magnitude</qex> to them all.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Greatness; grandeur.</def> \'bdWith plain, heroic <xex>magnitude</xex> of mind.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; <as>as, an affair of <ex>magnitude</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>magnitude</qex> of his designs.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Horsley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>See <cref>magnitude of a star</cref>, below.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Apparent magnitude</b></col> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the angular breadth of an object viewed as measured by the angle which it subtends at the eye of the observer; -- called also <altname>apparent diameter</altname>.</cd> <sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>magnitude of a star</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnitude of a star</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <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; called also <altname>visual magnitude</altname>, <altname>apparent magnitude</altname>, and simply <altname>magnitude</altname>.  Stars observable only in the telescope are classified down to below the twelfth magnitude.  The difference in actual brightness between magnitudes is now specified as a factor of 2.512, i.e. the difference in brightness is 100 for stars differing by five magnitudes.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*no"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. Named after Pierre <etsep>Magnol</etsep>, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th century.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <spn>Magnolia grandiflora</spn> 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 (<spn>Magnolia glauca</spn>)is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann.  Other American species are <spn>Magnolia Umbrella</spn>, <spn>Magnolia macrophylla</spn>, <spn>Magnolia Fraseri</spn>, <spn>Magnolia acuminata</spn>, and <spn>Magnolia cordata</spn>.  <spn>Magnolia conspicua</spn> and <spn>Magnolia purpurea</spn> are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. <spn>Magnolia Campbellii</spn>, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Magnolia warbler</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a beautiful North American wood warbler (<spn>Dendroica maculosa</spn>).  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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Magnoliaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A natural family of plants, a subclass of the Magnoliidae; it includes the genera <gen>Liriodendron</gen>; <gen>Magnolia</gen>; <gen>Manglietia</gen>; and <gen>Michelia</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Magnoliaceae</fam>, magnolia family.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mag*no`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a natural order (<ord>Magnoliace\'91</ord>) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Magnolia State</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The state of Mississippi; -- a nickname.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Magnoliidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including <fam>Magnoliaceae</fam> and <fam>Ranunculaceae</fam>; sometimes classified as a superorder.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass Magnoliidae, ranalian complex.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Magnoliophyta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A class of flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (<class>Angiospermae</class>) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Angiospermae, class <class>Angiospermae</class>, division Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>magnoliopsid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flowering plant.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dicot, dicotyledon.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Magnoliopsida</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A class of seed plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, class Magnoliopsida.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"num</hw> <pr>(m<acr/g"n<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Neut. sing. of L. <ets>magnus</ets> great.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large wine bottle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They passed the <qex>magnum</qex> to one another freely.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; <as>as, he always carried a .44 <ex>magnum</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mag"num</hw> <pr>(m<acr/g"n<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Firearms)</fld> <def>Having a larger charge than usual for a cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for handgun; <as>as, a .44 <ex>magnum</ex> cartridge</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Firearms)</fld> <def>Designed to use a cartridge with a larger charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of handguns; <as>as, a .44 <ex>magnum</ex> pistol</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mag"num o"pus</hw> <pr>(m<acr/g"n<ucr/m <omac/"p<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great work of art or literature.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The greatest work or achievement of a particular artist, writer, or other individual.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Inspired by this milieu, [Max Stirner] wrote his <qex>magnum opus</qex> <it>The Ego and Its Own</it>, which was published in November 1844.</q> <rj><qau>Svein Nyberg (The Small Max Stirner Web Page, 1988 [http://www.math.uio.no/~solan/stirner/stirner.html])</qau></rj><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>magnus hitch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch.</def><br/
<source>WordNet 1.5</source></p>

<p><hw>mag tape</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>magnetic tape</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> magnetic tape, tape.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Barbary ape.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"ot-pie`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A magpie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"pie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. & Prov. E. <ets>magot pie</ets>, <ets>maggoty pie</ets>, fr. <ets>Mag</ets>, <ets>Maggot</ets>, equiv. to <ets>Margaret</ets>, and fr. F. <ets>Marquerite</ets>, and common name of the magpie. <ets>Marguerite</ets> is fr. L. <ets>margarita</ets> pearl, Gr. <?/, prob. of Eastern origin. See <er>Pie</er> magpie, and cf. the analogous names <er>Tomtit</er>, and <er>Jackdaw</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of the genus <gen>Pica</gen> and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any one of several black-and-white birds, such as <spn>Gymnorhina tibicen</spn>, not belonging to the genus <gen>Pica</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The common European magpie (<spn>Pica pica</spn>, or <spn>Pica caudata</spn>) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak.  The American magpie (<spn>Pica Hudsonica</spn>) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie (<spn>Pica Nuttalli</spn>) inhabits California.  The blue magpie (<spn>Cyanopolius Cooki</spn>) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia.  The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (<spn>Gymnorhina organicum</spn>), the black magpie (<spn>Strepera fuliginosa</spn>), and the Australian magpie (<spn>Cracticus picatus</spn>).</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A talkative person; a chatterbox.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Magpie lark</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common Australian bird (<spn>Grallina picata</spn>), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also <altname>little magpie</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magpie moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a black and white European geometrid moth (<spn>Abraxas grossulariata</spn>); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma`gua*ri"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From native name: cf. Pg. <ets>magoari</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American stork (<spn>Euxenara maguari</spn>), having a forked tail.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"uey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>maguey</ets>, Mexican <ets>maguei</ets> and <ets>metl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any of several species of <gen>Agave</gen>,  such as the <stype>century plant</stype> (<spn>Agave Americana</spn>), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the <spn>Agave atrovirens</spn>, a Mexican plant used especially for making <prod>pulque</prod>, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor <prod>mescal</prod>; and the <stype>cantala</stype> (<spn>Agave cantala</spn>), a Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine.  See <er>Agave</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the Philippine Agave <prodby>cantala</prodby> (<spn>Agave cantala</spn>); also called <altname>cantala</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>magus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a magician or sorcerer of ancient times.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"yar</hw> <pr>(m<acr/g"y<aum/r; <it>Hung</it>. m<ocr/d"y<ocr/r)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Hung.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Magyars.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"yar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Magyars or their language; Hungarian.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma"ha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma"ha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in Northeastern Nebraska; called also <altname>Omaha</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>mah\'bebh\'berata</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus, written in Sanskrit.  It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to a history, in many episodes, of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*ha"led</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[Ar. <ets>mahled</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cherry tree (<spn>Prunus Mahaleb</spn>) 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><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>maharaja</hw>, <hw>ma*ha*ra"jah</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>mah\'ber\'beja</ets>; <ets>mahat</ets> great + <ets>r\'beja</ets> king.]</ety> <def>A sovereign prince in India; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>maharani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>maharanee</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma`ha*rif"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African antelope (<spn>Hippotragus Bakeri</spn>). Its face is striped with black and white.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*har"mah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hat"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>mah\'betman</ets>, lit., great-souled, wise.]</ety> <fld>(Theosophy)</fld> <def>One of a class of sages, or \'bdadepts,\'b8 reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men.</def>

<note>The title was popularly applied to <person>Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi</person> in tribute to his wisdom, though not implying any supernatural powers; he is thus often referred to as <person>Mahatma Ghandi</person> or <person>The Mahatma</person>.  He was most noted for his advocacy of non-violence in resisting oppression, and played an important role in convincing Great Britain to grant independence to India and Pakistan.</note> -- <wordforms><wf>Ma*hat"ma*ism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hat"ma Ghandi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>See the note under <er>mahatma</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mahayana</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation, found in China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; and Mongolia.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation esp through faith alone; chiefly in China; Tibet; Japan.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mahayanist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mah"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar., guide, leader.]</ety> <def>Among Mohammedans, the last <xex>imam</xex> or leader of the faithful.  The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The title has been taken by several persons in countries where Mohammedanism prevails, -- notably by <person>Mohammad Ahmed</person>, who overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing <person>General Gordon</person>, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian governor of the region.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mah"di*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mahdism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mah"dism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mah"dist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><q><qex>Mahdism</qex> has proved the most shameful and terrible instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the modern world has ever witnessed.</q>  <rj><qau>E. N. Bennett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mahican</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Variant of <er>Mohican</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>Mohican</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mahimahi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>either of two large slender food and game fish (<spn>Coryphaena equisetis</spn> or <spn>Coryphaena hippurus</spn>) of warm waters.  They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii.  See also <er>dolphin{2}</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dolphin, dolphinfish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. Hawaii.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dolphinfish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>mahjong</hw>, <hw>Mah-Jongg</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>mahl"stick`</hw>, <hw>mahl"-stick`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>malerstock</ets>; <ets>maler</ets> a painter + <ets>stock</ets> stick.]</ety> <def>A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush while painting.  Same as <er>Maul-stick</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma"hoe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of <gen>Hibiscus</gen>, <gen>Ochroma</gen>, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>Ma*hog"a*ny</hw>, <hw>Ma*hog"a*ny tree`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the South American name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large tree of the genus <gen>Swietenia</gen> (<spn>Swietenia Mahogoni</spn>), found in tropical America.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Several other trees, with wood more or less like mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany (<spn>Khaya Senegalensis</spn>), Australian mahogany (<spn>Eucalyptus marginatus</spn>), Bastard mahogany (<spn>Batonia apetala</spn> of the West Indies), Indian mahogany (<spn>Cedrela Toona</spn> of Bengal, and trees of the genera <gen>Soymida</gen> and <gen>Chukrassia</gen>), Madeira mahogany (<spn>Persea Indica</spn>), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch (<spn>Betula lenta</spn>), also the several species of <gen>Cercocarpus</gen> of California and the Rocky Mountains.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The wood of the <spn>Swietenia Mahogoni</spn>. 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><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A table made of mahogany wood.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To be under the mahogany</b></col>, <cd>to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>To put one's legs under some one's mahogany</b></col>, <cd>to dine with him.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*ho"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South African lemur (<spn>Galago maholi</spn>), having very large ears.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moholi</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*hom"ed*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*hom"et*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mohammedan</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mohammed</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mohammedanism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*an*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mahometanized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mahometanizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mohammedanism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Mohammedan.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mohammedanism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large Turkish ship.</def>  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>ma*ho"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after <person>Bernard Mc<etsep>Mahon</etsep></person>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (<spn>Berberis Aquifolium</spn>), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mahonia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>ma*hon" stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (<spn>Malcolmia maritima</spn>).  It is called in England <altname>Virginia stock</altname>, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*hoo"hoo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The African white two-horned rhinoceros (<spn>Atelodus simus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma"ho*ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.  Cf. <er>Maori</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma`hound</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who's this, my <qex>mahound</qex> cousin ?</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Ma*hout"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>mah\'bewat</ets>, Skr. <ets>mah\'bem\'betra</ets>; <ets>mahat</ets> great + <ets>m\'betr\'be</ets> measure.]</ety> <def>The keeper and driver of an elephant.</def> <mark>[East Indies]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*ho"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mah*rat"i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Marathi</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mah*rat"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>Marhat\'be</ets>, <ets>Marh\'bett\'be</ets>, the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name <ets>Mah\'be-r\'beshtra</ets>.]</ety> <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> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Maratha</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*hu"met*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*hu"met*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> }</mhw> <def>See <er>Mohammedan</er>, <er>Mohammedanism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mah"wa tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An East Indian sapotaceous tree (<spn>Bassia latifolia</spn>, and also <spn>B. butyracea</spn>), 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 <xex>mahwa</xex> and <xex>yallah</xex>, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>Maia</ets>, a goddess.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (<spn>Maia squinado</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A beautiful American bombycid moth (<spn>Eucronia maia</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family <fam>Maiad\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from <ets>maiden</ets>. <ets><?/</ets>. See <er>Maiden</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.</def><br/
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<p><q>Would I had died a <qex>maid</qex>,<br/
And never seen thee, never borne thee son.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Can a <qex>maid</qex> forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. ii. 32.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man who has not had sexual intercourse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Christ was a <qex>maid</qex> and shapen as a man.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A female servant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Spinning amongst her <qex>maids</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Maid</xex> is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying <xex>female</xex>, as in <xex>maid</xex> child, <xex>maid</xex>servant.</note><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (<spn>Raia batis</spn>), and of the thornback (<spn>R. clavata</spn>).</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Fair maid</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Fair</er>, <pos>a.</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 <er>Old</er>.</cd></cs>
<-- maid of honor. principal female attendant (if unmarried) of a bride at wedding. (If married, matron of honor.) --><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mai*dan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>midan</asp>, <asp>meidan</asp>, <asp>mydan</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <ety>[Hind. & Per. <ets>maid\'ben</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>maid\'ben</ets>.]</ety> <def>In various  parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade.</def></p>

<p><q>A gallop on the green <qex>maidan</qex>.</q>  <rj><qau>M. Crawford.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en</hw> <pr>(m<amac/d"'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>maiden</ets>, <ets>meiden</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'91gden</ets>, dim. of AS. <ets>m\'91g<edh/</ets>, fr. <ets>mago</ets> son, servant; akin to G. <ets>magd</ets>, <ets>m\'84dchen</ets>, maid, OHG. <ets>magad</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'94gr</ets> son, Goth.  <ets>magus</ets> boy, child, <ets>magaps</ets> virgin, and perh. to Zend. <ets>magu</ets> youth.  Cf. <er>Maid</er> a virgin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.</def><br/
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<p><q>She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of <qex>maidens</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>maiden</qex> of our century, yet most meek.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A female servant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A machine for washing linen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; <as>as, <ex>maiden</ex> innocence</as>.</def> \'bdAmid the <xex>maiden</xex> throng.\'b8  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Have you no modesty, no <qex>maiden</qex> shame ?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; <as>as, a <ex>maiden</ex> aunt</as>.</def> \'bdA surprising old <xex>maiden</xex> lady.\'b8  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.</def> \'bd<xex>Maiden</xex> flowers.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Full bravely hast thou fleshed<br/
Thy <qex>maiden</qex> sword.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.</def>  <rj><au> T. Warton. Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maiden assize</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <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> <au>Smart.</au> -- <col><b>Maiden name</b></col>, <cd>the surname of a woman before her marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden pink</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Pink</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden plum</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a West Indian tree (<spn>Comocladia integrifolia</spn>) 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> -- <col><b>maiden voyage</b></col> <cd>the first regular service voyage of a ship.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To act coyly like a maiden; -- with <xex>it</xex> as an indefinite object.</def><br/
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<p><q>For had I <qex>maiden'd</qex> it, as many use.<br/
Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maiden grass</b></col>, <cd>the smaller quaking grass.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden tree</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Ginkgo</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>maiden aunt</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Literally, an aunt who has never been married.  Figuratively, it is a term used as the prototype of a person who is broadly naive and not wise in worldly ways; <as>as, he knows as much about programming as my <ex>maiden aunt</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maiden blue-eyed mary</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small widely branching Western wildflower (<spn>Collinsia parviflora</spn>) with tiny blue-and-white flowers; found from British Columbia to Ontaria and south to California and Colorado.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>maid"en*hair`</hw>, <hw>maidenhair fern</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus <gen>Adiantum</gen> having very slender graceful stalks and delicate palmately branched fronds, especially  (<spn>Adiantum pedatum</spn>).  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><br/
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<p><hw>maidenhair berry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet (<spn>Gaultheria hispidula</spn>) of Northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> creeping snowberry, moxie plum, <spn>Gaultheria hispidula</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>maidenhair fern</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>maidenhair</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maidenhair spleenwort</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small rock-inhabiting fern (<spn>Asplenium trichomanes</spn>) of the North temperate zone and Hawaii, having pinnate fronds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maidenhair tree</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A deciduous dioecious gymnospermous Chinese tree (<spn>Ginkgo biloba</spn>) having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds, also called the <altname>ginkgo</altname>; it exists almost exclusively in cultivation esp. as an ornamental street tree.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en*head</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maidenhood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness; purity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>maidenhead</qex> of their credit.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The hymen, or virginal membrane.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'91gdenh\'bed</ets>. See <er>Maid</er>, and <er>-hood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>maidenhood</qex><br/
Of thy fight.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a maiden; modest; coy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; gentleness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.</def><br/
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<p><q>Must you be blushing ? . . . <br/
What a <qex>maidenly</qex> man-at-arms are you become !</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a maidenlike manner.</def> \'bd<xex>Maidenly</xex> demure.\'b8  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>maiden over</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(cricket)</fld> <def>An over in which no runs are scored.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maiden pink</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink (<spn>Dianthus deltoides</spn>) with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"en*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Maidenhood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'91g<edh/h\'bed</ets>. See <er>Maid</er>, and <er>-hood</er>.]</ety> <def>Maidenhood.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maid`ma"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maid</ets> + <ets>Marian</ets>, relating to <ets>Mary</ets>, or the Virgin <ets>Mary</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of dance.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"pale`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pale, like a sick girl.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maid"serv`ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female servant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maid's" hair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The yellow bedstraw (<spn>Galium verum</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*ieu"tic</hw> <pr>(m<asl/*<umac/"t<icr/k)</pr>, <hw>Ma*ieu"tic*al</hw> <pr>(m<asl/*<umac/"t<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>maieytiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>mai^a</grk> midwife.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Serving to assist childbirth.</def>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[Fig.]</mark> <def>Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.</def>  <rj><au>Payne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>maieutic method</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A method of teaching by question and answer; it was used by <persfn>Socrates</persfn> to elicit truths from his students; -- called also the <altname>Socratic method</altname></def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ieu"tics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of giving birth (<it>i. e.</it>, clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth.</def>  <rj><au>Payne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mai"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The meagre.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mai"gre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Meager</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a fast day or fast; <as>as, a <ex>maigre</ex> day</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maigre food</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>food allowed to be eaten on fast days.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mai"hem</hw> <pr>(m<amac/"h<ecr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Maim</er>, and <er>Mayhem</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mai*kel"</hw> <pr>(m<aum/<icr/*k<asl/l")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American carnivore of the genus <gen>Conepatus</gen>, allied to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mai*kong"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American wild dog (<spn>Canis cancrivorus</spn>); the crab-eating dog.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mail</hw> <pr>(m<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>maille</ets>, OF. also <ets>maaille</ets>, LL. <ets>medalia</ets>. See <er>Medal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of <person>Henry V.</person></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maile</asp>, and <asp>maille</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rent; tribute.</def> <mark>[Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mail and duties</b></col> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld>, <cd>the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mail</hw> <pr>(m<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>maile</ets>, <ets>maille</ets>, F. <ets>maille</ets> a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. <ets>macula</ets> spot, a mesh of a net.  Cf. <er>Macle</er>, <er>Macula</er>, <er>Mascle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Chain mail</b></col>, <col><b>Coat of mail</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Chain</er>, and <er>Coat</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet <qex>mail</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To arm with mail.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pinion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mail</hw> <pr>(m<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>male</ets> bag, OF. <ets>male</ets>, F. <ets>malle</ets> bag, trunk, mail, OHG. <ets>malaha</ets>, <ets>malha</ets>, wallet; akin to D. <ets>maal</ets>, <ets>male</ets>; cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>mala</ets>, Gr. <grk>molgo`s</grk>  hide, skin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bag; a wallet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</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><br/
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<p><q>There is a <qex>mail</qex> come in to-day, with letters dated Hague.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><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> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Mail train</b></col>, <cd>a railroad train carrying the mail.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mailed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; <as>as, to <ex>mail</ex> a letter</as>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the United States <xex>to mail</xex> and <xex>to post</xex> are both in common use; as, to <xex>mail</xex> or <xex>post</xex> a letter. In England <xex>post</xex> is the commoner usage.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admissible lawfully into the mail.  Opposed to <ant>non-mailable</ant>.  Dangerous items such as explosives, weapons, or corrosive chemicals are often classified by the postal authorities as non-mailable.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mail"bag`</hw>, <hw>mail bag</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bag in which mailed matter is conveyed or shipped under public authority.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mail pouch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A letter carrier's shoulder bag; <as>as, in England they call a <ex>mailbag</ex> a postbag</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> postbag.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>mail"boat`</hw>, <hw>mail" boat`</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a boat that carries the mail.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mail boat, packet, packet boat.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mail"box`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A public box for deposit of mail, where it is later picked up by the postal authority for delivery.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> postbox, letter box.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A private box to recieve delivery of mail.  The term is used both for boxes receiving mail delivered by the public postal authority, or by a private services, such as for mail to employees in large corporations.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> letter box.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>A location within a computer storage device where electronic mail is held until it is retrieved by the addressee.  Creation and use of an electronic <ex>mailbox</ex> requires special software as well as a data storage device.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mail call</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A call of the names of those persons receiving mail for the purpose of transmitting mail to them; -- a technique used in the military services to deliver mail to enlisted personnel.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mail car</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A  railway car of special design used for the transportation and sorting of mail en route to its destination, and having employees of the post office inside to perform those functions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mail carrier</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who delivers the mail; -- also called a <altname>letter carrier</altname>.  A male mail carrier is also called a <altname>mailman</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> postman, letter carrier, carrier, mailman.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mail"clad`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mail clerk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clerk in a post office.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> postal clerk.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mailed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mailed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Mail</er>.]</ety> <def>Spotted; speckled.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mail fraud</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The use of the mails to defraud someone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mail"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot., fr. <ets>mail</ets> tribute, rent. See 2d <er>Mail</er>.]</ety> <def>A farm.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mail"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of sending materials through the mail.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A quantity of mail, such as letters, magazines, advertising brochures, etc., sent at one time by one person or organization; <as>as, the ads with coupons will go out in our next <ex>mailing</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mailing address</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The postal address where a maile can be addressed to a person or organization.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mailing list</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A list of names and addresses to which advertising, solicitations of money, or other materials material sent in large quantities is mailed; -- it is usually used by comercial or charitable organizations.  Mailing lists are often sold by organizations to other organizations, and are frequently used for <ecol><b>targeted mailing</b></ecol>, i. e., mailing to groups of people who are more likely htan the general population to respond as desired to the message in the mail.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>maillot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman's one-piece bathing suit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tank suit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>for dancers or gymnasts.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mail"man`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who delivers the mail.  A male <er>mail carrier</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>mail-order buying</hw>, <hw>mail-order</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The buying and selling of goods to be shipped from the vendor through the mail to the purchaser.  Information about to be purchased may be found in catalogs, advertisements, on the web, etc., and purchase orders transmitted to the vendor by mail, telephone, or internet connection.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mail pouch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>mailbag</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mail"-shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A chiton.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mail slot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A usually horizontal slot in a door through which mail can be delivered.  It often has a hinged cover to keep the opening cloised when not in use.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mailsorter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A machine that sorts mail, according to the address.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mail train</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A railroad train that carries mail.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maim</hw> <pr>(m<amac/m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Maimed</conjf> <pr>(m<amac/md)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maiming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>maimen</ets>, OF. <ets>mahaignier</ets>, <ets>mehaignier</ets>, <ets>meshaignier</ets>, cf. It. <ets>magagnare</ets>, LL. <ets>mahemiare</ets>, <ets>mahennare</ets>; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. <ets>mac'ha<ntil/a</ets> to mutilate, <ets>m\'bec'ha</ets> to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. <ets>mang<omac/n</ets> to lack, perh. akin to E. <ets>mangle</ets> to lacerate.  Cf.  <er>Mayhem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q>By the ancient law of England he that <qex>maimed</qex> any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose the like part.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.</def><br/
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<p><q>My late <qex>maimed</qex> limbs lack wonted might.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>You <qex>maimed</qex> the jurisdiction of all bishops.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Maim</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written in law language <asp>maihem</asp>, and <asp>mayhem</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OF. <ets>mehaing</ets>. See <er>Maim</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. See <er>Mayhem</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there of be a <qex>maim</qex> than the use of it a blemish.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A noble author esteems it to be a <qex>maim</qex> in history that the acts of Parliament should not be recited.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maim"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a maimed manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maim"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being maimed.</def>  <rj><au>Bolton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>main</hw> <pr>(m<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>main</ets> hand, L. <ets>manus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hand or match at dice.</def>  <rj><au>Prior.</au> <au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stake played for at dice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A match at cockfighting.</def> \'bdMy lord would ride twenty miles . . . to see a <xex>main</xex> fought.\'b8  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A main-hamper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'91gen</ets> strength, power, force; akin to OHG. <ets>magan</ets>, Icel. <ets>megin</ets>, and to E. <ets>may</ets>, v.  <root/103.  See <er>May</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Strength; force; might; violent effort.</def> <mark>[Obs., except in certain phrases.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>There were in this battle of most might and <qex>main</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>R. of Gl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He 'gan advance,<br/
With huge force, and with importable <qex>main</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing.</def> <mark>[Obs., except in special uses.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the <qex>main</qex>, and to use the other two . . . but as supporters.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean.</def> \'bdStruggling in the <xex>main</xex>.\'b8 <au>Dryden.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland.</def> \'bdInvaded the <xex>main</xex> of Spain.\'b8 <au>Bacon.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. <fld>(Engin.)</fld>, a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; <as>as, a fire <ex>main</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Forcing main</b></col>, <cd>the delivery pipe of a pump.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>For the main</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>In the main</b></col></mcol>, <cd>for the most part; in the greatest part.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>With might and main</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>With all one's might and main</b></col></mcol>, <cd>with all one's strength; with violent effort.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q><qex>With might and main</qex> they chased the murderous fox.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Main</hw> <pr>(m<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Main</er> strength, possibly influenced by OF.  <ets>maine</ets>, <ets>magne</ets>, great, L. <ets>magnus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Magnate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Very or extremely strong.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>That current with <qex>main</qex> fury ran.</q> <rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vast; huge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe <xex>main</xex> abyss.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIt's a <xex>man</xex> untruth.\'b8 <au>Sir W. Scott.</au><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.; <as>as, the <ex>main</ex> reason to go; the <ex>main</ex> proponent</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Our <qex>main</qex> interest is to be happy as we can.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Important; necessary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>That which thou aright<br/
Believest so <qex>main</qex> to our success, I bring.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>By main force</b></col>, <cd>by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; <as>as, to subdue insurrection <ex>by main force</ex></as>.</cd><br/
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<p><q>That Maine which <qex>by main force</qex> Warwick did win.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <col><b>By main strength</b></col>, <cd>by sheer strength; <as>as, to lift a heavy weight <ex>by main strength</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Main beam</b></col> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld>, <cd>working beam.</cd> -- <col><b>Main boom</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the boom which extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.</cd> -- <col><b>Main brace</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <cd>The brace which resists the chief strain.  Cf. <er>Counter brace</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>The brace attached to the main yard.</cd> -- <col><b>Main center</b></col> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld>, <cd>a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings.</cd> -- <col><b>Main chance</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Chance</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Main couple</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the principal truss in a roof.</cd> -- <col><b>Main deck</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the deck next below the spar deck; the principal deck.</cd> -- <col><b>Main keel</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the principal or true keel of a vessel, as distinguished from the false keel.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Main</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Very; extremely; <as>as, <ex>main</ex> heavy</as>.</def> \'bdI'm <xex>main</xex> dry.\'b8 <au>Foote.</au> <mark>[Obs. or Low]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>main course</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The principal part of a meal.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> entree.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nautical)</fld> <def>A square mainsail.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>main deck</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> second deck.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Maine</hw> <pr>(m<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>One of the New England States.</def><br/
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<p><cs><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.  At present, the state of Maine sells such beverages in its own stores.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>maine lobster</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any of several cold-water lobsters with large tender claws, caught from Maine to the Carolinas.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American lobster, Northern lobster.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lobster (<spn>Homarus americanus</spn>) found off the Atlantic coast of North America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American lobster, Northern lobster, <spn>Homarus americanus</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>main entry word</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary; also called <altname>entry word</altname>, <altname>headword</altname>, and <altname>lemma</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> citation form, entry word, headword, lemma.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/  In different languages, different wordforms, such as cases for verbs, may be taken as the main entry word.  In English dictionaries, it is the infinitive form, but in latin dictionaries it is usually the first person singular present.</note><br/
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<p><hw>main file</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(computers)</fld> <def>A file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> master file.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>main"frame`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room.  At any given point in development of computer technology, the <ex>mainframe</ex> will be faster, have large main memeory, and be more capable than a <contr>minicomputer</contr>, which will in turn be faster and more capable than a <contr>personal computer</contr>.  The typical personal computer in 1999 is faster than a <ex>mainframe</ex> was in 1970.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mainframe computer.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The board holding the CPU and the memory forming the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Main`-gauche"</hw> <pr>(m<acr/N`g<omac/sh")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., the left hand.]</ety> <fld>(Ancient Armor)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Main"-ham`per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.  <ets>main</ets> hand (see <er>Main</er> a hand at dice) + E. <ets>hamper</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"land`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to <contr>island</contr>, or <contr>peninsula</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the <qex>mainland</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mainland China</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The People's Republic of China, also called <altname>Communist China</altname>, in distinction from <contr>Nationalist China</contr>, the government located on the island of Taiwan.  Both governments claim to represent the entire people of China, but the People's republic is recognized as China by the United Nationss and most of its member states.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Red China, PRC, Beijing.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>main line</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ahe principal route of a transportation system, such as a railroad or bus line.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main"line`</hw> <pr>(m<amac/n"l<imac/n`)</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to inject (illegal drugs) into the vein; <as>as, he preferred to <ex>mainline</ex> heroin rather than sniff coke</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>main</ets> strong. See <er>Main</er> strength.]</ety> <def>Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon. Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Main"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>main</ets> principal, chief.]</ety> <def>Principally; chiefly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"mast`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main office</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise,</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> headquarters, central office, home office.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>main memory</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The memory in a computer that holds programs and data for rapid access during execution of a program; it usually hold the largest quantity of rapid-access storage in a computer; -- also called <altname>RAM</altname> (<altname>random access memory</altname>.  It is contrasted to <contr>ROM</contr>, <contr>disk data storage</contr>, <contr>cache</contr>, <contr>registers</contr> and other forms of data storage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Anglo-Norm. <ets>meinoure</ets>, OF. <ets>manuevre</ets>. See <er>Maneuver</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ A thief was said to be \'bdtaken with the <xex>mainor</xex>,\'b8 when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, <xex>in his hands</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au>  <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Main"per*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>main</ets> hand + <ets>pernable</ets>, for <ets>prenable</ets>, that may be taken, pregnable. See <er>Mainpernor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"per*nor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>main</ets> hand + <ets>pernor</ets>, for <ets>preneor</ets>, a taker, F. <ets>preneur</ets>, fr. <ets>prendre</ets> to take.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mainpernors</xex> differ from <xex>bail</xex> in that a man's <xex>bail</xex> may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; <xex>mainpernors</xex> can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever.</note>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Main"pin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Vehicles)</fld> <def>A kingbolt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"prise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>main</ets> hand + <ets>prise</ets> a taking, fr. <ets>prendre</ets>, p. p. <ets>pris</ets> to take, fr. L. <ets>prehendere</ets>, <ets>prehensum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called <xex>mainpernors</xex>, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete.</def> <au>Wharton.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"prise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mainprised</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.  & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mainprising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main road</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A major road for any form of motor transport.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> highway.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>main rotor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Aviation)</fld> <def>The assembly of large rotating airfoils (blades) on a helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mains</hw> <pr>(m<amac/nz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. See <er>Manse</er>.]</ety> <def>The farm attached to a mansion house; a manse.</def> <mark>[Scot. or Brit. dial.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mains</hw> <pr>(m<amac/nz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Electricity)</fld> <def>The source of electrical power in a building; the wiring system of a building.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"sail`</hw> <pr>(m<amac/n"s<amac/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.</def><br/
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<p><q>[They] hoised up the <qex>mainsail</qex> to the wind.</q> <rj><qau> Acts xxvii. 40.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The <xex>mainsail</xex> of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.</note><br/
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<p><hw>main" se`quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astronomy)</fld> <def>That region on a two-dimensional graph of luminosity versus temperature for stars (the <ecol><b>Herzsprung-Russel diagram</b></ecol>), which runs from high temperature and high luminosity to low temperature and low luminosity, in which most of the stars (plotted as points on the diagram) are found.  A normal star such as the earth's sun will spend most of its time over billions of years within this region of temperature and luminosity, as it progressively converts more of its original hydrogen into heavier elements.  After the hydrogen is consumed, a star may become a <er>red giant</er> or evolve into other types of star not within the <ex>main sequence</ex> region.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main"sheet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main"spring`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <mark>(Fig.)</mark> <def>The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action; <as>as, the <ex>mainspring</ex> of action</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"stay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Main support; principal dependence.</def><br/
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<p><q>The great <qex>mainstay</qex> of the Church.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>main"stream`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The prevailing opinion or practise; <as>as, the doctor avoided using therapies outside the <ex>mainstream</ex> of modern medical practice</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main"stream`</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Education)</fld> <def>TO place (a student) in regular school classes; -- used especially of mentally or physically handicapped children.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main"streamed`</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Education)</fld> <def>Placed in regular school classes; -- of the handicapped.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main street</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A main thoroughfare, usually one in a small town having the largest concentration of retail businesses.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <mark>(Fig.)</mark> <def>The attitudes, environment, or life style of a small town; -- usually capitalized, and often used attributively; <as>as, <ex>Main Street</ex> attitudes toward Washington</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main"swear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'benswerian</ets> to forswear; <ets>m\'ben</ets> sin, crime + <ets>swerian</ets> to swear.]</ety> <def>To swear falsely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Main*tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Maintained</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maintaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>maintenen</ets>, F. <ets>maintenir</ets>, properly, to hold by the hand; <ets>main</ets> hand (L. <ets>manus</ets>) + F. <ets>tenir</ets> to hold (L. <ets>tenere</ets>). See <er>Manual</er>, and Tenable.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>maintain</ex> a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to <ex>maintain</ex> a fence or a railroad; to <ex>maintain</ex> the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to <ex>maintain</ex> the fertility of soil; to <ex>maintain</ex> present reputation.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.</def><br/
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<p><q>God values . . . every one as he <qex>maintains</qex> his post.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Maintain</qex> talk with the duke.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.</def><br/
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<p><q>Glad, by his labor, to <qex>maintain</qex> his life.</q> <rj><qau>Stirling.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>What <qex>maintains</qex> one vice would bring up two children.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To affirm; to support or defend by argument.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is hard to <qex>maintain</qex> the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See <er>Assert</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Main*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be maintained.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main*tain"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who maintains.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main*tain"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mainteneor</ets>, F. <ets>mainteneur</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crim. Law)</fld> <def>One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au>  <au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Main"te*nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maintenance</ets>. See <er>Maintain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor and the <qex>maintenance</qex> of his service, is granted to God.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.</def><br/
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<p><q>Those of better fortune not making learning their <qex>maintenance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Crim. Law)</fld> <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 <er>Champerty</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Those actions required for the care of machinery, a building, etc., to keep it clean and in proper functioning condition, and to prevent or forestall damage due to normal use.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Payments, such as child support or alimony, to a dependent child not living with one or to a divorced wife.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Cap of maintenance</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cap</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>maintenance man</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worker, usually in an enterprise or apartment building, whose job is to repair damaged parts of a building or its fixtures, and sometimes to make improvements or other changes to the building.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maintenance staff</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Those persons in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant in good condition.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> service staff, maintenance crew.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>main"top`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main-topmast</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the mast next above the mainmast.</def><br/
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<p><hw>main-topsail</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a topsail set on the mainmast.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Main" yard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mai"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maia</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <gen>Maia</gen>, or family <fam>Maiade\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Master.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Principal; chief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mais"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mais"trie</hw>, <hw>Mais"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mastery; superiority; art. See <er>Mastery</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mais"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mistress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mai"thes</hw> <pr>(m<amac/"th<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Maghet</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mai`tre d'ho*tel"</hw>, <hw>ma<icir/`tre d'h<ocir/*tel`</hw></mhw> <pr>(m<amac/"t<etil/r d<omac/*t<ecr/l" or m<amac/"tr<ucr/ d<omac/*t<ecr/l")</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>maitres d'hotel</plw></plu>. <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A headwaiter.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> captain, head waiter.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manager or owner of a hotel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maize</hw> <pr>(m<amac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>maiz</ets>. fr. <ets>mahiz</ets> or <ets>mahis</ets>, is the language of the Island of Haiti.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large species of American grass of the genus <gen>Zea</gen> (<spn>Zea Mays</spn>), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called <altname>corn</altname>.  Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men and animals.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maize eater</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South American bird of the genus <gen>Pseudoleistes</gen>, allied to the troupials.</cd> -- <col><b>Maize yellow</b></col>, <cd>a delicate pale yellow.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>majagua</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shrubby tree (<spn>Hibiscus tiliaceus</spn>) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, <spn>Hibiscus tiliaceus</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An erect forest tree (<spn>Hibiscus elatus</spn>) of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, <spn>Hibiscus elatus</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>maja squinado</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[species name.]</ety> <def>A large European spider crab.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> European spider crab, king crab, <spn>Maja squinado</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Maj`es*tat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Maj`es*tat"*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Majestic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>E. Pocock.</au>  <au>Dr. J. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Majesty</er>.]</ety> <def>Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand.</def> \'bdThe <xex>majestic</xex> world.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> \'bdTethys' grave <xex>majestic</xex> pace.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must be grave, <qex>majestic</qex>, and sublime.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; imperial; regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Majestic.</def>  <rj><au>Cowley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more <qex>majestical</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being majestic.</def>  <rj><au>Oldenburg.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maj"es*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Majesties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>magestee</ets>, F. <ets>majest\'82</ets>, L. <ets>majestas</ets>, fr. an old compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great. See <er>Major</er>, <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><q>The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with <qex>majesty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xciii. 1.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>No sovereign has ever represented the <qex>majesty</qex> of a great state with more dignity and grace.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; <as>as, their <ex>majesties</ex> attended the concert</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of <qex>Majesty</qex>, 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 <qex>Highness</qex> or <qex>Grace</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dignity; elevation of manner or style.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Majidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family comprising the spider crabs.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Majidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*jol"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture.</note>  <rj><au>Heyse.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[L. <ets>major</ets>, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. <ets>majeur</ets>.  Cf. <er>Master</er>, <er>Mayor</er>, <er>Magnitude</er>, <er>More</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Greater in number, quantity, or extent; <as>as, the <ex>major</ex> part of the assembly; the <ex>major</ex> part of the revenue; the <ex>major</ex> part of the territory.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of greater dignity; more important.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of full legal age; adult.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Major key</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <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> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an offense of a greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include assault.</cd> -- <col><b>Major scale</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <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 <er>Scale</er>, and <er>Diatonic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Major second</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a second between whose tones is a difference in pitch of a step.</cd> -- <col><b>Major sixth</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <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 third</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a third of two steps.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>major</ets>. See <er>Major</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person of full age.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In hypothetical syllogisms, the hypothetical premise is called the <xex>major</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[LL. See <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <def>A mayor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Majorana</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A small genus of herbs usually included in the genus <gen>Origanum</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Majorana</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`jo`rat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>majorat</ets>, LL. <ets>majoratus</ets>. See <er>Major</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Majorate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The right of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(French Law)</fld> <def>Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or rank of a major.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>majorare</ets> to augment. See <er>Major</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To augment; to increase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`jor*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Increase; enlargement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>major axis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <def>The greater axis of a geometrical figure.</def> <specif>Especially</specif>: <def>the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, which passes through the two foci. See <er>Focus</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*jor"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Majorca.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Majorca.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>major diatonic scale</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <def>The natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth notes, and whole tones between the other notes;  the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major; also called <altname>major scale</altname>.   See <er>Scale</er>, and <er>Diatonic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`jor-do"mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mayordomo</ets>, or It. <ets>maggiordomo</ets>; both fr. LL. <ets>majordomus</ets>; L. <ets>major</ets> greater + <ets>domus</ets> house.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><hw>major form class</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Grammar)</fld> <def>Any of the <er>parts of speech</er> of traditional grammar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"jor gen"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <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><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*jor"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Majorities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>majorit\'82</ets>. See <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The military rank of a major.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The greater number; more than half; <as>as, a <ex>majority</ex> of mankind; a <ex>majority</ex> of the votes cast.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>majores</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ancestors; ancestry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</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>as, he is elected by a <ex>majority</ex> of five hundred votes</as>. See <er>Plurality</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To go over to the majority</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To join the majority</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to die.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>majority leader</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <def>The leader of the majority party in a legislature.  Compare <contr>minority leader</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>majority rule</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority{2} of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group; <as>as, our club makes decisions by <ex>majority rule</ex>.</as>.  Contrasted with <contr>unanimous consent</contr>, or decision by a <contr>decree</contr> of a single person or small committee forming part of an organization.</def><br/
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<p><hw>major league</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Sports)</fld> <def>The most important league{2} in any sport (especially baseball); contrasted with <contr>minor league</contr>.  Its teams are more competent, its members are paid more, and its games attract more interest and publicity, than those of a minor league.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>major-league</hw>, <hw>major league</hw></mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a <er>major league</er>; <as>as, <ex>major-league</ex> football rules</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Among the best or most important of its class; <as>as, a <ex>major-league</ex> computer manufacturer</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>major-league club</hw>, <hw>major-league team</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sports team that plays in a major league.</def><br/
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<p><hw>major leaguer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of a major-league baseball team.</def><br/
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<p><hw>major power</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nation powerful enough to influence events throughout the world.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> world power, great power, power.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>major premise</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <def>That premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion).  Contrasted to <contr>minor premise</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"jor*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of major.</def><br/
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<p><hw>majors</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The teams in the major leagues.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> major leagues, big leagues.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>major suit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bridge)</fld> <def>A suit of playing cards which has higher scoring value; specifically, either spades or hearts.  Contrasted with a <contr>minor suit</contr>, being either diamonds or clubs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>major term</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <def>That term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maj"oun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Madjoun</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*jus"cu*l\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fem. pl. fr. <ets>majusculus</ets> somewhat greater or great, dim. of <ets>major</ets>, <ets>majus</ets>. See <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pal\'91ography)</fld> <def>Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*jus"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>majuscule</ets>. See <er>Majuscul\'91</er>.]</ety> <def>A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See <er>Majuscul\'91</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mak"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being made.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Makalu</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A mountain in Nepal and Tibet, 27,824 feet high.</def> <comm>According to WordNet, it is 27,790 feet high.</comm><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Makalu I.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mak"a*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Macaroon</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>make</hw> <pr>(m<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>maca</ets>, <ets>gemaca</ets>. See <er>Match</er>.]</ety> <def>A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>For in this world no woman is<br/
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<p><hw>make</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>made</conjf> <pr>(m<amac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>making</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>maken</ets>, <ets>makien</ets>, AS. <ets>macian</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>mak<?/n</ets>, OFries. <ets>makia</ets>, D. <ets>maken</ets>, G. <ets>machen</ets>, OHG. <ets>mahh<?/n</ets> to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. <ets>mage</ets>.  Cf. <er>Match</er> an equal.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>(a)</sd> <def>To form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate.</def><br/
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<p><q>He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had <qex>made</qex> it a molten calf.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxxii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; -- often with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>make</ex> up a story</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>And Art, with her contending, doth aspire<br/
To excel the natural with <qex>made</qex> delights.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(c)</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 <xex>make</xex> complaint, for to complain; to <xex>make</xex> record of, for to record; to <xex>make</xex> abode, for to abide, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>Call for Samson, that he may <qex>make</qex> us sport.</q> <rj><qau>Judg. xvi. 25.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Wealth <qex>maketh</qex> many friends.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xix. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of the faults which I have <qex>made</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(d)</sd> <def>To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to <xex>make</xex> a bill, note, will, deed, etc.</def> <sd>(e)</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>as, to <ex>make</ex> a large profit; to <ex>make</ex> an error; to <ex>make</ex> a loss; to <ex>make</ex> money</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He accuseth Neptune unjustly who <qex>makes</qex> shipwreck a second time.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(f)</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 <xex>made</xex> the distance of; to travel over; <as>as, the ship <ex>makes</ex> ten knots an hour; he <ex>made</ex> the distance in one day</as>.</def> <sd>(h)</sd> <def>To put in a desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive.</def><br/
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<p><q>Who <qex>makes</qex> or ruins with a smile or frown.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; <as>as, to <ex>make</ex> known; to <ex>make</ex> public; to <ex>make</ex> fast.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Who <qex>made</qex> thee a prince and a judge over us?</q> <rj><qau>Ex. ii. 14.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>See, I have <qex>made</qex> thee a god to Pharaoh.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. vii. 1.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ When used reflexively with an adjective, the reflexive pronoun is often omitted; as, to <xex>make</xex> merry; to <xex>make</xex> bold; to <xex>make</xex> free, etc.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.</def><br/
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<p><q>He is not that goose and ass that Valla would <qex>make</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Baker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the active voice the <xex>to</xex> of the infinitive is usually omitted.</note><br/
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<p><q>I will <qex>make</qex> them hear my words.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. iv. 10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They should be <qex>made</qex> to rise at their early hour.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</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>as, he will <ex>make</ex> a good musician; sweet cider <ex>makes</ex> sour vinegar; wool <ex>makes</ex> warm clothing.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>And old cloak <qex>makes</qex> a new jerkin.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to; <as>as, a pound of ham <ex>makes</ex> a hearty meal</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,<br/
<qex>Make</qex> but one temple for the Deity.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To be engaged or concerned in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Gomez, what <qex>makest</qex> thou here, with a whole brotherhood of city bailiffs?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of.</def> \'bdAnd <xex>make</xex> the Libyan shores.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>They that sail in the middle can <qex>make</qex> no land of either side.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><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> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld>, <cd>to take a trick with it.</cd> -- <col><b>To make account</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Account</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make account of</b></col>, <cd>to esteem; to regard.</cd> -- <col><b>To make away</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To put out of the way; to kill; to destroy.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they <qex>made</qex> him <qex>away</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To alienate; to transfer; to make over.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Waller.</au> -- <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> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld>, <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> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Beau. & Fl.</au> -- <col><b>To make default</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to fail to appear or answer.</cd> -- <col><b>To make the doors</b></col>, <cd>to shut the door.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Make the doors</qex> upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>- <col><b>To make free with</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Free</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make good</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Good</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make head</b></col>, <cd>to make headway.</cd> -- <col><b>To make light of</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Light</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make little of</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To belittle.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To accomplish easily.</cd> -- <col><b>To make love to</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Love</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make meat</b></col>, <cd>to cure meat in the open air.</cd> <mark>[Colloq. Western U. S.]</mark> -- <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 <er>Bone</er>, <pos>n.</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> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to swear, as to the truth of something, in a prescribed form of law.</cd> -- <col><b>To make of</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To understand or think concerning; <as>as, not to know what <ex>to make of</ex> the news</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem; to account.</cd> \'bd<xex>Makes</xex> she no more <xex>of</xex> me than <xex>of</xex> a slave.\'b8 <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>To make one's law</b></col> <fld>(Old Law)</fld>, <cd>to adduce proof to clear one's self of a charge.</cd> -- <col><b>To make out</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To find out; to discover; to decipher; <as>as, <ex>to make out</ex> the meaning of a letter</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>to gain sight of; to recognize; to discern; to descry; <as>as, as they approached the city, he could <ex>make out</ex> the tower of the Chrysler Building</as>.</cd>  <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To prove; to establish; <as>as, the plaintiff was unable <ex>to make</ex> out his case</as></cd>. <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To make complete or exact; <as>as, he was not able <ex>to make out</ex> the money</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>to write out; to write down; -- used especially of a bank check or bill; <as>as, he <ex>made out</ex> a check for the cost of the dinner; the workman <ex>made out</ex> a bill and handed it to him</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make over</b></col>, <cd>to transfer the title of; to convey; to alienate; <as>as, he <ex>made over</ex> his estate in trust or in fee</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make sail</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To increase the quantity of sail already extended</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To set sail.</cd> -- <col><b>To make shift</b></col>, <cd>to manage by expedients; <as>as, they <ex>made shift</ex> to do without it</as>.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>. -- <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>as, <ex>to make strange</ex> of a request or suggestion</as>.</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 <er>Sure</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To collect into a sum or mass; <as>as, <ex>to make up</ex> the amount of rent; <ex>to make up</ex> a bundle or package</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To reconcile; to compose; <as>as, <ex>to make up</ex> a difference or quarrel</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To supply what is wanting in; to complete; <as>as, a dollar is wanted <ex>to make up</ex> the stipulated sum</as></cd>. <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to shape, prepare, or fabricate; <as>as, <ex>to make up</ex> a mass into pills; <ex>to make up</ex> a story</as>.</cd><br/
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<p><q>He was all <qex>made up</qex> of love and charms!</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To compensate; to make good; <as>as, <ex>to make up</ex> a loss</as>.</cd> <sd>(f)</sd> <cd>To adjust, or to arrange for settlement; <as>as, <ex>to make up</ex> accounts</as></cd>. <sd>(g)</sd> <cd>To dress and paint for a part, as an actor; <as>as, he was well <ex>made up</ex></as>.</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> -- <mcol><col><b>To make way</b></col>, <it>or</it>  <col><b>To make one's way</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To make progress; to advance.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To open a passage; to clear the way</cd>. -- <col><b>To make words</b></col>, <cd>to multiply words.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Make</hw> <pr>(m<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase <xex>to meddle or make</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or <qex>make</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; <as>as, he <ex>made toward home</ex>; <ex>the tiger made</ex> at the sportsmen.</as></def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Formerly, authors used <xex>to make on</xex>, <xex>to make forth</xex>, <xex>to make about</xex>; but these phrases are obsolete. We now say, <xex>to make at</xex>, <xex>to make away</xex>, <xex>to make for</xex>, <xex>to make off</xex>, <xex>to make toward</xex>, etc.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with <xex>for</xex> or <xex>against</xex>; <as>as, it <ex>makes</ex> for his advantage</as>.</def>  <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Follow after the things which <qex>make</qex> for peace.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xiv. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Considerations infinite<br/
Do <qex>make</qex> against it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To increase; to augment; to accrue.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To solace him some time, as I do when I <qex>make</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>P. Plowman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To make as if</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>To make as though</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to pretend that; to make show that; to make believe (see under <er>Make</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>).</cd><br/
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<p><q>Joshua and all Israel <qex>made as if</qex> they were beaten before them, and fled.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. viii. 15.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>My lord of London <qex>maketh as though</qex> he were greatly displeased with me.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<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>(a)</sd> <cd>To carry off.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate</cd>. <sd>(c)</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 manage oneself; to be able at last; to make shift; <as>as, he <ex>made out</ex> to reconcile the contending parties; after the earthquake they <ex>made out</ex> all right</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>to engage in fond caresses; to hug and kiss; to neck; -- of courting couples or individuals (for individuals, used with <ptcl>with</ptcl>); <as>as, they <ex>made out</ex> on a bench in the park; he was <ex>making out</ex> with the waitress in the kitchen</as></cd> <mark>[informal]</mark> -- <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>(a)</sd> <cd>To approach; <as>as, a suspicious boat <ex>made up to</ex> us</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</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> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To make with</b></col>, <cd>to concur or agree with.</cd> <au>Hooker.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Make</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.</def><br/
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<p><q>It our perfection of so frail a <qex>make</qex><br/
As every plot can undermine and shake?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>On the make</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>bent upon making great profits; greedy of gain.</cd> <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark></cs>  <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>seeking higher social status or a higher employment position.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>seeking a sexual partner; looking for sexual adventure.</cd> <br/
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<p><hw>Make and break</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Make"bate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Make</ets>, v. + <ets>bate</ets> a quarrel.]</ety> <def>One who excites contentions and quarrels.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>make"-be*lief`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A feigning to believe; make believe.</def>  <rj><au>J. H. Newman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>make" be*lieve`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To pretend; -- often used with <ptcl>that</ptcl>, but often having the that omitted; <as>as, he <ex>made believe</ex> he didn't hear her; or he <ex>made believe</ex> that he didn't hear her</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>make"-be*lieve`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention.</def> \'bdChildlike <xex>make-believe</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To forswear self-delusion and <qex>make-believe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Feigned; insincere.</def> \'bd<xex>Make-believe</xex> reverence.\'b8 <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Imaginary; <as>as, the child had a <ex>make-believe</ex> friend to whom he often talked</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mak"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <mord><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Make</er></mord>. <def>Made.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Make"-game`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An object of ridicule; a butt.</def>  <rj><au>Godwin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>make known</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reveal; to disclose; <as>as, the congressman <ex>made known</ex> his interest in the company only after he voted on the bill</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Make"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Make</er>, and cf. <er>Matchless</er>, <er>Mateless</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Matchless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without a mate.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Make"-peace`</hw> <pr>(-p<emac/s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A peacemaker.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mak"er</hw> <pr>(m<amac/k"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.</def><br/
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<p><q>The universal <qex>Maker</qex> we may praise.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person who makes a promissory note.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who writes verses; a poet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><note><hand/ \'bdThe 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>, <xex>make</xex>; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a <xex>maker</xex>.\'b8</note>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To meet one's maker</b></col>, <cd>to die.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>makeready</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The final preparation and adjustments.</def><br/
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<p><hw>make"shift`</hw> <pr>(m<amac/k"sh<icr/ft`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means.</def>  <rj><au>James Mill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>I am not a model clergyman, only a decent <qex>makeshift</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>make"up`</hw>, <hw>make"-up`</hw></mhw> <pr>(m<amac/k"<ucr/p`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>The way in which the parts of anything are put together.</def><br/
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<p><q>The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental <qex>make-up</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>L. F. Ward.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The constituent parts of anything; <as>as, the <ex>makeup</ex> of the new congress was predominantly conservative</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cosmetics applied to the face, such as <stype>lipstick</stype>, <stype>facial power</stype>, or <stype>eye shadow</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character; <as>as, her <ex>makeup</ex> was very realistic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up examination; <as>as, the student took his <ex>make-up</ex> on Saturday</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>The appearance of a page of a publication, specifically the type style of the text and the spatial arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising material etc., on the page.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>The art or process of arranging the portions of a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or for optimal effect on the reader.</def><br/
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<p><hw>make water</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To leak.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To urinate; -- a euphemism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Make"weight`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</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><br/
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<p><hw>make-work</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Active work of litle value, such as assignments given by teachers to students to keep them busy while the teacher performs other tasks, or chores performed to while away time; also called <altname>busywork</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> busywork.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"ki</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lemur. See <er>Lemur</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mak"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; <as>as, this is cloth of your own <ex>making</ex>; the <ex>making</ex> of peace or war was in his power.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Composition, or structure.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a poem.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir J. Davies.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; <as>as, early misfortune was the <ex>making</ex> of him</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>External appearance; from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mak"ing-i`ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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><br/
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<p><hw>Mak"ing-up`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called <xex>proof</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mako</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>mako shark</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>makomako</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A graceful deciduous shrub or small tree (<spn>Aristotelia serrata</spn>) having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> New Zealand wine berry, wineberry, <spn>Aristotelia serrata</spn>, <spn>Aristotelia racemosa</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mako shark</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A powerful and fierce mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific, of the family <fam>Lamidae</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maksutov telescope</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal-</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l-)</pr>. <def>A prefix in composition denoting <sig>ill</sig>, or <sig>evil</sig>, F. <est>male</est>, adv., fr. <est>malus</est>, bad, ill.  In some words it has the form <xex>male-</xex>, as in <xex>male</xex>diction, <xex>male</xex>volent. See <er>Malice</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The form <xex>male-</xex> is chiefly used in cases where the <eit/, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a separate syllable, as in <xex>male</xex>diction, <xex>male</xex>factor, <xex>male</xex>ficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in <xex>mal</xex>feasance or <xex>male</xex>-feasance, <xex>mal</xex>formation or <xex>male</xex>-formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in <xex>mal</xex>administration, etc., the form <ex>mal</ex> is to be preferred, and is the one commonly employed.</note><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>pl. of <singw>Malum</singw>.</sing> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mala in se</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.</cd> -- <col><b>Mala prohibita</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from <contr>mala in se</contr>, which are offenses at common law.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"a*bar`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Malabar nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of an East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the <spn>Adhatoda Vasica</spn>, sometimes used medicinally.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>malabar kino</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus <gen>Pterocarpus</gen>, used in medicine and tanning etc.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> East India kino, kino gum.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malacanthidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of short-headed marine fishes which are often brightly colored.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Malacanthidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*ca*tune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Melocoton</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lac"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malacca cane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>A walking cane made from the stem of a species of palm of the genus <gen>Calamus</gen> (<spn>Calamus Scipionum</spn>), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"a*chite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr. Gr. <grk>mala`chh</grk> a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F. <ets>malachite</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mallow</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Green malachite</xex>, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. <xex>Blue malachite</xex>, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Malachite green</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Emerald green</cref>, under <er>Green</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cis"sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Malacissation</er>.]</ety> <def>Softening; relaxing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cis*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malacissare</ets> to make soft, Gr. <grk>malaki`zein</grk>.]</ety> <def>The act of making soft or supple.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal`a*cob*del"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <?/ a leech.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Bdellomorpha</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"a*co*derm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft  + <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of beetles (<spn>Malacodermata</spn>), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"a*co*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of pyroxene.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in the science of malacology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>malacologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal`a*cop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class of air-breathing <phylum>Arthropoda</phylum>; -- called also <altname><class>Protracheata</class></altname>, and <altname><class>Onychophora</class></altname>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ 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 antenn\'91. The tranche\'91 are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. <gen>Peripatus</gen> is the only known genus. See <er>Peripatus</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>malacopt\'82rygien</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <ord>Malacopterygii</ord>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>pte`ryx</grk> wing, fin, fr. <grk>ptero`n</grk> feather.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <ord>Malacopteri</ord>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the <ord>Malacopterygii</ord>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"te*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., Gr. fr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>'oste`on</grk> bone.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"to*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <?/ mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal`a*cos"tra*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <?/ shell of a testacean.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <subclass>Malacostraca</subclass>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Malacostrac</ets>an + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That branch of zo\'94logical science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also <altname>carcinology</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the Malacostraca.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*co*toon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Melocoton</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal`a*co*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the <phylum>Mollusca</phylum>, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also <altname>Malacozoaria</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*co*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`ad*dress"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>address</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one.</def>  <rj><au>W. D. Howells.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`ad*just"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>adjustment</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bad adjustment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>administration</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maleadministration</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*droit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Adroit</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mal"a*droit`ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mal`a*droit"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mal"a*dy</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l"<adot/*d<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Maladies</plw> <pr>(m<acr/l"<adot/*d<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>maladie</ets>, fr. <ets>malade</ets> ill, sick, OF. also, <ets>malabde</ets>, fr. L. <ets>male habitus</ets>, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>maladies</qex> of the body may prove medicines to the mind.</q> <rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A moral or mental defect or disorder.</def><br/
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<p><q>Love's a <qex>malady</qex> without a cure.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See <er>Disease</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"a*ga</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l"<adot/*g<adot/ Sp. m<aum/"l<adot/*g<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city and a province of <city>Spain</city>, on the Mediterranean.   Hence, <ex>Malaga</ex> grapes, <ex>Malaga</ex> raisins, <ex>Malaga</ex> wines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal`a*gash"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Malagasy</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`a*gas"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Madagascar; also (<singf>sing</singf>.), the language.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malagasy Republic</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Former name of the Republic of Madagascar, a nation in Africa occupying the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean east of Mozambique.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`laise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mal</ets> ill + <ets>aise</ets> ease.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lam"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of malamic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*lam"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <def>A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub <spn>Croton Malambo</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`am*eth"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Malamic</ets> + <ets>ethane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal</ets>ic + <ets>amic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or designating an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lam"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Malic</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal"an*ders</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l"<ait/n*d<etil/rz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malandres</ets>, fr. L. <ets>malandria</ets> blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See <er>Sallenders</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mallenders</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>mal"a*pert</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l"<adot/*p<etil/rt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>malapert</ets> unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; <ets>mal</ets> ill + <ets>apert</ets> open, adroit, intelligent, L. <ets>apertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aperire</ets> to open. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Aperient</er>.]</ety> <def>Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert.</def> <au>Shak.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A malapert person.</def></def2><br/
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<p><q>Are you growing <qex>malapert</qex>! <qex>Will you force me to make use of my authority</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mal"a*pert`ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>mal"a*pert`ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mal"a*prop*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <person>Mrs. <etsep>Malaprop</etsep></person>, a character in <persfn>Sheridan's</persfn> drama, \'bd The Rivals,\'b8 who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See <er>Malapropos</er>.]</ety> <def>A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal*ap"ro*pos`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mal \'85 propos</ets>; <ets>mal</ets> evil + <ets>\'85 propos</ets> to the purpose.]</ety> <def>Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal*ap`te*ru"rus</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l*<acr/p`t<esl/*r<udd/"r<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>ptero`n</grk> wing + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See <cref>Electric cat</cref>, under <er>Electric</er>.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes spelled <asp>Malopterurus</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Malapterurus electricus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The species name of the <altname>electric catfish</altname>, a freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mala</ets> the cheek: cf. F. <ets>malaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit; that arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek; also called the <altname>malar bone</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cheekbone, zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>malar bone</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>malar</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., contr. fr. <ets>malaaria</ets> bad air. See <er>Malice</er>, and Air.]</ety> <sn>1.</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> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><note><hand/ 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 <xex>infusorian</xex>).</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A human disease caused by infection of red blood cells by a protozoan of the genus <gen>Plasmodium</gen>, giving rise to fever and chills and many other symptoms, characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals.  The protozoal infection is usually transmitted from another infected individual by the bite of an <gen>Anopheles</gen> mosquito.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*la"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*la"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Malarial fever</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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 (<xex>intermittent fever</xex>), or only partially so (<xex>remittent fever</xex>); fever and ague; chills and fever.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>malaria mosquito</hw>, <hw>malarial mosquito</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mosquito that transmits the malaria parasite; it is most commonly the <gen>Anopheles</gen> mosquito.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malaria parasite</hw>. <def>Any of several minute protozoans of the genus <gen>Plasmodium</gen> (syn. <gen>H\'91matozo\'94n</gen>) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus <gen>Anopheles</gen> (which see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of the mosquito, produce malaria.</def>  <note>The young parasites, or <b>sporozoites</b>, enter the red blood corpuscles, growing at their expense, undergoing sporulation, and finally destroying the corpuscles, thus liberating in the blood plasma an immense number of small spores called <b>merozoites</b>.  An indefinite but not ultimated number of such generations may follow, but if meanwhile the host is bitten by a mosquito, the parasites develop into gametes in the stomach of the insect. These conjugate, the zygote thus produced divides, forming spores, and eventually sporozoites, which, penetrating to the salivary glands of the mosquito, may be introduced into a new host. The attacks of the disease coincide with the dissolution of the corpuscles and liberation of the spores and products of growth of the parasites into the blood plasma. Several species of the parasite are distinguished, as <spn>Plasmodium vivax</spn>, producing tertian malaria; <spn>Plasmodium malari\'91</spn>, quartan malaria; and <spn>Plasmodium (<plain>subgenus</plain> Laverania) falciferum</spn>, the malarial fever of summer and autumn common in the tropics.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`la*sha"ga*nay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The fresh-water drumfish (<spn>Haploidonotus grunniens</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>assimilation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malum</ets> apple: cf. F. <ets>malate</ets>. See <er>Malic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of malic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malawi kwacha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The kwacha, the monetary unit of Malawi.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma"lax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*lax"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malaxare</ets>, <ets>malaxatum</ets>, cf. Gr. <?/, fr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft: cf. F. <ets>malaxer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`ax*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malaxatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>malaxation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mal"ax*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Malaxis</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; it is cosmopolitan.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Malaxis</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Malaxis-unifolia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> green adder's mouth, <spn>Malaxis ophioglossoides</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</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><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*lay"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Malay language.</def></def2><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Malay apple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a myrtaceous tree (<spn>Eugenia Malaccensis</spn>) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Malaya</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Formerly, an Asian country on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, now part of <partof>Malaysia</partof>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"la*ya"lam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil.</def>  <rj><au>Yule.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Malayan tapir</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate (<spn>Tapirus indicus</spn>) of tropical America and Southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Indian tapir, <spn>Tapirus indicus</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malay Archipelago</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malayo-Polynesian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to Malayo-Polynesia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malay Peninsula</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a peninsula in Southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Burma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malaysia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A country in Southeast Asia including the former nation of <part>Malaya</part> on the Malay Peninsula, and part of Borneo; sometimes still referred to as <altname>Malaya</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malaysian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Malaysia or its people or their culture; <as>as, <ex>Malaysian</ex> police cracked down hard on drug smugglers; <ex>Malaysian</ex> poetry</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal"brouck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West African arboreal monkey (<spn>Cercopithecus cynosurus</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malcolmia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; native from the Mediterranean to Afghanistan.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Malcolmia</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malcolm Little</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A militant American black nationalist leader, also called <altname>Malcolm X</altname>; (1925-1965).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malcolm stock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus <gen>Malcolmia</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Malcolm X</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>See <er>Malcolm Little</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal*con`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>conformation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; ill form; disproportion of parts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal"con*tent`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mal</ets> ill + <ets>content</ets>. See <er>Malice</er>, <er>Content</er>.]</ety> <def>discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>malecontent</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>The famous <qex>malcontent</qex> earl of Leicester.</q> <rj><qau>Milner.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malcontent</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who expresses his discontent by words or overt acts.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au>  <au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mal`con*tent"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Malcontent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mal*da"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of marine annelids of the genus <gen>Maldane</gen>, or family <fam>Maldanid\'91</fam>.  They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal de mer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water; seasickness.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seasickness, naupathia.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Maldive Islands</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known as the <altname>Maldives</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maldivian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Maldives.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Maldivan.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Maldon</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A battle in which the Danes defeated the East Saxons in 991; it is celebrated in an old English poem.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Maldon.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Male-</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l- <it>or</it>  m<acr/l<esl/-)</pr>. <def>See <er>Mal-</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Male</hw> <pr>(m<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malus</ets>. See <er>Malice</er>.]</ety> <def>Evil; wicked; bad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mail</er>, a bag.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'83le</ets>, OF. <ets>masle</ets>, <ets>mascle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>masculus</ets> male, masculine, dim. of <ets>mas</ets> a male; possibly akin to E. <ets>man</ets>.  Cf. <er>Masculine</er>, <er>Marry</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, <ex>male</ex> organs</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; <as>as, <ex>male</ex> courage</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Consisting of males; <as>as, a <ex>male</ex> choir</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the <xex>female</xex> piece) which is hollow and which it fits; <as>as, a <ex>male</ex> gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a <ex>male</ex> screw, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Male fern</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a fern of the genus <gen>Aspidium</gen> (<spn>A. Filixmas</spn>), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. <spn>Aspidium marginale</spn> in America, and <spn>A. athamanticum</spn> in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See <cref>Female fern</cref>, under <er>Female</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Male rhyme</b></col>, <cd>a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as <xex>laid</xex>, <xex>afraid</xex>, <xex>dismayed</xex>. See <cref>Female rhyme</cref>, under <er>Female</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Male screw</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal of the male sex.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant bearing only staminate flowers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Male`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l`<acr/d*m<icr/n`<icr/s*tr<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Maladministration.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*le"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A salt of maleic acid.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>male"ber`ry</hw>, <hw>male" ber`ry</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A deciduous much-branched shrub (<spn>Lyonia ligustrina</spn>) with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers; also called <altname>swamp andromeda</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> privet andromeda, he-huckleberry, <spn>Lyonia ligustrina</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of coffee. See <er>Pea berry</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>male body</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The body of an adult human male; -- a term used especially in art; <as>as, <person>Da Vinci</person> was unexcelled in painting the <ex>male body</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adult male body, man's body.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Male*branch"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The philosophical system of <persfn><etsep>Malebranche</etsep></persfn>, 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><br/
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<p><hw>male chauvinism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Disparaging, patronizing, discriminatory or abusive speech or behavior by males toward females stemming from a belief that males are superior to females and females therefore worthy of less respect and inferior treatment.  A form of <isa>sexism</isa>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>male chauvinist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man with a belief in the inferiority of women; one who believes in or practises male chavinism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sexist.</syn><br/
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<p><-- p. 887 --></p>

<p><hw>Male*con`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Malconformation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Male"con*tent`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Malcontent.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maledicentia</ets>. See <er>Maledicent</er>.]</ety> <def>Evil speaking.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maledicens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>maledicere</ets> to speak ill; <ets>male</ets> ill + <ets>dicere</ets> to say, speak. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Diction</er>.]</ety> <def>Speaking reproachfully; slanderous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir E. Sandys.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"e*dict</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maledictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>maledicere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Accursed; abominable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*dic"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maledictio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mal\'82diction</ets>. See <er>Maledicent</er>.]</ety> <def>A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to <ant>benediction</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>No <qex>malediction</qex> falls from his tongue.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation; anathema.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Malediction</er>, <er>Curse</er>, <er>Imprecation</er>, <er>Execration</er>. <xex>Malediction</xex> is the most general term, denoting bitter reproach, or wishes and predictions of evil.  <xex>Curse</xex> implies the desire or threat of evil, declared upon oath or in the most solemn manner.  <xex>Imprecation</xex> is literally the praying down of evil upon a person. <xex>Execration</xex> 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, <xex>execration</xex> being the strongest.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Malefactor</er>.]</ety> <def>A crime; an offense; an evil deed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>malefacere</ets> to do evil; <ets>male</ets> ill, evil + <ets>facere</ets> to do. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal.  Opposite of <ant>benefactor</ant>.</def> <rj><au>H. Brooke.</au>  <au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/ \'bdMalefactors of great wealth.\'b8
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female malefactor.</def>  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Male*fea"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Malfeasance</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>male fern</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fern of North America and Europe (<spn>Dryopteris filix-mas</spn>) whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms.  It is a member of the <isa>woodfern</isa> genus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lef"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maleficus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mal\'82fique</ets>. See <er>Malefaction</er>.]</ety> <def>Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"e*fice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maleficium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mal\'82fice</ets>. See <er>Malefactor</er>.]</ety> <def>An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maleficentia</ets>.  Cf. <er>Malfeasance</er>.]</ety> <def>Evil doing, esp. to others.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Malefic</er>.]</ety> <def>Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Injurious.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>maleficiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>maleficiare</ets> to bewitch, fr. L. <ets>maleficium</ets>. See <er>Malefice</er>.]</ety> <def>To bewitch; to harm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fi`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bewitching.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maleficence</er>.]</ety> <def>The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maleficent</er>.]</ety> <def>Doing evil, harm, or mischief.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Male`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Malformation</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*le"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mal\'82ique</ets>. See <er>Malic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series (maleic acid), metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maleic acid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (<chform>HO.CO.CH=CH.CO.OH</chform>) of <it>cis</it> conformation, having various uses in the manufacture of artificial resins, the dyeing and finishing of wool, silk, and cotton, and also combined with certain drugs to make salts more soluble than the basic forms.  The corresponding isomer having <it>trans</it> conformation, is identical in chemical formula, is called <contr>fumaric acid</contr>.</def> <au>MI11</au><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*len"gine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>malengin</ets>; L. <ets>malus</ets> bad, evil + <ets>ingenium</ets> natural capacity. See <er>Engine</er>.]</ety> <def>Evil machination; guile; deceit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"le*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From its native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of Celebes (<spn>megacephalon maleo</spn>), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Male-o"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Malodor</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>male orchis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Eurasian orchid (<spn>Orchis mascula</spn>) with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> early purple orchid, <spn>Orchis mascula</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>male orgasm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An orgasm in a male animal accompanied by the ejaculation of semen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>male plug</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Electricity)</fld> <def>The connecting end of the cord on an electrical device, having two or three pins, that is inserted into a matching socket to make an electrical connection.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> plug.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Male*prac"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Malpractice</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Male"-spir`it*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mallette</ets>, dim. of <ets>malle</ets>. See <er>Mail</er> a bag.]</ety> <def>A little bag or budget.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Male*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Maltreat</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malevolentia</ets>. See <er>Malevolent</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of <er>Malice</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malevolens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; <ets>male</ets> ill + <ets>volens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>velle</ets> to be willing or disposed, to wish. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Voluntary</er>.]</ety> <def>Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a malevolent manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malevolus</ets>; fr. <ets>male</ets> ill + <ets>velle</ets> to be disposed.]</ety> <def>Malevolent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>execution</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad execution.</def>  <rj><au>D. Webster.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*le"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maleic</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*fea"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malfaisance</ets>, fr. <ets>malfaisant</ets> injurious, doing ill; <ets>mal</ets> ill, evil + <ets>faisant</ets> doing, p. pr. of <ets>faire</ets> to do. See <er>Malice</er>, <er>Feasible</er>, and cf. <er>Maleficence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>malefeasance</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>malfeasant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One guilty of malfeasance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>formation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure; -- often used of body parts such as limbs which do not develop properly during fetal maturation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*gra"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malgracieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not graceful; displeasing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"gre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Mauger</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malheur wire lettuce</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small mustardlike plant (<spn>Stephanomeria malheurensis</spn>) of Oregon, belonging to the family <fam>Cruciferae</fam>; it is a threatened species.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malian</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Mali; <as>as, <ex>Malian</ex> deserts</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Mali; <as>as, <ex>Malian</ex> nomads</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malian</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mali.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mali franc</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The standard monetary unit in Mali and some other countries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malum</ets> an apple: cf. F. <ets>malique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; <as>as, <ex>malic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Malic acid</b></col>, <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>a hydroxy acid (<chform>HO.CO.CH2.CH(OH).CO.OH</chform>) obtained from unripe fruit (such as <prodby>green apples</prodby>, <prodby>currants</prodby>, <prodby>tomatoes</prodby> or <prodby>cherries</prodby>) as a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste.  It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration; the natural form is of L- conformation.  A synthetic variety is a derivative of succinic acid, but as with most simple synthetic compounds, is a racemic mixture of isomers and thus has no rotatory action on polarized light.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mal"ice</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l"<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malice</ets>, fr. L. <ets>malitia</ets>, from <ets>malus</ets> bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black, Skr. <ets>mala</ets> dirt.  Cf. <er>Mauger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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> \'bdNor set down aught in <xex>malice</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Envy, hatred, and <qex>malice</qex> are three distinct passions of the mind.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Holt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Malice aforethought</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Malice prepense</b></col></mcol>, <cd>malice previously and deliberately entertained.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence.</syn> <usage> See <er>Spite</er>. -- <er>Malevolence</er>, <er>Malignity</er>, <er>Malignancy</er>. <xex>Malice</xex> is a stronger word than <xex>malevolence</xex>, which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while <xex>malice</xex> desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it about. <xex>Malignity</xex> is intense and deepseated <xex>malice</xex>. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging others. One who is <xex>malignant</xex> must be both <xex>malevolent</xex> and <xex>malicious</xex>; but a man may be <xex>malicious</xex> without being <xex>malignant</xex>.</usage><br/
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<p><q>Proud tyrants who <qex>maliciously</qex> destroy<br/
And ride o'er ruins with <qex>malignant</qex> joy.</q> <rj><qau>Somerville.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>in some connections, <qex>malignity</qex> seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and <qex>malignancy</qex> to indications of this depravity, in temper and conduct in particular instances.</q> <rj><qau>Cogan.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"ice</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To regard with extreme ill will.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"i*cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>malhecho</ets>; <ets>mal</ets> bad + <ets>hecho</ets> deed, L. <ets>factum</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <def>Mischief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*li"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of. <ets>malicius</ets>, F. <ets>malicieux</ets>, fr. L. <ets>malitiosus</ets>. See <er>Malice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.</def><br/
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<p><q>I grant him bloody, . . . <br/
Sudden, <qex>malicious</qex>, smacking of every sin<br/
That has a name.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; <as>as, a <ex>malicious</ex> report; <ex>malicious</ex> mischief.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; <as>as, a <ex>malicious</ex> act</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Malicious abandonment</b></col>, <cd>the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause.</cd> <au>Burrill.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>Malicious prosecution</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Malicious arrest</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause.</cd> <au>Bouvier.</au></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; malign.</syn><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ma*li"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ma*li"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>malicious mischief</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <def>Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; -- it is an offense at common law.</def> <au>Wharton.</au><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vandalism, hooliganism.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>ma*lign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malignus</ets>, for <ets>maligenus</ets>, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; <ets>malus</ets> bad + the root of <ets>genus</ets> birth, race, kind: cf. F. <ets>malin</ets>, masc., <ets>maligne</ets>, fem. See <er>Malice</er>, <er>Gender</er>, and cf. <er>Benign</er>, <er>Malignant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to <ant>benign</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Witchcraft may be by operation of <qex>malign</qex> spirits.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; <as>as, a <ex>malign</ex> aspect of planets</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Malignant; <as>as, a <ex>malign</ex> ulcer</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Maligned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maligning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>malignare</ets>. See <er>Malign</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they <qex>malign</qex> by stealing their goods, or murdering them.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.</def><br/
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<p><q>To be envied and shot at; to be <qex>maligned</qex> standing, and to be despised falling.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To entertain malice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*lig"nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*lig"nan*cy</hw> , }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Malignant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward evil; intense ill will; <as>as, <ex>malignancy</ex> of heart</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unfavorableness; evil nature.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>malignancy</qex> of my fate might perhaps distemner yours.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; <as>as, the <ex>malignancy</ex> of an ulcer or of a fever</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A cancerous tumor that is spreading beyond the point of origin.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The state of being a malignant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*lig"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malignans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>malignare</ets>, <ets>malignari</ets>, to do or make maliciously. See <er>Malign</er>, and cf. <er>Benignant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>malignant</qex> and a turbaned Turk.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious.</def> \'bd<xex>Malignant</xex> care.\'b8  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Some <qex>malignant</qex> power upon my life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Something deleterious and <qex>malignant</qex> as his touch.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; <as>as, <ex>malignant</ex> diphtheria</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Malignant pustule</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a very contagious disease produced by infection of subcutaneous tissues with the bacterium <spn>Bacillus anthracis</spn>.  It is transmitted to man from animals and is characterized by the formation, at the point of reception of the infection, of a vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an unhealthy ulcer.  It is marked by profound exhaustion and often fatal.  The disease in animals is called <altname>charbon</altname>; in man it is called <altname>cutaneous anthrax</altname>, and formerly was sometimes called simply <altname>anthrax</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the adherents of <person>Charles I.</person> or <person>Charles II.</person>; -- so called by the opposite party.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malignant anemia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic progressive anemia of older adults, thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B-12); also called <altname>pernicious anemia</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malignant melanoma</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes; called also <altname>melanoma</altname>.  It is classed as a type of <isa>skin cancer</isa>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malignant neoplasm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>Same as malignancy{4}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>malignant tumor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>Same as malignancy{4}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>ma*lig"nant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a malignant manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maligned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Assailed with contemptuous language.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> reviled.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>ma*lign"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who maligns.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*lig"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Malignified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Malignifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>malignus</ets> malign + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make malign or malignant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdA strong faith <xex>malignified</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lig"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malignit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>malignitas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Virulence; deadly quality.</def><br/
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<p><q>His physicians discerned an invincible <qex>malignity</qex> in his disease.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; <as>as, the <ex>malignity</ex> of fraud</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Malice</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lign"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a malign manner; with malignity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>MAlingered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Malingering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malingre</ets> sickly, weakly, prob. from <ets>mal</ets> ill + OF. <ets>heingre</ets>, <ets>haingre</ets>, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. <ets>aeger</ets>.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"i*son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maleicon</ets>, L. <ets>maledictio</ets>. See <er>Malediction</er>, and cf. <er>Benison</er>.]</ety> <def>Malediction; curse; execration.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>God's <qex>malison</qex> on his head who this gainsays.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>Maud</ets>, the proper name.  Cf. <er>Grimalkin</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maukin</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A scarecrow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mall</hw> <pr>(m<add/l; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maul</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>malle</ets>, F. <ets>mail</ets>, L. <ets>malleus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Malleus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A heavy blow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An old game played with <xex>malls</xex> or mallets and balls. See <er>Pall-mall</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Cotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A place where the game of <xex>mall</xex> was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.</def><br/
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<p><q>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 <qex>Mall</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mall</hw> <pr>(m<add/l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Malled</conjf> <pr>(m<add/ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Malling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>mailler</ets>. See <er>Mall</er> beetle, and cf. <er>Malleate</er>.]</ety> <def>To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mall</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>mallum</ets> a public assembly; cf. OHG. <ets>mahal</ets> assembly, transaction; akin to AS. <ets>m\'91<edh/el</ets>, <ets>me<edh/el</ets>, assembly, <ets>m<aemac/lan</ets> to speak, Goth. <ets>ma<thorn/l</ets> market place.]</ety> <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>(a)</sd> <def>A court of justice.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A place where justice is administered.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A place where public meetings are held.</def><br/
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<p><q>Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or <qex>malls</qex>, ceased.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mall</hw> <pr>(m<add/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A public access area containing a promenade for pedestrians; <as>as, to gather near the Washington monument on the <ex>mall</ex> in Washington</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The paved or grassy strip between two roadways.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A shopping area with multiple shops and a concourse for predominantly or exclusively pedestrian use; in cities the concourse is usually a city street which may be temporarily or permamently closed to motor vehicles; in suburban areas, a mall is often located on a convenient highway, may be large, contained in one building or in multiple buildings connected by (usually covered) walkways.  Also called <altname>shopping mall</altname></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"lard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>malari</ets>,fr. <ets>m\'83le</ets> male + <ets>-art</ets> = <ets>-ard</ets>. See <er>Male</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>-ard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A drake; the male of <spn>Anas boschas</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large wild duck (<spn>Anas boschas</spn>) inhabiting both America and Europe.  The domestic duck has descended from this species.  Called also <altname>greenhead</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. F.  <ets>mall\'82abilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to <contr>friability</contr> and <contr>brittleness</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mall\'82able</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>malleare</ets> to hammer. See <er>Malleate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being influenced to behave as desired; tractable; -- used mostly of children.</def><br/
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<p><cs><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 <er>Iron</er>.</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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make malleable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being malleable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"le*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the malleus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"le*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Malleated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Malleating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>malleatus</ets> hammered, fr. <ets>malleus</ets> a hammer. See <er>Mall</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`le*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>malleatio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>mall\'82ation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal"le*cho</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l"l<esl/*ch<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Malicho</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal"lee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin stems springing from a thickened stock.  The most common species are <spn>Eucalyptus dumosa</spn> and <spn>Eucalyptus Gracilis</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee.</def> <mark>[Australia]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mal*lee" bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <ety>[From native name.]</ety> <def>The leipoa, or Australian moundbird; it incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.  See <er>Leipoa</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, lowan, <spn>Leipoa ocellata</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mallee fowl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>Same as <er>mallee bird</er> (<spn>Leipoa ocellata</spn>).  See also <er>Leipoa</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mallee hen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>The adult female of the mallee fowl (<spn>Leipoa ocellata</spn>).  See <er>Leipoa</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mal"le*mock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mal"le*moke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mollemoke</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"len*ders</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Malanders</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*le"o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Malleolus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal*le"*o*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Malleoli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>malleus</ets> hammer.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>\'bd A layer, \'b8 a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>maillet</ets>, dim. of <ets>mail</ets>. See <er>Mall</er> a beetle.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal"le*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mallei</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., hammer. See <er>Mall</er> a beetle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Far</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See <er>Mastax</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal*loph"a*ga</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l*l<ocr/f"<adot/*g<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mallo`s</grk> a lock of wool + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also <altname>bird lice</altname>. See <cref>Bird louse</cref>, under <er>Bird</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal*lo"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr Gr. <?/ fleecy.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (<spn>Mallotus villosus</spn>), is extensively used as bait for cod.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mal"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mal"lows</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>malwe</ets>, AS. <ets>mealwe</ets>, fr. L. <ets>malva</ets>, 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. <er>Mauve</er>, <er>Malachite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants (<gen>Malva</gen>) having mucilaginous qualities. See <er>Malvaceous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The flowers of the common mallow (<spn>Malva sylvestris</spn>) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (<spn>Malva rotundifolia</spn>) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called <xex>cheeses</xex> by children.  Tree mallow (<spn>Malva Mauritiana</spn> and <spn>Lavatera arborea</spn>), musk mallow (<spn>Malva moschata</spn>), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow (<spn>Malva crispa</spn>), are less commonly seen.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indian mallow</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Abutilon</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Jew's mallow</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Corchorus olitorius</spn>) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Marsh</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mallow family</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The natural family <fam>Malvaceae</fam>, a <isa>dilleniid dicot family</isa> consisting of herbs and shrubs and some trees, and including the mallows, cotton, and okra.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal"low*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the order <ord>Malvace\'91</ord>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Malm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Malm"brick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>mealm</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A spotted trout (<spn>Salvelinus malma</spn>), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also <altname>Dolly Varden trout</altname>, <altname>bull trout</altname>, <altname>red-spotted trout</altname>, and <altname>golet</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><-- Insert: Illustr. of Malma (Salvelinus malma) --><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal"mag</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from native name in Madagascar.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The tarsius, or spectral lemur.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malm"sey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>malvesie</ets>, F. <ets>malvoisie</ets>, It. <ets>malvasia</ets>, <ets>malavagia</ets>, fr. <ets>Malvasia</ets>, or Napoli di <ets>Malvasia</ets>, in the Morea.]</ety> <def>A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>malnourished</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Not getting adequate food; suffering from malnutrition; underfed.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>starved, starving</stype>; <stype>unfed</stype>; <stype>foodless</stype>]<br/
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<p><hw>mal`nu*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>nutrition</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Faulty or imperfect nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced food intake.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*ob`ser*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>observation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Erroneous observation.</def>  <rj><au>J. S Mill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mal*o"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An offensive odor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal*o"dor*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>mal*o"dor*ous*ness</wf>. <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mal*o"dor*ous*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The attribute of having a strong offensive smell.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stinkiness, foulness, rankness.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mal"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of malonic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*lon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a dicarboxylic acid produced artifically as a white crystalline substance, <chform>CH2.(CO2H)2</chform>, and so called because obtained by the oxidation of <xex>malic</xex> acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"o*nyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Malonic</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A divalent diacyl radical, <chform>CH2.(CO)2</chform>, from malonic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malonylurea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; it is used in preparing barbiturate drugs.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbituric acid.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>malope</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Western Mediterranean annual (<spn>Malope trifida</spn>) having deep purple-red flowers subtended by three large cordate bracts.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Malope trifida</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malopterurus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>ptero`n</grk> wing + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A variant spelling of <er>Malapterurus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malopterurus electricus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See <er>Malopterurus electricus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malosma</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus having only one species; often included in the genus <gen>Rhus</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Malosma</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"pais`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>mal</ets>, <ets>malo</ets>, bad, and <ets>pa\'a1s</ets> country.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The rough surface of a congealed lava stream.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal*pi"ghi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Malpighian</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of <spn>Malpighia glabra</spn> (formerly <spn>Malpighia urens</spn>) are eaten under the name of <prod>Barbadoes cherries</prod>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (<ord>Malpighiace\'91</ord>), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malpighia glabra</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>THe species name of the acerola, also called <altname>barbados cherry</altname>, a tropical American shrub bearing edible cherrylike acid red fruit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*pi"ghi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, <person>Marcello <etsep>Malpighi</etsep></person>, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Malpighian capsules</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Malpighian corpuscles</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Anatomy)</fld>, <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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>malpighian body</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anatomy)</fld>, <def>The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called <altname>malpighian corpuscle</altname> and <altname>Malpighian capsule</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malpighian corpuscle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anatomy)</fld>, <def>See malpighian body.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> malpighian body,  Malpighian capsule.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>malpighian layer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anatomy)</fld>, <def>The innermost layer of the epidermis.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stratum germinativum, rete Malpighii.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>malposed tooth</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tooth that has grown in a faulty position.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>position</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wrong position.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*prac"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>practice</ets>.]</ety> <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> <altsp>[Written also <asp>malepractice</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Malt</hw> <pr>(m<add/lt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mealt</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mout</ets>, G. <ets>malz</ets>, Icel., Sw., & Dan. <ets>malt</ets>, and E. <ets>melt</ets>. <root/108. See <er>Melt</er>.]</ety> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.</def><br/
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<p><cs><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> \'bd <xex>Malt dust</xex> consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain.\'b8 <au>Sir H. Davy.</au> -- <col><b>Malt floor</b></col>, <cd>a floor for drying malt.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Malt house</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Malthouse</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a house in which malt is made.</cd> -- <col><b>Malt kiln</b></col>, <cd>a heated chamber for drying malt.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Malted</conjf>: <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Malting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make into malt; <as>as, to <ex>malt</ex> barley</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.</def>  <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Malta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A country on the island of Malta.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malta fever</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products from infected domestic animals; called also <altname>brucellosis</altname> and <altname>undulant fever</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"ta*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Talent</er>.]</ety> <def>Ill will; malice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au>  <au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>maltase</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biochem.)</fld> <def>An enzyme, <alpha/-D-glucosidase, which hydrolyzes maltose with production of glucose.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malted</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>malted milk</er>{1}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malted milk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A milkshake made with malt powder; also called simply a <altname>malted</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A powder made of dried milk and malted cereals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*tese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <etsep>Malta</etsep> or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.</def></def2><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maltese cross</b></col>. <cd>See <xex>Illust.</xex> 5, of <er>Cross</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Maltese dog</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>maltese cat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>A short-haired bluish-gray breed of the domestic cat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maltese cross</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Eurasian garden perennial (<spn>Lychins chalcedonica</spn>) having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> scarlet lychnis, <spn>Lychins chalcedonica</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center. See illustration under <er>cross</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maltese dog</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A breed of <isa>toy dog</isa> having a long straight silky white coat; also called a <altname>Maltese</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maltese pound</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The monetary unit of Malta.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mal"tha</hw> <pr>(m<acr/l"th<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`lqa</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mortar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Malthus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Thomas Robert Malthus, an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Thomas Malthus, Thomas Robert Malthus.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the political economist, the <person>Rev. T. R. <etsep>Malthus</etsep></person>, or conforming to his views; <as>as, <ex>Malthusian</ex> theories</as>.  See <er>Malthus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ 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.  The steadily increasing capacity of world economic systems and food production has proven this theory to be at least premature, since economic production has increased notably faster than population since the time of Malthus.  The general notion that there is an ultimate limit on the ability of mankind to continue increasing food and goods in proportion to population is still held by many people, especially environmentalists, some of whom who feel that the chief limiting factor will be the inability to dispose of the waste products of industry, leading to a steady degradation of the environment in the absence of population limitation.  However, even those that believe this differ widely in their estimates of when this limit will be reached.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of Malthus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.  See <er>Malthusian</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malthusian theory</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence; Malthusianism.  See <er>Malthusian</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Malt"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Malt"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malt"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of making, or of becoming malt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>malt liquor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alcoholic drink made with malt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malt"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Maltmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man whose occupation is to make malt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal"to*bi"ose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Maltose; <altname>malt sugar</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also <altname>gluconic</altname> or <altname>dextronic</altname> acid. See <er>Gluconic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malt"ose`</hw> <pr>(m<add/lt"<omac/s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Malt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biochem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline disaccharide (<chform>C12H22O11</chform>) formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also <altname>maltobiose</altname> and <altname>malt sugar</altname>.  Chemically it is <chname>4-O-<alpha/-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose</chname>.  It rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right than does dextrose and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Maltreated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maltreating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>treat</ets>: cf. F. <ets>maltraiter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mal*treat"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>maltraitement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ill-treatment.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malt"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maltman.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>malt sugar</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>maltose</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>malt whiskey</hw>, <hw>malt whisky</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A whiskey distilled in Scotland (esp. whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still); Scotch whisky.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Scotch, Scotch-whiskey, Scotch whisky.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>malt"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tippler.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>malt"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing, or like, malt.</def>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mala</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>An evil. See <er>Mala</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malva</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of herbs and subshrubs including the mallows.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Malva</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malvaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of herbs and shrubs and some trees, including the mallows, cotton, and okra; the <altname>mallow family</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Malvaceae</fam>, mallow family.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal*va"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>malvaceus</ets>, from <ets>malva</ets> mallows. See <er>Mallow</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (<fam>Malvace\'91</fam>), of which the mallow is the type.  The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this family.  It was formerly classified as an order, and included the baobab and the silk-cotton trees.  The baobab and silk-cotton trees are now placed in the family <fam>Bombacaceae</fam>, which is included with the <fam>Malvaceae</fam> in the order <ord>Malvales</ord>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malvales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A natural order of plants including the families <fam>Malvaceae</fam>, <fam>Bombacaceae</fam>, <fam>Elaeocarpaceae</fam>, <fam>Sterculiaceae</fam>, and <fam>Tiliaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Malvales</ord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malva neglecta</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The species name of the common mallow, an annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in U.S..</def><br/
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<p><hw>malvasia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sweet grape used to make malmsey wine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Malvastrum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Malvastrum</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malva sylvestris</hw><pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The species name of the tall mallow, an erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced into the U. S.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Malvaviscus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Malvaviscus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mal`ver*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>malverser</ets> to be corrupt in office, fr. L. <ets>male</ets> ill + <ets>versari</ets> to move about, to occupy one's self, <ets>vertere</ets> to turn. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Verse</er>.]</ety> <def>Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mal"ve*sie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Malmsey wine. See <er>Malmsey</er>.</def> \'bd A jub of <xex>malvesye</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam</hw> <pr>(m<acr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>mamma</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mamma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ma"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mamma</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"a*luke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mameluke</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mama's boy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>mamma's boy</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mam"e*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.</def>  <rj><au>Westmin. Rev.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mam`e*lu"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <def>A child born of a white father and Indian mother.</def> <mark>[S. Amer.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"e*luke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mamelouk</ets>, cf. Sp. <ets>mameluco</ets>, It. <ets>mammalucco</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>maml<umac/k</ets> a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in one's power, p. p. of <ets>malaka</ets> to possesses.]</ety> <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 <person>Mehemet Ali</person> in 1811.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"il*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mammillated</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam*ma"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Reduplicated from the infantine word <ets>ma</ets>, influenced in spelling by L. <ets>mamma</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mama</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>Tell tales papa and <qex>mamma</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mamm\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>mamma</ets> breast.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mammals</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>mammalis</ets> belonging to the breast, fr. <ets>mamma</ets> the breast or pap: cf. F. <ets>mammal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Mammalia.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Age of mammals</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Age</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 8.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mam*ma"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>mammalis</ets>. See <er>Mammal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Mammalia are divided into three subclasses; --<br/
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<p>I. <stype>Placentalia</stype>. This subclass embraces all the higher orders, including man. In these the fetus is attached to the uterus by a placenta.<br/
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<p>II. <stype>Marsupialia</stype>. 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.<br/
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<p>III. <stype>Monotremata</stype>. In this group, which includes the genera <gen>Echidna</gen> and <gen>Ornithorhynchus</gen>, 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 mamm\'91.
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<p><hw>Mam*ma"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam`ma*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mammal</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam`ma*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mammalogy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mammalogiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in mammalogy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. f. <ets>mammalogie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which relates to mammals or the <class>Mammalia</class>. See <er>Mammalia</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"ma*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mammaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mamm\'91 or breasts; <as>as, the <ex>mammary</ex> arteries and veins</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mammary gland</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The milk-secreting organ of female mammals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mamma.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mama's boy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boy excessively attached to his mother; a boy lacking the usual masculine interests; also spelled <asp>mamma's boy</asp>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mother's boy.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mammea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mammea</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mammea americana</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The speciaes name for the mammee tree.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mam*mee"</hw>, <hw>Mam*mee" tree`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Haitian <ets>mamey</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus <gen>Mammea</gen> (<spn>Mammea Americana</spn>); also, its fruit, called the <prod>mammee apple</prod>.  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 <altname>mammee apple</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mammee apple, mammee, mamey, <spn>Mammea americana</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mammee apple</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tropical American tree (<spn>Mammea americana</spn>) having edible fruit (the <prod>mammee apple</prod>) with a leathery rind.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mammee, mamey, mammee tree, <spn>Mammea americana</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree (<spn>Mammea americana</spn>), having a thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>memme</ets> coward, poltroon.]</ety> <def>To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mawmet</er>.]</ety> <def>An idol; a puppet; a doll.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Selden.</au>  <au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"met*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mawmetry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mi*fer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mammiferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mammal. See <er>Mammalia</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam*mif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mammif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mammiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mamm\'91.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mam*mil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mammil\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>mamma</ets> a breast.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The nipple.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mil*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mammilaire</ets>. See <er>Mammilla</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mam"mil*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mam"mil*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mammilla</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mamm\'91.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bounded like a nipple; -- said of the apex of some shells.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam*mil"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mammilla</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a mammilla.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mil*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mammilla</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. & Gael. <ets>mam</ets> a round hill + <ets>-ock</ets>.]</ety> <def>A shapeless piece; a fragment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tear to pieces.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mo*dis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mamoudis</ets>, fr. Hind. <ets>mahm<umac/d\'c6</ets> a muslin.]</ety> <def>Coarse plain India muslins.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mastology. See <er>Mammalogy</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mon</hw> <pr>(m<acr/m"m<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mammona</ets>, Gr. <grk>mammwna^s</grk> riches, Syr. <ets>mam<omac/n\'be</ets>; cf. Heb. <ets>matm<omac/n</ets> a hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. <ets>t\'beman</ets> to hide.]</ety> <def>Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ye can not serve God and <qex>Mammon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vi. 24.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mon*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mon*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mon*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mammonite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mon*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.</def>  <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mam`mon*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence of mammonism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"mon*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make mammonish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam*mose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mammosus</ets> having large breasts, <ets>mamma</ets> breast.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> <pr>(m<acr/m"m<ocr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>m\'83mont</ets>, <ets>m\'a0mant</ets>, fr. Tartar <ets>mamma</ets> the earth.  Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (<spn>Mammuthus primigenius</spn> formerly <spn>Elephas primigenius</spn>), 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><br/
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<p><note><hand/ 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.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> <pr>(m<acr/m"m<ocr/th)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; <as>as, a <ex>mammoth</ex> ox</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mam"mo*thrept</hw> <pr>(m<acr/m"m<osl/*thr<ecr/pt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mammo`qreptos</grk>; <grk>ma`mma</grk> grandmother + <grk>tre`pein</grk> to nourish.]</ety> <def>A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>O, you are a more <qex>mammothrept</qex> in judgment.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mammuthus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An extinct genus comprising the mammoths.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mammuthus primigenius</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The species name for the woolly mammoth, a very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the Northern hemisphere.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> woolly mammoth, northern mammoth.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mammutidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An extinct natural family of mammals, comprising the mastodons.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mammutidae</fam>, family <fam>Mastodontidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mam"my</hw> <pr>(m<acr/m"m<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>mammies</plw> <pr>(m<acr/m"m<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <def>A child's name for <sig>mamma</sig>, mother.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mamoncillo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tropical American tree (<spn>Melicocca bijuga</spn>, or <spn>Melicocca bijugatus</spn>) bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, genip, ginep, <spn>Melicocca bijuga</spn>, <spn>Melicocca bijugatus</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mam"zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>m\'a0mz<emac/r</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.</def> <au>Deut. xxiii. 2 (Douay version).</au><br/
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<p><hw>Man</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Men</plw> <pr>(m<ecr/n)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[AS. <ets>mann</ets>, <ets>man</ets>, <ets>monn</ets>, <ets>mon</ets>; akin to OS., D., & OHG. <ets>man</ets>, G. <ets>mann</ets>, Icel. <ets>ma<edh/r</ets>, for <ets>mannr</ets>, Dan. <ets>Mand</ets>, Sw. <ets>man</ets>, Goth. <ets>manna</ets>, Skr. <ets>manu</ets>, <ets>manus</ets>, and perh. to Skr. <ets>man</ets> to think, and E. <ets>mind</ets>.  <root/104.  Cf. <er>Minx</er> a pert girl.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A human being; -- opposed to <contr>beast</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><q>These <qex>men</qex> went about wide, and <qex>man</qex> found they none,<br/
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<p><q>The king is but a <qex>man</qex>, as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>'Tain't a fit night out for <qex>man</qex> nor beast!</q> <rj><qau>W. C. Fields</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Especially:</specif> <def>An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.</def><br/
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<p><q>When I became a <qex>man</qex>, I put away childish things.</q> <rj><qau>I Cor. xiii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Ceneus, a woman once, and once a <qex>man</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The human race; mankind.</def><br/
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<p><q>And God said, Let us make <qex>man</qex> in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 26.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The proper study of mankind is <qex>man</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The male portion of the human race.</def><br/
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<p><q>Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than <qex>man</qex> to the discharge of parental duties.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the elements<br/
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up<br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject.</def><br/
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<p><q>Like master, like <qex>man</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Old Proverb.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his <qex>man</qex> from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A term of familiar address at one time implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; <as>as, Come, <ex>man</ex>, we 've no time to lose!</as>  In the latter half of the 20th century it became used in a broader sense as simply a familiar and informal form of address, but is not used in business or formal situations; <as>as, hey, <ex>man</ex>!  You want to go to a movie tonight?</as>.</def> <mark>[Informal]</mark> <br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A married man; a husband; -- correlative to <inv>wife</inv>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I pronounce that they are <qex>man</qex> and wife.</q> <rj><qau>Book of Com. Prayer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>every wife ought to answer for her <qex>man</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of <xex>man</xex>, or <xex>mon</xex>, as an indefinite pronoun.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>man</qex> can not make him laugh.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>man</qex> would expect to find some antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman ship.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <ex>Man</ex> is often used as a prefix in composition, or as a separate adjective, its sense being usually self-explaining; as, <ex>man</ex> child, <ex>man</ex> eater or <ex>man</ex>eater, <ex>man-</ex>eating, <ex>man</ex> hater or <ex>man</ex>hater, <ex>man-</ex>hating, <ex>man</ex>hunter, <ex>man-</ex>hunting, <ex>man</ex>killer, <ex>man-</ex>killing, <ex>man</ex> midwife, <ex>man</ex> pleaser, <ex>man</ex> servant, <ex>man-</ex>shaped, <ex>man</ex>slayer, <ex>man</ex>stealer, <ex>man-stealing</ex>, <ex>man</ex>thief, <ex>man</ex> worship, etc.<br/
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<ex>Man</ex> 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<ex>man</ex>, butter<ex>man</ex>, laundry<ex>man</ex>, lumber<ex>man</ex>, milk<ex>man</ex>, fire<ex>man</ex>, repair<ex>man</ex>, show<ex>man</ex>, water<ex>man</ex>, wood<ex>man</ex>.  Where the combination is not familiar, or where some specific meaning of the compound is to be avoided, <ex>man</ex> is used as a separate substantive in the foregoing sense; as, apple <ex>man</ex>, cloth <ex>man</ex>, coal <ex>man</ex>, hardware <ex>man</ex>, wood <ex>man</ex> (as distinguished from wood<ex>man</ex>).</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Man ape</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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;</cd> <specif>specifically</specif> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>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> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a twining plant (<spn>Ipom\'d2a pandurata</spn>) with leaves and flowers much like those of the morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous root.</cd> -- <col><b>Man of sin</b></col> <fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>one who is the embodiment of evil, whose coming is represented (<au>2 Thess. ii. 3</au>) as preceding the second coming of Christ.</cd> <mark>[A Hebraistic expression]</mark> -- <col><b>Man of war</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A warrior; a soldier</cd>. <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>See <cref>Portuguese man-of-war</cref> under <er>man-of-war</er> and also see <er>Physalia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Man-stopping bullet</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a bullet which will produce a sufficient shock to stop a soldier advancing in a charge; specif., a small-caliber bullet so modified as to expand when striking the human body, producing a severe wound which is also difficult to treat medically.  Types of bullets called <stype>hollow-nosed bullets</stype>, <stype>soft-nosed bullets</stype> and <stype>hollow-point bullets</stype> are classed as man-stopping.  The <stype>dumdum bullet</stype> or <stype>dumdum</stype> is another well-known variety.  Such bullets were originally designed for wars with savage tribes.</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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manned</conjf> <pr>(m<acr/nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>man</ex> a ship, boat, or fort</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>See how the surly Warwick <qex>mans</qex> the wall !</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>man</qex> their boats, and all their young men arm.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify.</def> \'bdTheodosius having <xex>manned</xex> his soul with proper reflections.\'b8  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To tame, as a hawk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To furnish with a servant or servants.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To wait on as a manservant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In \'bdOthello,\'b8 V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To man a yard</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail.</cd> -- <col><b>To man the yards</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marriageable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Menace</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>manicle</ets>, OF. <ets>manicle</ets>, F. <ets>manicle</ets> sort glove, manacle, L. <ets>manicula</ets> a little hand, dim. of <ets>manus</ets> hand; cf. L. <ets>manica</ets> sleeve, manacle, fr. <ets>manus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <def>A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/
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<p><q>Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like <qex>manacles</qex> on the right hand.</q> <rj><qau>Ecclus. xxi. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manacled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manacling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <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><br/
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<p><q>Is it thus you use this monarch, to <qex>manacle</qex> and shackle him hand and foot ?</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>man\'8age</ets>, It.  <ets>maneggio</ets>, fr. <ets>maneggiare</ets> to manage, fr. L. <ets>manus</ets>hand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F.  <ets>m\'82nage</ets> housekeeping, OF. <ets>mesnage</ets>, akin to E. <ets>mansion</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and cf. <er>Manege</er>.]</ety> <def>The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See <er>Manege</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Young men, in the conduct and <qex>manage</qex> of actions, embrace more than they can hold.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Down, down I come; like glistering Pha\'89thon<br/
Wanting the <qex>manage</qex> of unruly jades.</q>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The unlucky <qex>manage</qex> of this fatal brawl.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by <xex>manege</xex>; in its more general meaning, by <xex>management</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Man"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Managed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Managing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Manage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.</def><br/
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<p><q>Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily <qex>managed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>What wars I<qex>manage</qex>, and what wreaths I gain.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence, Esp.:</specif> <def>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><br/
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<p><q>It was so much his interest to <qex>manage</qex> his Protestant subjects.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It was not her humor to <qex>manage</qex> those over whom she had gained an ascendant.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hurd.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To treat with care; to husband.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To bring about; to contrive.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"age</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.</def><br/
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<p><q>Leave them to <qex>manage</qex> for thee.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`age*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"age*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; <as>as, a <ex>manageable</ex> horse</as>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Governable; tractable; controllable; docile.</syn><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Man"age*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Man"age*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>managed economy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"age*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unmanageable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"age*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Manage</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>management</ex> of a family or of a farm; the <ex>management</ex> of a business enterprise; the <ex>management</ex> of state affairs.</as></def> \'bdThe <xex>management</xex> of the voice.\'b8  <rj><au>E. Porter.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.</def><br/
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<p><q>He had great <qex>managements</qex> with ecclesiastics.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</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><br/
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<p><q>Mark with what <qex>management</qex> their tribes divide<br/
Some stick to you, and some to t'other side.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conduct; administration; government; direction; guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>management consultant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adviser to business about efficient management practices.</def><br/
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<p><hw>management personnel</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Personnel having ovrall planning and direction responsibilities.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"a*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who manages; a conductor or director; <as>as, the <ex>manager</ex> of a theater</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A skillful <qex>manager</qex> of the rabble.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist.</def><br/
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<p><q>A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a <qex>manager</qex> of his treasure.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A contriver; an intriguer.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>manageress</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman manager.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`a*ge"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to management or a manager; <as>as, <ex>managerial</ex> qualities</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Managerial</xex> responsibility.\'b8  <rj><au>C. Bront\'82.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"a*ger*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or position of a manager.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"age*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>menagerie</ets>, <ets>mesnagerie</ets>. See <er>Manage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Menagerie</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Husbandry; economy; frugality.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>managing director</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who manages a busness though not the owner or chief executive.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> director, manager.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>managing editor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.  & G. <ets>manakin</ets>; prob. the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous small birds belonging to <gen>Pipra</gen>, <gen>Manacus</gen>, and other genera of the family <fam>Piprid\'91</fam>.  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><br/
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<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dwarf. See <er>Manikin</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Manannan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Irish mythology)</fld>  <def>The Irish god of the sea; son of <persfn>Ler</persfn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man and wife</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man and woman who are married to each other; a married couple.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man-at-arms</hw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>men-at-arms</plw> <pr>(?)</pr></plu>. <def>A heavily armed and sometimes mounted soldier in medieval times.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man`a*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>manat\'a1</ets>, from the native name in Haiti.  Cf. <er>Lamantin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of <gen>Trichechus</gen>, a genus of sirenians; -- called also <altname>sea cow</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>manaty</asp>, <asp>manati</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><note><hand/ One species (<spn>Trichechus Senegalensis</spn>) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (<spn>Trichechus Americanus</spn>) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (<spn>Trichechus latirostris</spn>) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of <spn>Trichechus Americanus</spn>. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It was hunted for its oil and flesh, and every species is now an <isa>endangered species</isa>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>manatio</ets>, fr. <ets>manare</ets> to flow.]</ety> <def>The act of issuing or flowing out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aviator.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"bote`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>man</ets> man, vassal +  <ets>b<omac/t</ets> recompense.]</ety> <fld>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</fld> <def>A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).</def>  <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Mancus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Manche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also <asp>maunch</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>manche</ets>, fr. L. <ets>manica</ets>. See <er>Manacle</er>.]</ety> <def>A sleeve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Manchester terrier</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester England.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black-and-tan terrier.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"chet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`chi*neel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.  <ets>manzanillo</ets>, fr.  <ets>manzana</ets> an apple, fr. L.  <ets>malum Matianum</ets> a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A euphorbiaceous tree (<spn>Hippomane Mancinella</spn>) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bastard manchineel</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<spn>Cameraria latifolia</spn>) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.</cd> <au>Lindley.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man*chu"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>Manchoo</ets>, <ets>Mantchoo</ets>, etc.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ci*pate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mancipatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mancipare</ets> to sell.  Cf. <er>Emancipate</er>.]</ety> <def>To enslave; to bind; to restrict.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ci*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mancipatio</ets> a transfer.]</ety> <def>Slavery; involuntary servitude.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ci*ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From OF. <ets>mancipe</ets> slave, servant (with <ets>l</ets> inserted, as in <ets>participle</ets>), fr. L.  <ets>mancipium</ets>. See <er>Mancipate</er>.]</ety> <def>A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man*co"na bark`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Sassy bark</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.]</ety> <def>An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values.  The silver <ex>mancus</ex> was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.</def><br/
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<p><hw>-man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ divination: cf. F. <ets>-mancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting <xex>divination</xex>; <as>as, aleuro<ex>mancy</ex>, chiro<ex>mancy</ex>, necro<ex>mancy</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A demand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Demand</er>.</see><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Man*da"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., we command, fr. <ets>mandare</ets> to command.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Man`da*rin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>mandarim</ets>, from Malay <ets>mantr\'c6</ets> minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. <ets>mantrin</ets> a counselor, <ets>manira</ets> a counsel, <ets>man</ets> to think.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A powerful government official or bureaucrat, especially one who is pedantic and has a strong sense of his own importance and privelege.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A member of an influential, powerful or elite group, espcially within artistic or intellectual circles; -- used especially of elder members who are traditionalist or conservative about their specialties.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The form of the Chinese language spoken by members of the Chinese Imperial Court an officials of the empire.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Any of several closely related dialects of the Chinese language spoken by a mojority of the population of China, the standard variety of which is spoken in the region around Beijing.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small flattish reddish-orange loose-skinned orange, with an easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (<spn>Citrus reticulata</spn> formerly <spn>Citrus nobilis</spn>); called also <altname>mandarin orange</altname> and <altname>tangerine</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Mandarin language</b></col>, <cd>the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.</cd> -- <col><b>Mandarin yellow</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.</def>  <rj><au>S. W. Williams.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mandarin duck</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A showy crested Asiatic duck (<spn>Aix galericulata</spn>, formerly <spn>Dendronessa galericulata</spn>), often domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld> <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>  <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A government by mandarins (senses 1 or 2); character or spirit of the mandarins{2}.</def>  <rj><au>F. Lieder.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>man`da*rin" or"ange</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shrub or small tree (<spn>Citrus reticulata</spn>) having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to Southeast Asia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mandarin orange tree.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>mandarin</er>{7}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"da*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. mandatarius, fr. <ets>mandatum</ets> a charge, commission, order: cf. F. <ets>mandataire</ets>. See <er>Mandate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mandatum</ets>, fr. <ets>mandare</ets> to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>dare</ets> to give: cf. F. <ets>mandat</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, <er>Date</er> a time, and cf. <er>Commend</er>, <er>Maundy Thursday</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An official or authoritative command, order, or authorization from a superior official to a subordinate; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.</def><br/
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<p><q>This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear<br/
Her mighty <qex>mandates</qex>, and her words you hear.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <def>An authorization to carry out a specific public policy, given by the electorate to their representatives; -- it is considered to be implied by the election of a candidate by a significant margin after that candidate has campaigned with that policy as a prominent element of the campaign platform.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Authorization by a multinational body to a nation to administer the government and affairs of a territory, usually a former colony; <as>as, termination of the British <ex>mandate</ex> in Palestine</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Canon Law)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him.  By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous.</def>  <rj><au>Erskine.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Man*da"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A director; one who gives a mandate or order.</def>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>The person who employs another to perform a mandate.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mandatorius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Containing a command; preceptive; directory.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; <as>as, seven <ex>mandatory</ex> clauses in the contract</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mandatary</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"del*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mandelic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*del"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>mandel</ets> almond.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also <xex>phenyl glycolic acid</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>See <er>Maunder</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"der*il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mandrel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"di*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mandibula</ets>, <ets>mandibulum</ets>, fr. <ets>mandere</ets> to chew.  Cf. <er>Manger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Diptera</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*dib"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mandibulaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The principal mandibular bone; the mandible.</def></def2><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mandibular arch</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the most anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is developed.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mandibular joint</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(anatomy)</fld> <def>The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> temporomandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man*dib"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect having mandibles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`di*bu"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxill\'91 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"dil</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n"d<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mandil</ets>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>mandil</ets> a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. <ets>mandil</ets> tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. <grk>mandh`lion</grk>, fr. L. <ets>mantile</ets>, <ets>mantele</ets>. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <def>A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*dil"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mandil</er>.</def> <au>Chapman.</au><br/
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<p><hw>Man*din"gos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing><it>sing.</it> <singw>Mandingo</singw></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"di*oc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Man`di*o"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Manioc</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"dle*stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>mandelstein</ets> almond stone.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Amygdaloid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mand"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Commandment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man*do"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Mandolin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An instrument closely resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"do*lin</hw>, <hw>Man"do*line</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mandoline</ets>, It. <ets>mandolino</ets>, dim. of <ets>mandola</ets>, fr. L. <ets>pandura</ets>. See <er>Bandore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"dore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mandolin</er>, and <er>Bandore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of four-stringed lute.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Man*drag"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., <ets>mandragoras</ets> the mandrake.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants; the mandrake. See <er>Mandrake</er>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*drag"o*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"drake</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n"dr<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mandragora</ets>, L. <ets>mandragoras</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>mandrago`ras</grk>: cf. F. <ets>mandragore</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low plant (<spn>Mandragora officinarum</spn>) 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><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And shrieks like <qex>mandrakes</qex>, torn out of the earth,<br/
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but proof is wanting.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The May apple (<spn>Podophyllum peltatum</spn>). See <cref>May apple</cref> under <er>May</er>, and <er>Podophyllum</er>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>mandrake root</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic; as a substance it is also called <altname>mandrake</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Man"drel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mandrin</ets>, prob. through (assumed) LL. <ets>mamphurinum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mamphur</ets> a bow drill.]</ety> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>manderil</asp> and <asp>mandril</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><cs><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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mandril</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>manderil</asp> and <asp>mandrel</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spindle, mandrel, arbor.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>man"drill</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n"dr<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mandrille</ets>, Sp. <ets>mandril</ets>, It. <ets>mandrillo</ets>; prob. the native name in Africa.  Cf. <er>Drill</er> an ape.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large West African baboon (<spn>Papio sphinx</spn> syn. <spn>Mandrillus sphinx</spn>, formerly <spn>Cynocephalus mormon</spn> syn. <spn>Papio mormon</spn>).  The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.  It is an <isa>endangered species</isa>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Manduca</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of moths whose larvae are hornworms.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Manduca</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Man"du*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manducable</ets>. See <er>Manducate</er>.]</ety> <def>Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Any <qex>manducable</qex> creature.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"du*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manducated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manducating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>manducatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>manducare</ets> to chew. See <er>Manger</er>.]</ety> <def>To masticate; to chew; to eat.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`du*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manducatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manducation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of chewing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Man"du*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Man*du"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>manducare</ets> to chew.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mane</hw> <pr>(m<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>manu</ets>; akin to OD. <ets>mane</ets>, D. <ets>maan</ets>, G. <ets>m\'84hne</ets>, OHG. <ets>mana</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'94n</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>man</ets>, AS. <ets>mene</ets> necklace, Icel. <ets>men</ets>, L. <ets>monile</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, Skr. <ets>many\'be</ets> neck muscles. <root/275.]</ety> <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 <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Horse</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maned sheep</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of wild sheep (<spn>Ammotragus lervia</spn>) of northern Africa; called also <altname>Barbary sheep</altname> and <altname>aoudad</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, <spn>Ammotragus lervia</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>maned wolf</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reddish-gray wolf (<spn>Canis rufus</spn> or <spn>Canis niger</spn>) of Southwestern North America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red wolf, <spn>Canis rufus</spn>, <spn>Canis niger</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"-eat`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. <spn>Carcharodon carcharias</spn> syn. <spn>Carcharodon Rondeleti</spn>); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man-eating shark</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A term applied to sharks that attack humans, especially the great white shark (<spn>Carcharodon carcharias</spn>), a large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> great white shark, white shark, man-eater, <spn>Carcharodon carcharias</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Maned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a mane.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maned seal</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the sea lion.</cd> -- <col><b>Maned sheep</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the aoudad.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nege"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>man\'8age</ets>. See <er>Manage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of horsemanship, or of training horses.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses.</def>  <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"neh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>m\'beneh</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver.</def>  <rj><au>Ezek. xlv. 12.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mane"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no mane.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maneless lion</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane.  It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"e*quin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Manikin</er>.]</ety> <def>An artist's model of wood or other material.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ne"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Manorial</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"nes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.</def><br/
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<p><q>Hail, O ye holy <qex>manes</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mane"sheet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>man\'d2uvre</ets>, OF. <ets>manuevre</ets>, LL. <ets>manopera</ets>, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>opera</ets>, fr. <ets>opus</ets> work. See <er>Manual</er>, <er>Operate</er>, and cf. <er>Mainor</er>, <er>Manure</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Maneuvered</conjf> <pr>(#)</pr> or <conjf>Man\'d2uvred</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maneuvering</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, or <conjf>Man\'d2uvring</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>man\'d2uvrer</ets>. See <er>Maneuver</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of getting an advantage in attack or defense.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To make changes in one's approach to solving a problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing situation; -- used especially in competitive situations, as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To manage with address or art; to scheme.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vrer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who maneuvers.</def><br/
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<p><q>This charming widow Beaumont is a <qex>nan\'d2uvrer</qex>. We can't well make an English word of it.</q> <rj><qau>Miss Edgeworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>man Friday</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Friday</etsep>, the name of a character in the novel <booki>Robinson Crusoe</booki> (1719) by DeFoe.]</ety> <def>A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; a devoted assistant.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> right-hand man, chief assistant.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.</def> \'bd <xex>Manful</xex> hardiness.\'b8 <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Man"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Man"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ga*bey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called by <person>Buffon</person> from <etsep>Mangaby</etsep>, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several African monkeys of the genus <gen>Cercocebus</gen>, as the sooty mangabey (<spn>Cercocebus fuliginosus</spn>), which is sooty black.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>mangaby</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Man"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mangonel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ga*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manganate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of manganic acid.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The manganates are usually green, and are well-known compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A manganate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*nese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mangan\'8ase</ets>, It. <ets>manganese</ets>, sasso <ets>magnesio</ets>; prob. corrupted from L. <ets>magnes</ets>, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See <er>Magnet</er>, and cf. <er>Magnesia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty (melting point 1244<deg/ C), but easily oxidized.  Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc.  Symbol <it>Mn.</it>  Atomic number 25; Atomic weight 54.938 [C=12.011].</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ An alloy of manganese with iron (called <xex>ferromanganese</xex>) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel.</note><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Black oxide of manganese</b></col>, <col><b>Manganese dioxide</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Manganese peroxide</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Black manganese</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a heavy black powder <chform>MnO2</chform>, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly <altname>manganese</altname>. It colors glass violet, and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>manganese bronze</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brass alloy having from 1 to 4 percent of manganese added to harden it; made by adding manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> high-strength brass.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*nese" steel</hw>. <def>Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear. See <er>Alloy steel</er>, above.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mangan\'82sien</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Manganic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mangan\'82sique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Manganic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Manganous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"si*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Manganese.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Manganous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manganique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with <contr>manganous</contr> compounds.  Cf. <er>Manganous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manganic acid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dibasic acid <chform>H2MnO4</chform>, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid; it is found only in solution and in manganate salts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`ga*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Manganese</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing manganese.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ga*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also <altname>gray manganese ore</altname>.  It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical <xex>manganous</xex> acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*ga"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Manganese.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ga*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with <contr>manganic</contr> compounds; <as>as, <ex>manganous</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Manganous acid</b></col>, <cd>a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called <xex>manganites</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mang"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mengen</ets> to mix. See <er>Mingle</er>, and <er>Corn</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain.</def> <mark>[Prov Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mange</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mangy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Vet.)</fld> <def>The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mange insect</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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 (<spn>Psoroptes, <or/ Dermatodectes, equi</spn>), and that of cattle (<spn>Symbiotes, <or/ Dermatophagys, bovis</spn>) are the most important species. See <er>Acarina</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"gel-wur`zel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., corrupted fr. <ets>mangoldwurzel</ets>; <ets>mangold</ets> beet  + <ets>wurzel</ets> root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of large field beet (<spn>B. macrorhiza</spn>), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See <er>Beet</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mangold-wurzel</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><-- Insert: Illustr. of Mangel-Wurzel --><br/
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<p><hw>man"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mangeoire</ets>, fr. <ets>manger</ets> to eat, fr. L. <ets>manducare</ets>, fr. <ets>mandere</ets> to chew.  Cf. <er>Mandible</er>, <er>Manducate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.</def><br/
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<p><q>And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a <qex>manger</qex>; because there was no room for them in the inn.</q>  <rj><qau>Luke 2: 7</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><hw>mangey</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Same as <er>mangy</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mangy, threadbare; worn-out, seedy, squalid.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mangifera</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def> genus of tropical trees native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mangifera</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man"gi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mangy manner; scabbily.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"gi*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mangy</er>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of being mangy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mangled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mangling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[A frequentative fr. OE. <ets>manken</ets> to main, AS. <ets>mancian</ets>, in <ets>bemancian</ets> to mutilate, fr. L. <ets>mancus</ets> maimed; perh. akin to G. <ets>mangeln</ets> to be wanting.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mangled</qex> with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or performing; <as>as, to <ex>mangle</ex> a piece of music or a recitation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>mangle</qex> a play or a novel.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>man"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>mangel</ets>, fr. OE. <ets>mangonel</ets> a machine for throwing stones, LL. <ets>manganum</ets>, Gr. <?/ a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley.  Cf. <er>Mangonel</er>.]</ety> <def>A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure, often with heated rollers.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mangle rack</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <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></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> <pr>(m<acr/<nsm/"g'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>mangelen</ets>. See <er>Mangle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"gler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Mangle</er>.]</ety> <def>One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"gler</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 3d <er>Mangle</er>.]</ety> <def>One who smooths with a mangle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mangoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Pg. <ets>manga</ets>, fr. Tamil <ets>m\'benk\'bey</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mango bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an oriole (<spn>Oriolus kundoo</spn>), native of India.</cd> -- <col><b>Mango fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fish of the Ganges (<spn>Polynemus risua</spn>), 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> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an .</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mango tree</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An East Indian tree of the genus <gen>Mangifera</gen> (<spn>Mangifera Indica</spn>), related to the cashew and the sumac.  It grows to a large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit which is the <prod>mango</prod> of commerce.  It is now cultivated in tropical America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"gold*wur`zel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mangel-wurzel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"go*nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mangonel</ets>, LL. <ets>manganellus</ets>, <ets>manganum</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ See <er>Mangle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"go*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"go*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who mangonizes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"go*nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mangonizare</ets>, fr. <ets>mango</ets> 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.]</ety> <def>To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"go*steen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"go*stan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>mangosteen tree</hw> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>mangusta</ets>, <ets>mangis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the East Indies of the genus <gen>Garcinia</gen> (<spn>Garcinia Mangostana</spn>) with thick leathery leaves.  The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called <prod>mangosteen</prod>, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"grove</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>manggi-manggi</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of one or two trees of the genus <gen>Rhizophora</gen> (<spn>Rhizophora Mangle</spn>, and <spn>Rhizophora mucronata</spn>, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting a\'89rial 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><br/
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<p><note><hand/ 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 (<spn>Avicennia nitida</spn> and <spn>A. tomentosa</spn>) have much the same habit.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The mango fish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mangrove family</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A natural family (<fam>Rhizophoraceae</fam>) of trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts.  It includes the mangrove <member><spn>Rhizophora Mangle</spn></member>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mangrove snapper</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fish (<spn>Lutjanus griseus</spn>) found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida; called also <altname>gray snapper</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mangue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The kusimanse.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>mangier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>mangiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[F. <ets>mang\'82</ets>, p. p. of <ets>manger</ets> to eat. See <er>Manger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Infected with the mange; scabby.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; <as>as, a <ex>mangy</ex> old coat; a <ex>mangy</ex> tavern</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*ha"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Menhaden</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*han"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>-handled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>-handling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; <as>as, to <ex>manhandle</ex> a cannon</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>To handle roughly; <as>as, the captive was <ex>manhandled</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Manhattan Project</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(U. S. History)</fld> <def>A former US agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"head</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Manhood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`h\'8as" proc"ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Copper Metal.)</fld> <def>A process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatus to the Bessemer process for decarbonizing cast iron. So called from <person>Pierre <etsep>Manh\'8as</etsep></person>, a French metallurgist, who invented it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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><br/
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<p><hw>Man"hood</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Man-</ets> + <ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Manly quality; virility; courage; bravery; resolution.</def><br/
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<p><q>I am ashamed<br/
That thou hast power to shake my <qex>manhood</qex> thus.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The genitalia of a male human.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The condition of being a human being.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>man hour</hw>, <hw>man-hour</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quantity of work which one person can perform in one hour; -- often an estimate made for the purpose of deciding whether to undertake a project, and sometimes used in accounting; <as>as, it will take a hundred <ex>man-hours</ex> to write the program</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"hunt`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <pr>(m<acr/n"h<ucr/nt)</pr> <def>An organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mania</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to rage; cf. OE. <ets>manie</ets>, F. <ets>manie</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mind</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <ets>Necromancy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.  Cf. <er>Delirium</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; <as>as, the tulip <ex>mania</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mania a potu</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>madness from drinking; delirium tremens.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>manier</ets> to manage, fr. L. <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety> <def>Manageable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>maniaque</ets>. See <er>Mania</er>.]</ety> <def>Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A raving lunatic; a madman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ni"a*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ma*ni"a*cal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>maniko`s</grk> mad, frenzied.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement; frenzied; <as>as, with <ex>manic</ex> energy</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manicatus</ets> sleeved, fr. <ets>manica</ets> a sleeve.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manic-depressive</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>A person suffering from <er>manic-depressive psychosis</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manic-depressive psychosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>manic disorder</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>An affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mania.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man`i*ch\'91"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw>, <hw>Man"i*chee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Manichaeus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manich\'82en</ets>.]</ety> <def>A believer in the doctrines of <persfn>Manes</persfn>, 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><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>Manich\'91ans</qex> stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development.</q> <rj><qau>Tylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man`i*ch\'91"an</hw>, <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Manich\'91ans.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*ch\'91*ism</hw>, <hw>Man"i*che*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manich\'82isme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manich\'91ans.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*che*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manich\'82iste</ets>.]</ety> <def>Manich\'91an.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man`i*chor"don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[L. <ets>monochordon</ets>, Gr. <?/; -- so called because it orig. had only one string. See <er>Monochord</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also <altname>dumb spinet</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maniclike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Resembling the mania of manic-depressive illness.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> manic.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>manicotti</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Tubular large noodles that are usually stuffed with mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce; -- a type of Italian <isa>pasta</isa>; also a dish of such noodles thus prepared.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*cure</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manicured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manicuring</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to trim carefully and meticulously; <as>as, to <ex>manicure</ex> a lawn</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"i*cure</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The care of the hands and nails, especially a thorough cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles, performed by a manicurist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"i*cure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>curare</ets> to cure.]</ety> <def>A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails; -- an older term for a <altname>manicurist</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><q>[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a <qex>manicure</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pop. Sci. Monthly.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>man"i*cur`ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>curare</ets> to cure.]</ety> <def>A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their fingernails; -- formerly called a <altname>manicure</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma"nid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus <gen>Manis</gen>, or family <fam>Manid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma`nie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Mania</er>.]</ety> <def>Mania; insanity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>manifeste</ets>, L. <ets>manifestus</ets>, lit., struck by the hand, hence, palpable; <ets>manus</ets> hand +  <ets>fendere</ets> (in comp.) to strike. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Defend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q>Neither is there any creature that is not <qex>manifest</qex> in his sight.</q> <rj><qau> Heb. iv. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>That which may be known of God is <qex>manifest</qex> in them.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. i. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thus <qex>manifest</qex> to sight the god appeared.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Detected; convicted; -- with <ptcl>of</ptcl>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Calistho there stood <qex>manifest</qex> of shame.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Manifest</er>, <er>Clear</er>, <er>Plain</er>, <er>Obvious</er>, <er>Evident</er>. What is <xex>clear</xex> can be seen readily; what is <xex>obvious</xex> lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what is <xex>evident</xex> is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is <ex>manifest</ex> is very distinctly evident.</usage><br/
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<p><q>So <qex>clear</qex>, so shining, and so <qex>evident</qex>,<br/
That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Entertained with solitude,<br/
Where <qex>obvious</qex> duty erewhile appeared unsought.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I saw, I saw him <qex>manifest</qex> in view,<br/
His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Manifests</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manifeste</ets>. See <er>Manifest</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Manifesto</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See <er>Manifesto</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</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; <as>as, to inspect the ship's <ex>manifest</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manifested</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manifesting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q>There is nothing hid which shall not be <qex>manifested</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mark iv. 22.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thy life did <qex>manifest</qex> thou lovedst me not.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fest`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be manifested.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`i*fes*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manifestatio</ets>: cf. F.  <ets>manifestation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which manifests; a phenomenon which gives evidence of something hidden; exhibition; display; revelation; <as>as, the <ex>manifestation</ex> of God's power in creation</as>; the delayed <ex>manifestation</ex> of a disease.</def><br/
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<p><q>The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public <qex>manifestation</qex> of them at the great day.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The materialization or apparition of a spirit; -- a phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manifest destiny</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fest`i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Manifestable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manifest manner; obviously; evidently; clearly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`i*fes"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Manifestoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>manifesto</ets>. See <er>Manifest</er>, <pos>n. & a.</pos>]</ety> <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>as, a <ex>manifesto</ex> declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>it was proposed to draw up a <qex>manifesto</qex>, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Frederick, in a public <qex>manifesto</qex>, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>manigfeald</ets>. See <er>Many</er>, and <er>Fold</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.</def><br/
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<p><q>O Lord, how <qex>manifold</qex> are thy works!</q> <rj><qau>Ps. civ. 24.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I know your <qex>manifold</qex> transgressions.</q> <rj><qau>Amos v. 12.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number.</def> \'bdThe <xex>manifold</xex> wisdom of God.\'b8 <au>Eph. iii. 10.</au> \'bdThe <xex>manifold</xex> grace of God.\'b8 <au>1 Pet. iv. 10.</au><br/
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<p><cs><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; writing several copies of a document at once by use of carbon paper or the like.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others; <as>as, the exhaust <ex>manifold</ex> of an automobile engine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The third stomach of a ruminant animal.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manifolded</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manifolding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; <as>as, to <ex>manifold</ex> a letter</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having many folds, layers, or plates; <as>as, a <ex>manifolded</ex> shield</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manifold manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Multiplicity.</def>  <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A generalized concept of magnitude.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like the hand.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*ni"glion</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*n<icr/l"y<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>maniglio</ets>, <ets>maniglia</ets>, bracelet, handle.  Cf. <er>Manilio</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*hoc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"i*hot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Manioc</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>mannikin</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OD. <ets>manneken</ets>, dim. of <ets>man</ets> man. See <er>Man</er>, and <er>-kin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</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><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mannequin.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*nil"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*nil"la</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><cref>Manila paper</cref> or the color of <cref>manila papaer</cref>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Manila cheroot</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Manila cigar</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>manila bay</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The name of a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898), in which the American fleet under <person>Admiral Dewey</person> defeated the Spanish fleet off the shore of Manila in the Phillipines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manila bean</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tuberous-rooted twining annual vine (<spn>Psophocarpus tetragonolobus</spn>) bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, <spn>Psophocarpus tetragonolobus</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>manila grass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A lawn grass (<spn>Zoysia matrella</spn>) common in the Philippines; grown also in US.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Japanese carpet grass.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Manila hemp</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fibrous material obtained from the abaca plant (<spn>Musa textilis</spn>), a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by the native name <altname>abaca</altname>. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Manilla hemp, abaca.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Philippine plant (<spn>Musa textilis</spn>) having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.; called also the <altname>abaca</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manila maguey</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cantala, Cebu maguey.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>manila paper</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A durable brown or buff paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish, made of Manila hemp, and used as a wrapping paper, or as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>manila tamarind</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A common thorny tropical American tree (<spn>Pithecellobium dulce</spn>) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, <spn>Pithecellobium dulce</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nil"io</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Manilla</er>, 1.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>manilla</hw>, <hw>manilla hemp</hw>, <hw>manilla paper</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>manila</er>, <er>manila hemp</er>, <er>manila paper</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Manilkara</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Manilkara</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>manilla</ets>; cf. It. <ets>maniglio</ets>, <ets>maniglia</ets>; F.  <ets>manille</ets>; Pg. <ets>manilha</ets>; all fr. L. <ets>manus</ets> hand, and formed after the analogy of L. <ets>monile</ets>, pl. <ets>monilia</ets>, necklace: cf. F. <ets>manille</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</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>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Manila</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*nille"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See 1st <er>Manilla</er>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man in the street</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An average person; <as>as, the views of the <ex>man in the street</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ni*oc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>mandioca</ets>, fr. Braz.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The tropical plants (<spn>Manihot utilissima</spn>, and <spn>Manihot Aipi</spn>), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mandioc</asp>, <asp>manihoc</asp>, <asp>manihot</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manipulus</ets>, <ets>maniplus</ets>, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; <ets>manus</ets> hand + root of <ets>plere</ets> to fill, <ets>plenus</ets> full: cf. F. <ets>maniple</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Full</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A handful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</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><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manipularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manipulaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Manipulatory; <as>as, <ex>manipular</ex> operations</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manipulated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manipulating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>manipulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>manipulare</ets> to lead by the hand, fr. L. <ets>manipulus</ets>. See <er>Maniple</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>manipulate</ex> scientific apparatus</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To control the action of, by management; <as>as, to <ex>manipulate</ex> a convention of delegates;</as> also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; <as>as, to <ex>manipulate</ex> accounts, or election returns; to <ex>manipulate</ex> the stock market</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>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><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nip`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manipulation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q><qex>Manipulation</qex> is to the chemist like the external senses to the mind.</q>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artful management; <as>as, the <ex>manipulation</ex> of political bodies</as>; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*nip"u*la*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Prone to attempt to influence others by devious or subtle psychological means, in order to induce them to do what one wants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*nip"u*la*tive</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*n<icr/p"<usl/*l<adot/*t<icr/v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Education)</fld> <def>Any object given to children to encourage them to learn by manipulating physical objects; applied especially to solid objects of varying geometrical shape that can be fit together to form larger aggregates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who manipulates, sometimes in an underhanded or fraudulent manner; <as>as, a stock market <ex>manipulator</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*n<icr/p"<usl/*l<adot/*t<osl/*r<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to manipulation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"nis</hw> <pr>(m<amac/"n<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>manes</ets> the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <altname>Scaly anteater</altname>. See <er>Pangolin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"i*tou</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"i*tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</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>  <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Gitche <qex>Manito</qex> the mighty,<br/
The Great Spirit, the creator,<br/
Smiled upon his helpless children!</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Mitche <qex>Manito</qex> the mighty,<br/
He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,<br/
As a serpent was depicted.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"i*trunk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + E. <ets>trunk</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See <er>Insect</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man jack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A single individual person; <as>as, every <ex>man jack</ex> of them</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man`kind"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mancynn</ets>. See <er>Kin</er> kindred, <er>Kind</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The human race; man, taken collectively.</def><br/
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<p><q>The proper study of <qex>mankind</qex> is man.</q> <rj><qau>Pore.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race.</def>  <rj><au>Lev. xviii. 22.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Human feelings; humanity.</def> <mark>[Obs]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"kind`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.</def> <mark>[Obs]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Are women grown so <qex>mankind</qex>? Must they be wooing?</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Be not too <qex>mankind</qex> against your wife.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Manks</hw> <pr>(m<acr/<nsm/ks)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of Man.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See <er>Manx</er>.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Man"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of men.</def>  <rj><au>Bakon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unmanly; inhuman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Inhumanly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Man</ets> + <ets>like.</ets> Cf. <er>Manly</er>.]</ety> <def>Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly.</def> \'bd Gentle, <xex>manlike</xex> speech.\'b8 <au>Testament of Love.</au> \'bd A right <xex>manlike</xex> man.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>In glaring Chloe's <qex>manlike</qex> taste and mien.</q> <rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being manly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little man.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au> B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Manlier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Manliest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[<ets>Man</ets> + <ets>-ly</ets>.  Cf. <er>Manlike</er>.]</ety> <def>Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let's briefly put on <qex>manly</qex> readiness.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Serene and <qex>manly</qex>, hardened to sustain<br/
The load of life.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy; dignified; stately.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; <as>as, to act <ex>manly</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man-made</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Not of natural origin; prepared or made by humans; artificial; of substances, made by chemical reaction rather than extracted from a natural source; <as>as, <ex>man-made</ex> fibers; <ex>man-made</ex> gems</as>.  Opposed to <ant>natural</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> semisynthetic, synthetic.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man-made fiber</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> synthetic fiber.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"na</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n"n<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`nna</grk>, Heb. <ets>m\'ben</ets>; cf. Ar. <ets>mann</ets>, properly, gift (of heaven).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food.</def>  <rj><au>Ex. xvi. 15.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to lichens of the genus <gen>Lecanora</gen>, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food; called also <altname>manna lichen</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & Med.)</fld> <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 <spn>Fraxinus Ornus</spn>, and <spn>Fraxinus rotundifolia</spn>, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <stype>Persian manna</stype> is the secretion of the camel's thorn (see <cref>Camel's thorn</cref>, under <er>Camel</er>); <stype>Tamarisk manna</stype>, that of the <spn>Tamarisk mannifera</spn>, a shrub of Western Asia; <stype>Australian, manna</stype>, that of certain species of eucalyptus; <stype>Brian\'87on manna</stype>, that of the European larch.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Manna insect</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld>, <cd>a scale insect (<spn>Gossyparia mannipara</spn>), which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarix tree in Arabia.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>manna ash</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>A South Mediterranean ash (<spn>Fraxinus ornus</spn>) having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flowering ash, <spn>Fraxinus ornus</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"na croup`</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n"n<adot/ kr<oomac/p`)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Manna</ets> + Russ. & Pol. <ets>krupa</ets> groats, grits.]</ety> <sn>1.</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 <altname>manna groats</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The husked grains of manna grass.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manna grass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>Any of several tall slender grasses of the genus <gen>Glyceria</gen>.  They have long loose panicles, have a sweet flavor or odor, and grow in moist places.  <stype>Nerved manna grass</stype> is <spn>Glyceria nervata</spn>, and <stype>Floating manna grass</stype> is <spn>Glyceria fluitans</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manna gum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>A tall tree (<spn>Eucalyptus viminalis</spn>) yielding a false manna.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manna lichen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any of several Old World semicrustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals; same as <er>manna</er>{2}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a crew; -- of vehicles; <as>as, a <ex>manned</ex> earth satellite was considered a necessary research step; to minimize casualties, the military used cruise missiles rather than <ex>manned</ex> aircraft for the bombardment</as>.  Opposite of <ant>unmanned</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mannequin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fashion model, model.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A three-dimensional model of a person, used to display clothes, especially in retail stores and in window displays; a dummy.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> manikin, mannikin, manakin.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A model of a human form used by tailors to help make clothing of the proper shape.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>manere</ets>, F. <ets>mani\'8are</ets>, from OF. <ets>manier</ets>, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>manarius</ets>, for L. <ets>manuarius</ets> belonging to the hand, fr. <ets>manus</ets> the hand. See <er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.</def><br/
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<p><q>The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the <qex>manner</qex> of the God of the land.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings xvii. 26.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful, <qex>manner</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.</def><br/
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<p>Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Customary method of acting; habit.</def><br/
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<p><q>Paul, as his <qex>manner</qex> was, went in unto them.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Air and <qex>manner</qex> are more expressive than words.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address; <as>as, mind your <ex>manners</ex>!</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Good <qex>manners</qex> are made up of petty sacrifices.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(c)</sd> <def>The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Certain degree or measure; <as>as, it is in a <ex>manner</ex> done already</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The bread is in <qex>a manner</qex> common.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxi.5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Sort; kind; style; -- in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds; <as>as, all <ex>manners</ex> of people came to the rally</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>And they being afraid wondered, saying to one another, What <qex>manner</qex> of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.</q> <rj><qau>Luke 8: 25.</qau></rj></p>

<p><q>Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all <qex>manner</qex> of herbs.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xi. 42.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I bid thee say,<br/
What <qex>manner</qex> of man art thou?</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In old usage, <ptcl>of</ptcl> was often omitted after <xex>manner</xex>, when employed in this sense. \'bdA <xex>manner</xex> Latin corrupt was her speech.\'b8</note>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>By any manner of means</b></col>, <cd>in any way possible; by any sort of means.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To be taken in the manner</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To be taken with the manner</b></col></mcol>. <ety>[A corruption of <ets>to be taken in the mainor</ets>. See <er>Mainor</er>.]</ety> <cd>To be taken in the very act.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Mainor</er>.</see> -- <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> <au>Hallwell.</au></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look; mien; aspect; appearance. See <er>Method</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'84n"ner*chor`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>G. pl.</it> <plw>-ch\'94re</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[G.; <ets>m\'84nner</ets>, pl. of <ets>mann</ets> man + <ets>chor</ets> chorus.]</ety> <def>A German men's chorus or singing club.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"nered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self; <as>as, a well-<ex>mannered</ex> child</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Give her princely training, that she may be<br/
<qex>Mannered</qex> as she is born.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.</def><br/
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<p><q>His style is in some degree <qex>mannered</qex> and confined.</q> <rj><qau>Hazlitt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ner*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mani\'82risme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess, especially in literature or art.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mannerism</qex> is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a <qex>mannerism</qex> 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.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ner*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mani\'82riste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under <er>Mannerism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ner*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.</def><br/
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<p><q>What thou thinkest meet, and is most <qex>mannerly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With good manners.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>manner name</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(linguistics)</fld> <def>A word that denotes a manner of doing something; a troponym; as, "march" is a <ex>manner name</ex> for "walk".</def><br/
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<p><hw>manner of speaking</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The characteristic style or manner that a person uses to express himself orally.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> delivery.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mann"heim gold"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Mannheim</ets> in Germany, where much of it was made.]</ety> <def>A kind of brass made in imitation of gold.  It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"nide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mann</ets>ite + anhydr<ets>ide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"nish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Man</ets> + <ets>-ish</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>mennisc</ets>, <ets>menisc</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>But yet it was a figure<br/
Most like to <qex>mannish</qex> creature.</q> <rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A woman impudent and <qex>mannish</qex> grown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fond of men; -- said of a woman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Man"nish*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Man"nish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ni*tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mannite</ets> + <ets>an</ets>hydrite.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of mannite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ni*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mannitic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>mannitol</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the <spn>Laminaria saccharina</spn>, or devil's apron.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man*nit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannitol.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mannitic acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannitol, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>man"ni*tol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mannite</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline hexose (<chform>HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH</chform>) of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called <xex>manna</xex>, the dried sap of the flowering ash (<prodby><spn>Fraxinus ornus</spn></prodby>); -- called also <altname>mannite</altname>, and <altname>hydroxy hexane</altname>.  Cf. <er>Dulcite</er>.  It is used in pharmacy as excipient and diluent for solids and liquids.  It is also used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as a sweetener, and, illegally, to "cut" (dilute) illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin.</def>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol; Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"ni*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., lit., hand.]</ety> <def>The muller, or crushing and grinding stone, used in grinding corn on a metate.</def> <mark>[Mexico & Local U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*noeu"vre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See <er>Maneuver</er>.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>man of action</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who prefers to act rather than contemplate and gets things accomplished quickly an efficiently.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> man of deeds.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man of affairs</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> businessman.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man of deeds</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>man of action</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man of letters</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A writer, especially one who writes for a living.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A learned person; a scholar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man of means</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wealthy person.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rich man, wealthy man.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man of science</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scientist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man-of-the-earth</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A long-rooted morning glory (<spn>Ipomoea leptophylla</spn>) of Western U. S.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> man of the earth, <spn>Ipomoea leptophylla</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial (<spn>Ipomoea panurata</spn> or <spn>Ipomoea fastigiata</spn>) having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the earth, manroot, scammonyroot, <spn>Ipomoea panurata</spn>, <spn>Ipomoea fastigiata</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man of the world</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worldly-wise person; a sophisticate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`-of-war"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Men-of-war</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ship of the line.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The <cref>Portuguese man-of-war</cref>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> , jellyfish.</syn><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Man-of-war hawk</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of the genus <gen>Physalia</gen>; it is a hydrozoan having both medusa and polyp stages present in a single colony.  It floats on the surface of the sea by a buoyant bladderlike structure, from which dangle multiple long tentacles with stinging cells.  Its can cause severe rashes when it comes in contact with humans swimming in the area.  See <er>Physalia</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>man-of-war bird</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>The frigate bird, a long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ thin, rare + <ets>-graph</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manographe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>An optical device for making an indicator diagram for high-speed engines. It consists of a light-tight box or camera having at one end a small convex mirror which reflects a beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end. The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an elastic metal diaphragm which closes a tube connected with the engine cylinder. It is also moved at right angles to this direction by a reducing motion, called a <xex>reproducer</xex>, so as to copy accurately on a smaller scale the motion of the engine piston. The resultant of these two movements imparts to the reflected beam of light a motion similar to that of the pencil of the ordinary indicator, and this can be traced on the sheet of ground glass, or photographed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ thin, rare + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <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 <er>Pressure</er>, and <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Air pump</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man`o*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manom\'82trique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>maner</ets>, OF. <ets>maneir</ets> habitation, village, F. <ets>manoir</ets> manor, prop. the OF. inf. <ets>maneir</ets> to stay, remain, dwell, L. <ets>manere</ets>, and so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants. See <er>Mansion</er>, and cf. <er>Remain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><q>My <qex>manors</qex>, rents, revenues, l forego.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In these days, a <xex>manor</xex> 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.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(American Law)</fld> <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>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Manor house</b></col>, or <col><b>Manor seat</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the house belonging to a manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>manor hall</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The large room of a manor or castle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*no"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a manor.</def> \'bd <xex>Manorial</xex> claims.\'b8  <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ thin, rare + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Manometer</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*no"ver*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maneuver</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"quell`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A killer of men; a manslayer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Man"red</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"rent`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scots Law]</mark>  <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"rope`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"sard roof"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from its inventor, <person>Fran<cced/ois <ets>Mansard</ets></person>, or <ets>Mansart</ets>, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Manse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>mansa</ets>, <ets>mansus</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, a farm, fr. L. <ets>manere</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, to stay, dwell. See <er>Mansion</er>, <er>Manor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dwelling house, generally with land attached.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The parsonage; a clergyman's house.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Capital manse</b></col>, <cd>the manor house, or lord's court.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"serv`ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A male servant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mansion</ets>, F. <ets>maison</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mansio</ets> a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. <ets>manere</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. <?/.  Cf. <er>Manse</er>, <er>Manor</er>, <er>Menagerie</er>, <er>Menial</er>, <er>Permanent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>In my Father's house are many <qex>mansions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>John xiv. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>These poets near our princes sleep,<br/
And in one grave their <qex>mansions</qex> keep.</q> <rj><qau>Den<?/am.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st <er>House</er>, 8.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The eight and twenty <qex>mansions</qex><br/
<qex>That longen to the moon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><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>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"sion</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To dwell; to reside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Mede.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"sion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resident; residentiary; <as>as, <ex>mansionary</ex> canons</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mansion house</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large and imposing house.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mansion, manse, hall, residence.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"sion*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>man-sized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Calling for manly attributes; <as>as, a <ex>man-sized</ex> job</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Large enough to satisfy a man; <as>as, a <ex>man-sized</ex> piece of cake</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"slaugh`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The slaying of a human being; destruction of men.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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><br/
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<p><hw>Man"slay`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"steal`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"steal`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e<?/slave them.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"suete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mansuetus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mansuescere</ets> to tame; <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>suescere</ets> to accustom: cf. F. <ets>mansuet</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tame; gentle; kind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"sue*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mansuetudo</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mansu\'82tude</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tameness; gentleness; mildness.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"swear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swear falsely. Same as <er>Mainswear</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Man"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The <er>manta ray</er>.  See also <er>Cephaloptera</er> and <er>Sea devil</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manta ray</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An extremely large pelagic tropical ray of the family <fam>Mobulidae</fam>, that feeds on plankton and small fishes.  It is usually harmless but its size (up to 20 feet across and up to a ton in weight) make it dangerous if harpooned.  Called also <altname>manta</altname>, <altname>sea devil</altname> and <altname>devilfish</altname>.  See also <er>Cephaloptera</er> and <er>Sea devil</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mant*choo"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Manchu</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Man`teau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> F. <plw>Manteaux</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Manteaus</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. See <er>Mantle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gown worn by women.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Manteidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of insects including the mantises.  Also spelled <altname><fam>Mantidae</fam></altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <fam>Mantidae</fam>, family <fam>Mantidae</fam>, family Manteidae.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as <ets>mantle</ets> a garment; cf. F. <ets>manteau de chemin\'82e</ets>. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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.  The shelf is called also a <altname>mantelpiece</altname> or <altname>mantlepiece</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mantle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tel*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>manteau</ets>, OF. <ets>mantel</ets>. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A short cloak formerly worn by knights.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A short cloak or mantle worn by women.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>mantelet</qex> upon his shoulders hanging.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <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 <asp>mantlet</asp>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`tel*let"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>mantelletta</ets>. See <er>Mantelet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A silk or woolen vestment without sleeves worn by cardinals, bishops, abbots, and the prelates of the Roman court. It has a low collar, is fastened in front, and reaches almost to the knees.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tel*piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mantel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tel*shelf`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The shelf of a mantel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tel*tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ prophetic.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Mantic</xex> fury.\'b8  <rj><au>Trench.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mantichora</hw>, <hw>manticora</hw>, <hw>manticore</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> manticore, mantichora, mantiger.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mantid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A <er>mantis</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mantis.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mantidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The natural family conmprising the mantises.  Same as <fam>Manteidae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Mantidae, <fam>Manteidae</fam>, family Manteidae.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mantiger</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The <er>manticore</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> manticore, mantichora, manticora.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man*til"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mantinea</hw>, <hw>Mantineia</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mantineia.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Man"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a prophet.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus <gen>Mantis</gen>, and allied genera. They are  predacious long-bodied large-eyed insects of warm regions, 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 <spn>Mantis Carolina</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mantis shrimp</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>The <er>Squilla</er>, a tropical marine burrowing crustacean with large grasping appendages.  Also called <altname>mantis crab</altname> and <altname>mantis prawn</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mantis crab</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Squilla</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mantis shrimp.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mantis prawn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Squilla</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mantis shrimp.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man*tis"pid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any neuropterous insect of the genus <gen>Mantispa</gen>, and allied genera.  The larv\'91 feed on plant lice.  Also used adjectively. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Neuroptera</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mantispidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The natural family comprising the mantispids.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mantispidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man*tis*sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The decimal part of a <partof>logarithm</partof>, as distinguished from the integral part, or <contr>characteristic</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mantel</ets>, OF. <ets>mantel</ets>, F. <ets>manteau</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mantellum</ets>, <ets>mantelum</ets>, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. <ets>mantele</ets>, <ets>mantile</ets>, towel, napkin); prob. from <ets>manus</ets> hand + the root of <ets>tela</ets> cloth. See <er>Manual</er>, <er>Textile</er>, and cf. <er>Mandil</er>, <er>Mantel</er>, <er>Mantilla</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak.</def>  <specif>Hence,</specif> figuratively, <def>a covering or concealing envelope.</def><br/
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<p><q>[The] children are clothed with <qex>mantles</qex> of satin.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The green <qex>mantle</qex> of the standing pool.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Now Nature hangs her <qex>mantle</qex> green<br/
On every blooming tree.</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mantling</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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 <xex>Illusts.</xex> of <er>Buccinum</er>, and <er>Byssus</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any free, outer membrane.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The back of a bird together with the folded wings.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A mantel. See <er>Mantel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.</def>  <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Hydraulic Engin.)</fld> <def>A penstock for a water wheel.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The highly viscous shell of hot semisolid rock, about 1800 miles thick, lying under the crust of the Earth and above the core.  Also, by analogy, a similar shell on any other planet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mantled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mantling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ne is there hawk which <qex>mantleth</qex> on her perch.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Or tend his sparhawk <qex>mantling</qex> in her mew.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>My frail fancy fed with full delight.<br/
Doth bathe in bliss, and <qex>mantleth</qex> most at ease.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spread out; -- said of wings.</def><br/
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<p><q>The swan, with arched neck<br/
Between her white wings <qex>mantling</qex> proudly, rows.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; <as>as, the scum <ex>mantled</ex> on the pool</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though <qex>mantled</qex> in her cheek the blood.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is a sort of men whose visages<br/
Do cream and <qex>mantle</qex> like a standing pond.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Nor bowl of wassail <qex>mantle</qex> warm.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>man"tled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cloaked, clothed, draped, wrapped.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mantled ground squirrel</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel (<spn>Citellus lateralis</spn>) of western North America, resembling a large chipmunk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man"tle*piece</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shelf that projects from the wall above a fireplace; a mantel; <as>as, in England they call a <ex>mantelpiece</ex> a chimneypiece</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, chimneypiece.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tlet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mantelet</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also <altname>lambrequin</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. or Sp. <ets>manto</ets>, abbrev., from L. <ets>mantelum</ets>. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Manteau</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ prophet + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or art of divination.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mantoux test</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A skin test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin.  It determines whether there is or has been any infection with tubercle bacilli.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Man"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <def>A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a <xex>mantra</xex> peculiar to itself; as, the <xex>mantra</xex> of the Brahmans.</note>  <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"trap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trap for catching trespassers.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tu*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tu*a*mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"tu*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mantua.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mantua.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"nu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n"<usl/*<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>manuel</ets>, F. <ets>manuel</ets>, L. <ets>manualis</ets>, fr. <ets>manus</ets> hand; prob. akin to AS. <ets>mund</ets> hand, protection, OHG. <ets>munt</ets>, G. <ets>m\'81nd</ets>el a ward, vor<ets>mund</ets> guardian, Icel. <ets>mund</ets> hand.  Cf. <er>Emancipate</er>, <er>Legerdemain</er>, <er>Maintain</er>, <er>Manage</er>, <er>Manner</er>, <er>Manure</er>, <er>Mound</er> a hill.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the hand.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed by a person using physical as contrasted with <contr>mental</contr> effort; <as>as, <ex>manual</ex> labor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Done or made by the hand.  In some contexts, contrasted with <contr>automatic</contr> or <contr>mechanical</contr>.</def>  \'bd<xex>Manual</xex> and ocular examination.\'b8  <rj><au>Tatham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Manual exercise</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <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 <er>Sign</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manuel</ets>, LL. <ets>manuale</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>manual</qex> of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys.</def>  <rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; <as>as, the <ex>manual</ex> of arms; the <ex>manual</ex> of the sword; the <ex>manual</ex> of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>manual alphabet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alphabet of signs made by movement of the hands, used by the deaf; in it letters are represented by finger positions.  See <er>Dactylology</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> finger alphabet.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>manual dexterity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adroitness in using the hands.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who works with the hands; an artificer.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>manual labor</hw>, <hw>manual labour</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Labor done with the hands.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manual laborer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who works with the hands, rather than with the mind.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> laborer, labourer.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>man"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By hand.  In some contexts, contrasted with <contr>automatically</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manuarius</ets>, fr. <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety> <def>Manual.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An artificer.</def></def2> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nu"bi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manubialis</ets>, fr. <ets>manubiae</ets> money obtained from the sale of booty, booty.]</ety> <def>Belonging to spoils; taken in war.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nu"bri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*nu"bri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Manubria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Manubriums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., handle, fr. <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also <altname>hypostoma</altname>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Hydromedusa</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*code</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Javanese <ets>manukdewata</ets> the bird of the gods: cf. F. <ets>manucode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the genus <gen>Manucodia</gen>, of Australia and New Guinea.  They are related to the bird of paradise.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*du"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who leads by the hand; a manuductor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>ductio</ets> a leading, <ets>ducere</ets> to lead: cf. F. <ets>manuduction</ets>.]</ety> <def>Guidance by the hand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au>  <au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> the hand + <ets>ductor</ets> a leader, <ets>ducere</ets> to lead: cf. F. <ets>manuducteur</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>  <rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music.)</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>factorium</ets> an oil press, properly, place where something is made. See <er>Manufacture</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Manufacture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to manufacturing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to manufactures.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> the hand + <ets>factura</ets> a making, fr. <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>manufacture</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manufactured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manufacturing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manufacturer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; <as>as, to <ex>manufacture</ex> cloth, nails, glass, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; <as>as, to <ex>manufacture</ex> wool, cotton, silk, or iron</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be employed in manufacturing something.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manufactured</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Produced in a large-scale industrial operation.  Contrasted with <contr>hand-made</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who manufactures.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; <as>as, a <ex>manufacturing</ex> community; a <ex>manufacturing</ex> town.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to manufacture; <as>as, <ex>manufacturing</ex> projects</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>manufacturing business</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A business engaged in manufacturing some product.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> manufacturer, maker.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>manufacturing plant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A factory.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8ma"nul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wild cat (<spn>Felis manul</spn>), having long, soft, light-colored fur.  It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*mise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Manumit</er>.]</ety> <def>To manumit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manumissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manumission</ets>. See <er>Manumit</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage.</def> \'bdGiven to slaves at their <xex>manumission</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*mit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manumitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manumitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>manumittere</ets>, <ets>manumissum</ets>; <ets>manus</ets> the hand + <ets>mittere</ets> to send, to send off. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <def>To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave.</def> \'bd<xex>Manumitted</xex> slaves.\'b8  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> the hand + E. <ets>motive</ets>.]</ety> <def>Movable by hand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> the hand + E. <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nur"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nur"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Warner.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nur"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nure"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*n<umac/r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Manured</conjf> <pr>(m<adot/*n<umac/rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Manuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Contr, from OF. <ets>manuvrer</ets>, <ets>manovrer</ets>, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. <ets>man<oe/uvrer</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, <er>Ure</er>, <er>Opera</er>, and cf. <er>Inure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>To whom we gave the strand for to <qex>manure</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Surrey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Manure</qex> thyself then; to thyself be improved;<br/
And with vain, outward things be no more moved.</q> <rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.</def><br/
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<p><q>The blood of English shall <qex>manure</qex> the ground.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>ma*nure"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*n<umac/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance.</def> <specif>Especially,</specif>, <def>dung, the contents of stables and barnyards, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nure"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>manouvrement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>W. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who manures land.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nu"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to manures.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*nur"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Manus</plw>.</plu> <ety>[L., the hand.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manu scriptus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <def>Written with or by the hand; not printed; <as>as, a <ex>manuscript</ex> volume</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>manuscriptum</ets>, lit., something written with the hand. See <er>Manuscript</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor.  It is contrasted with a printed copy.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Writing, as opposed to print; <as>as, the book exists only in <ex>manuscript</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Craik.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The word is often abbreviated to <abbr>MS.</abbr>, plural <abbr>MSS.</abbr></note><br/
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<p><hw>Man"u*script`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Manuscript.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Man`u*ten"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>tenere</ets> to hold.]</ety> <def>Maintenance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Abp. Sancroft.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Man"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.</def>  <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Manx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; <as>as, the <ex>Manx</ex> language</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Manx shearwater</b></col> <cd>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Manx cat</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>A breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae.  It is believed to have originated on the Isle of Man.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Manx shearwater</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>A small black-and-white oceanic bird (<spn>Puffinus puffinus</spn>, or <spn>Puffinus anglorum</spn>), common in the Eastern North Atlantic.  Called also <altname>Manx petrel</altname>, <altname>Manx puffin</altname>.  It is avariety of <er>shearwater</er>.  It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Manx</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meine</er>, <er>Mansion</er>.]</ety> <def>A retinue of servants; a household.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos>a. & pron.</pos> <note>[It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; <xex>more</xex> and <xex>most</xex>, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.]</note> <ety>[OE. <ets>mani</ets>, <ets>moni</ets>, AS. <ets>manig</ets>, <ets>m\'91nig</ets>, <ets>monig</ets>; akin to D. <ets>menig</ets>, OS. & OHG. <ets>manag</ets>, G. <ets>manch</ets>, Dan. <ets>mange</ets>, Sw. <ets>m\'86nge</ets>, Goth. <ets>manags</ets>, OSlav. <ets>mnog'</ets>, Russ. <ets>mnogii</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>margr</ets>, Prov. E. <ets>mort</ets>. <root/103.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou shalt be a father of <qex>many</qex> nations.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xvii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Not <qex>many</qex> wise men after the flesh, not <qex>many</qex> mighty, not <qex>many</qex> noble, are called.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. i. 26.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Many</xex> is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, <xex>many-</xex>angled, <xex>many-</xex>celled, <xex>many-</xex>eyed, <xex>many-</xex>footed, <xex>many-</xex>handed, <xex>many-</xex>leaved, <xex>many-</xex>lettered, <xex>many-</xex>named, <xex>many-</xex>peopled, <xex>many-</xex>petaled, <xex>many-</xex>seeded, <xex>many-</xex>syllabled (polysyllabic), <xex>many-</xex>tongued, <xex>many-</xex>voiced, <xex>many-</xex>wived, and the like.  In such usage it is equivalent to <altname>multi</altname>.
    Comparison is often expressed by <xex>many</xex> with <xex>as</xex> or <xex>so</xex>. \'bdAs <xex>many</xex> as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets.\'b8 <au>Exod. xxxv. 22.</au> \'bdSo <xex>many</xex> laws argue so <xex>many</xex> sins.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au>
    <xex>Many</xex> stands with a singular substantive with <xex>a</xex> or <xex>an</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Many a</b></col>, <cd>a large number taken distributively; each one of many.</cd> \'bdFor thy sake have I shed <xex>many a</xex> tear.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> \'bdFull <xex>many a</xex> gem of purest ray serene.\'b8 <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Many one</b></col>, <cd>many a one; many persons.</cd> <au>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</au> -- <col><b>The many</b></col>, <cd>the majority; -- opposed to <contr>the few</contr>. See <er>Many</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Too many</b></col>, <cd>too numerous; hence, too powerful; <as>as, they are <ex>too many</ex> for us</as>.</cd>  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>menigeo</ets>, <ets>menigo</ets>, <ets>menio</ets>, multitude; akin to G. <ets>menge</ets>, OHG. <ets>manag\'c6</ets>, <ets>menig\'c6</ets>, Goth. <ets>managei</ets>. See <er>Many</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.</def><br/
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<p><q>After him the rascal <qex>many</qex> ran.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large or considerable number.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>many</qex> of our bodies shall no doubt<br/
Find native graves.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Seeing a great <qex>many</qex> in rich gowns.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It will be concluded by <qex>many</qex> that he lived like an honest man.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In this sense, <xex>many</xex> is connected immediately with another substantive (without <xex>of</xex>) to show of what the <xex>many</xex> consists; as, a good <xex>many</xex> [of] people think so.</note><br/
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<p><q>He is liable to a great <qex>many</qex> inconveniences.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ny-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having many faculties; versatile; many-sided.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ny*plies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Many</ets>, adj. + <ets>plies</ets>, pl. of <ets>ply</ets> a fold.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium.  So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See <xex>Illust</xex> of <er>Ruminant</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ny-sid`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; <as>as, a <ex>many-sided</ex> topic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><-- p. 894 --></p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>ma"ny*ways`</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"<ycr/*w<amac/z`)</pr>, <hw>ma"ny*wise`</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"<ycr/*w<imac/z`)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In many different ways; variously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man`za*nil"la</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n`z<adot/*n<icr/l"l<adot/; <it>Sp.</it> m<aum/n`th<aum/*n<emac/l"y<aum/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Olive Trade)</fld> <def>A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a peculiar bitterish flavor. Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed with Spanish pimientos.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A very dry pale sherry from Spain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>man`za*ni"ta</hw> <pr>(m<acr/n`z<adot/*n<emac/"t<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., dim. of <ets>manzana</ets> an apple.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several species of <spn>Arctostaphylos</spn>, but mostly to <spn>Arctostaphylos glauca</spn> and <spn>Arctostaphylos pungens</spn>, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mao</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mao Tsetung</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maoism</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maoist</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An advocate of Maoism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"o*ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Maoris</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of New Zealand.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>maori hen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> weka, wood hen.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mao Tsetung</hw>, <hw>Mao Zedong</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The leader of the Chinese communist party and later of teh People's Repbulic of China; b. 1893, d. 1976.  Also referred to a simply <altname>Mao</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>Mao Tse-Tung</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Map</hw> <pr>(m<acr/p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F. <ets>mappe</ets>, in <ets>mappemonde</ets> map of the world, fr. L. <ets>mappa</ets> napkin, signal cloth; -- a Punic word.  Cf. <er>Apron</er>, <er>Napkin</er>, <er>Nappe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ There are five principal kinds of projection used in making maps: the <xex>orthographic</xex>, the <xex>stereographic</xex>, the <xex>globuar</xex>, the <xex>conical</xex>, and the <xex>cylindrical</xex>, or <xex>Mercator's projection</xex>. See <er>Projection</er>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; <as>as, an historical <ex>map</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thus is his cheek the <qex>map</qex> of days outworn.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Map lichen</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a lichen (<spn>Lecidea geographica</spn>.) growing on stones in curious maplike figures.</cd>  <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Map</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mapped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mapping</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To represent by a map; -- often with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to survey and <ex>map</ex>, or <ex>map out</ex>, a <ex>county</ex></as>. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; <as>as, to <ex>map</ex>, or <ex>map out</ex>, a journey; to <ex>map out</ex> business.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>I am near to the place where they should meet, if Pisanio have <qex>mapped</qex> it truly.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*pach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mexican.]</ety> <def>The raccoon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mapinguari</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A supposed human-sized slothlike creature reported sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ple</hw> <pr>(m<amac/"p'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mapolder</ets>, <ets>mapulder</ets>, <ets>mapol</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>m\'94purr</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>mazzaltra</ets>, <ets>mazzoltra</ets>, G. <ets>massholder</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the genus <gen>Acer</gen>, including about fifty species. <spn>Acer saccharinum</spn> is the <stype>rock maple</stype>, or <stype>sugar maple</stype>, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the <stype>red maple</stype> or <stype>swamp maple</stype> is <spn>Acer rubrum</spn>; the <stype>silver maple</stype>, <spn>Acer dasycarpum</spn>, having fruit wooly when young; the <stype>striped maple</stype>, <spn>Acer Pennsylvanium</spn>, called also <stype>moosewood</stype>.  The common maple of Europe is <spn>Acer campestre</spn>, the <stype>sycamore maple</stype> is <spn>Acer Pseudo-platanus</spn>, and the <stype>Norway maple</stype> is <spn>Acer platanoides</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Maple</xex> is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, <xex>maple</xex> tree, <xex>maple</xex> leaf, etc.</note><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bird's-eye maple</b></col>, <col><b>Curled maple</b></col></mcol>, <cd>varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Maple honey</b></col>, <col><b>Maple molasses</b></col>, <col><b>Maple syrup</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Maple sirup</b></col></mcol>, <cd>maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.</cd> -- <col><b>Maple sugar</b></col>, <cd>sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>maple-leaf begonia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia (<spn>Begonia dregei</spn>) having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grape-leaf begonia.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>maple-leaved bayur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Indian tree (<spn>Pterospermum acerifolium</spn>) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree.  Called also <altname>mayeng</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maple family</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The natural family of trees <fam>Aceraceae</fam>, including the maples.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Map"like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or consisting of lines resembling a map; <as>as, the <ex>maplike</ex> figures in which certain lichens grow</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>map" mak*er</hw>, <hw>map"mak*er</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who makes maps; a cartographer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mapmaking</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the making of maps and charts; cartography.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cartography.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>map"per*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Map.]</ety> <def>The making, or study, of maps.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mapping</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> map, correspondence.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"qui</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Chilian shrub (<spn>Aristotelia Maqui</spn>). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its berries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maquis</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small lake. See <er>Mere</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marred</conjf> <pr>(m\'84rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>marren</ets>, <ets>merren</ets>, AS. <ets>merran</ets>, <ets>myrran</ets> (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. <ets>merrian</ets>, OHG. <ets>marrjan</ets>, <ets>merran</ets>; cf. D. <ets>marren</ets>, <ets>meeren</ets>, to moor a ship, Icel. <ets>merja</ets> to bruise, crush, and Goth. <ets>marzjan</ets> to offend.  Cf. <er>Moor</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.</def><br/
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<p><q>I pray you <qex>mar</qex> no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>But mirth is <qex>marred</qex>, and the good cheer is lost.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Ire, envy, and despair<br/
Which <qex>marred</qex> all his borrowed visage.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spoil; to ruin.</def> \'bdIt makes us, or it <xex>mars</xex> us.\'b8 \'bdStriving to mend, to <xex>mar</xex> the subject.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>m\'bera</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>The principal or ruling evil spirit.</def>  <rj><au>E. Arnold.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"ra</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>mara</ets> nightmare, an ogress. See <er>Nightmare</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Norse Myth.)</fld> <def>A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"ra</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent (<spn>Dolichotis patagonum</spn> or <spn>Dolichotis Patagonicus</spn>) of the pampas of Argentina.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`a*bou"</hw> <pr>(m<acr/r"<adot/b<oomac/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large black-and-white carrion-eating stork of the genus <gen>Leptoptilos</gen> (formerly <spn>Ciconia</spn>), esp. the African species (<spn>Leptoptilus crumeniferus</spn> syn. <spn>Leptoptilos crumenifer</spn>), whose downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments; called also <altname>marabout</altname>.  The Asiatic species (<spn>Leptoptilos dubius</spn>, or <spn>Leptoptilos argala</spn>) is the adjutant. See <er>Adjutant</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marabu</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.</def> <mark>[Louisiana]</mark>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of thrown raw silk, nearly white naturally, but capable of being dyed without scouring; also, a thin fabric made from it, as for scarfs, which resembles the feathers of the marabou in delicacy, -- whence the name.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marabout"</hw> <pr>(m<acr/r"<adot/b<oomac/t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from Pg. <ets>marabuto</ets>, Ar. <ets>mor\'bebit</ets>.  Cf. <er>Maravedi</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The <er>marabou</er>{1}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"a*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Braz. <ets>maracan\'a0</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A macaw.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*rai"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`a*nath"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Aramaic <ets>m\'beran ath\'be</ets>.]</ety> <def>\'bdOur Lord cometh;\'b8 -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, \'bdMay the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.\'b8 See <cref>Anathema maranatha</cref>, under <er>Anathema</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marang tree</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Philippine tree (<spn>Artocarpus odoratissima</spn>) similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit.  Called also <altname>marang</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ran"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India.  They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (<spn>Maranta arundinacea</spn>, the <member>American arrowroot</member> or <member>obedience plant</member>) <prod>arrowroot</prod> (<prod>arrowroot starch</prod>) is obtained.  Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marantaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes, including the arrowroot; the arrowroot family.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Marantaceae</fam>, arrowroot family.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>marasca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The small bitter fruit of the <prodby>marasca cherry</prodby> tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The <er>marasca cherry</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> marasca cherry, maraschino cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>marasca cherry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Dalmation bitter wild cherry tree (<spn>Prunus cerasus</spn> <varn>marasca</varn>) bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> marasca, maraschino cherry.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`ra*schi"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>marasca</ets>, <ets>amarasca</ets>, a sour cherry, L. <ets>amarus</ets> bitter.]</ety> <def>A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma`ra*schi"no cher"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cherry which is colored a deep red and sweetened by cooking in colored syrup, and flavored with maraschino.  It is used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The <er>marasca cherry</er> tree.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marasmius</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of chiefly small white-spored mushrooms, including the <styp><spn>Marasmius oreades</spn></styp>, the mushroon that grow in a <er>fairy ring</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Marasmius</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>ma*ras"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ , fr. <?/, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.</def><br/
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<p><q>Pining atrophy,<br/
<qex>Marasmus</qex>, and wide-wasting pestilence.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marasmus senilis</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>progressive atrophy of the aged.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*ra"thi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mah*rat"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples.  It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century.  It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marathon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Any long and arduous undertaking, straining the endurance of the participants.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> endurance contest.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <mark>(Capitalized)</mark><def>a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians.</def> <wns>[wns=3]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Marathon.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Marattia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of the <fam>Marattiaceae</fam>, consisting of ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Marattia</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Marattiaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The natural family of ferns coextensive with the order <ord>Marattiales</ord>, consisting of chiefly tropical eusporantiate ferns with gigantic fronds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Marattiaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Marattiales</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An order of lower ferns coextensive with the family <fam>Marattiaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Marattiales</ord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>ma*raud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marauded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marauding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>marauder</ets>, fr. <ets>maraud</ets> vagabond, OF. <ets>marault</ets>; of uncertain origin, perh. for <ets>malault</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>malaldus</ets>; fr. L. <ets>malus</ets> bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. <er>Herald</er>).  Cf. <er>Malice</er>.]</ety> <def>To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder.</def> \'bd<xex>Marauding</xex> hosts.\'b8  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*raud"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An excursion for plundering.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*raud`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Maraud</er>, <pos>v.</pos>: cf. F. <ets>maraudeur</ets>.]</ety> <def>A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.</def>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`a*ve"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>maraved\'a1</ets>; -- so called from the <ets>Mor\'bebit\'c6n</ets> (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain.  Cf. <er>Marabout</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling.  Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maravilla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wildflower (<spn>Mirabilis multiflora</spn>) having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from Southern California to Southern Colorado and into Mexico.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> desert four o'clock, Colorado four o'clock, <spn>Mirabilis multiflora</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A leafy wildflower (<spn>Mirabilis longiflora</spn>) having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sweet four o'clock, <spn>Mirabilis longiflora</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marbel</ets>, <ets>marbre</ets>, F. <ets>marbre</ets>, L. <ets>marmor</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ma`rmaros</grk>, fr. <grk>marmai`rein</grk> to sparkle, flash.  Cf. <er>Marmoreal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <col><b>Breccia marble</b></col> consists of limestone fragments cemented together. -- <col><b>Ruin marble</b></col>, when polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron oxide. -- <col><b>Shell marble</b></col> contains fossil shells. -- <col><b>Statuary marble</b></col> is a pure, white, fine-grained kind, including <xex>Parian</xex> (from Paros) and <xex>Carrara</xex> marble. If coarsely granular it is called <xex>saccharoidal</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; <as>as, the Arundel or Arundelian <ex>marbles</ex>; the Elgin <ex>marbles</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A little ball of glass, marble, porcelain, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Marble</xex> is also much used in self-explaining compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means, hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, <xex>marble-</xex>breasted, <xex>marble-</xex>faced, <xex>marble-</xex>hearted.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of, or resembling, marble; <as>as, a <ex>marble</ex> mantel; <ex>marble</ex> paper.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cold; hard; unfeeling; <as>as, a <ex>marble</ex> breast or heart</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marbled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marbling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marbrer</ets>. See <er>Marble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; <as>as, to <ex>marble</ex> the edges of a book, or the surface of paper</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"bled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of, or faced with, marble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe <er>marbled</er> mansion.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.</def> \'bd<xex>Marbled</xex> paper.\'b8  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Having small flecks of fat interspered with the muscle; -- of cuts of meat, especially beef; <as>as, a well-<ex>marbled</ex> steak</as>.  Such marbling improves the flavor of beef for most people.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marble cake</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A made of light and dark batter very lightly blended, so as to produce a variegated appearance resembling that of marble.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ble-edged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ble*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marbleized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marbleizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; <as>as, to <ex>marbleize</ex> slate, wood, or iron</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marbleizing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A texture like that of marble.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"bler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who works upon marble or other stone.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marbles</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A children's game played with marbles{3}, little balls made of a hard substance (as glass).</def><br/
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<p><hw>marblewood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hard marbled wood.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large Asiatic tree (<spn>Diospyros kurzii</spn>) having hard marbled zebrawood.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Andaman marble, Andaman marble, <spn>Diospyros kurzii</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"bly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing, or resembling, marble.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar*bri"nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. OF. & F. <ets>marble</ets> marble. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <def>A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and 16th centuries.</def>  <rj><au>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Marc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marc</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>marc</ets>; akin to G. <ets>mark</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'94rk</ets>, perh. akin to E. <ets>mark</ets> a sign. <root/106, 273.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mark</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A German coin and money of account. See <er>Mark</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"can*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>mercatante</ets>. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>A merchant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ca*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marcassite</ets>; cf. It. <ets>marcassita</ets>, Sp. <ets>marquesita</ets>, Pg. <ets>marquezita</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>marqash\'c6tha</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Golden marcasite</b></col>, <cd>tin.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*cas"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A young wild boar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar*ca"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a direction.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"cel*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>marcidus</ets> withered, fr. <ets>marcere</ets> to wither, shrivel.]</ety> <def>A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marcel Proust</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A French novelist (1871-1922).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mar*ces"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marcescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>marcescere</ets> to wither, decay, fr. <ets>marcere</ets> to wither, droop: cf. F. <ets>marcescent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Withering without falling off; fading; decaying.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*ces"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marcescible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Liable to wither or decay.</def><br/
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<p><hw>March</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Martius mensis</ets> Mars'month fr. <ets>Martius</ets> belonging to <ets>Mars</ets>, the god of war: cf. F. <ets>mars</ets>.  Cf. <er>Martial</er>.]</ety> <def>The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def><br/
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<p><q>The stormy <qex>March</qex> is come at last,<br/
With wind, and cloud, and changing skies.</q> <rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>As mad as a March Hare</b></col>, <cd>an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent.</cd>  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marche</ets>, F. <ets>marche</ets>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>marcha</ets>, G. <ets>mark</ets>, akin to OS. <ets>marka</ets>, AS. <ets>mearc</ets>, Goth. <ets>marka</ets>, L. <ets>margo</ets> edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. <ets>mark</ets> a sign. <root/106.  Cf. <er>Margin</er>, <er>Margrave</er>, <er>Marque</er>, <er>Marquis</er>.]</ety> <def>A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied especially to the border land on the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and Wales.</def><br/
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<p><q>Geneva is situated in the <qex>marches</qex> of several dominions -- France, Savoy, and Switzerland.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Lords of waste <qex>marches</qex>, kings of desolate isles.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>marchir</ets>. See 2d <er>March</er>.]</ety> <def>To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>That was in a strange land<br/
Which <qex>marcheth</qex> upon Chimerie.</q> <rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To march with</b></col>, <cd>to have the same boundary for a greater or less distance; -- said of an estate.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>marcher</ets>, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. <ets>marcus</ets> hammer.  Cf. <er>Mortar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; <as>as, the German army <er>marched</er> into France</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>March</qex> them again in fair array.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marche</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.</def><br/
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<p><q>These troops came to the army harassed with a long and wearisome <qex>march</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement; <as>as, the <ex>march</ex> of time</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>With solemn <qex>march</qex><br/
Goes slow and stately by them.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This happens merely because men will not bide their time, but will insist on precipitating the <qex>march</qex> of affairs.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The distance passed over in marching; <as>as, an hour's <ex>march</ex>; a <ex>march</ex> of twenty miles.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march form.</def><br/
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<p><q>The drums presently striking up a <qex>march</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To make a march</b></col>, <fld>(Card Playing)</fld>, <cd>to take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>marchand de vin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A sauce consisting of brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or madeira.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mushroom wine sauce.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Marchantia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of <fam>Marchantiaceae</fam>; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Marchantia</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Marchantiaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Marchantiaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Marchantiales</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An oder of liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Marchantiales</ord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>march equinox</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The <er>vernal equinox</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>March"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who marches.</def><br/
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<p><hw>March"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>March</er>.]</ety> <def>The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mar"chet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mer"chet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>marcheta</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>March"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>a. & n.</pos>, fr. <er>March</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marching money</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching.</cd> -- <col><b>In marching order</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>equipped for a march.</cd> -- <col><b>Marching regiment</b></col>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A regiment in active service</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"chion*ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>marchionissa</ets>, fr. <ets>marchio</ets> a marquis. See <ets>Marquis</ets>.]</ety> <def>The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.</def>  <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>March"-mad`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under <er>March</er>, the month.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>March"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person living in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales.</def><br/
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<p><hw>March"pane`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>marzapane</ets>,Sp. <ets>pan</ets>,. <ets>massepain</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>maza</ets> frumenty (Gr. <grk>ma^za</grk>) + L. <ets>panis</ets> bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.]</ety> <def>A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar.  Called also <altname>marzipan</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>March"-ward`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A warden of the marches; a marcher.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marcidus</ets>, fr. <ets>marcere</ets> to wither, pine.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pining; lean; withered.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by emaciation, as a fever.</def>  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*cid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>marciditas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being withered or lean.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"cion*ite</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r"sh<ucr/n*<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist)</fld> <def>A follower of <persfn>Marcion</persfn>, a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation.</def>  <rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar`co*brun"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>Marcobrunner</ets>.]</ety> <def>A celebrated Rhine wine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*co"ni</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[After <person>Guglielmo <ets>Marconi</ets></person> (b. 1874), Italian inventor.]</ety> <def>Designating, or pert. to, Marconi's system of wireless telegraphy; <as>as, <ex>Marconi</ex> a\'89rial, coherer, station, system, etc.</as> <mark>[archaic]</mark> </def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*co"ni*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<etsep>Marconi</etsep> + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <def>same as <er>radiogram</er>; a wireless message.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*co"ni*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Marconi</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marconi rig</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rig of triangular sails for a yacht.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermuda rig, Bermudan rig, Bermudian rig.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*co"ni's law</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Wireless Teleg.)</fld> <def>The law that the maximum good signaling distance varies directly as the square of the height of the transmitting antenna.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*co"nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The theory or practice of Marconi's wireless telegraph system.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mar*co"ni system</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A system or wireless telegraphy developed by <person>G. <etsep>Marconi</etsep></person>, an Italian physicist, in which Hertzian waves are used in transmission and a coherer is used as the receiving instrument.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>marco polo sheep</hw>, <hw>marco polo's sheep</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Asiatic wild sheep (<spn>Ovis poli</spn>) with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali: <spn>Ovis ammon</spn> <varn>poli</varn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar"cor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>marcere</ets> to wither.]</ety> <def>A wasting away of flesh; decay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*co"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from <xex>Marcus</xex>, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar"di` gras"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., literally, fat Tuesday.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The last day of Carnival; the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent and fasting); Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking; in the United States it is especially associated with <city>New Orleans</city>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pancake day.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The series of festival events celebrated on <er>Mardi Gras</er>{1}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mare</hw> <pr>(m<acir/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mere</ets>, AS.  <ets>mere</ets>, <ets>myre</ets>, fem of AS. <ets>mearh</ets> horse, akin to D. <ets>merrie</ets> mare, G. <ets>m\'84hre</ets>, OHG. <ets>marah</ets> horse, <ets>meriha</ets> mare, Icel. <ets>marr</ets> horse, OCelt. <ets>marka</ets> (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. <ets>marc</ets>, W. <ets>march</ets>.  Cf. <er>Marshal</er>.]</ety> <def>The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mare</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mara</ets> incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. <ets>mara</ets>; cf. Pol. <ets>mora</ets>, Bohem. <ets>m<uring/ra</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound <xex>nightmare</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will ride thee o' nights like the <qex>mare</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mare"chal Niel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of large yellow rose.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Marshal Niel</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"re clau"sum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Internat. Law)</fld> <def>Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation; -- opposed to <contr>open sea</contr> (<contr>mare liberum</contr>), the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"eis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Marsh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mare liberum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., free sea.]</ety> <def>A navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access; the opposite of <contr>mare clausum</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*re"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Salmo maraena</ets>, G. <ets>mar\'84ne</ets>, <ets>mor\'84ne</ets>; -- so called from Lake <etsep>Morin</etsep>, in the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European whitefish of the genus <gen>Coregonus</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mare nostrum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. our sea.]</ety> <def>The term used by the ancient Romans to refer to the <sig>Mediterranean Sea</sig>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mare"schal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mareschal</ets>, F. <ets>mar\'82chal</ets>. See <er>Marshal</er>.]</ety> <def>A military officer of high rank; a marshal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mare's"-nest`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grossly absurd.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A confused multitude of things.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> clutter, jumble, muddle, welter, smother.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mare's"-tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See <er>Cloud</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mackerel sky and <qex>mare's-tails</qex><br/
Make tall ships carry low sails.</q> <rj><qau>Old Rhyme.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aquatic plant of the genus <gen>Hippuris</gen> (<spn>H. vulgaris</spn>), having narrow leaves in whorls.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ga*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>margarate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*gar"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>margarique</ets>. See <er>Margarite</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Margaric acid</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <cd>A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>A white, crystalline substance, <chform>C17H34O2</chform> of the <isa>fatty acid</isa> series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources.  Called also <altname>heptadecanoic acid</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ga*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>margarine</ets>. See <er>Margarite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and tripalmitin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ga*rine</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r"j<ucr/*r<icr/n; m<aum/r`j<ucr/*r<emac/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; see <er>margarin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A processed food product used as an inexpensive substitute for butter, made primarily from refined vegetable oils, sometimes including animal fats, and churned with skim milk to form a semisolid emulsion; also called <altname>oleomargarine</altname>; artificial butter.</def><br/
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<p><q>The word <qex>margarine</qex> shall mean all substances, whether compounds or otherwise, prepared in imitation of butter, and whether mixed with butter or not.</q>  <rj><qau>Margarine Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 29).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Margarin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ga*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>margarita</ets>, Gr. <?/ a pearl; cf. F. <ets>marguerite</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pearl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`ga*rit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>margaritique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Margaric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>margaritifer</ets>; <ets>margarita</ets> pearl + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. <ets>margaritif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing pearls.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*gar"o*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ pearl-like.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ga*rone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Margar</ets>ic + <ets>-one</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The ketone of margaric acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ga*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ga*ry*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>-ized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>-izing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[(J. J. Lloyd) <etsep>Margary</etsep>, inventor of the process + <ets>-ize</ets>.]</ety> <def>To impregnate (wood) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate (often called <hw>Mar"ga*ry's flu"id</hw> <pr>(-r<icr/z)</pr>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gate fish"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A sparoid fish (<spn>Diabasis aurolineatus</spn>) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also <altname>red-mouth grunt</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mar"gay</hw>, <hw>margay cat</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small American wild cat (<spn>Felis wiedi</spn> syn. <spn>Felis tigrina</spn>), ranging from Mexico to Brazil.  It is spotted with black.  Called also <altname>long-tailed cat</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marge</ets>. See <er>Margin</er>.]</ety> <def>Border; margin; edge; verge.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Along the river's stony <qex>marge</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See <er>Margin</er>.]</ety> <def>A margin; border; brink; edge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The beached <qex>margent</qex> of the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Mir. for Mag.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>margine</ets>, <ets>margent</ets>, L. <ets>margo</ets>, <ets>ginis</ets>.  Cf. <er>March</er> a border, <er>Marge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A border; edge; brink; verge; <as>as, the <ex>margin</ex> of a river or lake</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Brokerage)</fld> <def>Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.  It is usually less than the full value of the security purchased, in which case it may be qualified by the portion of the full value required to be deposited; <as>as, to buy stocks on 50% <ex>margin</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>N. Biddle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Margin draft</b></col> <fld>(Masonry)</fld>, <cd>a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.</cd> -- <col><b>Margin of a course</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d <er>Gauge</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Margined</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marginging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish with a margin.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter in the margin of a page.</def><br/
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<p><hw>margin account</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>An account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marginal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a margin.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Written or printed in the margin; <as>as, a <ex>marginal</ex> note or gloss</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>At the lower limit; barely sufficient; <as>as, of <ex>marginal</ex> utility</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>marginal cost</hw>, <hw>marginal cost of production</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Economics)</fld> <def>The increase in total cost of production as a result of producing one more unit of output; since certain ovrhead costs are fixed, the <ex>marginal cost</ex> is almost aways less than the total per-unit cost of production averaged over all units produced.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incremental cost, differential cost.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar`gi*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Marginal notes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marginality</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the property of being marginal or on the fringes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the margin of a book.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a <er>marginal</er>{3} manner; barely sufficiently; almost not; <as>as, <ex>marginally</ex> useful</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marginatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>marginare</ets> to margin. See <er>Margin</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Marginate</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gined</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a margin.</def>  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bordered with a distinct line of color.</def><br/
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<p><hw>margin call</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Stock market)</fld> <def>A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement; -- caused by the decline in market prices of  a security or commodity purchased on margin{5}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> call.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar`gi*nel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>margo</ets>, <ets>marginis</ets>, a margin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gin*i*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>margo</ets>, <ets>-ginis</ets>, margin + <ets>caedere</ets> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of fruits.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*go"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>amargoso</ets> bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large tree of the genus <gen>Melia</gen> (<spn>M. Azadirachta</spn>) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk.  The <spn>M. Azedarach</spn> is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as <stype>Pride of India</stype>, <stype>Pride of China</stype>, or <stype>bead tree</stype>.  Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>margosa</qex> oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies.</q> <rj><qau>Sir S. Baker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mar"gra*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar*gra"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>margraviat</ets>.]</ety> <def>The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"grave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>markgraf</ets>, prop., lord chief justice of the march; <ets>mark</ets> bound, border, march + <ets>graf</ets> earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. <ets>gagr\'89fts</ets> decree: cf. D. <ets>markgraaf</ets>, F. <ets>margrave</ets>. See <er>March</er> border, and cf. <er>Landgrave</er>, <er>Graff</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, <xex>markgraf</xex>; a marquis.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gra*vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>markgr\'84fin</ets>: cf. F. <ets>margrafine</ets>.]</ety> <def>The wife of a margrave.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"gue*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a pearl, a daisy. See <er>Margarite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The daisy (<spn>Bellis perennis</spn>). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.</def>  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>maria</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Plural form of <altname>mare</altname>, a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A valuable timber tree of Panama.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Calophyllum longifolium.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the <person>Virgin Mary</person>, or sometimes to <person>Mary, Queen of England</person>, daughter of <person>Henry VIII</person>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of all the <qex>Marian</qex> martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maid Marian</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>See <er>Maidmarian</er> in the Vocabulary.</cd> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Marry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mariette</ets>, prop. dim. of <ets>Marie</ets> Mary.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of bellflower, <spn>Companula Trachelium</spn>, once called <spn>Viola Mariana</spn>; but it is not a violet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*rig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mare</ets> the sea + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Produced in or by the sea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*gold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mary</ets> + <ets>gold</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the <spn>Calendula officinalis</spn> (see <er>Calendula</er>), and the cultivated species of <gen>Tagetes</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the <stype>African marigold</stype> <it>or</it> <stype>French marigold</stype> of the genus <gen>Tagetes</gen>, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: <stype>bur marigold</stype>, of the genus <gen>Bidens</gen>; <stype>corn marigold</stype>, of the genus <gen>Chrysanthemum</gen> (<spn>Chrysanthemum segetum</spn>, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); <stype>fig marigold</stype>, of the genus <gen>Mesembryanthemum</gen>; <stype>marsh marigold</stype>, of the genus <gen>Caltha</gen> (<spn>Caltha palustris</spn>), commonly known in America as the <stype>cowslip</stype>. See <er>Marsh Marigold</er>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marigold window</b></col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Rose window</cref>, under <er>Rose</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>marijuana</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strong-smelling Asian plant (<spn>Cannabis sativa</spn>), also called <altname>hemp</altname>, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared.  The euphoric effect is predominently due to <prod>tetrahydrocannabinol</prod> (<prod>THC</prod>).</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>marihuana</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, <spn>Cannabis sativa</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect.  The flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`i*ki"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the native name: cf. Pg. <ets>mariquinha</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>A small marmoset (<spn>Midas rosalia</spn>); the silky tamarin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*rim"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <def>A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar`i*mon"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A spider monkey (<spn>Ateles belzebuth</spn>) of Central and South America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`i*nade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.: cf. It. <ets>marinato</ets> marinade, F. <ets>mariner</ets> to preserve food for use at sea. See <er>Marinate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A brine or pickle containing wine or vinegar, with opil, herbs, and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish, which are steeped in it prior to cooking.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marinara</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Italian sauce containing tomatoes, garlic,  herbs, and spices.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marinara</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Served in marinara sauce; -- used postpositionally, as veal <ex>marinara</ex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Marine</er>, and cf. <er>Marinade</er>.]</ety> <def>To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare (food) by the use of marinade.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marinus</ets>, fr. <ets>mare</ets> the sea: cf. F. <ets>marin</ets>. See <er>Mere</er> a pool.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; <as>as, <ex>marine</ex> productions or bodies; <ex>marine</ex> shells; a <ex>marine</ex> engine.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; <as>as, <ex>marine</ex> deposits</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marine acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>hydrochloric acid.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>Marine barometer</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Barometer</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine corps</b></col>, <cd>a corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of marines.</cd><-- officially part of the navy, but now considered one of the four branches of the armed forces in the US --> -- <col><b>Marine engine</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a steam engine for propelling a vessel.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine glue</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Glue</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine insurance</b></col>, <cd>insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine interest</b></col>, <cd>interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine law</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Law</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine league</b></col>, <cd>three geographical miles.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships.</cd> <au>Mc Elrath.</au> -- <col><b>Marine soap</b></col>, <cd>cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine store</b></col>, <cd>a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marin</ets> a sea solider, <ets>marine</ets> naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. <ets>marinus</ets>. See <er>Marine</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A member of the United States Marine Corps, or a similar foreign military force.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; <as>as, the mercantile <ex>marine</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A picture representing some marine subject.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Tell that to the marines</b></col>, <cd>an expression of <sig>disbelief</sig>, the <xex>marines</xex> being regarded by sailors as credulous.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*rined"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marin\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having the lower part of the body like a fish.</def>  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>ma*rine" mine`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A military explosive device designed to be placed on or under the surface of a body of water, and to explode when ships pass nearby or come in contact with it.  Its function is to destroy enemy ships or deny hostile naval forces access to certain areas of the sea, usually near the shoreline.  Also called <altname>underwater mine</altname> and <altname>floating mine</altname>, and previously referred to as a <altname>torpedo</altname> (See <er>torpedo</er>{2} <sd>(a)</sd>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marinier</ets>, LL. <ets>marinarius</ets>. See <er>Marine</er>.]</ety> <def>One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mariner's compass</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Compass</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*ner*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Seamanship.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Udalt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ri"nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bombastic literary style marked by the use of metaphors and antitheses characteristic of the Italian poet <person>Giambattista Marini</person> (1569-1625).</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ma*ri"nist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`i*no*ra"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>marinus</ets> marine + Gr. <?/ view.]</ety> <def>A representation of a sea view.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mariolatry</er>.]</ety> <def>One who worships the Virgin Mary.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ Mary + <?/ worship.]</ety> <def>The worship of the Virgin Mary.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`i*o*nette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marionette</ets>, prop. a dim. of <ets>Marie</ets> Mary.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The buffel duck.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`ri*otte's law`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Boyle's law</cref>, under <er>Law</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>mariposa</ets> a butterfly + E. <ets>lily</ets>. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of a genus (<gen>Calochortus</gen>) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms.  Called also <altname>butterfly lily</altname>.  Most of them are natives of California.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*put</hw> <pr>(m<acr/r"<icr/*p<ucr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of civet; the zoril.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw> <pr>(m<acr/r"<icr/sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marais</ets>, LL. <ets>marascus</ets>. See <er>Marsh</er>.]</ety> <def>Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moory; fenny; boggy.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Growing in marshes.</def> \'bd<xex>Marish</xex> flowers.\'b8  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*tal</hw> <pr>(m<acr/r"<icr/*t<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>maritalis</ets>, fr. <ets>maritus</ets> belonging to marriage, <pos>n.</pos>, a husband. See <er>Marry</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a husband; <as>as, <ex>marital</ex> rights, duties, authority</as>.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark>  \'bd<xex>Marital</xex> affection.\'b8  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; matrimonial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*ta`ted</hw> <pr>(m<acr/r"<icr/*t<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maritatus</ets> married.]</ety> <def>Having a husband; married.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*rit"i*mal</hw>, <hw>Ma*rit"i*male</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(m<adot/*r<icr/t"<icr/*m<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Maritime</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"i*time</hw> <pr>(m<acr/r"<icr/*t<imac/m, <it>formerly</it> m<acr/r"<icr/*t<icr/m; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maritimus</ets>, fr. <ets>mare</ets> the sea: cf. F. <ets>maritime</ets>. See <er>Mere</er> a pool.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; <as>as, <ex>maritime</ex> states</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>maritime</xex> town.\'b8  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea.</def> \'bd<xex>Maritime</xex> service.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maritime law</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Law</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Maritime loan</b></col>, <cd>a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia bonds.</cd> -- <col><b>Martime nations</b></col>, <cd>nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war or commerce.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Maritime provinces</hw>, <hw>Maritimes</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Maritime Provinces.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"jo*ram</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r"j<osl/*r<ait/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>majoran</ets>, F. <ets>marjolaine</ets>, LL. <ets>marjoraca</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amaracus</ets>, <ets>amaracum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ama`rakos</grk>, <grk>'ama`rakon</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of mintlike plants (<gen>Origanum</gen>) comprising about twenty-five species.  The sweet marjoram (<spn>Origanum Majorana</spn>) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery.  The wild marjoram of Europe and America is <spn>Origanum vulgare</spn>, far less fragrant than the other.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mark</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A license of reprisals. See <er>Marque</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Marc</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An old weight and coin. See <er>Marc</er>.</def> \'bdLend me a <xex>mark</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money (1913); the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs.  Also, a silver coin of this value.  The unit was retained by subsequent German states up to the time of the Federal Republic of Germany.  In 1995, the value was approximately 65 cents American.  In 1999 it began to be superseded by the Euro as a unit of currency in Germany and throughout much of the European union.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marke</ets>, <ets>merke</ets>, AS. <ets>mearc</ets>; akin to D. <ets>merk</ets>, MHG. <ets>marc</ets>, G. <ets>marke</ets>, Icel. <ets>mark</ets>, Dan. <ets>m\'91rke</ets>; cf. Lith. <ets>margas</ets> party-colored. <root/106, 273.  Cf. <er>Remark</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Lord set a <qex>mark</qex> upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. iv. 15.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mark</qex> of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light.</q> <rj><qau>Knight.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; <as>as, a sea<ex>mark</ex>, a land<ex>mark</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; <as>as, this pencil makes a fine <ex>mark</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I have some <qex>marks</qex> of yours upon my pate.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character.</def><br/
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<p><q>The confusion of tongues was a <qex>mark</qex> of separation.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.</def><br/
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<p><q>France was a fairer <qex>mark</qex> to shoot at than Ireland.</q> <rj><qau>Davies.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the <qex>mark</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Attention, regard, or respect.</def><br/
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<p><q>As much in mock as <qex>mark</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Limit or standard of action or fact; <as>as, to be within the <ex>mark</ex>; to come up to the <ex>mark</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station.</def><br/
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<p><q>In the official <qex>marks</qex> invested, you<br/
Anon do meet the Senate.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Pre\'89minence; high position; <as>as, patricians of <ex>mark</ex>; a fellow of no <ex>mark</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.</def><br/
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A number or other character used in registering; <as>as, examination <ex>marks</ex>; a <ex>mark</ex> for tardiness.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdAll the <xex>mark</xex> of Adam.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called \'bddeeps.\'b8</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A man of mark</b></col>, <cd>a conspicuous or eminent man.</cd> -- <col><b>To make one's mark</b></col>. <fld>(a)</fld> <cd>To sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other mark.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To make a distinct or lasting impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; symptom.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mark</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rk)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marked</conjf> <pr>(m<aum/rkt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>marken</ets>, <ets>merken</ets>, AS. <ets>mearcian</ets>, from <ets>mearc</ets>. See <er>Mark</er> the sign.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; <as>as, to <ex>mark</ex> a box or bale of merchandise; to <ex>mark</ex> clothing.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; <as>as, this monument <ex>marks</ex> the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy <ex>marked</ex> him for a leader.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; <as>as, a pencil <ex>marks</ex> paper; his hobnails <ex>marked</ex> the floor.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To keep account of; to enumerate and register; <as>as, to <ex>mark</ex> the points in a game of billiards or cards</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard; <as>as, <ex>mark</ex> my words</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mark</xex> the perfect man.\'b8  <rj><au>Ps. xxxvii. 37.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To mark out</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were <xex>marked out</xex> for punishment</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to <xex>mark out</xex> an item in an account.</cd> -- <col><b>To mark time</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mark</qex>, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xx. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mark"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Remarkable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Marked</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rkt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; <as>as, a <ex>marked</ex> card; a <ex>marked</ex> coin; a <ex>marked</ex> instance.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mark"ed*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <au>J. S. Mill.</au></wordforms><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A marked man</b></col>, <cd>a man who is noted by a community, or by a part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; -- usually with an unfavorable suggestion.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*kee"</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r*k<emac/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Marquee</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mark"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who or that which marks.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A counter used in card playing and other games.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D. <ets>markt</ets>, OHG. <ets>mark\'bet</ets>, <ets>merk\'bet</ets>, G. <ets>markt</ets>; all fr.L. <ets>mercatus</ets> trade, market place, fr. <ets>mercari</ets>, p. p. <ets>mercatus</ets>, to trade, traffic, <ets>merx</ets>, <ets>mercis</ets>, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to <ets>merere</ets> to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. <ets>march\'82</ets>. See <er>Merit</er>, and cf. <er>Merchant</er>, <er>Mart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of buying and selling (as cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; <as>as, a <ex>market</ex> is held in the town every week; a farmers' <ex>market</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares<br/
At wakes, and wassails, meetings, <qex>markets</qex>, fairs.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Three women and a goose make a <qex>market</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Old Saying.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is at Jerusalem by the sheep <qex>market</qex> a pool.</q> <rj><qau>John v. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An opportunity for selling or buying anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; <as>as, to find a <ex>market</ex> for one's wares; there is no <ex>market</ex> for woolen cloths in that region; India is a <ex>market</ex> for English goods; there are none for sale on the <ex>market</ex>; the best price on the <ex>market</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>There is a third thing to be considered: how a <qex>market</qex> can be created for produce, or how production can be limited to the capacities of the <qex>market</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; <as>as, a dull <ex>market</ex>; a slow <ex>market</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth.</def><br/
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<p><q>What is a man<br/
If his chief good and <qex>market</qex> of his time<br/
Be but to sleep and feed?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The privelege granted to a town of having a public market.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A specified group of potential buyers, or a region in which goods may be sold; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; <as>as, the under-30 <ex>market</ex>; the New Jersey <ex>market</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Market</xex> is often used adjectively, or in forming compounds of obvious meaning; as, <xex>market</xex> basket, <xex>market</xex> day, <xex>market</xex> folk, <xex>market</xex> house, <xex>market</xex>man, <xex>market</xex> place, <xex>market</xex> price, <xex>market</xex> rate, <xex>market</xex> wagon, <xex>market</xex> woman, and the like.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Market beater</b></col>, <cd>a swaggering bully; a noisy braggart.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>Market bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell rung to give notice that buying and selling in a market may begin.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Market cross</b></col>, <cd>a cross set up where a market is held.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Market garden</b></col>, <cd>a garden in which vegetables are raised for market.</cd> -- <col><b>Market gardening</b></col>, <cd>the raising of vegetables for market.</cd> -- <col><b>Market place</b></col>, <cd>an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held.</cd> -- <col><b>Market town</b></col>, <cd>a town that has the privilege of a stated public market.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marketed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marketing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; <as>as, most of the farmes have <ex>marketed</ex> their crops</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Industrious merchants meet, and <qex>market</qex> there<br/
The world's collected wealth.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be justly and lawfully sold; <as>as, dacayed provisions are not <ex>marketable</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Current in market; <as>as, <ex>marketable</ex> value</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Wanted by purchasers; salable; <as>as, furs are not <ex>marketable</ex> in that country</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being marketable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marketplace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an area in a town where a public market is set up; a <cref>market place</cref>; a <er>market</er>{2}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mart.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The commercial activity whereby good and services are exchanged; <as>as, without competition there would be no <ex>market</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> market.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The mechanism by which one finds a person to whom to sell or from whom to buy goods; the opportunity to buy and sell; a <er>market</er>{3}; <as>as, to put one's goods on the <ex>market</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The activities required by a producer to sell his products, including advertising, storing, taking orders, and distribution to vendors or individuals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ket*stead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Market</ets> + <ets>stead</ets> a place.]</ety> <def>A market place.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>\'d8Mark"hoor`</hw>, <hw>mark"hor`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>m\'ber-kh<omac/r</ets> snake eater.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large wild goat (<spn>Capra falconeri</spn> syn. <spn>Capra megaceros</spn>), having huge flattened spiral horns.  It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and Cashmere.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mark"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; <as>as, the <ex>marking</ex> of a bird's plumage</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marking ink</b></col>, <cd>indelible ink, because used in marking linen.</cd> -- <col><b>Marking nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the nut of the <spn>Semecarpus Anacardium</spn>, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"kis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A marquis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"kis*esse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A marchioness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mark"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A marksman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mark"ov chain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[after <person>A. A. <etsep>Markov</etsep></person>, Russian mathematician, b. 1856, d. 1922.]</ety> <fld>(Statistics)</fld> <def>A random process (<isa>Markov process</isa>) in which the probabilities of discrete states in a series depend only on the properties of the immediately preceding state or the next preceeding state, independent of the path by which the preceding state was reached.  It differs from the more general Markov process in that the states of a <ex>Markov chain</ex> are discrete rather than continuous. Certain physical processes, such as diffusion of a molecule in a fluid, are modelled as a <ex>Markov chain</ex>.  See also <styp><er>random walk</er></styp>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>Markoff chain</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mark"ov pro`cess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[after <person>A. A. <etsep>Markov</etsep></person>, Russian mathematician, b. 1856, d. 1922.]</ety> <fld>(Statistics)</fld> <def>a random process in which the probabilities of states in a series depend only on the properties of the immediately preceding state or the next preceeding state, independent of the path by which the preceding state was reached.  It is distinguished from a <contr>Markov chain</contr> in that the states of a <ex>Markov process</ex> may be continuous as well as discrete.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>Markoff process</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Marks"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Marksmen</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Earlier <ets>markman</ets>; <ets>mark</ets> + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well. especially with a pistol or rifle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who makes his mark, instead of writing his name, in signing documents.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Marks"man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Skill of a marksman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>markup</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Commerce)</fld> <def>The amount added to the cost to determine the asking price.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(printing)</fld> <def>Instructions for the typesetter that are written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics).</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Legislation)</fld> <def>Changes in proposed legislation drafted in conference, as contrasted with changes resulting from the amendment process.</def><br/
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<p><hw>markweed</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A climbing plant (<spn>Toxicodendron radicans</spn>) common in eastern and central U. S. with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries.  It yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact; commonly called <altname>poison ivy</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> poison ivy, poison mercury, poison oak, <spn>Toxicodendron radicans</spn>, <spn>Rhus radicans</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Marl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Marline</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marling spike</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Marline</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>marle</ets>, F. <ets>marne</ets>, LL. <ets>margila</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>marga</ets> marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: \'bdQuod genus terr\'91 Galli et Britanni <ets>margam</ets> vocant.\'b8 <root/274.]</ety> <def>A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See <er>Greensand</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marner</ets>. See <er>Marl</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To overspread or manure with marl; <as>as, to <ex>marl</ex> a field</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American great marbled godwit (<spn>Limosa fedoa</spn>). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (<spn>Limosa h\'91matica</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[from <ets>marlin</ets> spike, the shape of its bill.]</ety> <def> Any of several marine billfishes of the genera <gen>Makaira</gen> and <gen>Tetrapturus</gen>, popular as game in sport fishing.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Hook-billed marlin</b></col>, <cd>a curlew.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LG. <ets>marlien</ets>, <ets>marling</ets>, or D. <ets>marling</ets>, <ets>marlijn</ets>, fr. D. <ets>marren</ets> to tie, prob. akin to E. <ets>moor</ets>, v., and <ets>lijn</ets> line: cf.F. <ets>merlin</ets>. See <er>Moor</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Line</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Marline spike</b></col>, <col><b>Marling spike</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>an iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See <er>Fid</er>.</cd> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marlin spike</asp>]</altsp> -- <col><b>Marline-spike bird</b></col>. <ety>[The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A tropic bird.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A jager, or skua gull.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>merliner</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To wind marline around; <as>as, to <ex>marline</ex> a rope</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marl"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marlite</ets>. See <er>Marl</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of marl.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Partaking of the qualites of marlite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marl"pit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apit where marl is dug.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marl"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marl"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Marlier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Marliest</adjf>.]</amorph> <def>Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ma*lade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marmelade</ets>, Pg. <ets>marmelada</ets>, fr. <ets>marm\'82lo</ets> a quince, fr. L. <ets>melimelum</ets> honey apple, Gr. <?/ a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; <?/ honey + <?/ apple.  Cf. <er>Mellifluous</er>, <er>Melon</er>.]</ety> <def>A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistency.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marmalade tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a sapotaceous tree (<spn>Lucuma mammosa</spn>) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed.  The fruit is called <prod>marmalade</prod>, or <xex>natural marmalade</xex>, from its consistency and flavor.</cd></cs>
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<p><hw>Mar"ma*let`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Marmalade</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ma*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marmatite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"mo*lite</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r"m<osl/*l<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>maramai`rein</grk> to sparkle + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marmor</ets> marble. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or like, marble.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mar"mo*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar"mo*ra`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marmoratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>marmorate</ets> to overlay with marble, fr. <ets>marmor</ets> marble.]</ety> <def>Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marmoratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar`mo*ra`tum o"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. See <er>Marmorate</er>, and <er>Opus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mar*mo"re*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar*mo"re*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>marmoreus</ets>, fr. <ets>marmor</ets> marble: cf. F. <ets>marmor\'82en</ets>. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar`mo*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble.</def>  <rj><au>Geikie.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"mose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of small opossum (<spn>Didelphus murina</spn>) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"mo*set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marmouset</ets> a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. <ets>marmoretum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>marmor</ets> marble. Perhaps confused with <ets>marmot</ets>. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera <gen>Hapale</gen> and <gen>Midas</gen>, family <fam>Hapalid\'91</fam>.  They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail.  They are often kept as pets.  Called also <altname>squirrel monkey</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mar"mot</hw> <pr>(,>aum/r"m<ocr/t; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>marmotta</ets>, <ets>marmotto</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>mus montanus</ets>, or <ets>mus montis</ets>, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See <er>Mountain</er>, and <er>Mouse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any rodent of the genus <gen>Marmota</gen> (formerly <gen>Arctomys</gen>) of the subfamily <subfam>Sciurinae</subfam>.  The common European marmot (<spn>Marmota marmotta</spn>) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The <stype>bobac</stype> is another European species.  The common American species (<spn>Marmota monax</spn>) is the <stype>woodchuck</stype> (also called <stype>groundhog</stype>), but the name <ex>marmot</ex> is usually used only for the western variety.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus <gen>Spermophilus</gen>; also, the prairie dog.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marmot squirrel</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a ground squirrel or spermophile.</cd> -- <col><b>Prairie marmot</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Prairie dog</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"mottes oil`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A fine oil obtained from the kernel of <spn>Prunus brigantiaca</spn>. It is used instead of olive or almond oil.</def>  <rj><au>De Colange.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"mo*zet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Marmoset</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maroc</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Morocco, a country in Northwestern Africa.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Morocco, Marruecos.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Maroc</hw> <pos>prop. a.</pos>  <def>Of or pertaining to Morocco; <as>as, <ex>Maroc</ex> mosques cannot be entered by women without a head covering</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Moroccan.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>marocain</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crepe marocain.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*rone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Maroon</er>, the color.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Maronites</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different parts of Syria.  They take their name from one <persfn><etsep>Maron</etsep></persfn> of the 6th century.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marroon</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>marron</ets>, abbrev. fr. Sp. <ets>cimarron</ets> wild, unruly, from <ets>cima</ets> the summit of a mountain; hence, <ets>negro cimarron</ets> a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.]</ety> <def>In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marooned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marooning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Maroon</er> a fugitive slave.]</ety> <def>To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marooning party</b></col>, <cd>a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic.</cd> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*r<oomac/n")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marron</ets> chestnut-colored, fr. <ets>marron</ets> a large French chestnut, It. <ets>marrone</ets>; cf. LGr. <grk>ma`raon</grk>.  Cf. <er>Marron</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the color called maroon. See 4th <er>Maroon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maroon lake</b></col>, <cd>lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An explosive shell. See <er>Marron</er>, 3.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"plot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, by his officious interference, mars or frustrates a design or plot.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marque</ets>, in <ets>lettre de marque</ets> letter of marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being considered a pirate or corsair; <ets>marque</ets> here prob. meaning, border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to go beyond the border), and of German origin. See <er>March</er> border.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Letters of marque</b></col>, <col><b>Letters of marque and reprisal</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a license or extraordinary commission granted by a government to a private person to fit out a privateer or armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is sometimes called a <xex>letter of marque</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*quee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marquise</ets>, misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See <er>Marquis</er>.]</ety> <def>A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>markee</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"quess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>marques</ets>. See <er>Marquis</er>.]</ety> <def>A marquis.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Lady marquess</b></col>, <cd>a marchioness.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mar"que*te*rie</hw>, <hw>mar"quet*ry</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marqueterie</ets>, from <ets>marqueter</ets> to checker, inlay, fr. <ets>marque</ets> mark, sign; of German origin. See <er>Mark</er> a sign.]</ety> <def>Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, veneer, and the like, of several colors, fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"quis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marquis</ets>, OF. <ets>markis</ets>, <ets>marchis</ets>, LL. <ets>marchensis</ets>; of German origin; cf. G. <ets>mark</ets> bound, border, march, OHG. <ets>marcha</ets>. See <er>March</er> border, and cf. <er>Marchioness</er>, <er>Marquee</er>, <er>Marquess</er>.]</ety> <def>A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke.  Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom.  The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"quis*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marquisat</ets>.]</ety> <def>The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"quis*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A marquisate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdNobles of the <xex>marquisdom</xex> of Saluce.\'b8  <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar`quise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Marquis</er>, and cf. <er>Marquee</er>.]</ety> <def>The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"quis*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A marquisate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A coarse grass found on sandy beaches (<spn>Ammophila arundinacea</spn>). See <cref>Beach grass</cref>, under <er>Beach</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"rer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mars or injures.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ri*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mariable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Marriageable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"riage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mariage</ets>, F. <ets>mariage</ets>. See <er>Marry</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Marriage</qex> is honorable in all.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xiii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The marriage vow or contract.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.</def><br/
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<p><q>The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a <qex>marriage</qex> for his son.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any intimate or close union.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In pinochle, b\'82zique, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a <stype>royal marriage</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marriage brokage</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The business of bringing about marriages</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Marriage favors</b></col>, <cd>knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.</cd> -- <col><b>Marriage settlement</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Marriage</er>, <er>Matrimony</er>, <er>Wedlock</er>. <xex>Marriage</xex> is properly the <xex>act</xex> which unites the two parties, and <xex>matrimony</xex> the <xex>state</xex> into which they enter. <xex>Marriage</xex> is, however, often used for the state as well as the act. <xex>Wedlock</xex> is the old Anglo-Saxon term for <xex>matrimony</xex>.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being marriageable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"riage*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is allowable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mar"riage*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ried</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in the state of matrimony; having a spouse; wedded; <as>as, a <ex>married</ex> man or woman</as>; -- of one person.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; <as>as, the <ex>married</ex> state; one's <ex>married</ex> name</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Wedded to each other; <as>as, a <ex>married</ex> couple; John and Joan are no longer <ex>married</ex></as>; -- of two people.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <mark>[fig.]</mark> <def>Joined to form one object; united.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ri*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who marries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*ron"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maroon</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A large chestnut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A chestnut color; maroon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Pyrotechny & Mil.)</fld> <def>A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a cannon.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maroon</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>Same as 1st <er>Maroon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"rot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The razor-billed auk. See <er>Auk</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The common guillemot.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The puffin.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marrott</asp>, and <asp>morrot</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marou</ets>, <ets>mary</ets>, <ets>maruh</ets>, AS. <ets>mearg</ets>, <ets>mearh</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>marg</ets>, D. <ets>merg</ets>, G. <ets>Mark</ets>, OHG. <ets>marg</ets>, <ets>marag</ets>, Icel. <ets>mergr</ets>, Sw. <ets>merg</ets>, Dan. <ets>marv</ets>, Skr. <ets>majjan</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>majj</ets> to sink, L. <ets>mergere</ets>. <root/274 Cf. <er>Merge</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla.  In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The essence; the best part.</def><br/
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<p><q>It takes from our achievements . . .<br/
The pith and <qex>marrow</qex> of our attribute.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>maru</ets>, <ets>maro</ets>; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael. <ets>maraon</ets> together.]</ety> <def>One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Chopping and changing I can not commend,<br/
With thief or his <qex>marrow</qex>, for fear of ill end.</q> <rj><qau>Tusser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marrow squash</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the <altname>Boston marrow</altname>, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the <altname>vegetable marrow</altname>, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.</cd> -- <col><b>Spinal marrow</b></col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Spinal cord</cref>, under <er>Spinal</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marrowed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marrowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"row*bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bone containing marrow;</def> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>ludicrously, knee bones or knees; <as>as, to get down on one's <ex>marrowbones</ex>, <it>i. e.</it>, to kneel</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"row*fat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rich but late variety of pea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"row*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of, or like, marrow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"row*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of marrow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"row*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of marrow; pithy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar*ru"bi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marruecos</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Morocco, a country in Northwestern Africa.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Morocco, Maroc.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Married</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marrying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>marien</ets>, F. <ets>marier</ets>, L. <ets>maritare</ets>, fr. <ets>maritus</ets> husband, fr. <ets>mas</ets>, <ets>maris</ets>, a male. See <er>Male</er>, and cf. <er>Maritral</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws or customs of the place.</def><br/
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<p><q>Tell him that he shall <qex>marry</qex> the couple himself.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def. 4.</def><br/
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<p><q>A woman who had been <qex>married</qex> to her twenty-fifth husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to marry.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.</def><br/
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<p><q>M\'91cenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] that he must either <qex>marry</qex> his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or take away his life.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ We say, a man is <xex>married to</xex> or <xex>marries</xex> a woman; or, a woman is <xex>married to</xex> or <xex>marries</xex> a man.  Both of these uses are equally well authorized; but <xex>given in marriage</xex> is said only of the woman.</note><br/
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<p><q>They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare in writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never <qex>married</qex> to his mother.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Lloyd.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation.</def><br/
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<p><q>Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am <qex>married</qex> unto you.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. iii. 14.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To marry ropes</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To place two ropes along side of each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass through a block.</cd>  <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will, therefore, that the younger women <qex>marry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. v. 14.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marrying man</b></col>, <cd>a man disposed to marry.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Indeed! in truth! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mars</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rz)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Mars</ets>, gen. <ets>Martis</ets>, archaic <ets>Mavors</ets>, gen. <ets>Mavortis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of war and husbandry.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Alchemy)</fld> <def>The metallic element iron, the symbol of which <male/ was the same as that of the planet Mars.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mars brown</b></col>, <cd>a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*sa"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>Marsala</ets>, in Sicyly.]</ety> <def>A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mars*de"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL. From W. <ets>Marsden</ets>, an English author.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one species (<spn>Marsdenia tinctoria</spn>) affords indigo.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llais"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. m.</pos> <hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llaise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. f.</pos> }</mhw><ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Marseillaise hymn</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>The Marseillaise</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the national anthem of France, popularly so called.  It was composed in 1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer then stationed at Strasburg.  In Paris it was sung for the first time by the band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the revolution of August 10, 1792; whence the name.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llais"</hw>, <pos>n. m.</pos> <hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llaise"</hw>, <pos>n. f.</pos> }</mhw><ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A native or inhabitant of Marseilles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*seilles"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming double cloth, quilted in the loom; -- so named because first made in <city>Marseilles</city>, France.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marsh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mersch</ets>, AS. <ets>mersc</ets>, fr. <ets>mere</ets> lake. See <er>Mere</er> pool, and cf. <er>Marish</er>, <er>Morass</er>.]</ety> <def>A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marish</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marsh asphodel</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Nartheeium ossifragum</spn>) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also <altname>bog asphodel</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh cinquefoil</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Potentilla palustris</spn>) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh elder</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The guelder-rose or cranberry tree (<spn>Viburnum Opulus</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes (<spn>Iva frutescens</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh five-finger</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Marsh cinquefoil</cref> (above).</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh gas</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Gas</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus (<gen>Spartina</gen>) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also <altname>cord grass</altname>. The tall <spn>S. cynosuroides</spn> is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low <spn>S. juncea</spn> is a common component of salt hay.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh harrier</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European hawk or harrier (<spn>Circus \'91ruginosus</spn>); -- called also <altname>marsh hawk</altname>, <altname>moor hawk</altname>, <altname>moor buzzard</altname>, <altname>puttock</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh hawk</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A hawk or harrier (<spn>Circus cyaneus</spn>), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also <altname>hen harrier</altname>, and <altname>mouse hawk</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The marsh harrier.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh hen</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a rail; esp., <spn>Rallus elegans</spn> of fresh-water marshes, and <spn>Rallus longirostris</spn> of salt-water marshes.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Alth\'91a</gen> ( <spn>Alth\'91a officinalis</spn>) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh marigold</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh pennywort</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any plant of the umbelliferous genus <gen>Hydrocotyle</gen>; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also <altname>water pennywort</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh quail</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the meadow lark.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh rosemary</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Statice</gen> (<spn>Statice Limonium</spn>), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also <altname>sea lavender</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh samphire</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Salicornia herbacea</spn>) found along seacoasts. See <er>Glasswort</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh St. John's-wort</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American herb (<spn>Elodes Virginica</spn>) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh tea</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>. <cd>Same as <er>Labrador tea</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh trefoil</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Buckbean</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh wren</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of small American wrens of the genus <gen>Cistothorus</gen>, and allied genera.  They chiefly inhabit salt marshes.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mareschal</ets>, OF. <ets>mareschal</ets>, F. <ets>mar\'82chal</ets>, LL. <ets>mariscalcus</ets>, from OHG. <ets>marah-scalc</ets> (G. <ets>marschall</ets>); <ets>marah</ets> horse + <ets>scalc</ets> servant (akin to AS. <ets>scealc</ets>, Goth. <ets>skalks</ets>). F. <ets>mar\'82chal</ets> signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See <er>Mare</er> horse, and cf. <er>Seneschal</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like</def>; <specif>as, specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.</def> <au>Johnson.</au> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(France)</fld> <def>The highest military officer.</def> In other countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of high rank, and called <altname>field marshal</altname>. <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Am. Law)</fld> <def>A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff.  The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Earl marshal of England</b></col>, <cd>the eighth officer of state; an honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the office of high constable, the earl marshal has jurisdiction in the court of chivalry.</cd> <au>Brande & C.</au> -- <col><b>Earl marshal of Scotland</b></col>, <cd>an officer who had command of the cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Knight marshal</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Marshal of the King's house</b></col></mcol>, <cd>formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown, to punish faults committed within the verge, etc. His court was called the Court of Marshalsea.</cd> -- <col><b>Marshal of the Queen's Bench</b></col>, <cd>formerly the title of the officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in Southwark.</cd> <au>Mozley & W.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marshaled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Marshalled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marshaling</conjf> or <conjf>Marshalling</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; <as>as, to <ex>marshal</ex> troops or an army</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>And <qex>marshaling</qex> the heroes of his name<br/
As, in their order, next to light they came.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To direct, guide, or lead.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou <qex>marshalest</qex> me the way that I was going.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"shal*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>marshaller</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who marshals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"shal*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>marshalling</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arranging in due order.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marshaling of assets</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the arranging or ranking of assets in due order of administration.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"shal*sea</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Marshal</ets> + OE. <ets>se</ets> a seat. See <er>See</er> a seat.]</ety> <def>The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Court of Marshalsea</b></col>, <cd>a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants.</cd>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"shal*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a marshal.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Marsh"bank`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Marse"bank`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The menhaden.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marsh"i*ness</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rsh"<icr/*n<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being marshy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marsh mar"i*gold</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rsh m<acr/r"<icr/*g<osl/ld)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial plant of the genus <gen>Caltha</gen> (<spn>Caltha palustris</spn>), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers.  In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of <altname>cowslip</altname>. See <er>Cowslip</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>marsh"y</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rsh"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[E. <er>Marsh</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; <as>as, a <ex>marshy</ex> weed</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Marsileaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of clover ferns.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Marsileaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"si*po*branch`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <class>Marsipobranchia</class>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a pouch + <?/ a gill.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class of <subphylum>Vertebrata</subphylum>, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws.  It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See <er>Cyclostoma</er>, and <er>Lamprey</er>. Called also <altname>Marsipobranchiata</altname>, and <altname>Marsipobranchii</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r*s<umac/"p<icr/*<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marsupial</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a marsupium; <as>as, the <ex>marsupial</ex> bones</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Marsupial frog</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Nototrema</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mar*su"pi*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <subclass>Marsupialia</subclass>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mar*su`pi*a"li*a</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r*s<umac/`p<icr/*<amac/"l<icr/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>marsupium</ets> a pouch, bag, purse, Gr. <grk>marsy`pion</grk>, dim. of <grk>ma`rsypos</grk>, <grk>ma`rsipos</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A subclass of <class>Mammalia</class>, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America.  They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature.  The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium.  Called also <altname>Marsupiata</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>mar*su`pi*a"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>mar*su"pi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <subclass>Marsupialia</subclass>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mar*su"pi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Related to or resembling the marsupials; furnished with a pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also some fishes and Crustacea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8mar*su"pi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Marsupium</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mar"su*pite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>marsupial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil crinoid of the genus <gen>Marsupites</gen>, resembling a purse in form.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8mar*su"pi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>marsupia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a pouch]</ety>, <fld>(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See <er>Pecten</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mart</hw> <pr>(m<aum/rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>market</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A market.</def><br/
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<p><q>Where has commerce such a <qex>mart</qex> . . . as London?</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bargain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>To sell and <qex>mart</qex> your officer for gold<br/
To undeservers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To traffic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mars</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The god Mars.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Battle; contest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mar"ta*gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. & Sp. <ets>martagon</ets>, It. <ets>martagone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A lily (<spn>Lilium Martagon</spn>) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mar"tel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marteler</ets>, fr. <ets>martel</ets>, <ets>marteau</ets>, hammer, a dim. fr. L. <ets>martulus</ets>, <ets>marculus</ets>, dim. of <ets>marcus</ets> hammer.  Cf. <er>March</er> to step.]</ety> <def>To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8mar`tel` de fer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[OF., hammer of iron.]</ety> <def>A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mar"te*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar*tel"lo tow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It. <ets>martello</ets> hammer.  The name was orig. given to towers erected on the coasts of Sicily and Sardinia for protection against the pirates in the time of Charles the Fifth, which prob. orig. contained an alarm bell to be struck with a hammer. See <er>Martel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The English borrowed the name of the tower from Corsica in 1794.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ten</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r"t<ecr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird. See <er>Martin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mar"ten</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From older <ets>martern</ets>, <ets>marter</ets>, <ets>martre</ets>, F. <ets>martre</ets>, <ets>marte</ets>, LL. <ets>martures</ets> (pl.), fr. L. <ets>martes</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>mear<edh/</ets>, <ets>meard</ets>, G. <ets>marder</ets>, OHG. <ets>mardar</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'94r<edh/r</ets>.  Cf. <er>Foumart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus <gen>Martes</gen> (formerly <gen>Mustela</gen>), closely allied to the sable.  Among the more important species are the European <stype>beech marten</stype> or <stype>stone marten</stype> (<spn>Martes foina</spn>); the <stype>pine marten</stype> (<spn>Martes martes</spn>); and the <stype>American marten</stype>, or <stype>sable</stype> (<spn>Martes Americana</spn>), which some zo\'94logists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mar"tern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Marten</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mar"-text`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blundering preacher.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Martes</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The genus of mammals including the martens.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Martes.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>martialis</ets> of or belonging to <ets>Mars</ets>, the god of war.  Cf. <er>March</er> the month.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex> music; a <ex>martial</ex> appearance.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Martial</xex> equipage.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.</def><br/
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<p><q>But peaceful kings, o'er <qex>martial</qex> people set,<br/
Each other's poise and counterbalance are.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to <contr>civil</contr>; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex> law; a court<ex>-martial</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem. & Old Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex> preparations</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Martial flowers</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a reddish crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>Martial law</b></col>, <cd>the law administered by the military power of a government when it has superseded the civil authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to enforce the laws. It is distinguished from <xex>military law</xex>, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.</cd></cs><-- ???add air force --><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Martial</er>, <er>Warlike</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Martial</xex> refers more to war in <xex>action</xex>, its array, its attendants, etc.; as, <xex>martial</xex> music, a <xex>martial</xex> appearance, a <xex>martial</xex> array, courts<xex>-martial</xex>, etc. <xex>Warlike</xex> describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a <xex>warlike</xex> nation, <xex>warlike</xex> indication, etc. The two words are often used without discrimination.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tial*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tial*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A warrior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tial*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Martialized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Martializing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To render warlike; <as>as, to <ex>martialize</ex> a people</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a martial manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tial*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being martial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Martius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the planet bearing his name; martial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tian</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of the planet Mars; -- fictional or hypothetical.</def> <rj><au>Du Maurier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/  In science fiction, it has often been postulated that there are intelligent creatures living on Mars, but no strong evidence of any form of life on Mars has been observed up to the end of 1998.</note></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Stone Working)</fld> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>martin</ets>, from the proper name <ets>Martin</ets>.  Cf. <er>Martlet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marten</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The American <stype>purple martin</stype>, or <stype>bee martin</stype> (<spn>Progne subis</spn> or <spn>Progne purpurea</spn>), and the European <stype>house martin</stype>, or <stype>window martin</stype> (<spn>Hirundo urbica</spn> or <spn>Chelidon urbica</spn>), are the best known species.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bank martin</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The bank swallow</cd>. See under <er>Bank</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The fairy martin. See under <er>Fairy</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee martin</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The purple martin</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The kingbird.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand martin</b></col>, <cd>the bank swallow.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from an officer of that name in the French army under <person>Louis XIV.</person>   Cf. <er>Martin</er> the bird, <er>Martlet</er>.]</ety> <def>In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.</def> <mark>[Hence, the word is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The martin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`ti*ne"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>martinete</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of tinamou (<spn>Calopezus elegans</spn>), having a long slender crest.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mar"tin*gale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar"tin*gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>martingale</ets>; cf. It. <ets>martingala</ets> a sort of hose, martingale, Sp. <ets>martingala</ets> a greave, cuish, martingale, Sp. <ets>alm\'a0rtaga</ets> a kind of bridle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass.  It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gambling)</fld> <def>The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the <xex>martingale</xex> of a harness.  Called also <altname>Martingale strategy</altname>.  Such a betting strategy does not change the overall likelihood of winning, but in a short run it increases the probability of winning a small sum, balancing it against an increased probability of losing a large sum.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tin*mas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[St. <ets>Martin + mass</ets> religious service.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The feast of <person>St. Martin</person>, the eleventh of November; -- often called <altname>martlemans</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Martinmas summer</b></col>, <cd>a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer.</cd>  <rj><au>Percy Smith.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Mars</ets>, <ets>Martis</ets>, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tle*mas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Martinmas</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mart"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.  <ets>martinet</ets>. See <er>Martin</er> the bird, and cf. <er>Martinet</er> a disciplinarian.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European house martin.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>merlette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a <sig>martin</sig>.  As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Martyniaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the <fam>Pedaliaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Martyniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS., from L. <ets>martyr</ets>, Gr. <grk>ma`rtyr</grk>, <grk>ma`rtys</grk>, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. <ets>sm<rsdot/</ets> to remember, E. <ets>memory</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; <as>as, <persfn>Stephen</persfn> was the first Christian <ex>martyr</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To be a <qex>martyr</qex>, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.</def><br/
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<p><q>Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,<br/
Thou fall'st a blessed <qex>martyr</qex> !</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Martyred</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Martyring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To persecute; to torment; to torture.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart<br/
Thou <qex>martyrest</qex> with sorrow and with smart.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Racked with sciatics, <qex>martyred</qex> with the stone.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tyr*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Martyr</ets> + <ets>-dom</ets>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>I came from <qex>martyrdom</qex> unto this peace.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affliction; torment; torture.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`tyr*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.</def>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>martyriser</ets>, LL. <ets>martyrizare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make a martyr of.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a martyr.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tyr*o*loge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>martyrologium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>martyrologe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A martyrology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>martyrologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs.</def>  <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-gies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Martyr</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Martyrdom.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mervaile</ets>, F. <ets>merveille</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mirabilia</ets> wonderful things, pl., fr. <ets>mirabilis</ets> wonderful, fr. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder or marvel at. See <er>Admire</er>, <er>Smile</er>, and cf. <er>Miracle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will do <qex>marvels</qex> such as have not been done.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxxiv. 10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Nature's sweet <qex>marvel</qex> undefiled.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonder.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdUse lessens <xex>marvel</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>marvel of Peru</hw>, <hw>marvel-of-Peru</hw></mhw>. <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A common garden plant (<spn>Mirabilis jalapa</spn> or <spn>Mirabilis uniflora</spn>) of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called also <altname>four-o'clock</altname>.  See <er>four-o'clock</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> common four-o'clock, marvel of Peru, <spn>Mirabilis jalapa</spn>, <spn>Mirabilis uniflora</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Marveled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Marvelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Marveling</conjf> or <conjf>Marvelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>merveilen</ets>, OF. <ets>merveillier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Marvel</qex> not, my brethren, if the world hate you.</q> <rj><qau>1 john iii. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To marvel at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>But much now me <qex>marveleth</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rich. the Redeless.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>marvellous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Marvelous.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal).</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>merveillous</ets>, OF. <ets>merveillos</ets>, F. <ets>Merveilleux</ets>. See <er>Marvel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marvellous</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.</def><br/
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<p><q>This is the Lord's doing; it is <qex>marvelous</qex> in our eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxiii. 23.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>marvelous</qex> fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>The marvelous</b></col>, <cd>that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to <ant>the probable</ant>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Marvelous</er>, <er>Wonderful</er>. We speak of a thing as <xex>wonderful</xex> when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as <xex>marvelous</xex> when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupt. fr. OE. or F. <ets>marbre</ets> marble.]</ety> <fld>(Glass Marking)</fld> <def>A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marx"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A system of economic and political thought, originated by <person>Karl Marx</person>, and elaborated by others.  It holds that the state has been the a device for suppression of the masses, allowing exploitation by a dominant (capitalistic) class; that historical change occurs through class struggle; and that the capitalist system will inevitably wither away to be superseded by a classless society.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marx"ism-Len"in*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Marxism, as interpreted by <person>V. I. Lenin</person>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marx"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>One who believes in the theories of <person>Karl Marx</person>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marx"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <persfn>Marx</persfn> or Marxism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Marxist-Leninist</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mar"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Marrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>See <er>Marry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ry-bud`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`ry*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mariolatry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ry*sole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mary</ets>, the proper name + <ets>sole</ets> the fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large British fluke, or flounder (<spn>Rhombus megastoma</spn>); -- called also <altname>carter</altname>, and <altname>whiff</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mar"zi*pan`</hw> <pr>(m<aum/r"z<icr/*p<acr/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and molded into shapes.  Same as <er>marchpane.</er></def><br/
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<p><hw>Masai</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Nilotic language.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An African tribe inhabiting parts of Kenya and Tanzania.</def><br/
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<p><note>Picture of <b>Masai women and children</b> standing by the roadside.<br/
 (Photographed in Kenya 1983 by PJC)<br/
<img src="images\masaiwom.jpg"><br/<br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mas*ca"gnin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mas*ca"gnite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mascagnin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named from <etsep>Mascagni</etsep>, who discovered it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mascara</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eye lashes, usually applied with a small brush.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"cle</hw> <pr>(m<acr/s"k'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mascle</ets>, F. <ets>macle</ets>, L. <ets>macula</ets> spot, mesh of a net, LL. <ets>macula</ets>, <ets>macla</ets>, <ets>mascla</ets> a scale of a coat of mail. See <er>Mail</er> armor.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A lozenge voided.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"cled</hw> <pr>(-k'ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mascled armor</b></col>, <cd>armor composed of small lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or quilted cloth.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mas"cot</hw>, <hw>Mas"cotte</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Through French fr. Pr. <ets>mascot</ets> a little sorcerer or magician, <ets>mascotto</ets> witchcraft, sorcery.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Anything that brings good luck; especially, an animal kept by a group, as a sports team, to serve as a symbol and to bring luck.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>masculus</ets> male, masculine.]</ety> <def>To make strong.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mas"cu*line</hw> <pr>(m<acr/s"k<usl/*l<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>masculinus</ets>, fr. <ets>masculus</ets> male, manly, dim. of <ets>mas</ets> a male: cf. F. <ets>masculin</ets>. See <er>Male</er> masculine.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of the male sex; not female.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thy <qex>masculine</qex> children, that is to say, thy sons.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.</def><br/
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<p><q>That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a <qex>masculine</qex> energy.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>masculine</xex> church.\'b8  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from <contr>feminine</contr> and <contr>neuter</contr>. See <er>Gender</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mas"cu*line*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mas"cu*line*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`cu*lin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See <er>Maze</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"e*lyn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A drinking cup. See 1st <er>Maslin</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mase</hw> <pr>(m<amac/z)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[by back-formation from <er>maser</er>{2}.]</ety> <def>To emit coherent microwave radiation, as in a maser{2}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Mazer</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <ety>[from <ets>M</ets>icrowave <ets>A</ets>mplification by <ets>S</ets>timulated <ets>E</ets>mission of <ets>R</ets>adiation.]</ety> <def>An electronic device producing coherent monochromatic microwave radiation; it produces less noise than other forms of <isa>microwave oscillator</isa>.</def> <mark>[acronym]</mark> <br/
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<p><mhw><hw>MASH</hw>, <hw>M*A*S*H</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An abbreviation for <altname>Mobile Army Surgical Hospital</altname>, consisting of the equipment and personnel required to perform emergency operations on injured soldiers, located in tents near the front lines of combat; <as>as, he worked in the 25th <ex>MASH</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mesh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to G. <ets>meisch</ets>, <ets>maisch</ets>, <ets>meische</ets>, <ets>maische</ets>, mash, wash, and prob. to AS. <ets>miscian</ets> to mix. See <er>Mix</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. Specifically <fld>(Brewing)</fld>, ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mess; trouble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mash tun</b></col>, <cd>a large tub used in making mash and wort.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mashed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Akin to G. <ets>meischen</ets>, <ets>maischen</ets>, to mash, mix, and prob. to <ets>mischen</ets>, E. <ets>mix</ets>. See 2d <er>Mash</er>.]</ety> <def>To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; <as>as, to <ex>mash</ex> apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle</as>.</def> <specif>Specifically</specif> <fld>(Brewing)</fld>, <def>to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mashing tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; -- called also <altname>mash tun</altname>, and <altname>mash vat</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mashed potato</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the name of a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mashed potatoes</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring.  It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mash"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, mashes; also <fld>(Brewing)</fld>, a machine for making mash.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A charmer of women.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>  <rj><au>London Punch.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mash"ie</hw>, <hw>Mash"y</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Mashies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Etym. uncert.]</ety> <def>A golf club like the iron, but with a shorter head, slightly more lofted, used chiefly for short approaches.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mash"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Maslin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mash"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.</def><br/
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<p><hw>masjid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Arabic.]</ety> <def>A Muslim place of worship; a mosque.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>musjid</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mosque.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mask</hw> <pr>(m<adot/sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>masque</ets>, LL. <ets>masca</ets>, <ets>mascha</ets>, <ets>mascus</ets>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>m\'a0scara</ets>, It. <ets>maschera</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>maskharat</ets> buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr. <ets>sakhira</ets> to ridicule, to laugh at.  Cf. <er>Masque</er>, <er>Masquerade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; <as>as, a dancer's <ex>mask</ex>; a fencer's <ex>mask</ex>; a ball player's <ex>mask</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>This thought might lead me through the world's vain <qex>mask</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also <altname>mascaron</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A screen for a battery.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A person wearing a mask; a masker.</def></p>

<p><q>The <qex>mask</qex> that has the arm of the Indian queen.</q>  <rj><qau>G. W. Cable.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn>  <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>The head or face of a fox.</def></p>

<p><cs><col><b>Mask house</b></col>, <cd>a house for masquerades.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs> -- <col><b>Death mask</b></col>, <cd>a cast of the face of a dead person.</cd><br/
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<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Masked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Masking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.</def><br/
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<p><q>They must all be <qex>masked</qex> and vizarded.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To disguise; to cover; to hide.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Masking</qex> the business from the common eye.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To cover or keep in check; <as>as, to <ex>mask</ex> a body of troops or a fortress by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take part as a masker in a masquerade.</def>  <rj><au>Cavendish.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Masked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Personate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Masked ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball in which the dancers wear masks.</cd> -- <col><b>Masked battery</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire.</cd> <au>H. L. Scott.</au> -- <col><b>Masked crab</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European crab (<spn>Corystes cassivelaunus</spn>) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face.</cd> -- <col><b>Masked pig</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a Japanese domestic hog (<spn>Sus pliciceps</spn>). Its face is deeply furrowed.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mask"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mask"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To confuse; to stupefy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mask"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The dress or disguise of a masker; masquerade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ki*nonge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The muskellunge.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mask" shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any spiral marine shell of the genus <gen>Persona</gen>, having a curiously twisted aperture.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"lach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>maslaq</ets>: cf. F. <ets>masloc</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>missellane</ets>, <ets>misceline</ets>, <ets>miscelin</ets>, <ets>meslin</ets>, fr. <ets>miscellane</ets>. See <er>Miscellane</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mixture composed of different materials</def>; especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mixture of metals resembling brass.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meslin</asp>, <asp>mislin</asp>, <asp>maselyn</asp>, <asp>mastlin</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel made of maslin, 1 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Mead eke in a <qex>maselyn</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Composed of different sorts; <as>as, <ex>maslin</ex> bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meslin</asp>, <asp>mislin</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ma<cced/on</ets>, LL. <ets>macio</ets>, <ets>machio</ets>, <ets>mattio</ets>, <ets>mactio</ets>, <ets>marcio</ets>, <ets>macerio</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See <er>Freemason</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mason bee</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus <gen>Osmia</gen>. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand.</cd> -- <col><b>Mason moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.</cd> -- <col><b>Mason shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a marine univalve shell of the genus <gen>Phorus</gen>; -- so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.</cd> -- <col><b>Mason wasp</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food for its larv\'91</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"son</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; <as>as, to <ex>mason</ex> up a well or terrace; to <ex>mason</ex> in a kettle or boiler.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*son"ic</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*s<ocr/n"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Masonite</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[trademark.]</ety> <def>A type of fiberboard.</def> <mark>[trademark]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Ma"son*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ma\'87onnerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or occupation of a mason.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The work or performance of a mason; <as>as, good or bad <ex>masonry</ex>; skillful <ex>masonry</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. <stype>Dry masonry</stype> is applied to structures made without mortar.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*soo"la boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>masula</asp>, <asp>masulah</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*so"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NHeb. <ets>m\'bes<omac/r\'beh</ets> tradition.]</ety> <def>A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Masorah</asp>, <asp>Massora</asp>, and <asp>Massorah</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"o*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Masorite.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Masorete</asp>, and <asp>Massorete</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>massor\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Masoretic points and accents</b></col>, <cd>the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora.  See <er>vowel point</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"o*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the writers of the Masora.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Masque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mask; a masquerade.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mascarade</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>mascarada</ets>, or It. <ets>mascherata</ets>. See <er>Mask</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.</def><br/
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<p><q>In courtly balls and midnight <qex>masquerades</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st <er>Mask</er>, 4.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise.</def><br/
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<p><q>That <qex>masquerade</qex> of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A Spanish diversion on horseback.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Masqueraded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Masquerading</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.</def><br/
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<p><q>A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, <qex>masquerading</qex> up and down in a lion's skin.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To conceal with masks; to disguise.</def> \'bdTo <xex>masquerade</xex> vice.\'b8  <rj><au>Killingbeck.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`quer*ad"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mass</hw> <pr>(m<adot/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>masse</ets>, <ets>messe</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'91sse</ets>. LL. <ets>missa</ets>, from L. <ets>mittere</ets>, <ets>missum</ets>, to send, dismiss: cf. F. <ets>messe</ets>.  In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called <ets>missa catechumenorum</ets>, ending with the reading of the Gospel.  Then they were <ets>dismissed</ets> with these words : \'bdIte, missa est\'b8 [<it>sc</it>. ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed.  After that the sacrifice proper began.  At its close the same words were said to those who remained.  So the word gave the name of <xex>Mass</xex> to the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. See <er>Missile</er>, and cf. <er>Christmas</er>, <er>Lammas</er>, <er>Mess</er> a dish, <er>Missal</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the <part>Kyrie</part>, the <part>Gloria</part>, the <part>Credo</part>, the <part>Sanctus</part>, and the <part>Agnus Dei</part>, besides sometimes an <part>Offertory</part> and the <part>Benedictus</part>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Canon of the Mass</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Canon</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>High Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Low Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass which is said by the priest throughout, without music.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass bell</b></col>, <cd>the sanctus bell. See <er>Sanctus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass book</b></col>, <cd>the missal or Roman Catholic service book.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Massed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Massing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To celebrate Mass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>masse</ets>, F. <ets>masse</ets>, L. <ets>massa</ets>; akin to Gr. <?/ a barley cake, fr. <?/ to knead.  Cf. <er>Macerate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; <as>as, a <ex>mass</ex> of ore, metal, sand, or water</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>If it were not for these principles, the bodies of the earth, planets, comets, sun, and all things in them, would grow cold and freeze, and become inactive <qex>masses</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A deep <qex>mass</qex> of continual sea is slower stirred<br/
To rage.</q> <rj><qau>Savile.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phar.)</fld> <def>A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; <as>as, blue <ex>mass</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large quantity; a sum.</def><br/
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<p><q>All the <qex>mass</qex> of gold that comes into Spain.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He had spent a huge <qex>mass</qex> of treasure.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Bulk; magnitude; body; size.</def><br/
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<p><q>This army of such <qex>mass</qex> and charge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The principal part; the main body.</def><br/
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<p><q>Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the <qex>mass</qex> of the fugitives in their escape.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd.).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mass</xex> and <xex>weight</xex> are often used, in a general way, as interchangeable terms, since the <xex>weight</xex> of a body is proportional to its <xex>mass</xex> (under the same or equal gravitative forces), and the <xex>mass</xex> is usually ascertained from the <xex>weight</xex>. Yet the two ideas, <xex>mass</xex> and <xex>weight</xex>, are quite distinct. <xex>Mass</xex> is the quantity of matter in a body; <xex>weight</xex> is the comparative force with which it tends towards the center of the earth. A <xex>mass</xex> of sugar and a <xex>mass</xex> of lead are assumed to be equal when they show an equal <xex>weight</xex> by balancing each other in the scales.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Blue mass</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blue</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass center</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the center of gravity of a triangle.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass copper</b></col>, <cd>native copper in a large mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass meeting</b></col>, <cd>a large or general assembly of people, usually a meeting having some relation to politics.</cd> -- <col><b>The masses</b></col>, <cd>the great body of the people, as contrasted with the higher classes; the populace.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.</def><br/
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<p><q>But <qex>mass</qex> them together and they are terrible indeed.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>mazacrium</ets>; cf. Prov. G. <ets>metzgern</ets>, <ets>metzgen</ets>, to kill cattle, G. <ets>metzger</ets> a butcher, and LG. <ets>matsken</ets> to cut, hew, OHG. <ets>meizan</ets> to cut, Goth. <ets>m\'a0itan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; <as>as, the <ex>massacre</ex> on St. Bartholomew's Day; the St. Valentine's Day <ex>massacre</ex>; the Amritsar <ex>massacre</ex>; the Wounded Knee <ex>massacre</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Murder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Massacre</er>, <er>Butchery</er>, <er>Carnage</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Massacre</xex> denotes the promiscuous slaughter of <xex>many</xex> who can not make resistance, or much resistance. <xex>Butchery</xex> refers to cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men as if they were brute beasts. <xex>Carnage</xex> points to slaughter as producing the heaped-up bodies of the slain.</usage><br/
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<p><q>I'll find a day to <qex>massacre</qex> them all,<br/
And raze their faction and their family.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,<br/
Brhold this pattern of thy <qex>butcheries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Such a scent I draw<br/
Of <qex>carnage</qex>, prey innumerable!</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Massacred</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Massacring</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>massacrer</ets>. See <er>Massacre</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.</def><br/
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<p><q>If James should be pleased to <qex>massacre</qex> them all, as Maximian had <qex>massacred</qex> the Theban legion.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"sa*crer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who massacres.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"sage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"sage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; <as>as, to <ex>massage</ex> a patient with ointment</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"sag*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices massage; a masseur or masseuse.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`sa*sau"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The black rattlesnake (<spn>Crotalus tergemina</spn>, or <spn>Caudisona tergemina</spn>), found in the Mississippi Valley.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mass\'82 shot</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Mass\'82 shot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A stroke made with the cue held vertically.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mass"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A priest who celebrates Mass.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"se*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a chewer, <?/ a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from <?/ to chew: cf. F. <ets>mass\'82ter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`se*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the masseter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"se*ter`ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Masseteric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mas`seur"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*s<ucir/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Masseurs</plw> <pr>(m<adot/*s<ucir/rz"; <it>F.</it> m<adot/*s<ucir/r")</pr></plu>. <ety>[F. See <er>Massage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who practices massage.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>An instrument used in the performance of massage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mas`seuse"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*s<ucir/z")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Masseuses</plw> <pr>(<it>F.</it> m<adot/*s<ucir/z")</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A woman who practices massage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mas"si*cot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>massicot</ets>; E. <ets>masticot</ets> is a corruption.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Lead monoxide (also called <altname>Lead protoxide</altname>), <chform>PbO</chform>, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called <altname>litharge</altname>; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.  It is also called <altname>lead oxide yellow</altname>, as opposed to <contr>red lead</contr>, which is lead tetroxide <chform>Pb3O4</chform>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Massicot</xex> is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.</note><br/
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<p><hw>massif</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mass"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Massy</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mass"ive</hw> <pr>(m<adot/s"<icr/v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>massif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.</def> \'bd<xex>Massive</xex> armor.\'b8  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; <as>as, a mineral occurs <ex>massive</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Massive rock</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mass"ive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a heavy mass.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mass"ive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being massive; massiness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas*soo"la boat`</hw>. <def>See <er>Masoola boat</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas*so"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Masora</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"so*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Masorite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mass-produce</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To produce on a large scale.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mass-produced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Produced in large quantity, often by automated or assembly-line techniques.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mass spectrometer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics, Chemistry)</fld> <def>An analytical instrument which determines the mass of molecules of a substance or fragments of its molecules.  It functions by injecting ionized moecules or molecular gragments into a vacuum chamber subjected to a strong magnetic field, in which charged particles move in a curved trajectory.</def> <note>The mass is determined by observing the path of the molecule after being charged and accelerated in a magnetic field.  The path of the ionic fragment depends on the charge, velocity, and mass.  Several techniques of charging and detection are employed.  The mass information is usually used to infer structure or chemical composition of the substance analyzed.  Variants of mass spectrometer called <stype>high-resolution mass spectrometer</stype> permit determination of the mass of a molecule or molecular fragment with sufficient precision to unambiguously determine the atomic composition.</note><br/
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<p><hw>mass-spectrometric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to <er>mass spectrometry</er>; determined by <er>mass spectrometry</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mass spectrometry</hw> <hw>mass spectroscopy</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics, Chemistry)</fld> <def>A method for identifying chemical composition of substances by use of a <er>mass spectrometer</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mass"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Massier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Massiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <def>Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; <as>as, a <ex>massy</ex> shield; a <ex>massy</ex> rock.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Your swords are now too <qex>massy</qex> for your strengths,<br/
And will not be uplifted.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Yawning rocks in <qex>massy</qex> fragments fly.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mast</hw> <pr>(m<adot/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'91st</ets>, fem.; akin to G. <ets>mast</ets>, and E. <ets>meat</ets>. See <er>Meat</er>.]</ety> <def>The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.</def><br/
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<p><q>Oak <qex>mast</qex>, and beech, . . . they eat.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Swine under an oak filling themselves with the <qex>mast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'91st</ets>, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. <ets>mast</ets>, Icel. <ets>mastr</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>malus</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc.  A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.</def><br/
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<p><q>The tallest pine<br/
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the <qex>mast</qex><br/
Of some great ammiral.<--sic--></q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The most common general names of <ex>masts</ex> are <stype>foremast</stype>, <stype>mainmast</stype>, and <stype>mizzenmast</stype>, each of which may be made of separate spars.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The vertical post of a derrick or crane.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(A\'89ronautics)</fld> <def>A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Afore the mast</b></col>, <col><b>Before the mast</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Afore</er>, and <er>Before</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mast coat</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Coat</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mast hoop</b></col>, <cd>one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See <er>Made</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Masted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Masting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; <as>as, to <ex>mast</ex> a ship</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mas"ta*ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Mas"ta*bah</hw>  }</mhw>. <ety>[Ar. <ets>ma\'87tabah</ets> a large stone bench.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Egyptology)</fld> <def>A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in the rock beneath.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mas"tax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ mouth, jaws.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The lore of a bird.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; <as>as, a three-<ex>masted</ex> schooner</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; <as>as, a two-<ex>master</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> <pr>(m<adot/s"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>maistre</ets>, <ets>maister</ets>, OF. <ets>maistre</ets>, <ets>mestre</ets>, F. <ets>ma\'8ctre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>magister</ets>, orig. a double comparative from the root of <ets>magnus</ets> great, akin to Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>.  Cf. <er>Maestro</er>, <er>Magister</er>, <er>Magistrate</er>, <er>Magnitude</er>, <er>Major</er>, <er>Mister</er>, <er>Mistress</er>, <er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now.</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The employer of a servant.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The owner of a slave.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The person to whom an apprentice is articled.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The head of a household.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>The male head of a school or college.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>A male teacher.</def> <sd>(h)</sd> <def>The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast.</def> <sd>(i)</sd> <def>The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse.</def> <sd>(j)</sd> <def>The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; <as>as, to be <ex>master</ex> of one's time</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Master</qex> of a hundred thousand drachms.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We are <qex>masters</qex> of the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd.).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; <as>as, a <ex>master</ex> of oratorical art</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Great <qex>masters</qex> of ridicule.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be <qex>masters</qex> of it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced <pr><it>m\'ccster</it></pr>, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written <asp>Mister</asp>, but usually abbreviated to <abbr>Mr.</abbr></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.</def><br/
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<p><q>Where there are little <qex>masters</qex> and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called <altname>captain</altname>.  Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Little masters</b></col>, <cd>certain German engravers of the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their prints.</cd> -- <col><b>Master in chancery</b></col>, <cd>an officer of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and reporting thereon to the court.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of arts</b></col>, <cd>one who takes the second degree at a university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. A., or A. M.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of the horse</b></col>, <cd>the third great officer in the British court, having the management of the royal stables, etc.  In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of the rolls</b></col>, <cd>in England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge of the court.</cd> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> -- <col><b>Past master</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>one who has held the office of <xex>master</xex> in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>a person who is unusually expert, skilled, or experienced in some art, technique, or profession.</cd> -- <col><b>The old masters</b></col>, <cd>distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries.</cd> -- <col><b>To be master of one's self</b></col>, <cd>to have entire self-control; not to be governed by passion.</cd> -- <col><b>To be one's own master</b></col>, <cd>to be at liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from anybody.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Master</xex>, signifying <xex>chief</xex>, <xex>principal</xex>, <xex>masterly</xex>, <xex>superior</xex>, <xex>thoroughly skilled</xex>, etc., is often used adjectively or in compounds; as, <xex>master</xex> builder or <xex>master</xex>-builder, <xex>master</xex> chord or <xex>master</xex>-chord, <xex>master</xex> mason or <xex>master</xex>-mason, <xex>master</xex> workman or <xex>master</xex>-workman, <xex>master</xex> mechanic, <xex>master</xex> mind, <xex>master</xex> spirit, <xex>master</xex> passion, etc.</note><br/
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<p><q>Throughout the city by the <qex>master</qex> gate.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Master joint</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a quarryman's term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Master key</b></col>, <cd>a key adapted to open several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or principle of general application in solving difficulties.</cd> -- <col><b>Master lode</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>the principal vein of ore.</cd> -- <col><b>Master mariner</b></col>, <cd>an experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.</cd> -- <col><b>Master sinew</b></col> <fld>(Far.)</fld>, <cd>a large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated.</cd> -- <col><b>Master singer</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Mastersinger</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Master stroke</b></col>, <cd>a capital performance; a masterly achievement; a consummate action; <as>as, a <ex>master stroke</ex> of policy</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Master tap</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die.</cd> -- <col><b>Master touch</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The touch or skill of a master</cd>. <au>Pope.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment.</cd> \'bdSome <xex>master touches</xex> of this admirable piece.\'b8 <au>Tatler.</au> -- <col><b>Master work</b></col>, <cd>the most important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a masterpiece.</cd> -- <col><b>Master workman</b></col>, <cd>a man specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or employer.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mastered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mastering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.</def><br/
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<p><q>Obstinacy and willful neglects must be <qex>mastered</qex>, even though it cost blows.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; <as>as, to <ex>master</ex> a science</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To own; to posses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The wealth<br/
That the world <qex>masters</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be skillful; to excel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>master-at-arms</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The senior petty officer of a ship, responsible for discipline aboard the ship.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Master</ets> + <ets>-dom</ets>.]</ety> <def>Dominion; rule; command.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mastered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Learned thoroughly.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> down, down pat(predicate).</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.</def><br/
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<p><q>His <qex>masterful</qex>, pale face.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a masterful manner; imperiously.</def><br/
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<p><q>A lawless and rebellious man who held lands <qex>masterfully</qex> and in high contempt of the royal authority.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.</def>  <rj><au>C. Bront\'82.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mas"ter*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; <as>as, a <ex>masterly</ex> design; a <ex>masterly</ex> performance; a <ex>masterly</ex> policy.</as></def> \'bdA wise and <xex>masterly</xex> inactivity.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir J. Mackintosh.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With the skill of a master.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou dost speak <qex>masterly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Masterly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'\'d2uvre; a supreme achievement.</def><br/
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<p><q>The top and <qex>masterpiece</qex> of art.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Dissimulation was his <qex>masterpiece</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Claredon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or office of a master.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.</def><br/
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<p><q>Where noble youths for <qex>mastership</qex> should strive.</q> <rj><qau>Driden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Chief work; masterpiece.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An ironical title of respect.</def><br/
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<p><q>How now, seignior Launce! what news with your <qex>mastership</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*sing`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A translation of G. <ets>meisters\'84nger</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries.  They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter vi"bra*tor</hw>. <def>In an internal-combustion engine with two or more cylinders, an induction coil and vibrator placed in the circuit between the battery or magneto and the coils for the different cylinders, which are used without vibrators of their own.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (<spn>Peucedanum Ostruthium</spn>, formerly <spn>Imperatoria</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The <spn>Astrantia major</spn>, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Improperly, the <altname>cow parsnip</altname> (<spn>Heracleum lanatum</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Masteries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>maistrie</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.</def><br/
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<p><q>If divided by mountains, they will fight for the <qex>mastery</qex> of the passages of the tops.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; pre\'89minence.</def><br/
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<p><q>The voice of them that shout for <qex>mastery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxxii. 18.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Every man that striveth for the <qex>mastery</qex> is temperate in all things.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. ix. 25.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>O, but to have gulled him<br/
Had been a <qex>mastery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Contest for superiority.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A masterly operation; a feat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I will do a <qex>maistrie</qex> ere I go.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>the philosopher's stone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The act process of mastering; the state of having mastered.</def><br/
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<p><q>He could attain to a <qex>mastery</qex> in all languages.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The learning and <qex>mastery</qex> of a tongue, being unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other difficulties.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; <as>as, the <ex>mastful</ex> forest; a <ex>mastful</ex> chestnut.</as></def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"head"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.</def>  <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>mastiche</ets>, <ets>mastichum</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mastich</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low shrubby tree of the genus <gen>Pistacia</gen> (<spn>Pistacia Lentiscus</spn>), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, <altname>mastic tree</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision.  The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Barbary mastic</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Pistachia Atlantica</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Peruvian mastic tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small tree (<spn>Schinus Molle</spn>) with peppery red berries; -- called also <altname>pepper tree</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>West Indian mastic</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a lofty tree (<spn>Bursera gummifera</spn>) full of gum resin in every part.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being masticated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>mastigador</ets>. See <er>Masticate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>A part of a bridle, the slavering bit.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mastigador</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Masticated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Masticating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>masticatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>masticare</ets> to chew, prob. fr. <ets>mastiche</ets> mastic. See <er>Mastic</er>.]</ety> <def>To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; <as>as, to <ex>masticate</ex> food</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who masticates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>masticatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mastication</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mastication</qex> is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who masticates.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>masticatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"tich</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mastic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*cot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Massicot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"tiff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mastiffs</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. [<plw>Mastives</plw> is irregular and unusual.]</plu> <ety>[Prob. fr. Prov. E. <ets>masty</ets>, adj., large, n., a great dog, prob. fr. <ets>mast</ets> fruit, and hence, lit., fattened with mast.  There is perh. confusion with OF. <ets>mestif</ets> mongrel; cf. also F. <ets>m\'83tin</ets> mastiff, OF. <ets>mastin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage.  There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mastiff bat</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>, any bat of the genus <gen>Molossus</gen>; so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*go*phor`a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>ma`stigos</grk>, a whip + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A phylum of protozoans the kingdom <kingdom>Protista</kingdom>, consisting mainly of free-living flagellated unicellular organisms, lacking photosynthetic capability.  Some members are pathogenic in man.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mas"ti*go*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Mastigopoda.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mas`ti*gop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>ma`stigos</grk>, a whip + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Formerly considered identical to the Infusoria, now distinguished from that group, which has been reordered.  See <er>Mastigophora</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"ti*gure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>ma`stigos</grk>, a scourge + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus <gen>Uromastix</gen>.  They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Masting house</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a large building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mas*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> breast + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the breast.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Bearing no mast; <as>as, a <ex>mastless</ex> oak or beech</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Having no mast; <as>as, a <ex>mastless</ex> vessel</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"lin</hw> <pr>(m<acr/st"l<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Maslin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"to*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth. So called from the conical projections upon its molar teeth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth.  The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their remains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mas`to*don*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>Mastodon</ets> + Gr. <grk>say^ros</grk> a lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found in the European Triassic rocks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`to*don"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a mastodon; <as>as, <ex>mastodontic</ex> dimensions</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Everett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>\'d8Mas`to*dyn"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mas*tod"y*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>mastodynia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <?/ pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain occuring in the mamma or female breast, -- a form of neuralgia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"toid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form: cf. F. <ets>masto\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Resembling the nipple or the breast; -- applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the ear.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas*toid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mastoid</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas`toid*i*tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mastoid</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation in the mastoid process of the temporal bone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mas*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mastologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The natural history of Mammalia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mastotermes</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A primitive genus of termites, mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive isopterans.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mastotermes</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mastotermitidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family comprising primitive termites.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mastotermitidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mas"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mistress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>masturbate</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>masturbated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>masturbating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To achieve sexual gratification by stimulating one's own sexual organs, without the aid of a partner; -- typically to the point of orgasm.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>masturbator</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wank, she-bop, jack off, jerk off, whack off, beat the meat.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mas`tur*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>masturbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>masturbari</ets> to practice onanism: cf. F. <ets>masturbation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of masturbating; sexual self-gratification; onanism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mast"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Full of mast; abounding in acorns, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*su"la boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Masoola boat</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat</hw> <pr>(m<acr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Matte</er>.]</ety> <def>A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called <xex>white metal</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>matt</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. See 4th <er>Mate</er>.]</ety> <def>Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>When he saw them so piteous and so <qex>maat</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>matt</ets>, <ets>meatt</ets>, fr. L. <ets>matta</ets> a mat made of rushes.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room to protect its surface, and for other purposes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any similar flat object made of fabric or other material, such as rubber or plastic, placed flat on a surface for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; <as>as, a <ex>mat</ex> of weeds; a <ex>mat</ex> of hair.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; <as>as, the <ex>mat</ex> of a daguerreotype</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mat grass</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A low, tufted, European grass (<spn>Nardus stricta</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Same as <er>Matweed</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mat rush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of rush (<spn>Scirpus lacustris</spn>) used in England for making mats.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Matted</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Matting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover or lay with mats.</def>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.</def><br/
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<p><q>And o'er his eyebrows hung his <qex>matted</qex> hair.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat, as hair when wetted with a sticky substance; <as>as, a long-haired cat whose fur is <ex>matted</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mat`a*be"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <or/ <hw>Mat`a*be"les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos>, <sing><it>sing.</it> <singw>Matabele</singw>.</sing> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Matabili</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`ta*chin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"a*co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The three-banded armadillo (<spn>Tolypeutis tricinctus</spn>). See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Loricata</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mat"a*dor</hw>, <hw>Mat"a*dore</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>matador</ets>, prop., a killer, fr. <ets>matar</ets> to kill, L. <ets>mactare</ets> to sacrifice, kill.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights; a bullfighter; a toreador.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.</def><br/
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<p><q>When Lady Tricksey played a four,<br/
You took it with a <qex>matadore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>[Skat]</fld> <def>The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, whether by the player or by his adversaries.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called <xex>matadors</xex>, may be played at any time in any way.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`a*gasse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also <altname>mattages</altname>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`ta*jue"lo</hw> <pr>(m<aum/`t<adot/*hw<amac/"l<omac/; 239)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>matajud\'a1o</ets> a kind of fish.]</ety> <def>A large squirrel fish (<spn>Holocentrus ascensionis</spn>) of Florida and the West Indies.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`ta*jue"lo blan"co</hw> <pr>(m<aum/`t<adot/*hw<amac/"l<omac/ bl<aum/<nsm/"k<omac/)</pr>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>blanco</ets> white.]</ety> <def>A West Indian food fish (<spn>Malacanthus plumieri</spn>) related to the tilefish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`ta*ma"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The bearded tortoise (<spn>Chelys fimbriata</spn>) of South American rivers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tan"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., slaughter, fr. <ets>matar</ets> to kill.]</ety> <def>A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Match</hw> <pr>(m<acr/ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>macche</ets>, F. <ets>m\'8ache</ets>, F. <ets>m\'8ache</ets>, fr. L. <ets>myxa</ets> a lamp nozzle, Gr. <grk>my`xa</grk> mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle.  Cf. <er>Mucus</er>.]</ety> <def>Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood or cardboard dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Match tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship.  The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches.</cd> -- <col><b>Quick match</b></col>, <cd>threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Slow match</b></col>, <cd>slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>macche</ets>, AS. <ets>gem\'91cca</ets>; akin to <ets>gemaca</ets>, and to OS. <ets>gimako</ets>, OHG. <ets>gimah</ets> fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. <ets>mark</ets> suitable, <ets>maki</ets> mate, Sw. <ets>make</ets>, Dan. <ets>mage</ets>; all from the root of E. <ets>make</ets>, v. See <er>Make</er> mate, and <er>Make</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Mate</er> an associate.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.</def><br/
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<p><q>Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a <qex>match</qex> for the mightiest of his fellow subjects.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like</def>; <specif>specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; a sporting contest; an emulous struggle.</def> \'bdMany a warlike <xex>match</xex>.\'b8  <au>Drayton.</au><br/
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<p><q>A solemn <qex>match</qex> was made; he lost the prize.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>A matrimonial union; a marriage.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An agreement, compact, etc.</def> \'bdThy hand upon that <xex>match</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other <qex>matches</qex> than those of its own making.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.</def> \'bdShe . . . was looked upon as the richest <xex>match</xex> of the West.\'b8  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Equality of conditions in contest or competition, or one who provides equal competition to another in a contest; <as>as, he had no <ex>match</ex> as a swordsman within the city</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>It were no <qex>match</qex>, your nail against his horn.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; <as>as, the carpet and curtains are a <ex>match</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Match boarding</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted; a surface composed of match boarding.  See <er>matchboard</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Match game</b></col>, <cd>a game arranged as a test of superiority.</cd> -- <col><b>Match plane</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing.</cd> -- <col><b>Match plate</b></col> <fld>(Founding)</fld>, <cd>a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Match wheel</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Matched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Matching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal.</def><br/
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<p><q>No settled senses of the world can <qex>match</qex><br/
The pleasure of that madness.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.</def><br/
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<p><q>No history or antiquity can <qex>match</qex>is policies and his conduct.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.</def><br/
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<p><q>Eternal might<br/
To <qex>match</qex> with their inventions they presumed<br/
So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; <as>as, to <ex>match</ex> a vase or a horse; to <ex>match</ex> cloth.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Matching</xex> of patterns and colors.\'b8  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing <xex>to</xex> another).</def><br/
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<p><q>Let poets <qex>match</qex> their subject to their strength.</q> <rj><qau>Roscommon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To marry; to give in marriage.</def><br/
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<p><q>A senator of Rome survived,<br/
Would not have <qex>matched</qex> his daughter with a king.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; <as>as, to <ex>match</ex> boards</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Matching machine</b></col>, <cd>a planing machine for forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be united in marriage; to mate.</def><br/
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<p><q>I hold it a sin to <qex>match</qex> in my kindred.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let tigers <qex>match</qex> with hinds, and wolves with sheep.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; <as>as, these vases <ex>match</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Match"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is <qex>matchable</qex> with the best of the ancients.</q> <rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>matchboard</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor); see <cref>match boarding</cref>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matchbook</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small folder of paper safety matches.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> match book.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>match"box`</hw>, <hw>match" box`</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a box for holding matches.  See first <er>match</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>match"bush`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several plants of the genus <gen>Gutierrezia</gen> having tiny matchlike flowerheads.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> matchweed.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Match"-cloth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse cloth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match"-coat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coat made of match-cloth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d <er>Match</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match game</hw>. <def>A game arranged as a test of superiority; also, one of a series of such games.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matchet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation; usually called <altname>machete</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> machete, panga.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>matching</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having identical or closely similar appearance or properties; <as>as, a pair of <ex>matching</ex> candlesticks</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> duplicate, twin(prenominal), twinned.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Harmonious and pleasing in appearance when used together; <as>as, a <ex>matching</ex> skirt and blouse</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> coordinated; color-coordinated.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Match"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mateless</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no equal; unequaled.</def> \'bdA <xex>matchless</xex> queen.\'b8  <rj><au>Waller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Matchless</xex> ears.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Match"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Match"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Match"lock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match"mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes matches for burning or kinding.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who tries to bring about marriages.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Busy in making or contriving marriages; <as>as, a <ex>matchmaking</ex> woman</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Match play</hw>. <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won or lost by each side; -- distinguished from <contr>medal play</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matchwood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>wood in small pieces or splinters; <as>as, the vessel was beaten to <ex>matchwood</ex> on the rocks</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=1 & 3]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> splinters.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wood suitable for making matchsticks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"te</hw> <pr>(m<aum/"t<asl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (<spn>Ilex Paraguensis</spn>).  The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mate</hw> <pr>(m<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mat</ets>, abbrev. fr. \'82chec et <ets>mat</ets>. See <er>Checkmate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chess)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Checkmate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See 2d <er>Mat</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mater</ets> to fatigue, enfeeble, humiliate, checkmate. See <er>Mate</er> checkmate.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To confuse; to confound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To checkmate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perhaps for older <ets>make</ets> a companion; cf. also OD. <ets>maet</ets> companion, mate, D. <ets>maat</ets>.  Cf. <er>Make</er> a companion, <er>Match</er> a mate.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A suitable companion; a match; an equal.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ye knew me once no <qex>mate</qex><br/
For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain.  If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, <xex>first mate</xex>, <xex>second mate</xex>, <xex>third mate</xex>, etc.  In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; <as>as, master's <ex>mate</ex>; surgeon's <ex>mate</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To match; to marry.</def><br/
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<p><q>If she be <qex>mated</qex> with an equal husband.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it <qex>mates</qex> and masters the fear of death.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .<br/
Dare <qex>mate</qex> a sounder man than Surrey can be.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; <as>as, she <ex>mated</ex> a doberman with a German shepherd</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; <as>as, he <ex>mated</ex> a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; <as>as, some birds <ex>mate</ex> for life; this bird will not <ex>mate</ex> with that one.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>mated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brought together for sexual activity; bred; -- of animals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sorted into pairs of identical size, color, or other properties; -- used of gloves, socks, etc.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> paired.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Same as <er>married</er>.  Opposite of <ant>unmarried</ant>; <as>as, they were a devoted couple, <ex>mated</ex> for life</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mate`las`s\'82"</hw> <pr>(m<adot/`l<adot/`s<asl/")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p.p. of <ets>matelasser</ets> to cushion, to cover as with a mattress, fr. <ets>matelas</ets> mattress. See <er>Mattress</er>.]</ety> <def>Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief; <as>as, <ex>matelass\'82</ex> silks</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mate`las`s\'82"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quilted ornamented dress fabric of silk or silk and wool.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mate"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Matchless</er>.]</ety> <def>Having no mate.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mat"e*lote</hw> <pr>(m<acr/t"<esl/*l<omac/t)</pr>, <hw>Mat"e*lotte</hw> <pr>(m<acr/t"<esl/*l<ocr/t)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>matelote</ets>, fr. <ets>matelot</ets> a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like a hornpipe.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`te*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(m<amac/`t<esl/*<ocr/l"<osl/*j<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mataiologi`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> useless, vain + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <ets>mat\'82ologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Ma`te*o*tech"ny</hw> <pr>(m<amac/`t<esl/*<osl/*t<ecr/k"n<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mataiotechni`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> vain + <grk>te`chnh</grk> art, science.]</ety> <def>Any unprofitable science.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., mother. See <er>Mother</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Alma mater</er>, <er>Dura mater</er>, and <er>Pia mater</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>materialis</ets>, fr. <ets>materia</ets> stuff, matter: cf. F. <ets>mat\'82riel</ets>. See <er>Matter</er>, and cf. <er>Mat\'90riel</er>.]</ety> <br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; <as>as, <ex>material</ex> substance or bodies</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>material</qex> elements of the universe.</q> <rj><qau>Whewell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the <contr>mental</contr> or <contr>moral</contr> nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; <as>as, <ex>material</ex> well-being; <ex>material</ex> comforts</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Discourse, which was always <qex>material</qex>, never trifling.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most <qex>material</qex> to our present purpose.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Logic.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See <er>Matter</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Material cause</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cause</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Material evidence</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis.</cd> <au>Wharton.</au></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous; essential.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Raw material</b></col>, <cd>any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor.  <as>Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are <ex>raw material</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form from matter; to materialize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mat\'82rialisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets; called also <altname>philosophical materialism</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the <qex>materialism</qex> of Epicurus.</q> <rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The tendency to give undue importance to material interests as contrasted with spiritual concerns; devotion to the material nature and its wants.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Material substances in the aggregate; matter.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>A. Chalmers.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>philosophical materialism</b></col> <cd>The theory that matter and energy are the only objects existing within the universe, and that mental and spiritual phenomena are explainable as functions of the nervous system of people.  Same as <er>materialism</er>{1}.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ist</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*t<emac/"r<icr/*<ait/l*<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mat\'82rialiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter.  A believer in <cref>philosophical materialism</cref>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.</def>  <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism.</def><br/
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<p><q>But to me his very spiritualism seemed more <qex>materialistic</qex> than his physics.</q> <rj><qau>C. Kingsley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Primarily concerned with material objects and worldly activities, as contrasted with spiritual, moral or philosophical concerns; especially, concerned primarily with gaining money and the things that money can buy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mat\'82rialit\'82</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Importance; <as>as, the <ex>materiality</ex> of facts</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Materialized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Materializing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mat\'82rialiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.</def><br/
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<p><q>Having with wonderful art and beauty <qex>materialized</qex>, if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy in sensible images.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; <as>as, to <ex>materialize</ex> thought</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Spiritualism)</fld> <def>To make visable in, or as in, a material form; -- said of spirits.</def><br/
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<p><q>A female spirit form temporarily <qex>materialized</qex>, and not distinguishable from a human being.</q> <rj><qau>Epes Sargent.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To appear as a material form; to take substantial shape.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come into existence; <as>as, the promised donations never <ex>materialized</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the state of matter.</def><br/
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<p><q>I do not mean that anything is separable from a body by fire that was not <qex>materially</qex> pre\'89xistent in it.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In its essence; substantially.</def><br/
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<p><q>An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . . . an act in itself <qex>materially</qex> good.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In an important manner or degree; essentially; <as>as, it <ex>materially</ex> concerns us to know the real motives of our actions</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being material.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. See <er>Matter</er>, and <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Material or substance used in the composition of remedies; -- a general term for all substances used as curative agents in medicine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That branch of medical science which treats of the sources, nature and properties of all the substances that are employed for the cure of diseases, primarily with natural preparations, rather than pure or synthetic medicines; pharmacognosy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>materiarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Materialist</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*te"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*te"ri*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>materiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>materiare</ets> to build of wood.]</ety> <def>Consisting of matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>materiatio</ets> woodwork.]</ety> <def>Act of forming matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma`t\'82`ri`el"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Material</er>.]</ety> <def>That in a complex system which constitutes the <xex>materials</xex>, or instruments employed, in distinction from the <xex>personnel</xex>, or men; <as>as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc.</as>, of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Material</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>maternel</ets>, L. <ets>maternus</ets>, fr. <ets>mater</ets> mother. See <er>Mother</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; <as>as, <ex>maternal</ex> love; <ex>maternal</ex> tenderness.</as></def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Motherly</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>maternalistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>showing maternal instincts; behaving as a mother should; motherly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a motherly manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ter"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>maternit\'82</ets>, LL. <ets>maternitas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a mother; motherhood.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The character of a mother; maternal quality; motherliness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The maternity ward; the maternity department of a hospital.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*ter"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to childbirth or the period during which a woman is pregnant; <as>as, <ex>maternity</ex> care; a <ex>maternity</ex> hospital</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>For use during pregnancy; <as>as, a <ex>maternity</ex> outfit</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*ter"ni*ty ward`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The section of a hospital devoted to assisting women during childbirth and caring for them and their newborn infants until they are released to go home.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matey</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>having the relationship of friends or pals.</def> <mark>[colloquial]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chummy, pally, palsy-walsy.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"fel*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>madfelen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The knapweed (<spn>Centaurea nigra</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Math</hw> <pr>(m<acr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<aemac/<edh/</ets>; akin to <ets>m\'bewan</ets> to mow, G. <ets>mahd</ets> math. See <er>Mow</er> to cut (grass).]</ety> <def>A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; <as>as, an after<ex>math</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be sooner than the common <qex>math</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>math\'82matique</ets>, L. <ets>mathematicus</ets>, Gr. <?/ disposed to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. <?/ that which is learned, learning, pl. <?/ things learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. <?/, <?/, to learn; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Mathematical</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mathematic</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; <as>as, <ex>mathematical</ex> geography; <ex>mathematical</ex> instruments; <ex>mathematical</ex> exactness.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Math`e*ma*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>math\'82maticien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in mathematics.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>math\'82matiques</ets>, pl., L. <ets>mathematica</ets>, sing., Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/) science. See <er>Mathematic</er>, and <er>-ics</er>.]</ety> <def>That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mathematics</xex> embraces three departments, namely: <bold>1.</bold> <stype>Arithmetic</stype>. <bold>2.</bold> <stype>Geometry</stype>, including <stype>Trigonometry</stype> and <stype>Conic Sections</stype>. <bold>3.</bold> <stype>Analysis</stype>, in which letters are used, including <stype>Algebra</stype>, <stype>Analytical Geometry</stype>, and <stype>Calculus</stype>. Each of these divisions is divided into <xex>pure</xex> or <xex>abstract</xex>, which considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without relation to matter; and <xex>mixed</xex> or <xex>applied</xex>, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with physical considerations.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Math"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Madder</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Math"es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrupted fr. L. <ets>anthemis</ets> camomile, Gr. <?/ .]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The mayweed.  Cf. <er>Maghet</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma*the"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/, <?/, to learn.]</ety> <def>Learning; especially, mathematics.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Math"u*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Trinitarian</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ti"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Peruvian plant (<spn>Piperelongatum</spn> or <spn>Artanthe elongatum</spn>), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fat herring with undeveloped roe.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>matty</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M<acir/`tin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m<acir/tin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A French mastiff.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. fr. L. <ets>matutinum</ets> the morning, <ets>matutinus</ets> of the morning, <ets>Matuta</ets> the goddess of the morning. See <er>Matutinal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <ety>[F. <ets>matines</ets>. See Etymol. above.]</ety> <def>Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs.</def><br/
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<p><q>The winged choristers began<br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mat"in</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mat"in*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mat`i*n\'82e"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from <ets>matin</ets>. See <er>Matin</er>.]</ety> <def>A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See <er>Soir\'90e</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma*trass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>matras</ets>; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. <ets>matras</ets> large arrow, L. <ets>materis</ets>, <ets>mataris</ets>, <ets>matara</ets>, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Matress</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma"tri*arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mater</ets> mother + <ets>-arch</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman who dominates or is the most important member of a group or organization; in businesses, often the founder or owner of the largest interest.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A venerated old woman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma`tri*ar"chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch or matriarchs; <as>as, a <ex>matriarchal</ex> society</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"tri*ar"chate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matric</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from <ets>matriculation</ets>.]</ety> <def>admission to a group (especially a college or university).</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> matriculation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Matricaria</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; it comprises plants sometimes included in other genera, such as <gen>Tanacetum</gen> and  <gen>Tripleurospermum</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Matricaria</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"trice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>matrice</ets>. See <er>Matrix</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Matrix</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matricentric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>centered upon the mother.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>matriarchal (vs. patriarchal)</stype>]<br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ri*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to matricide.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ri*cide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>matricidium</ets>; <ets>mater</ets> mother + <ets>coedere</ets> to kill, slay: cf. F. <ets>matricide</ets>. See <er>Mother</er>, and cf. <er>Homicide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[L. <ets>matricida</ets>: cf. F. <ets>matricide</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who murders one's own mother.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Matriculated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Matriculating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>matricula</ets> a public roll or register, dim. of <ets>matrix</ets> a mother, in respect to propagation, also, a public register. See <er>Matrix</er>.]</ety> <def>To enroll; to enter in a register;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>to enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register.</def><br/
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<p><q>In discovering and <qex>matriculating</qex> the arms of commissaries from North America.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go though the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment, in a society or college.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Matriculated.</def> <au>Skelton.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is matriculated.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tric`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of matriculating; the state of being matriculated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matrilineage</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family; the mother's line of descent.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> enation, cognation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>matrilineal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>tracing descent through the female line.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ri*moine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Matrimony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>matrimonialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>matrimonial</ets>. See <er>Matrimony</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; <as>as, <ex>matrimonial</ex> rights or duties</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king at courtesy, and have rather a <qex>matrimonial</qex> than a regal power.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial; hymeneal.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a matrimonial manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Matrimonial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ri*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>matrimoine</ets>, through Old French, fr. L. <ets>matrimonium</ets>, fr. <ets>mater</ets> mother. See <er>Mother</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.</def><br/
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<p><q>If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in <qex>matrimony</qex>, ye do now confess it.</q> <rj><qau>Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed.)</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of game at cards played by several persons.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Matrimony vine</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a climbing thorny vine (<spn>Lycium barbarum</spn>) of the Potato family.</cd>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Marriage; wedlock. See <er>Marriage</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>matrisib</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One related on the mother's side.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>ma"trix</hw> <pr>(m<amac/"tr<icr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Matrices</plw> <pr>(m<acr/t"r<icr/*s<emac/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>mater</ets> mother. See <er>Mother</er>, and cf. <er>Matrice</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The womb.</def><br/
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<p><q>All that openeth the <qex>matrix</qex> is mine.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxxiv. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>That which gives form or origin to anything</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld> <def>The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns.  The symbols may express quantities or operations.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"tron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>matrone</ets>, L. <ets>matrona</ets>, fr. <ets>mater</ets> mother. See <er>Mother</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.</def><br/
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<p><q>Your wives, your daughters,<br/
Your <qex>matrons</qex>, and your maids.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a <qex>matron</qex> before she was a mother.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; <as>as, the <ex>matron</ex> of a school or hospital</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Jury of matrons</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a jury of experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ron*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of a matron.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of matrons.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole <qex>matronage</qex> of his country?</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ron*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>matronalis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"tron*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a matron.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ron*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Matronized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Matronizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a matron of; to make matronlike.</def><br/
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<p><q>Childbed <qex>matronizes</qex> the giddiest spirits.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; <as>as, to <ex>matronize</ex> an assembly</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"tron*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"tron*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Advanced in years; elderly.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`ro*nym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mater</ets> mother + <ets>-nymic</ets>, as in <ets>patronimic</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Metronymic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tross"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>matroos</ets>, fr. F. <ets>matelot</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Matt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Matte</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`ta*ges"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also <altname>matagasse</altname>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ta*more`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>matamore</ets>, from Ar. <ets>ma<tsdot/m<omac/ra</ets>.]</ety> <def>A subterranean repository for wheat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Matte</hw> <pr>(m<acr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>matte</ets>; cf. F. <ets>mat</ets>, masc., <ets>matte</ets>, fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See <er>Mate</er> checkmate.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called <altname>coarse metal</altname>, <altname>fine metal</altname>, etc., according to the grade of fineness.  On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matte</hw> <pr>(m<acr/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a dull, lusterless surface finish; opposed to <ant>glossy</ant> or <ex>polished</ex>; <as>as, a <ex>matte</ex> photograph; a proof coin with <ex>matte</ex> figures on a polished field</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Matte</er>.]</ety> <def>Having a dull surface; lusterless; unburnished; same as <er>matte</er>; <as>as, <ex>matted</ex> gold leaf or gilding</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Matted glass</b></col>, <cd>glass ornamented with figures on a dull ground.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 3d <er>Mat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered with a mat or mats; <as>as, a <ex>matted</ex> floor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; <as>as, <ex>matted</ex> hair</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>matere</ets>, F. <ets>mati\'8are</ets>, fr. L. <ets>materia</ets>; perh. akin to L. <ets>mater</ets> mother.  Cf. <er>Mother</er>, <er>Madeira</er>, <er>Material</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.</def><br/
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<p><q>He is the <qex>matter</qex> of virtue.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Matter</xex> is usually divided by philosophical writers into three kinds or classes: <xex>solid</xex>, <xex>liquid</xex>, and <xex>gaseous</xex>. <xex>Solid</xex> substances are those whose parts firmly cohere and resist impression, as wood or stone. <xex>Liquids</xex> have free motion among their parts, and easily yield to impression, as water and wine. <xex>Gaseous</xex> substances are elastic fluids, called <xex>vapors</xex> and <xex>gases</xex>, as air and oxygen gas.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.</def> \'bdIf the <xex>matter</xex> should be tried by duel.\'b8  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Son of God, Savior of men!  Thy name<br/
Shall be the copious <qex>matter</qex> of my song.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Every great <qex>matter</qex> they shall bring unto thee, but every small <qex>matter</qex> they shall judge.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xviii. 22.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.</def><br/
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<p><q>To help the <qex>matter</qex>, the alchemists call in many vanities out of astrology.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Some young female seems to have carried <qex>matters</qex> so far, that she is ripe for asking advice.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases <xex>what matter</xex>? <xex>no matter</xex>, and the like.</def><br/
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<p><q>A prophet some, and some a poet, cry;<br/
No <qex>matter</qex> which, so neither of them lie.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.</def><br/
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<p><q>And this is the <qex>matter</qex> why interpreters upon that passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true story, that the prophet took a harlot to wife.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.</def><br/
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<p><q>Away he goes, . . . a <qex>matter</qex> of seven miles.</q> <rj><qau>L' Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I have thoughts to tarry a small <qex>matter</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Congreve.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>No small <qex>matter</qex> of British forces were commanded over sea the year before.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to <contr>form</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Mansel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Dead matter</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>type which has been used, or which is not to be used, in printing, and is ready for distribution.</cd> -- <col><b>Live matter</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>type set up, but not yet printed from.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Matter in bar</b></col>, <col><b>Matter of fact</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Bar</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Matter of record</b></col>, <cd>anything recorded.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Upon the matter</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Upon the whole matter</b></col></mcol>, <cd>considering the whole; taking all things into view; all things considered.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, but were, <qex>upon the whole matter</qex>, equal in foot.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mattered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mattering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be of importance; to import; to signify.</def><br/
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<p><q>It <qex>matters</qex> not how they were called.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdEach slight sore <xex>mattereth</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He did not <qex>matter</qex> cold nor hunger.</q> <rj><qau>H. Brooke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Matterhorn</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A mountain in Italy and Switzerland, 14,690 feet high.</def>  <note>According to WordNet, 14,780 feet high</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ter*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not being, or having, matter; <as>as, <ex>matterless</ex> spirits</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unimportant; immaterial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ter-of-fact"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Generating or containing pus; purulent.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of substance or matter; important.</def>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Matteuccia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A small genus sometimes included in genus <gen>Onoclea</gen>; in some classifications both genera are placed in <gen>Polypodiaceae</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Matteuccia</gen>, Pteretis, genus <gen>Pteretis</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Matthew</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>Saint Matthew</person>, a disciple of Jesus; author of the first Gospel.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, Levi.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Matthiola</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Matthiola</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mat</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Materials for mats.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An ornamental border. See 3d <er>Mat</er>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Matte</er>.]</ety> <def>A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"tock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mattuc</ets>; cf. W. <ets>matog</ets>.]</ety> <def>An implement for digging and grubbing.  The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax.</def><br/
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<p><q>'T is you must dig with <qex>mattock</qex> and with spade.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"toid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>matto</ets> mad (cf. L. <ets>mattus</ets>, <ets>matus</ets>, drunk) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person of congenitally abnormal mind bordering on insanity or degeneracy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mat*toir"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>matoir</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Engraving)</fld> <def>A kind of coarse punch with a rasplike face, used for making a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper, the effect after biting being very similar to stippled lines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`to*wac"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American clupeoid fish (<spn>Clupea mediocris</spn>), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also <altname>hickory shad</altname>, <altname>tailor shad</altname>, <altname>fall herring</altname>, and <altname>shad herring</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>materas</ets>, F. <ets>matelas</ets>, LL. <ets>matratium</ets>; cf. Sp. & Pg. al<ets>madraque</ets>, Pr. al<ets>matrac</ets>; all from Ar. <ets>ma<tsdot/rah</ets> a place where anything is thrown, what is thrown under something, fr. <ets><tsdot/araha</ets> to throw.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A large pad stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable soft material, and quilted or otherwise fastened, used as or in a bed, to support the human body while lying down.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>matress</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hydraulic Engin.)</fld> <def>A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>innerspring mattress</b></col>  <cd>A variety of mattress{1} having springs inside to provide a flexible support; it is considered more comfortable than a stuffed mattress.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"u*rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maturans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Maturate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Maturated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maturating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>maturatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>maturare</ets> to make ripe, fr. <ets>maturus</ets> ripe, mature. See <er>Mature</er>, <pos>v.</pos> & <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.</def><br/
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<p><q>A tree may be <qex>maturated</qex> artificially.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`u*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maturatio</ets> a hastening: cf. F. <ets>maturation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>maturatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Maturer</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Maturest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[L. <ets>maturus</ets>; prob. akin to E. <ets>matin</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.</def><br/
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<p><q>Now is love <qex>mature</qex> in ear.</q> <rj><qau>Tennison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,<br/
Unskilled in speech, nor yet <qex>mature</qex> of age?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; <as>as, a <ex>mature</ex> plan</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>This lies glowing, . . . and is almost <qex>mature</qex> for the violent breaking out.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; <as>as, a man of <ex>mature</ex> years</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; ready.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Mature</er>, <er>Ripe</er>. Both words describe <xex>fullness</xex> of growth. <xex>Mature</xex> brings to view the progressiveness of the process; <xex>ripe</xex> indicates the result. We speak of a thing as <xex>mature</xex> when thinking of the successive <xex>stayes</xex> through which it has passed; as <xex>ripe</xex>, when our attention is directed merely to its state. A <xex>mature</xex> judgment; <xex>mature</xex> consideration; <xex>ripe</xex> fruit; a <xex>ripe</xex> scholar.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Matured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Maturing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Maturate</er>, <er>Mature</er>.]</ety> <def>To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; <as>as, to <ex>mature</ex> one's plans</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; <as>as, wine <ex>matures</ex> by age; the judgment <ex>matures</ex> by age and experience.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to become due, as a note.</def><br/
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<p><hw>matured</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Fully grown.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> full-blown.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ture"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With caution; deliberately.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Early; soon.</def> <mark>[A Latinism, little used]</mark>  <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>maturement</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of maturing; coming to full development; becoming mature; maturation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> maturation, maturing, ripening.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*ture"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being mature; maturity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who brings to maturity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`u*res"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maturescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>maturescere</ets> to become ripe, v. incho. from <ets>maturus</ets>. See <er>Mature</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Approaching maturity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tur"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Approaching maturity; <as>as, <ex>maturing</ex> fruits; <ex>maturing</ex> notes of hand.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maturitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>maturit\'82</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; <as>as, the <ex>maturity</ex> of corn or of grass; <ex>maturity</ex> of judgment; the <ex>maturity</ex> of a plan.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat`u*ti"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>matutinalis</ets>, <ets>matutinus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>matutinal</ets>. See <er>Matin</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the morning; early.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*tu"ti*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Matutinal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"u*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Matutinal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (<spn>Ammophila arundinacea</spn>) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see <cref>Beach grass</cref>, under <er>Beach</er>); also, the <spn>Lygeum Spartum</spn>, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mat"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymology uncertain.]</ety> <def>A native house servant in India.</def>  <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>matz"o</hw>, <hw>matz"oh</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>matzos</plw> or <plw>matzohs</plw>; Hebr. <plw>matzoth</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu> <ety>[Heb. <ets>matsts<omac/th</ets>, pl. of <ets>matsts\'beh</ets> unleavened.]</ety> <def>A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mau*ca"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maud</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gray plaid; -- used by shepherds in Scotland.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mau"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To throw onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maud"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Maudlin</ets>, a contr. of <ets>Magdalen</ets>, OE. <ets>Maudeleyne</ets>, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly.</def> \'bd<xex>Maudlin</xex> eyes.\'b8 <au>Dryden.</au> \'bd<xex>Maudlin</xex> eloquence.\'b8 <au>Roscommon.</au> \'bdA <xex>maudlin</xex> poetess.\'b8 <au>Pope.</au> \'bd<xex>Maudlin</xex> crowd.\'b8 <au>Southey.</au><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Maudlin</qex> Clarence in his malmsey butt.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Maud"lin</hw>, <hw>Maude"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European <spn>Achillea Ageratum</spn>, a kind of yarrow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maud"lin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maudlin state.</def>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maud"lin*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The oxeye daisy.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mau"ger</hw>, <hw>Mau"gre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(m<add/"g<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maugr\'82</ets>, <ets>malgr\'82</ets>, F. <ets>malgr\'82</ets>. See <er>Mal-</er>, <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Agree</er>.]</ety> <def>In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><q>A man must needs love <qex>maugre</qex> his heed.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>mauger</qex> all the world will I keep safe.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mau"gre</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To defy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Webster.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mau"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>See <er>Malkin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A hare.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mall</er> a hammer.]</ety> <def>A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mall</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Maul</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mauled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mauling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.</def><br/
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<p><q>Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and <qex>maul</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To injure greatly; to do much harm to.</def><br/
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<p><q>It <qex>mauls</qex> not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common mallow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maul"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>maul"stick`</hw>, <hw>maul"-stick`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>malerstock</ets>; <ets>maler</ets> a painter + <ets>stock</ets> stick.]</ety> <def>A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mahl-stick</asp> and <asp>mahlstick</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mau"met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mawmet</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maunch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To munch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maunch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Manche</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mand</ets>, <ets>mond</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hand basket.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maund</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind, & Per. <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <def>An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Maund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Maund"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mendier</ets> to beg, E. <ets>mendicant</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beg.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.</def><br/
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<p><q>He was ever <qex>maundering</qex> by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beggar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maund"er*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who maunders.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maun"dril</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mandrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Coal Mining)</fld> <def>A pick with two prongs, to pry with.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maun"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maundy Thursday</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The sacrament of the Lord's Supper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or on Maundy Thursday.</def></p>

<p><note><hand/ In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the \'bdroyal maundy\'b8 is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign.  Since 1890 this distribution has been made from Westminster Abbey.</note><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Maundy coins</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Maundy money</hw>  }</mhw>. <def>Silver coins or money of the nominal value of 1<it>d.</it>, 2<it>d.</it>, 3<it>d.</it>, and 4<it>d.</it>, struck annually for the Maundy alms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maun"dy Thurs"day</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>maunde</ets> a command, OF. <ets>mand\'82</ets>, L. <ets>mandatum</ets>, from <ets>mandare</ets> to command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the \'bdnew commandment,\'b8 <au>John xiii. 5, 34.</au>]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maun"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mangy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mau*resque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>See <er>Moresque</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maur"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Maurus</ets>, the favorite disciple of <person>St. Benedict</person>.]</ety> <def>A member of the <org>Congregation of Saint Maur</org>, an offshoot of the <org>Benedictines</org>, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century.  The <ex>Maurists</ex> have been distinguished for their interest in literature.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mauritius</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A country on the island of Mauritius.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An island in the Indian Ocean.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ile de France.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mau`so*le"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Mausoleus</ets>. See <er>Mausoleum</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mau`so*le"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Mausoleums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>-lea</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>mausoleum</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ <persfn>Mausolus</persfn>, king of Caria, to whom <persfn>Artemisia</persfn>, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world.]</ety> <def>A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mau"ther</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>m\'91g<?/</ets> a maid.]</ety> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>mawther</asp>, <asp>mother</asp>.]</altsp> <def>A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl; a wench.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mauv`an"i*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Mauve aniline</cref>, under <er>Mauve</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mauve</hw> <pr>(m<omac/v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., mallow, L. <ets>malva</ets>.  So named from the similarity of the color to that of the petals of common mallow, <spn>Malva sylvestris</spn>. See <er>Mallow</er>.]</ety> <def>A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mauve aniline</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a dyestuff produced artificially by the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first discovered of the so-called <xex>coal-tar</xex>, or <xex>aniline</xex>, <xex>dyes</xex>.  It consists of the sulphate of mauve\'8bne, and is a dark brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a beatiful purple color.  Called also <altname>aniline purple</altname>, <altname>violine</altname>, <altname>Perkin's mauve</altname>, etc.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mauve"\'8bne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mauvine</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mauv"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mauve-colored.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mav"er*ick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from <etsep>Maverick</etsep>, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mav"er*ick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To take a maverick.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maverick brand</hw>. <def>A brand originated by a dishonest cattleman, who, without owning any stock, gradually accumulates a herd by finding mavericks.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"vis</hw> <pr>(m<amac/"v<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mauvis</ets>, Arm. <ets>milvid</ets>, <ets>milfid</ets>, <ets>milc'hhouid</ets>, Corn. <ets>melhuez</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European throstle or song thrush (<spn>Turdus musicus</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*vour"nin</hw>, <hw>Ma*vour"neen</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(m<adot/*v<oomac/r"n<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. <ets>mo mhuirnin</ets> my darling; <ets>mo</ets> my + <ets>mhuirnin</ets> darling.]</ety> <def>My darling; -- an Irish term of endearment for a girl or woman.</def> \'bdErin <xex>mavournin</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Campbell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maw</hw> <pr>(m<add/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mew</er> a gull.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A gull.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mawe</ets>, AS. <ets>maga</ets> stomach; akin to D. <ets>maag</ets>, OHG. <ets>mago</ets>, G. <ets>magen</ets>, Icel. <ets>magi</ets>, Sw. <ets>mage</ets>, Dan. <ets>mave</ets>. <root/103.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Bellies and <qex>maws</qex> of living creatures.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Appetite; inclination.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Unless you had more <qex>maw</qex> to do me good.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Fish maw</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Fish</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old game at cards.</def>  <rj><au>Sir A. Weldon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mawk</hw> <pr>(m<add/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mauk</ets>, <ets>ma<edh/ek</ets>, Icel. <ets>ma<edh/kr</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>maddik</ets>, and E. <ets>mad</ets> an earthworm. See <er>Mad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A maggot.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slattern; a mawks.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maw"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Malkin</er>, and <er>Maukin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mawk"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Slatternly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mawk"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Orig., maggoty. See <er>Mawk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; slightly nauseating; disgusting.</def><br/
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<p><q>So sweetly <qex>mawkish'</qex>, and so smoothly dull.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious.</def>  <rj><au>J. H. Newman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Weakly sentimental; maudlin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mawkish way.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mawkish.</def>  <rj><au>J. H. Newman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mawks</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slattern; a mawk.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mawk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Maggoty.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maw"met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>Mahomet</ets>.]</ety> <def>A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing <persfn>Mohammed</persfn>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maw"met*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion of <persfn>Mohammed</persfn>; also, idolatry. See <er>Mawmet</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maw"mish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>mau</ets>m soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. <ets>molm</ets> rotten wood, G. <ets>mulm</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nauseous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>L' Estrange.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maw"seed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>magsamen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The seed of the opium poppy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maw"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maw</ets> the belly + <ets>worm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (<spn>Ascaris lumbricoides</spn>), and allied species.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the larv\'91 of botflies of horses; a bot.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Max*il"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Maxill\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>mala</ets> jaw, jawbone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the <xex>mandible</xex>.</def> <mark>[Now commonly used in this restricted sense.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Lepidoptera</er>, and <er>Diptera</er>.</note><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Max"il*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Max"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maxillaris</ets>, fr. <ets>maxilla</ets> jawbone, jaw: cf. F. <ets>maxillaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.</def></def2><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a maxilla.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Max*il"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>maxilliforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Max*il"li*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + L. <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxill\'91.  Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them.  Called also <altname>jawfoot</altname>, and <altname>foot jaw</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> +  <ets>mandibular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; <as>as, the <ex>maxillo-mandibular</ex> nerve</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>palatine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; <as>as, the <ex>maxillo-palatine</ex> process of the maxilla</as>. Also used as <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>turbinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Max"im</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>maxime</ets>, L. <ets>maxima</ets> (sc. <ets>sententia</ets>), the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. <ets>maximus</ets> greatest, superl. of <ets>magnus</ets> great. See <er>Magnitude</er>, and cf. <er>Maximum</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.</def><br/
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<p><q>'T is their <qex>maxim</qex>, Love is love's reward.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See <er>Axiom</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Max"im gun`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A kind of machine gun; -- named after its inventor, <person>Hiram S. <etsep>Maxim</etsep></person>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Max`i*mil"ian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the proper name.]</ety> <def>A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>maximisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Maximization.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Max`i*mi*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of increasing to the highest degree.</def>  <rj><au>Bentham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Max"i*mize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maximus</ets> greatest.]</ety> <def>To increase to the highest degree.</def>  <rj><au>Bentham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>maximizing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Making as great as possible; increasing tothe highest degree.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Maxima</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., neut. from <ets>maximus</ets> the greatest. See <er>Maxim</er>.]</ety> <def>The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to <ant>minimum</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the <qex>maximum</qex> of happiness, and the minimum of misery.</q> <rj><qau>P. Colquhoun.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Maximum thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; <as>as, a <ex>maximum</ex> consumption of fuel; <ex>maximum</ex> pressure; <ex>maximum</ex> heat.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>maxwell</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cgs unit of magnetic flux, abbreviated <abbr>Mx</abbr>; it is equal to the magnetic flux passing through one sqaure centimeter which is normal to a magnetic field of one gauss.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mx.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>May</hw> <pr>(m<amac/)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Might</conjf> <pr>(m<imac/t)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. pres. <ets>m\'91g</ets> I am able, pret. <ets>meahte</ets>, <ets>mihte</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mogen</ets>, G. <ets>m\'94gen</ets>, OHG. <ets>mugan</ets>, <ets>magan</ets>, Icel. <ets>mega</ets>, Goth. <ets>magan</ets>, Russ. <ets>moche</ets>. <root/103.  Cf. <er>Dismay</er>, <er>Main</er> strength, <er>Might</er>. The old imp. <ets>mought</ets> is obsolete, except as a provincial word.]</ety> <def>An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb,</def> <specif>by expressing:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by <altname>can</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><q>How <qex>may</qex> a man, said he, with idle speech,<br/
Be won to spoil the castle of his health!</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>For what he [the king] <qex>may</qex> do is of two kinds; what he <qex>may</qex> do as just, and what he <qex>may</qex> do as possible.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>For of all sad words of tongue or pen<br/
The saddest are these: \'bdIt <qex>might</qex> have been.\'b8</q> <rj><qau>Whittier.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>Liberty; permission; allowance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou <qex>mayst</qex> be no longer steward.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xvi. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(c)</sd> <def>Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though what he learns he speaks, and <qex>may</qex> advance<br/
Some general maxims, or be right by chance.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(d)</sd> <def>Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark.</def><br/
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<p><q>How old <qex>may</qex> Phillis be, you ask.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(e)</sd> <def>Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like.</def> \'bd<xex>May</xex> you live happily.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>May be</b></col>, <and/ <col><b>It may be</b></col></mcol>, <cd>are used as equivalent to <altname>possibly</altname>, <altname>perhaps</altname>, <altname>maybe</altname>, <altname>by chance</altname>, <altname>peradventure</altname>. See 1st <er>Maybe</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>m\'91r</ets>, Goth. <ets>mawi</ets>; akin to E. <ets>maiden</ets>. <root/103.]</ety> <def>A maiden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Mai</ets>, L. <ets>Maius</ets>; so named in honor of the goddess <ets>Maia</ets> (Gr. <grk>Mai^a</grk>), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The early part or springtime of life.</def><br/
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<p><q>His <qex>May</qex> of youth, and bloom of lustihood.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.</def><br/
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<p><q>The palm and <qex>may</qex> make country houses gay.</q> <rj><qau>Nash.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Plumes that mocked the <qex>may</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The merrymaking of May Day.</def>  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Italian may</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a shrubby species of <gen>Spir\'91a</gen> (<spn>Spir\'91a hypericifolia</spn>) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches.</cd> -- <col><b>May apple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the fruit of an American plant (<spn>Podophyllum peltatum</spn>). Also, the plant itself (popularly called <altname>mandrake</altname>), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>May beetle</b></col>, <col><b>May bug</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May.  They belong to <gen>Melolontha</gen>, and allied genera.  Called also <altname>June beetle</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>May Day</b></col>, <cd>the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole.</cd> -- <col><b>May dew</b></col>, <cd>the morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed.</cd> -- <col><b>May flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See <er>Mayflower</er>, in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>May fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of <spn>Ephemera</spn>, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See <cref>Ephemeral fly</cref>, under <er>Ephemeral</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>May game</b></col>, <cd>any May-day sport.</cd> -- <col><b>May lady</b></col>, <cd>the queen or lady of May, in old May games.</cd> -- <col><b>May lily</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the lily of the valley (<spn>Convallaria majalis</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>May pole</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Maypole</er> in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>May queen</b></col>, <cd>a girl or young woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day.</cd> -- <col><b>May thorn</b></col>, <cd>the hawthorn.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Ma"ya</hw> <pr>(m<aum/"y<aum/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hindu Philos.)</fld> <def>The name (in Vedantic philosphy) for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, <altname>idealism</altname>; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hindu Philos.)</fld> <def>the Hindu goddess personifying the power that creates phenomena.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Hindu Philos.)</fld> <def>the power to produce illusions.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"ya</hw> <pr>(m<aum/"y<adot/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Maya</plw> or <plw>Mayas</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Indian people occupying the area of Veracruz, Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan, together with a part of Guatemala and a part of Salvador.  The Maya peoples are dark, short, and brachycephalic, and at the time of the discovery had attained a higher grade of culture than any other American people.  They cultivated a variety of crops, were expert in the manufacture and dyeing of cotton fabrics, used cacao as a medium of exchange, and were workers of gold, silver, and copper.  Their architecture comprised elaborately carved temples and palaces, and they possessed a superior calendar, and a developed system of hieroglyphic writing, with records said to go back to about 700 <sc>a. d</sc>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the language of the Mayas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mayaca</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mayaca</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"yan</hw> <pr>(m<aum/"y<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Designating, or pertaining to, an American Indian linguistic stock occupying the Mexican States of Veracruz, Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan, together with a part of Guatemala and a part of El Salvador. See 2nd <er>Maya</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Of or pertaining to the Mayas.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mayan arch</hw>, <it></it> <hw>Maya arch</hw>  }</mhw>. <def>A form of corbel arch employing regular small corbels.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mayapple</hw>, <hw>may apple</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>North American herb (<spn>Podophyllum peltatum</spn>) with poisonous root stock and an edible though insipid egg-shaped yellowish fruit; called also <altname>wild mandrake</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> May apple, wild mandrake, <spn>Podophyllum peltatum</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fruit of the mayapple{1}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"be</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>it may be</ets>.]</ety> <def>Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Maybe</qex> the amorous count solicits her.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>In a liberal and, <qex>maybe</qex>, somewhat reckless way.</q> <rj><qau>Tylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Possible; probable, but not sure.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Then add those <qex>maybe</qex> years thou hast to live.</q> <rj><qau>Driden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Possibility; uncertainty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>What they offer is mere <qex>maybe</qex> and shift.</q> <rj><qau>Creech.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>May"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The whimbrel; -- called also <altname>May fowl</altname>, <altname>May curlew</altname>, and <altname>May whaap</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The knot.</def> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The bobolink.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"bloom`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hawthorn.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"bush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hawthorn.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"duke`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. of <etsep>M\'82doc</etsep>, a province in France, where it is supposed to have originated.]</ety> <def>A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A common American minnow (<spn>Fundulus majalis</spn>). See <er>Minnow</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see <er>Arbutus</er>); also, the blossom of these plants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"hap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Perhaps; peradventure.</def> <mark>[Prov. or Dialectic]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mayhaw</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hawthorn tree (<spn>Crataegus aestivalis</spn>) of the Southern U. S. bearing a juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> summer haw, <spn>Crataegus aestivalis</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>may"hem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same as <ets>maim</ets>. See <er>Maim</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See <er>Maim</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Violent disorder, especially such as causes serious harm to persons or damage to property.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The celebrating of May Day.</def> \'bdHe met her once a-<xex>Maying</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>May laws</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>See <er>Kulturkampf</er>, above.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>In Russia, severe oppressive laws against Jews, which have given occasion for great persecution; -- so called because they received the assent of the czar in May, 1882, and because likened to the Prussian May laws (see <er>Kulturkampf</er>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>ma`yon`naise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A thick white sauce compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the consistency near to that of a gel, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, etc.; -- used in dressing salads, fish, etc.  Also, a dish dressed with this sauce.</def><br/
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<p><hw>may"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>maire</ets>, F. <ets>maire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>major</ets> greater, higher, nobler, compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great; cf. Sp. <ets>mayor</ets>. See <er>Major</er>, and cf. <er>Merino</er>.]</ety> <def>The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation.  In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.  The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8May"or*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>mayor</ets> greater, L. <ets>major</ets>.]</ety> <def>The conductor of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.</def><br/
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<p><hw>may"or*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a mayor; <as>as, the <ex>mayoral</ex> limousine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"or*al*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"or*ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The wife of a mayor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman who is mayor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"or*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a mayor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"pole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"pop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrupt. fr. <ets>maracock</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the North American <spn>Passiflora incarnata</spn>, an oval yellowish berry as large as a small apple.</def><br/
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<p><hw>May"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A composite plant (<spn>Anthemis Cotula</spn>), having a strong odor; dog's fennel.  It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The feverfew.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*za"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*za"me</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A goatlike antelope (<spn>Haplocerus montanus</spn>) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called also <altname>mountain goat</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>merise</ets> a wild cherry.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of small black cherry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>mazer</ets>, the head being compared to a large goblet.]</ety> <def>The jaw; the head or skull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <def>To knock on the head.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Cardinal <xex>Mazarin</xex>, prime minister of France, 1643-1661.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mazarine Bible</b></col>, <cd>the first Bible, and perhaps the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760.</cd> -- <col><b>Mazarine blue</b></col>, <cd>a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mazarine blue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A forcemeat entr\'82e.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maz"de*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <persfn>Ahura-<xex>Mazda</xex></persfn>, or <persfn>Ormuzd</persfn>, the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maz"de*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Zoroastrian religion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maze</hw> <pr>(m<amac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mase</ets>; cf. OE. <ets>masen</ets> to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. <ets>masast</ets> to fall into a slumber, <ets>masa</ets> to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. <ets>masa</ets> to chatter, dial. Sw. <ets>masa</ets> to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, <ets>mas</ets> slow, lazy.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wild fancy; a confused notion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth.</def> \'bdQuaint <xex>mazes</xex> on the wanton green.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Or down the tempting <qex>maze</qex> of Shawford brook.</q> <rj><qau>Wordaworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,<br/
Puzzled with <qex>mazes</qex>, and perplexed with error.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A complex and confusing system or set of rules that causes bwilderment; <as>as, a <ex>maze</ex> of environemntal regulations</as>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Labyrinth; intricacy. See <er>Labyrinth</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Maze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mazed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mazing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maze</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be bewildered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maz"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maze"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mazy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Maz"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>maser</ets>, akin to OD. <ets>maser</ets> an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. <ets>masar</ets>, G. <ets>maser</ets> spot, Icel. <ets>m\'94surr</ets> maple.]</ety> <def>A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Their brimful <qex>mazers</qex> to the feasting bring.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"zi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mazy manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"zi*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being mazy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Maz`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mazology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in mazology or mastology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mazo`s</grk> the breast + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Mastology</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ma*zour"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*zur"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Ma"zy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Maze</er>.]</ety> <def>Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; <as>as, <ex>mazy</ex> error</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To range amid the <qex>mazy</qex> thicket.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To run the ring, and trace the <qex>mazy</qex> round.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>McCarthyism</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[from <person>Senator Joseph <etsep>McCarthy</etsep></person>, who repeatedly asserted without evidence that numerous communists were present in the United States government.]</ety> <def>Unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists).</def><br/
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<p><hw>McKinley</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America; 20,300 feet high; also called by the native name <altname>Denali</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mt. McKinley, Denali.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>MDMA</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but originally synthesized to avoid the drug laws; it is now a controlled substance.  It is informally called <altname>ecstasy</altname>.  It is used by some abusively and illegally without a prescription.</def> <mark>[acronym]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Adam, ecstasy.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Me</hw> <pr>(m<esl/)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <def>One. See <er>Men</er>, <pos>pron.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me</hw> <pr>(m<emac/)</pr>, <pos>pers. pron.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<emac/</ets>, dat. & acc., <ets>mec</ets>, acc. only ; akin to D. <ets>mij</ets>, G. <ets>mich</ets>, Icel. & Goth. <ets>mik</ets>, L. <ets>me</ets>, Gr. <grk>me`</grk>, <grk>'eme`</grk>, Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets>, <ets>m\'bem</ets>. <root/187.  Cf. 2d <er>Mine</er>.]</ety> <def>The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I; <as>as, he struck <ex>me</ex>; he gave <ex>me</ex> the money, or he gave the money to <ex>me</ex>; he got <ex>me</ex> a hat, or he got a hat for <ex>me</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In <xex>methinks</xex>, <xex>me</xex> is properly in the dative case, and the verb is impersonal, the construction being, <xex>it appears to me</xex>.  In early use <xex>me</xex> was often placed before forms of the verb <xex>to be</xex> with an adjective; as, <xex>me</xex> were lief.</note><br/
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<p><q><qex>Me</qex> rather had my heart might frrl your love<br/
Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To skulk; to cower. See <er>Mich</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"cock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>meek</ets> + <ets>cock</ets>.]</ety> <def>An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mead</hw> <pr>(m<emac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mede</ets>, AS. <ets>meodo</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mede</ets>, G. <ets>met</ets>, <ets>meth</ets>, OHG. <ets>metu</ets>, <ets>mitu</ets>, Icel. <ets>mj\'94<edh/r</ets>, Dan. <ets>mi\'94d</ets>, Sw. <ets>mj\'94d</ets>, Russ. <ets>med'</ets>, Lith. <ets>midus</ets>, W. <ets>medd</ets>, Gr. <grk>me`qy</grk> wine, Skr. <ets>madhu</ets> honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet.  <root/270.  Cf. <er>Metheglin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water.  It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mead</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<aemac/d</ets>. See <er>Meadow</er>.]</ety> <def>A meadow.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>mede</qex><br/
All full of freshe flowers, white and reede.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To fertile vales and dewy <qex>meads</qex><br/
My weary, wandering steps he leads.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>meady</ets>; akin to <ets>m<aemac/d</ets>, and to G. <ets>matte</ets>; prob. also to E. <ets>mow</ets>. See <er>Mow</er> to cut (grass), and cf. 2d <er>Mead</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tract of low or level land producing grass which is mown for hay; any field on which grass is grown for hay.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near rives and in marshy places by the sea; <as>as, the salt <ex>meadows</ex> near Newark Bay</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow.</def> \'bdFat <xex>meadow</xex> ground.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ For many names of plants compounded with <xex>meadow</xex>, see the particular word in the Vocabulary.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meadow beauty</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Deergrass</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow foxtail</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a valuable pasture grass (<spn>Alopecurus pratensis</spn>) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow hay</b></col>, <cd>a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc.</cd> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Meadow hen</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The American bittern</cd>. See <er>Stake-driver</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The American coot (<gen>Fulica</gen>).</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow mouse</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any mouse of the genus <gen>Arvicola</gen>, as the common American species <spn>Arvicola riparia</spn>; -- called also <altname>field mouse</altname>, and <altname>field vole</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow mussel</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an American ribbed mussel (<spn>Modiola plicatula</spn>), very abundant in salt marshes.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow ore</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>bog-iron ore , a kind of limonite.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow parsnip</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Parsnip</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow pink</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Pink</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow pipit</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small singing bird of the genus <gen>Anthus</gen>, as <spn>Anthus pratensis</spn>, of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow rue</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a delicate early plant, of the genus <gen>Thalictrum</gen>, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow saffron</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Saffron</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow sage</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Sage</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow saxifrage</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant of Europe (<spn>Silaus pratensis</spn>), somewhat resembling fennel.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow snipe</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common or jack snipe.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>meadowgrass</hw>, <hw>meadow grass</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture, especially those of the genus <gen>Poa</gen>, common in meadows, and of great value for hay and for pasture. See <er>Grass</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>meadowlark</hw>, <hw>meadow lark</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>  <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>Any species of <gen>Sturnella</gen>, a genus of North American songbirds allied to the starlings.  The common species (<spn>Sturnella magna</spn>) has a yellow breast with a black crescent.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lark.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mead"ow*sweet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mead"ow*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several plants of the genus <gen>Spir\'91a</gen>, especially the white- or pink-flowered <spn>Spir\'91a salicifolia</spn>, a low European and American shrub, and the herbaceous <spn>Spir\'91a Ulmaria</spn>, which has fragrant white flowers in compound cymes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mead"ow*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>merge</ets>, F. <ets>maigre</ets>, L. <ets>macer</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>mager</ets>, Icel. <ets>magr</ets>, and prob. to Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk> long.  Cf. <er>Emaciate</er>, <er>Maigre</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Meager</qex> were his looks;<br/
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery; <as>as, <ex>meager</ex> resources; <ex>meager</ex> fare</as>.  Opposite of <ant>ample</ant>.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns> [Narrower terms: <stype>exiguous</stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>hardscrabble, marginal</stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>measly, miserable, paltry</stype>]  \'bd<xex>Meager</xex> soil.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meagre, meagerly, scanty.</syn><br/
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<p><q>Of secular habits and <qex>meager</qex> religious belief.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His education had been but <qex>meager</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>less than a desirable amount; -- of items distributed from a larger supply.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> scrimpy, skimpy, skimping.</syn><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor; emaciated; scanty; barren.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make lean.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>meagerly</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>same as <er>meager</er>, 2.  Opposite of <ant>ample</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meager, meagre.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ly</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ly</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Poorly; thinly.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ness</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ness</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"gre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>maigre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large European sci\'91noid fish (<spn>Sci\'91na umbra</spn> or <spn>Sci\'91na aquila</spn>), having white bloodless flesh.  It is valued as a food fish.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maigre</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Meak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>m<emac/ce</ets> sword, OS. <ets>m\'beki</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'91kir</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hook with a long handle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Tusser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meak"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meak</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meaking iron</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the tool with which old oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meal</hw> <pr>(m<emac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mele</ets>, AS. <ets>m<aemac/l</ets> part, portion, portion of time; akin to E. <ets>meal</ets> a repast.  Cf. <er>Piecemeal</er>.]</ety> <def>A part; a fragment; a portion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mel</ets>; akin to E. <ets>meal</ets> a part, and to D. <ets>maal</ets> time, meal, G. <ets>mal</ets> time, <ets>mahl</ets> meal, Icel. <ets>m\'bel</ets> measure, time, meal, Goth. <ets>m<emac/l</ets> time, and to E. <ets>measure</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>.]</ety> <def>The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; <as>as, the traveler has not eaten a good <ex>meal</ex> for a week; there was silence during the <ex>meal</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>What strange fish<br/
Hath made his <qex>meal</qex> on thee?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mele</ets>, AS. <ets>melu</ets>, <ets>melo</ets>; akin to D. <ets>meel</ets>, G. <ets>mehl</ets>, OHG. <ets>melo</ets>, Icel. <ets>mj\'94l</ets>, SW. <ets>mj\'94l</ets>, Dan. <ets>meel</ets>, also to D. <ets>malen</ets> to grind, G. <ets>mahlen</ets>, OHG., OS., & Goth. <ets>malan</ets>, Icel. <ets>mala</ets>, W. <ets>malu</ets>, L. <ets>molere</ets>, Gr. <grk>my`lh</grk> mill, and E. <ets>mill</ets>. <root/108.  Cf. <er>Mill</er>, <er>Mold</er> soil, <er>Mole</er> an animal, <er>Immolate</er>, <er>Molar</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meal beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the adult of the meal worm. See <cref>Meal worm</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Meal moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a lepidopterous insect (<spn>Asopia farinalis</spn>), the larv\'91 of which feed upon meal, flour, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Meal worm</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of a beetle (<spn>Tenebrio molitor</spn>) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sprinkle with, or as with, meal.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pulverize; <as>as, <ex>mealed</ex> powder</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meal"ies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mealy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South Africa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meal"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mealy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meal"-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mealy-mouthed</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>meals on wheels</hw>, <hw>meals-on-wheels</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered.  Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meal"time`</hw> <pr>(m<emac/l"t<imac/m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The usual time of eating a meal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meal"y</hw> <pr>(m<emac/l"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Mealier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Mealiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; <as>as, a <ex>mealy</ex> potato</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Overspread with something that resembles meal; <as>as, the <ex>mealy</ex> wings of an insect</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>meal"y*bug`</hw>, <hw>mealy bug</hw></mhw>  <pr>(m<emac/l"<ycr/*b<ucr/g`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>Any of several homopteran scale insects (as, <spn>Coccus adonidum</spn>, and related species of the families <fam>Pseudococcidae</fam> and <fam>Eriococcidae</fam>), that cover themselves with a white powderlike or cottony wax secretion.  They are common plant-eating pests in hothouses and are also destructive of fruit trees.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meal"y-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Using soft words; not straightforward; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; speaking deviously; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.  Opposite of <ant>frank</ant> or <ant>blunt</ant>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mealy-mouthed</xex> philanthropies.\'b8  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>She was a fool to be <qex>mealy-mouthed</qex> where nature speaks so plain.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Meal"y-mouth`ness</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mean</hw> <pr>(m<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Meant</conjf> <pr>(m<ecr/nt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meaning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>menen</ets>, AS. <ets>m<aemac/nan</ets> to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. <ets>m<emac/nian</ets> to have in mind, mean, D. <ets>meenen</ets>, G. <ets>meinen</ets>, OHG. <ets>meinan</ets>, Icel. <ets>meina</ets>, Sw. <ets>mena</ets>, Dan. <ets>mene</ets>, and to E. <ets>mind</ets>.  <root/104.  See <er>Mind</er>, and cf. <er>Moan</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; <as>as, what do you <ex>mean</ex> to do?</as></def><br/
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<p><q>What <qex>mean</qex> ye by this service ?</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xii. 26.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Ye thought evil against me; but God <qex>meant</qex> it unto good.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. 1. 20.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I am not a Spaniard<br/
To say that it is yours and not to <qex>mean</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.</def><br/
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<p><q>What <qex>mean</qex> these seven ewe lambs ?</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxi. 29.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Go ye, and learn what that <qex>meaneth</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. ix. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To have a purpose or intention.</def> <mark>[Rare, except in the phrase to mean well, or ill.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mean</hw> <pr>(m<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Meaner</adjf> <pr>(m<emac/n"<etil/r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Meanest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mene</ets>, AS. <ets>m<aemac/ne</ets> wicked; akin to <ets>m\'ben</ets>, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS. <ets>m<emac/n</ets> wickedness, OHG. <ets>mein</ets>, G. <ets>meineid</ets> perjury, Icel. <ets>mein</ets> harm, hurt, and perh. to AS. <ets>gem<aemac/ne</ets> common, general, D. <ets>gemeen</ets>, G. <ets>gemein</ets>, Goth. <ets>gam\'a0ins</ets>, and L. <ets>communis</ets>. The AS. <ets>gem<aemac/ne</ets> prob. influenced the meaning.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.</def> \'bdOf <xex>mean</xex> parentage.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mean</qex> man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself.</q> <rj><qau>Is. ii. 9.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; <as>as, a <ex>mean</ex> motive</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Can you imagine I so <qex>mean</qex> could prove,<br/
To save my life by changing of my love ?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Roman legions and great C\'91sar found<br/
Our fathers no <qex>mean</qex> foes.</q> <rj><qau>J. Philips.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Of poor quality; <as>as, <ex>mean</ex> fare</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; <as>as, <ex>mean</ex> hospitality</as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mean</xex> is sometimes used in the formation of compounds, the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as, <xex>mean</xex>born, <xex>mean</xex>-looking, etc.</note><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched; degraded; degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless; groveling; slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful; despicable; contemptible; paltry; sordid. See <er>Base</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mene</ets>, OF. <ets>meiien</ets>, F. <ets>moyen</ets>, fr. L. <ets>medianus</ets> that is in the middle, fr. <ets>medius</ets>; akin to E. <ets>mid</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.</def><br/
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<p><q>Being of middle age and a <qex>mean</qex> stature.</q> <rj><qau>Sir. P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intermediate in excellence of any kind.</def><br/
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<p><q>According to the fittest style of lofty, <qex>mean</qex>, or lowly.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; <as>as, <ex>mean</ex> distance; <ex>mean</ex> motion; <ex>mean</ex> solar day.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mean distance</b></col> (of a planet from the sun) <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the average of the distances throughout one revolution of the planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the orbit.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean error</b></col> <fld>(Math. Phys.)</fld>, <cd>the average error of a number of observations found by taking the mean value of the positive and negative errors without regard to sign.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Mean-square error</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Error of the mean square</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Math. Phys.)</fld>, <cd>the error the square of which is the mean of the squares of all the errors; -- called also, <altname>mean square deviation</altname>, <altname>mean error</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean line</b></col>. <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Bisectrix</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean noon</b></col>, <cd>noon as determined by mean time.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean proportional</b></col> (between two numbers) <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the square root of their product.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean sun</b></col>, <cd>a fictitious sun supposed to move uniformly in the equator so as to be on the meridian each day at mean noon.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean time</b></col>, <cd>time as measured by an equable motion, as of a perfect clock, or as reckoned on the supposition that all the days of the year are of a mean or uniform length, in contradistinction from <xex>apparent</xex> time, or that actually indicated by the sun, and from <xex>sidereal</xex> time, or that measured by the stars.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.</def><br/
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<p><q>But to speak in a <qex>mean</qex>, the virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>There is a <qex>mean</qex> in all things.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The extremes we have mentioned, between which the wellinstracted Christian holds the <qex>mean</qex>, are correlatives.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an <stype>arithmetical mean</stype>.  A <stype>geometrical mean</stype> is the <it>n</it>th root of the product of the <it>n</it> quantities being averaged.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their virtuous conversation was a <qex>mean</qex> to work the conversion of the heathen to Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>You may be able, by this <qex>mean</qex>, to review your own scientific acquirements.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Philosophical doubt is not an end, but a <qex>mean</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In this sense the word is usually employed in the plural form <xex>means</xex>, and often with a singular attribute or predicate, as if a singular noun.</note><br/
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<p><q>By <qex>this means</qex> he had them more at vantage.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>What other <qex>means is</qex> left unto us.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Your <qex>means</qex> are very slender, and your waste is great.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mean</qex> is drowned with your unruly base.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Meantime; meanwhile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A mediator; a go-between.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He wooeth her by <qex>means</qex> and by brokage.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>By all means</b></col>, <cd>certainly; without fail; <as>as, go, <ex>by all means</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>By any means</b></col>, <cd>in any way; possibly; at all.</cd><br/
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<p><q>If <qex>by any means</qex> I might attain to the resurrection of the dead.</q> <rj><qau>Phil. iii. ll.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <mcol><col><b>By no means</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>By no manner of means</b></col></mcol>, <cd>not at all; certainly not; not in any degree.</cd><br/
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<p><q>The wine on this side of the lake is <qex>by no means</qex> so good as that on the other.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Maeander</ets>, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82andre</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A winding, crooked, or involved course; <as>as, the <ex>meanders</ex> of the veins and arteries</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>While lingering rivers in <qex>meanders</qex> glide.</q> <rj><qau>Sir R. Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tortuous or intricate movement.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Fretwork. See <er>Fret</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.</def>
 <rj><qau>Dryton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Meandered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meandering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.</def><br/
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<p><q>Five miles <qex>meandering</qex> with a mazy motion<br/
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*an"dri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Maeandrius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82andrien</ets>.]</ety> <def>Winding; having many turns.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me`an*dri"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.: cf. F. <ets>m\'82andrine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me*an"drous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*an"dry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Winding; flexuous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mean"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; <as>as, a mischievous <ex>meaning</ex> was apparent</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>If there be any good <qex>meaning</qex> towards you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sense; import; <as>as, the <ex>meaning</ex> of a hint</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sense; power of thinking.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mean"ing*less</wf>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Mean"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>meaningful</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Having a meaning or purpose; having significance; <as>as, a <ex>meaningful</ex> explanation; a <ex>meaningful</ex> discussion; a <ex>meaningful</ex> pause; to live a <ex>meaningful</ex> life</as>.  Opposite of <ant>meaningless</ant>.</def>  [Narrower terms: <stype>comprehensible, understandable</stype>; <stype>indicative, significative, suggestive </stype>; <stype>meaty, substantive </stype>; <stype>purposeful</stype>] <see>Also See-> purposeful, significant, important</see><br/
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<p><hw>meaningfulness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of having great meaning or value.</def><br/
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<p><hw>meaningless</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having no meaning; of no value; <as>as, a <ex>meaningless</ex> endeavor; a <ex>meaningless</ex> life; a <ex>meaningless</ex> explanation</as>.  Opposite of <ant>meaningful</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>insignificant </stype>; <stype>mindless, unmeaning </stype>; <stype>nonsense(prenominal), nonsensical </stype>; <stype>pointless, purposeless </stype>] <see>Also See-> insignificant, unimportant, purposeless, unimportant</see><br/
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<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<er>Mean</er> middle.]</ety> <def>Moderately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A man <qex>meanly</qex> learned himself, but not <qex>meanly</qex> affectioned to set forward learning in others.</q> <rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mean</er> low.]</ety> <def>In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.</def><br/
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<p><q>While the heaven-born child<br/
All <qex>meanly</qex> wrapt in the rude manger lies.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Would you <qex>meanly</qex> thus rely<br/
On power you know I must obey ?</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We can not bear to have others think <qex>meanly</qex> of them [our kindred].</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mean"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.</def><br/
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<p><q>This figure is of a later date, by the <qex>meanness</qex> of the workmanship.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mean act; <as>as, to be guilty of <ex>meanness</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mean"spir`it*ed</hw>, <hw>mean"-spir`it*ed</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a mean spirit; petty; small-minded; base; groveling; -- of people.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Done for malevolent reasons; -- of deeds and actions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> base, contemptible, currish, mean, meanspirited, scurvy.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Mean</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mean"while`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The intervening time; <as>as, in the <ex>meantime</ex> (or <ex>mean time</ex>)</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw>, <hw>Mean"while`</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the intervening time; during the interval.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mear</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boundary. See <er>Mere</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mease</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>mass</ets> measure.]</ety> <def>Five hundred; <as>as, a <ex>mease</ex> of herrings</as>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"sel*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>meselrie</ets>, OF. <ets>mesellerie</ets>. See 1st <er>Measle</er>.]</ety> <def>Leprosy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>R. of Brunne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mesel</ets>, OF. <ets>mesel</ets>, LL. <ets>misellus</ets>, L. <ets>misellus</ets> unfortunate, dim. of <ets>miser</ets>. See <er>Miser</er>.]</ety> <def>A leper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meazel</asp>, and <asp>mesel</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A tapeworm larva. See 2d <er>Measles</er>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"sled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Measles</er>.]</ety> <def>Infected or spotted with measles, as pork.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mea"sled*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 1st <er>Measle</er>.]</ety> <def>Leprosy; also, a leper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> in form, but used as <xex>singular</xex> in senses 1, 2, & 3.</plu> <ety>[D. <ets>mazelen</ets>; akin to G. <ets>masern</ets>, pl., and E. <ets>mazer</ets>, and orig. meaning, little spots. See <er>Mazer</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A contagious viral febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola.  It is a common childhood disease.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Measles</qex> commences with the ordinary symptoms of fever.</q> <rj><qau>Am. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Veter. Med.)</fld> <def>A disease of cattle and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of the tapeworm.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A disease of trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The larv\'91 of any tapeworm (<gen>T\'91nia</gen>) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat.  Called also <altname>bladder worms</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>German measles</b></col> <cd>A mild contagious viral disease, which may cause birth defects if contracted by a pregnant woman during early pregnancy; also called <altname>rubella</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mea"sly</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"zly)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Infected with measles.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Contemptibly small in quantity; meager; absurdly insufficient or bad; <as>as, a <ex>measly</ex> few dollars for all that work</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>measurability</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of being measurable.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quantifiability.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ur*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mesurable</ets>, L. <ets>mensurabilis</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>, and cf. <er>Mensurable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Moderate; temperate; not excessive.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of his diet <qex>measurable</qex> was he.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Meas"ur*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Meas"ur*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Yet do it <qex>measurably</qex>, as it becometh Christians.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>meas"ure</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/zh"<usl/r; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mesure</ets>, F. <ets>mesure</ets>, L. <ets>mensura</ets>, fr. <ets>metiri</ets>, <ets>mensus</ets>, to measure; akin to <ets>metrum</ets> poetical measure, Gr. <grk>me`tron</grk>, E. <ets>meter</ets>.  Cf. <er>Immense</er>, <er>Mensuration</er>, <er>Mete</er> to measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument by means of which size or quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.</def><br/
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<p><q>False ells and <qex>measures</qex> be brought all clean adown.</q> <rj><qau>R. of Gloucester.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated; estimated extent; <as>as, to take one's <ex>measure</ex> for a coat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>measure</qex> thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Job xi. 9.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited quantity or amount.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three <qex>measures</qex> of meal.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xiii. 21.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, <xex>in measure</xex>; <xex>with measure</xex>; <xex>without</xex> or <xex>beyond measure</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without <qex>measure</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Is. v. 14.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due proportion.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lord, make me to know mine end, and the <qex>measure</qex> of my days.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxix. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying and selling; <as>as, to give good or full <ex>measure</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Undefined quantity; extent; degree.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is a great <qex>measure</qex> of discretion to be used in the performance of confession.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Regulated division of movement</def>: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the minuet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> (1) <def>The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats.</def> (2) <def>The space between two bars.</def> See <er>Beat</er>, <er>Triple</er>, <er>Quadruple</er>, <er>Sextuple</er>, <cref>Compound time</cref>, under <er>Compound</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Figure</er>. <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Poetry)</fld> <def>The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; <as>as, a poem in iambic <ex>measure</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases, the <xex>common measure</xex>, the <xex>greatest common measure</xex>, etc., of two or more numbers; a denominator.  See <cref>common denominator</cref> under <er>denominator</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object; <as>as, political <ex>measures</ex>; prudent <ex>measures</ex>; an inefficient <ex>measure</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>His majesty found what wrong <qex>measures</qex> he had taken in the conferring that trust, and lamented his error.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>The act of measuring; measurement.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>13.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Beds or strata; <as>as, coal <ex>measures</ex>; lead <ex>measures</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>linear measure</b></col>, <col><b>lineal measure</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>long measure</b></col></mcol>, <cd>measure of length; the measure of lines or distances.</cd> -- <col><b>Liquid measure</b></col>, <cd>the measure of liquids.</cd> -- <col><b>Square measure</b></col>, <cd>the measure of superficial area of surfaces in square units, as inches, feet, miles, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To have hard measure</b></col>, <cd>to have harsh treatment meted out to one; to be harshly or oppressively dealt with.</cd> -- <col><b>To take measures</b></col>, <cd>to make preparations; to provide means.</cd> -- <col><b>To take one's measure</b></col>, <cd>to measure one, as for a garment; hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition, character, ability, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To tread a measure</b></col>, <cd>to dance in the style so called. See 9 <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>Say to her, we have measured many miles<br/
<qex>To tread a measure</qex> with her on this grass.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Measured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Measuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>mesurer</ets>, L. <ets>mensurare</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise.</def><br/
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<p><q>Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite<br/
Thy power! what thought can <qex>measure</qex> thee?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To serve as the measure of; <as>as, the thermometer <ex>measures</ex> changes of temperature</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance.</def><br/
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<p><q>A true devoted pilgrim is not weary<br/
To <qex>measure</qex> kingdoms with his feeble steps.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To adjust by a rule or standard.</def><br/
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<p><q>To secure a contented spirit, <qex>measure</qex> your desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; -- often with <xex>out</xex> or <xex>off</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>With what measure ye mete, it shall be <qex>measured</qex> to you again.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>That portion of eternity which is called time, <qex>measured</qex> out by the sun.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To measure swords with one</b></col>, <cd>to try another's skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's abilities against an antagonist's.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a measurement or measurements.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To result, or turn out, on measuring; <as>as, the grain <ex>measures</ex> well; the pieces <ex>measure</ex> unequally.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; <as>as, cloth <ex>measures</ex> three fourths of a yard; a tree <ex>measures</ex> three feet in diameter.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; moderated; <as>as, he walked with <ex>measured</ex> steps; he expressed himself in no <ex>measured</ex> terms.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Meas"ured*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ure*less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without measure; unlimited; immeasurable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Meas"ure*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Where Alf, the sacred river ran,<br/
Through canyons <qex>measureless</qex> to man,<br/
Down to a hidden sea.</q>  <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Boundless; limitless; endless; unbounded; unlimited; vast; immense; infinite; immeasurable.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ure*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or result of measuring; mensuration; <as>as, <ex>measurement</ex> is required</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; <as>as, its <ex>measurement</ex> is five acres</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ur*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities in market.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meas"ur*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Measuring faucet</b></col>, <cd>a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.</cd> -- <col><b>Measuring worm</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of any geometrid moth.  They are so called because they move by a process in which they first pull the rear legs forward toward their front legs, forming a loop which resembles the process of measuring with a tape measure.  The motion is completed by subsequently moving the front legs forward to an advanced position. See <er>Geometrid</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meat</hw> <pr>(m<emac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mete</ets>, AS. <ets>mete</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>mat</ets>, <ets>meti</ets>, D. <ets>met</ets> hashed meat, G. <ets>mett</ets>wurst sausage, OHG. <ets>maz</ets> food, Icel. <ets>matr</ets>, Sw. <ets>mat</ets>, Dan. <ets>mad</ets>, Goth. <ets>mats</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mast</er> fruit, <er>Mush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast.  Hence, the edible part of anything; <as>as, the <ex>meat</ex> of a lobster, a nut, or an egg</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, . . . to you it shall be for <qex>meat</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 29.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Every moving thing that liveth shall be <qex>meat</qex> for you.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ix. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; <as>as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without <ex>meat</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>Dinner; the chief meal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meat biscuit</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Biscuit</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meat earth</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>vegetable mold.</cd> <au>Raymond.</au> -- <col><b>Meat fly</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Flesh fly</cref>, under <er>Flesh</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meat offering</b></col> <fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>an offering of food, esp. of a cake made of flour with salt and oil.</cd> -- <col><b>To go to meat</b></col>, <cd>to go to a meal.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>To sit at meat</b></col>, <cd>to sit at the table in taking food.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with food.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Tusser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>His shield well lined, his horses <qex>meated</qex> well.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*a"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a meatus; resembling a meatus.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meat"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fed; fattened.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Tusser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having (such) meat; -- used chiefly in composition; <as>as, thick-<ex>meated</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meath</hw>, <hw>Meathe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mead</er>.]</ety> <def>A sweet liquor; mead.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meat"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being meaty.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meat"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no meat; without food.</def><br/
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<p><q>\'bdLeave these beggars <qex>meatless</qex>.\'b8</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*at"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meatus</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A speculum for examining a natural passage, as the urethra.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*at"o*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meatus</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for cutting into the urethra so as to enlarge its orifice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*a"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>; <plu>E. <it>pl.</it> <plw>Meatuses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a going, passage, fr. <ets>meare</ets> to go.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A natural passage or canal; <as>as, the external auditory <ex>meatus</ex></as>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meat"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in meat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meaw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The sea mew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meaw</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Mew</er>, to cry as a cat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meawl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Mewl</er>, and <er>Miaul</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mea"zel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 1st <er>Measle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Meaz"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Falling in small drops; mistling; mizzing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Moebles</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*ca"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A rope of hair or of maguey fiber, for tying horses, etc.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mec`ca*wee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mecca, in Arabia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mecca.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82canique</ets> mechanics. See <er>Mechanic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or instruments.  Also, a technician who maintains or repairs machinery; <as>as, an auto <ex>mechanic</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>An art quite lost with our <qex>mechanics</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*k<acr/n"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82canique</ets>, L. <ets>mechanicus</ets>, Gr. <grk>mhchaniko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>mhchanh`</grk> a machine. See <er>Machine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; <as>as, the <ex>mechanic</ex> arts</as>.</def> \'bdThese <xex>mechanic</xex> philosophers.\'b8  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mechanic</qex> slaves,<br/
With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.</def><br/
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<p><q>To make a god, a hero, or a king<br/
Descend to a <qex>mechanic</qex> dialect.</q> <rj><qau>Roscommon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Sometimes he ply'd the strong, <qex>mechanic</qex> tool.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Base.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mechanic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter on a macroscopic scale, as distinguished from <contr>mental</contr>, <contr>vital</contr>, <contr>chemical</contr>, <contr>electrical</contr>, <contr>electronic</contr>, <contr>atomic</contr> etc.; <as>as, <ex>mechanical</ex> principles; a <ex>mechanical</ex> theory</as>;</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>using only the interactions of solid parts against each other; <as>as <ex>mechanical</ex> brakes, in contrast to <contr>hydraulic</contr> brakes.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; <as>as, <ex>mechanical</ex> precision; <ex>mechanical</ex> products.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>We have also divers <qex>mechanical</qex> arts.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; <as>as, <ex>mechanical</ex> singing; <ex>mechanical</ex> verses; <ex>mechanical</ex> service.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; <as>as, a <ex>mechanical</ex> universe</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under <er>Geometric</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mechanical effect</b></col>, <cd>effective power; useful work exerted, as by a machine, in a definite time.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical engineering</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <er>Engineering</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical maneuvers</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the application of mechanical appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of artillery.</cd> <au>Farrow.</au> -- <col><b>Mechanical philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the principles of mechanics applied to the investigation of physical phenomena.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical powers</b></col>, <cd>certain simple instruments, such as the lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting through a great space into a great force acting through a small space, or <it>vice versa</it>, and are used separately or in combination.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical solution</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a solution of a problem by any art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mechanic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to become mechanical.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mechanical manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being mechanical.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech`a*ni"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82canicien</ets>. See <er>Mechanic</er>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan`i*co-chem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics and chemistry; -- said especially of those sciences which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and magnetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*chan"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82canique</ets>.]</ety> <def>That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ That part of <xex>mechanics</xex> which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called <stype>statics</stype>; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called <stype>dynamics</stype>. The term <xex>mechanics</xex> includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of <xex>solid</xex> bodies only: The mechanics of <xex>liquid</xex> bodies is called also <stype>hydrostatics</stype>, or <stype>hydrodynamics</stype>, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of <xex>gaseous bodies</xex> is called also <stype>pneumatics</stype>. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes <stype>hydraulics</stype>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Animal mechanics</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance.</cd> -- <col><b>Applied mechanics</b></col>, <cd>the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds.</cd> -- <col><b>orbital mechanics</b></col>, <cd>the principles governing the motion of bodies in orbit around other bodies under gravitational influence, such as artificial Earth satellites.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mechanisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mechanization.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automation, mechanization, high technology, high-tech.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mech"an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82canisme</ets>, L. <ets>mechanisma</ets>. See <er>Mechanic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; <as>as, the <ex>mechanism</ex> of a watch; the <ex>mechanism</ex> of a sewing machine; the <ex>mechanism</ex> of a seed pod.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The series of causal relations that operate to produce an effect in any system; <as>as, the <ex>mechanism</ex> of a chemical reaction</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Mechanical operation or action.</def><br/
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<p><q>He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by <qex>mechanism</qex> or accident.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Kinematics)</fld> <def>An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mech"an*ism of ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Medicine, Biochemistry)</fld> <def>The mechanism{2} by which a pharmacologically active substance produces an effect on a living organism or in a biochemical system; <as>as, the <ex>mechanism of action</ex> of actinomycin involves its binding to DNA</as>.  The mechanism of action is usually considered to include an identification of the specific molecular targets to which a pharmacologically active substance binds or whose biochemical action it influences; a general recognition of the broad biochemical pathways (such as DNA synthesis, protein synthesis, cholesterol synthesis) which are inhibited or affected by a substance is termed its <contr>mode of action</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech"an*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of forces merely mechanical.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mechanization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of mechanizing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing to be performed by machines, especially by a highly technical implementation, usually involving electronic hardware; <as>as, the <ex>mechanization</ex> of a manufacturing process</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automation, mechanisation, high technology, high-tech.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mech"an*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mechanized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mechanizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82chaniser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to be mechanical.</def>  <rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To introduce machinery into (a process) in order to reduce human effort or improve uniformity or quality of the result;</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>To cause to be accomplished by a mechanical means which requires little or no human supervision; to automate.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To equip (an armed force) with tanks or other vehicles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech"an*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a number of copies of anything multiplied mechanically.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech`an*o*graph`ic</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/k`<ait/n*<osl/*gr<acr/f"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Treating of mechanics.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Written, copied, or recorded by machinery; produced by mechanography; <as>as, a <ex>mechanographic</ex> record of changes of temperature; <ex>mechanographic</ex> prints.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/k`<ait/n*<ocr/g"r<adot/*f<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An artist who, by mechanical means, multiplies copies of works of art.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or any work of art.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech"an*ur`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + the root of <?/ work.]</ety> <def>That branch of science which treats of moving machines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech"i*tar*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Mechitar</ets>, an Armenian., who founded the congregation in the early part of the eighteenth century.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a religious congregation of the <org>Roman Catholic Church</org> devoted to the improvement of Armenians.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mech"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of lace made at, or originating in, <etsep>Mechlin</etsep>, in Belgium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*cho"a*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root of a species of <gen>Convolvulus</gen> (<spn>C. Mechoacan</spn>); -- so called from <etsep>Michoacan</etsep>, in Mexico, whence it is obtained.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meck*e"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. <xex>Meckel</xex>, a German anatomist.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meckelian cartilage</b></col>, <cd>the cartilaginous rod which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also <altname>Meckel's cartilage</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mec"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82conate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of meconic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ belonging to the poppy, fr. <?/ the poppy: cf. F. <ets>m\'82conique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif. <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*con"i*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem)</fld> <def>An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a yellow amorphous substance which is easily decomposed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mec`o*nid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of Gr. <?/ a poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the poppy.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus <gen>Gonothyr\'91a</gen>.  It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mec"o*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82conine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.  Also erroneously called <altname>meconina</altname>, <altname>meconia</altname>, etc., as though it were an alkaloid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mec`o*nin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which occurs in opium, and which may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*co"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ poppy.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Opium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82daille</ets>, It. <ets>medaglia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal, through (assumed) LL. <ets>metalleus</ets> made of metal. See <er>Metal</er>, and cf. <er>Mail</er> a piece of money.]</ety> <def>A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"al</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Medaled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>, or <conjf>Medalled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Medaling</conjf> or <conjf>Medalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To honor or reward with a medal.</def> \'bd<xex>Medaled</xex> by the king.\'b8  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"al*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small medal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82dailliste</ets>, It. <ets>medaglista</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>medallist</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A designer of medals.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit; <as>as, the gold <ex>medalist</ex> in downhill skiing</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a medal, or to medals.</def> \'bdOur <xex>medallic</xex> history.\'b8  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dal"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82daillion</ets>, It. <ets>medaglione</ets>, augm. of <ets>medaglia</ets>. See <er>Medal</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A large medal or memorial coin.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"al play`</hw>. <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of strokes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"al*ur`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Medal</ets> + the root of Gr. <?/ work.]</ety> <def>The art of making and striking medals and coins.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>medallurgy</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Med"dle`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Meddled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meddling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>medlen</ets> to mix, OF. <ets>medler</ets>, <ets>mesler</ets>, F. <ets>m\'88ler</ets>, LL. <ets>misculare</ets>, a dim. fr. L. <ets>miscere</ets> to mix.  <root/271.  See <er>Mix</er>, and cf. <er>Medley</er>, <er>Mellay</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>More to know<br/
Did never <qex>meddle</qex> with my thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- in a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Study to be quiet, and to <qex>meddle</qex> with your own business.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by <ptcl>with</ptcl> or <ptcl>in</ptcl>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Why shouldst thou <qex>meddle</qex> to thy hurt?</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings xiv. 10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The civil lawyers . . . have <qex>meddled</qex> in a matter that belongs not to them.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To meddle and make</b></col>, <cd>to intrude one's self into another person's concerns.</cd> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Med"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>\'bdWine <qex>meddled</qex> with gall.\'b8</q> <rj><qau>Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"dle*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Med"dle*some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Med"dling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Meddlesome.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"dling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a meddling manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Media in Asia.</def>  \'bdaccording to the law of the <xex>Medes</xex> and Persians, which altereth not\'b8 <au>Daniel 6: 8.</au><br/
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<p><hw>Mede</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 1st & 2d <er>Mead</er>, and <er>Meed</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>med"fly</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/d"fl<imac/)</pr>, <altsp>[Often cap.]</altsp> <def>Same as <er>Mediterranean fruit fly</er>; -- a shortened form.</def><br/
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<p><hw>me"di*a</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"d<icr/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>, <sn>1.</sn> <def>The latinic plural form of <er>medium</er>, sometimes used as a singular noun with the same meaning as <sig>medium</sig>; <as>as, <fld>(Computers)</fld> place your installation <ex>media</ex> into the device which will read it; <fld>(Microbiology)</fld> the tuberculosis bacterium will only grow in a special <ex>media</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, collectively; the news media; <as>as, the <ex>media</ex> were obsessed with Monica Lewinsky for months</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"di*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Medi\'91</plw> <pr>(-<emac/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>medius</ets> middle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>One of the sonant mutes <beta/, <delta/, <gamma/ (<it>b</it>, <it>d</it>, <it>g</it>), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the <xex>tenues</xex>, <pi/, <tau/, <kappa/ (<it>p</it>, <it>t</it>, <it>k</it>), and the <it>aspirat\'91</it>  (aspirates) <phi/, <theta/, <chi/ (<it>ph</it> or <it>f</it>, <it>th</it>, <it>ch</it>). Also called <altname>middle mute</altname>, or <altname>medial</altname>, and sometimes <altname>soft mute</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*a*cy</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"d<icr/*<adot/*s<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being mediate.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*\'91"val</hw> <pr>(m<emac/`d<icr/*<emac/"v<ait/l; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medius</ets> middle + <ets>aevum</ets> age. See <er>Middle</er>, and <er>Age</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to the Middle Ages; <as>as, <ex>medi\'91val</ex> architecture</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>medieval</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*\'91"val*ism</hw> <pr>(m<emac/`d<icr/*<emac/"v<ait/l*<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Ages.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>medievalism</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*\'91"val*ist</hw> <pr>(m<emac/`d<icr/*<emac/"v<ait/l*<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>medievalist</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*\'91"val*ly</hw> <pr>(m<emac/`d<icr/*<emac/"v<ait/l*l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with medi\'91valism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*\'91"vals</hw> <pr>(m<emac/`d<icr/*<emac/"v<ait/lz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The people who lived in the Middle Ages.</def>  <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"d<icr/*<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medialis</ets>, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dial</ets>. See <er>Middle</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; <as>as, <ex>medial</ex> alligation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>See 2d <er>Media</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"di*a*lu"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>media luna</ets> half-moon.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Half-moon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"d<icr/*<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medianus</ets>, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Medial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in the middle; running through the middle; <as>as, a <ex>median</ex> groove</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; <as>as, <ex>median</ex> coverts</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Median line</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either of the lines in which the mesial plane meets the surface of the body.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <cd>The line drawn from an angle of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side; any line having the nature of a diameter.</cd> -- <col><b>Median plane</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the mesial plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Median point</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the point where the three median lines of a triangle mutually intersect.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A median line or point.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medians</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mediare</ets> to halve: cf. It. <ets>mediante</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82diante</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*as*ti"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me`di*as"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Me`di*as*ti"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>mediastinum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>medius</ets> middle; cf. <ets>mediastinus</ets> helper, a menial servant, LL. <ets>mediastinus</ets> equiv. to <ets>medius</ets>: cf F. <ets>m\'82diastin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the <xex>mediastinal space</xex>, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mediatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mediare</ets>, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See <er>Mid</er>, and cf. <er>Moiety</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.</def>  <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Gained or effected by a medium or condition.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>An act of <qex>mediate</qex> knowledge is complex.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mediated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mediating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>mediatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mediare</ets> to mediate. See <er>Mediate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To interpose between parties, as the equal friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or agreement; <as>as, to <ex>mediate</ex> between nations</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; <as>as, to <ex>mediate</ex> a peace</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To divide into two equal parts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holder.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or primarily; by means; -- opposed to <ant>immediately</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>God worketh all things amongst us <qex>mediately</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The king grants a manor to A, and A grants a portion of it to B. In this case.  B holds his lands immediately of A, but <qex>mediately</qex> of the king.</q> <rj><qau>Blakstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being mediate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mediacioun</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82diation</ets>. See <er>Mediate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.</def><br/
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<p><q>The soul [acts] by the <qex>mediation</qex> of these passions.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; <as>as, <ex>mediative</ex> efforts</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Beaconsfield.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*at`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82diatisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mediatizing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*a*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mediatized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mediatizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82diatiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.</def><br/
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<p><q>The misfortune of being a <qex>mediatized</qex> prince.</q> <rj><qau>Beaconsfield.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mediator</ets>: cf. E. <ets>m\'82diateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.</def><br/
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<p><q>For there is one God, and one <qex>mediator</qex> between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. ii. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*a*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; <as>as, a <ex>mediatorial</ex> office</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Me`di*a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>My measures were . . . healing and <qex>mediatorial</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or character of a mediator.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mediatorial.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me`di*a"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me`di*a*"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mediatrix</ets>, f. of <ets>mediator</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82diatrice</ets>.]</ety> <def>A female mediator.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medica</ets>, Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/) a kind of clover introduced from <ets>Media</ets>, from <?/ Median.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous plant of the genus <gen>Medicago</gen>. The black medic is the <spn>Medicago lupulina</spn>; the purple medic, or lucern, is <spn>M. sativa</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who serves to provide medical care.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A member of the medical corps in the military.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A medical doctor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A medical student.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Medical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medicabilis</ets>, from <ets>medicare</ets>, <ets>medicari</ets>, to heal, fr. <ets>medicus</ets> physician. See <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>medicaid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A program controlled by the United States government to provide health care for the needy.  It is funded by contributions from the salaries of workers, and is therefore a form of health insurance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>medicalis</ets>, L. <ets>medicus</ets> belonging to healing, fr. <ets>mederi</ets> to heal; cf. Zend <ets>madha</ets> medical science, wisdom, Gr. <?/ to learn, E. <ets>mind</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dical</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; <as>as, the <ex>medical</ex> profession; <ex>medical</ex> services; a <ex>medical</ex> dictionary; <ex>medical</ex> jurisprudence.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; <as>as, the <ex>medical</ex> properties of a plant</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a medical manner; with reference to healing, or to the principles of the healing art.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medicamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>medicare</ets>, <ets>medicari</ets>, to heal: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dicament</ets>. See <er>Medicable</er>.]</ety> <def>Anything used for healing diseases or wounds, especially a medicine; a medication; a healing application.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med`ica*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to medicaments or healing applications; having the qualities of medicaments.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Med`ica*men"tal*ly</wf>, adv.</wordforms>
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<p><hw>Med"i*cas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82dicastre</ets>. See <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <def>A quack.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Medicated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Medicating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>medicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>medicare</ets>, <ets>medicari</ets>. See <er>Medicable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to drug.</def> \'bd<xex>Medicated</xex> waters.\'b8  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat with medicine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[L. <ets>medicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dication</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of medicating.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Medicinal; acting like a medicine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*ce"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the <persfn>Medici</persfn>, a noted Italian family; <as>as, the <ex>Medicean</ex> Venus</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Medicean planets</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>a name given by <persfn>Galileo</persfn> to the satellites of Jupiter.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dic"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Medicinal; having the power of healing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medicinalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dicinal</ets>. See <er>Medicine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; <as>as, <ex>medicinal</ex> tinctures, plants, or springs</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees<br/
Their <qex>medicinal</qex> gum.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a medicinal manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medicina</ets> (sc. <ets>ars</ets>), fr. <ets>medicinus</ets> medical, fr. <ets>medicus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82decine</ets>. See <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a medication; a medicament; a remedy; physic.</def><br/
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<p><q>By <qex>medicine</qex>, life may be prolonged.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A philter or love potion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82decin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A physician.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Among the North American Indians, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing; also, magical power itself; the potency which a charm, token, or rite is supposed to exert.</def><br/
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<p><q>The North American Indian boy usually took as his <qex>medicine</qex> the first animal of which he dreamed during the long and solitary fast that he observed at puberty.</q>  <rj><qau>F. H. Giddings.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn>  <def>Short for <er>Medicine man</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn>  <def>Intoxicating liquor; drink.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Medicine bag</b></col>, <cd>a charm; -- so called among the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.</cd> -- <col><b>Medicine man</b></col> (among the North American Indians), <cd>a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic; a shaman.</cd> -- <col><b>Medicine seal</b></col>, <cd>a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.</def> \'bd<xex>Medicine</xex> thee to that sweet sleep.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>medick</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any of several Old World herbs of the genus <gen>Medicago</gen> having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves.</def>  <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>medic</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> trefoil.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>medico</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a student in medical school.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> medical student.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A licensed medical practitioner.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*co-le"gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*com"mis*sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medius</ets> middle + E. <ets>commissure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the brain; the middle or soft commissure.</def>  <rj><au>B. G. Wildex.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Med`i*cor"nu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Medicornua</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>medius</ets> middle + <ets>cornu</ets> horn.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.</def>  <rj><au>B. G. Wilder.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Science of medicine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me*di"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medietas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle part; half; moiety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me`di*e"val</hw>, <hw>Me`di*e"val*ism</hw>, <hw>Me`di*e"val*ist</hw>  }</mhw>. <def>Same as <er>Medi<ae/val</er>, <er>Medi<ae/valism</er>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*di"na ep"och</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From <etsep>Medina</etsep> in New York.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A subdivision of the Niagara period in the American upper Silurian, characterized by the formations known as the Oneida conglomerate, and the Medina sandstone. See the <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Medinilla</hw> <pos>peop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Medinilla</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Me*di"no</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*d<emac/"n<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Para</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*o`cral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mediocre.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>me`di*o"cre</hw> <pr>(m<emac/`d<icr/*<omac/"k<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82diocre</ets>, L. <ets>mediocris</ets>, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Mid</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.</def> \'bd A very <xex>mediocre</xex> poet.\'b8  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mediocre person; a mediocrity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*o`crist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mediocre person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*oc"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82diocrit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>mediocritas</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.</def> \'bdA <xex>mediocrity</xex> of success.\'b8  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Moderation; temperance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mediocre person; -- used disparagingly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medius</ets> middle + E. <ets>stapedial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The mediostapedial part of the columella.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Me`di*ox"u*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medioxumus</ets> middlemost.]</ety> <def>Intermediate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*tance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Meditation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Meditated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meditating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>meditatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>meditari</ets> to meditate; cf. Gr. <?/ to learn, E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety> <def>To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>In his law doth he <qex>meditate</qex> day and night.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. i. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.</def> \'bdBlessed is the man that doth <xex>meditate</xex> good things.\'b8  <rj><au>Ecclus. xiv. 20.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by revolving in the mind; <as>as, to <ex>meditate</ex> a war</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I <qex>meditate</qex> to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Meditate</er>, <er>Contemplate</er>, <er>Intend</er>. We <xex>meditate</xex> a design when we are looking out or waiting for the means of its accomplishment; we <xex>contemplate</xex> it when the means are at hand, and our decision is nearly or quite made.  To <xex>intend</xex> is stronger, implying that we have decided to act when an opportunity may offer.  A general <xex>meditates</xex> an attack upon the enemy; he <xex>contemplates</xex> or <xex>intends</xex> undertaking it at the earliest convenient season.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>meditacioun</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82ditation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>meditatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let the words of my mouth and the <qex>meditation</qex> of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xix. 14.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Thought; -- without regard to kind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>With wings as swift<br/
As <qex>meditation</qex> or the thoughts of love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*ta`tist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is given to meditation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>meditativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82ditatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; <as>as, a <ex>meditative</ex> man; a <ex>meditative</ex> mood.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mediterraneus</ets>; <ets>medius</ets> middle + <ets>terra</ets> land. See <er>Mid</er>, and <er>Terrace</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; <as>as, the <ex>Mediterranean</ex> Sea, between Europe and Africa</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inland; remote from the ocean.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Cities, as well <qex>mediterranean</qex> as maritime.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or on the adjacent lands; <as>as, <ex>Mediterranean</ex> trade; a <ex>Mediterranean</ex> voyage; a <ex>Mediterranean</ex> plant.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an fruit" fly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small two-winged fly (<spn>Ceratitis capitata</spn>), a native of the Mediterranean countries but now widely distributed in warm regions, which can cause great damage to citrus and other succulent fruit crops when present in large numbers.  It is black and white and irregularly banded. It lays eggs in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits; when the eggs hatch into larvae (maggots) inside the fruit, they cause the fruit to decay and fall, and make the fruit unsaleable.  It is also popularly called the <altname>medfly</altname>.</def> <note>The possibility of infestation by this and other crop pests has caused some states such as California, where fruit is a major export, to ban the importation of fruit from other regions.  Outbreaks of infestation with the medfly have caused California to mobilize major eradication campaigns and have been the subject of political faultfinding.  The eradication tactic, of releasing sterile males to break the reproductive cycle, has been used to deal with outbreaks of the medfly.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inland.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Media</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>E</plw>. <plw>Mediums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>medium</ets> the middle, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Mid</er>, and cf. <er>Medius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity.</def> <specif>Hence, specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Middle place or degree; mean.</def><br/
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<p><q>The just <qex>medium</qex> . . . lies between pride and abjection.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mean</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; <as>as, air is the common <ex>medium</ex> of sound</as>.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whether any other liquors, being made <qex>mediums</qex>, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I must bring together<br/
All these extremes; and must remove all <qex>mediums</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An average.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>medium</qex> of six years of war, and six years of peace.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See <er>Paper</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Microbiology)</fld> <def>A source of nutrients in which a microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to produce substances, or observe its activity under defined conditions; also called <altname>culture medium</altname> or <altname>growth medium</altname>.  The <ex>medium</ex> is usually a solution of nutrients in water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or agar.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A means of transmission of news, advertising, or other messages from an information source to the public, also called a <altname>news medium</altname>, such as a newspaper or radio; used mostly in the plural form, i. e. <altname>news media</altname> or <altname>media</altname>.  See 1st <er>media</er>{2}.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Circulating medium</b></col>, <cd>a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes.</cd> -- <col><b>Ethereal medium</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the ether.</cd> -- <col><b>Medium of exchange</b></col>, <cd>that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current representatives of money.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; <as>as, a horse of <ex>medium</ex> size; a decoction of <ex>medium</ex> strength.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"di*um-sized`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a medium size; <as>as, a <ex>medium-sized</ex> man</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"di*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Medii</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Medium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The third or middle finger; the third digit, or that which corresponds to it.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me*dji"di*e</hw>, <hw>Me*dji"di*eh</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>maj\'c6dieh</ets> (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. <ets>mej\'c6d</ets> glorious); -- so called after the sultan Abdul <etsep>Mejid</etsep>, lit., \'bdservant of the Glorious One,\'b8 i.e., of God.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A gold coin of Turkey equal (in 1913) to one hundred piastres ($4.396 or 18s. <frac34/d.); a lira, or Turkish pound.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by <persfn>Abdul-Mejid</persfn>, having as its badge a medallion surrounded by seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on foreigners.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>medler</ets> medlar tree, OF. <ets>meslier</ets>, F. <ets>n\'82flier</ets>, L. <ets>mespilum</ets>, <ets>mespilus</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/.  Cf. <er>Naseberry</er>.]</ety> <def>A tree of the genus <gen>Mespilus</gen> (<spn>Mespilus Germanica</spn>); also, the fruit of the tree.  The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp.  When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Japan medlar</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the loquat. See <er>Loquat</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Neapolitan medlar</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of thorn tree (<spn>Crat\'91gus Azarolus</spn>); also, its fruit.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Med"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To mix; to mingle; to meddle.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>medly</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Medleys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>medlee</ets>, OF. <ets>mesl\'82e</ets>, <ets>medl\'82e</ets>, <ets>mell\'82e</ets>, F. <ets>m\'88l\'82e</ets>. See <er>Meddle</er>, and cf. <er>Mel\'90e</er>, <er>Mellay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously.</def><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>medley</qex> of philosophy and war.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Love is a <qex>medley</qex> of endearments, jars,<br/
Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.</q> <rj><qau>W. Walsh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a m\'88l\'82e.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Medley</xex> is usually applied to vocal, <contr>potpourri</contr> to instrumental, compositions.</note><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A cloth of mixed colors.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ley</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mixed; of mixed material or color.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>medl\'82 coat</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mingled; confused.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Medle</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`doc"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mayduke</er>.]</ety> <def>A class of claret wines, including several varieties, from the district of M\'82doc in the department of Gironde.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"re*gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bonito</er>, 3.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"rick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of gull or tern.</def> <mark>[Prov.]</mark>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dul"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Marrow; pith; hence, essence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; <as>as, the <ex>medulla</ex>, or medullary substance, of the kidney</as>; specifically, the medula oblongata.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>See <cref>medulla oblongata</cref>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>\'d8Medulla oblongata</b></col>. <ety>[L., oblong medulla]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord.  It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also <altname>bulb of the spinal cord</altname>. See <er>Brain</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dul"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Medullary</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Med"ul*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>medullaris</ets>, fr. <ets>medulla</ets> marrow: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dullaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or medulla.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to the medula oblongata.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Filled with spongy pith; pithy.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Medullary groove</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a groove, in the epiblast of the vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which unite, making a tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and spinal cord are developed.</cd> -- <col><b>Medullary rays</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the rays of cellular tissue seen in a transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from the pith to the bark.</cd> -- <col><b>Medullary sheath</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the layer of white semifluid substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath and axis cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dul"la*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; <as>as, a <ex>medullated</ex> nerve fiber</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*dul"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82dulline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of certain plants.  Cf. <er>Lignin</er>, and <er>Cellulose</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*du"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <plu>[<it>pl.</it> <plw>Medusae</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The larger <xex>medus\'91</xex> belong to the Discophora, and are sometimes called <stype>covered-eyed medus\'91</stype>; others, known as <stype>naked-eyed medus\'91</stype>, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from hydroids. See <er>Discophora</er>, <er>Hydroidea</er>, and <er>Hydromedusa</er>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Medusa bud</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See <er>Athecata</er>, and <er>Gonotheca</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Medusa's head</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>An astrophyton</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>A cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus.  It contains the bright star Algol.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*du"si*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A medusa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*du"si*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Medusa</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*du"soid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Medusa</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A sessile gonophore. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Gonosome</er>.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Meech</hw> <pr>(m<emac/ch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Mich</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Meed</hw> <pr>(m<emac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mede</ets>, AS. <ets>m<emac/d</ets>, <ets>meord</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>m<emac/da</ets>, OHG. <ets>miata</ets>, <ets>mieta</ets>, G. <ets>miethe</ets> hire, Goth. <ets>mizd<omac/</ets> reward, Bohem. & Russ. <ets>mzda</ets>, Gr. <grk>misqo`s</grk>, Skr. <ets>m<imac/dha</ets>. <root/276.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense.</def><br/
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<p><q>A rosy garland was the victor's <qex>meed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Merit or desert; worth.</def><br/
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<p><q>My <qex>meed</qex> hath got me fame.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A gift; also, a bride.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meed</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reward; to repay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Waytt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deserve; to merit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meed"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious.</def> \'bd<xex>Meedful</xex> works.\'b8  <rj><au>Wiclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meed"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to merit; suitably.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meek</hw> <pr>(m<emac/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Meeker</adjf> <pr>(m<emac/k"<etil/r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Meekest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mek</ets>, <ets>meoc</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>mj<umac/kr</ets> mild, soft, Sw. <ets>mjuk</ets>, Dan. <ets>myg</ets>, D. <ets>muik</ets>, Goth. <ets>muka</ets>m<omac/dei gentleness.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.</def><br/
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<p><q>Now the man Moses was very <qex>meek</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Num. xii. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; <as>as, a <ex>meek</ex> answer; a <ex>meek</ex> face.</as></def> \'bdHer <xex>meek</xex> prayer.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; humble. See <er>Gentle</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meek</hw>, <hw>Meek"en</hw> <pr>(-'n)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meek"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a meek manner.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meek"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being meek.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meer</hw> <pr>(m<emac/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Simple; unmixed. See <er>Mere</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mere</er>, a lake.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boundary. See <er>Mere</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Meer"kat</hw> <pr>(m<emac/r"k<acr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South African carnivore (<spn>Suricata suricata</spn>, formerly <spn>Cynictis penicillata</spn>), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also <altname>yellow mongoose</altname> and <altname>suricate</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>mierkat</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>While his compatrioits scuffle about in the sand for delicious scorpions or fat, tasty mice, one <qex>meerkat</qex> stands alone, bolt upright on an exposed perch, scanning for hawks with dark eyes wide, ready to call out at the first sign of danger.  Like other such guards in the animal kingdom, these endearingly vulnerable <qex>meerkat</qex> sentinels have long impressed biologists as true altruists -- creatures willing to forgo food and brave danger to protect others.<br/
    Now a study in the current <publ>Science</publ> suggests that these beasts may not be such adorable heroes after all.  Researchers have discovered that <qex>meerkats</qex> abandon their hunting to act as guards only when their bellies are good and full.  And they appear to do so, not as an act of noble daring, but because by being the first to see a predator, they can be sure of being the first down a hole and out of harm's way.  Standing guard, researchers concluded, may be the safest thing to do once a <qex>meerkat</qex> has had enough to eat.<br/
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   Even the adorable <qex>meerkat</qex> may yet redeem itself as a bit of an altruist.  Although being a sentinel may itself not entail great risk, it is hard to imagine a selfish reason for their giving a shout of warning before dashing for cover.  . . .</q> <rj><qau>Carol Kaesuk Yoon (N. Y. Times, June 8, 1999 p. F3)</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meer"schaum</hw> <pr>(m<emac/r"sh<add/m; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit., sea foam; <ets>meer</ets> sea + <ets>schaum</ets> foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name <ets>myrsen</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mere</er> a lake, and <er>Scum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water.  It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor.  It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called <altname>sepiolite</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a <ecol><b>meerschaum pipe</b></ecol>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meet</hw> <pr>(m<emac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Met</conjf> <pr>(m<ecr/t)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meeting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>meten</ets>, AS. <ets>m<emac/tan</ets>, fr. <ets>m<omac/t</ets>, <ets>gem<omac/t</ets>, a meeting; akin to OS. <ets>m<omac/tian</ets> to meet, Icel. <ets>m\'91ta</ets>, Goth. <ets>gam<omac/tjan</ets>. See <er>Moot</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; <as>as, they <ex>met</ex> the enemy and defeated them; the ship <ex>met</ex> opposing winds and currents.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; <as>as, to <ex>meet</ex> a train at a junction; to <ex>meet</ex> carriages or persons in the street; to <ex>meet</ex> friends at a party; sweet sounds <ex>met</ex> the ear.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>His daughter came out to <qex>meet</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Judg. xi. 34.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; <as>as, the eye <ex>met</ex> a horrid sight; he <ex>met</ex> his fate.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,<br/
Which <qex>meets</qex> contempt, or which compassion first.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; <as>as, to <ex>meet</ex> one's expectations; the supply <ex>meets</ex> the demand.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To meet half way</b></col>, <cd>literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; <as>as, we <ex>met</ex> in the street; two lines <ex>meet</ex> so as to form an angle.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>O, when <qex>meet</qex> now<br/
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.</def><br/
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<p><q>Weapons more violent, when next we <qex>meet</qex>,<br/
May serve to better us and worse our foes.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To assemble together; to congregate; <as>as, Congress <ex>meets</ex> on the first Monday of December</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>They . . . appointed a day to <qex>meet</qex> together.</q> <rj><qau>2. Macc. xiv. 21.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To meet with</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the sense of unexpectedness.</cd><br/
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<p><q>We <qex>met with</qex> many things worthy of observation.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To join; to unite in company.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To suffer unexpectedly; <as>as, to <ex>meet with</ex> a fall; to <ex>meet with</ex> a loss</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To encounter; to be subjected to.</cd><br/
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<p><q>Prepare <qex>to meet with</qex> more than brutal fury<br/
From the fierce prince.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To obviate.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mete</ets> fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. <ets>m<aemac/te</ets> moderate; akin to <ets>gemet</ets> fit, meet, <ets>metan</ets> to mete, and G. <ets>m\'84ssig</ets> moderate, <ets>gem\'84ss</ets> fitting. See <er>Mete</er>.]</ety> <def>Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.</def><br/
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<p><q>It was <qex>meet</qex> that we should make merry.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xv. 32.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To be meet with</b></col>, <cd>to be even with; to be equal to.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meet</hw> <pr>(m<emac/t)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Meetly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meet"en</hw> <pr>(m<emac/t'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render fit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Meet"er</hw> <pr>(m<emac/t"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who meets.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meeth</hw> <pr>(m<emac/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mead. See <er>Meathe</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meet"ing</hw> <pr>(m<emac/t"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coming together; an assembling; <as>as, the <ex>meeting</ex> of Congress</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A junction, crossing, or union; <as>as, the <ex>meeting</ex> of the roads or of two rivers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; <as>as, a large <ex>meeting</ex>; an harmonious <ex>meeting</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An assembly for worship; <as>as, to attend <ex>meeting</ex> on Sunday</as>; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation; junction; confluence; union.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meet"ing*house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meet"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Fitly; suitably; properly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meet"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fitness; suitableness; propriety.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meg-</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g-)</pr>, <hw>Meg"a</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g"<adot/-)</pr>, <hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g"<adot/*l<osl/-)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, gen. <grk>mega`loy</grk>, great.]</ety> <def>Combining forms signifying: <sd>(a)</sd> <sig>Great</sig>, <sig>extended</sig>, <sig>powerful</sig>; <as>as, <ex>mega</ex>scope, <ex>mega</ex>cosm</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</fld> <def><sig>A million times</sig>, <sig>a million of</sig>; <as>as, <ex>mega</ex>byte, a million butes; <ex>mega</ex>watt, a million watts; <ex>mega</ex>meter, a million meters; <ex>mega</ex>farad, a million farads; <ex>meg</ex>ohm, a million ohms</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meg`a*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g`<adot/*s<esl/*f<acr/l"<icr/k)</pr>, <hw>Meg`a*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g`<adot/*s<ecr/f"<adot/*l<ucr/s)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*gac"e*ros</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*g<acr/s"<esl/*r<ocr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>The Irish elk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*chile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ lip.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A leaf-cutting bee of the genus <gen>Megachilus</gen>. See <cref>Leaf cutter</cref>, under <er>Leaf</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*cosm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ world.]</ety> <def>See <er>Macrocosm</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Croft.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*cou`lomb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>coulomb</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million coulombs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*derm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of the genus <gen>Megaderma</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*dyne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>dyne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of force, amounting to one million dynes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*far`ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>farad</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of electrical capacitance, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.</def><br/
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<p><hw>meg`a*kar"y*o*cyte</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g`<adot/*k<acr/r"<icr/*<osl/*s<imac/t)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets; it is up to 100 <mu/m in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus.  Also referred to as <altname>megacaryocyte</altname>, <altname>megalokaryocyte</altname>, and <altname>thromboblast</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>megakaryocytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a megakaryocyte.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*lerg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + <ets>erg</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A million ergs; a megerg.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*le"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Megalesius</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>Mega`lh</grk> the Great, a surname of Cybele, the Magna Mater.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele; <as>as, the <ex>Megalesian</ex> games at Rome</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*leth"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>alethoscope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a large lens with stereoptical effects.  It is often combined with the stereoscope.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-lith</ets>; cf. F. <ets>m\'82galithe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing ancient monuments.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Meg`a*lith"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>megalithic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to megaliths or the period during which they were erected; <as>as, <ex>megalithic</ex> monuments like Stonehenge</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Meg-</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Megalobatrachus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus <gen>Cryptobranchus</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Megalobatrachus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>megalocephalia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ having a large head.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also <altname>megacephaly</altname>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*lo*cyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a hollow vessel.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A large, flattened red blood cell corpuscle having no nucleus, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound an\'91mia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>megalo-</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pathol.)</fld> <def>A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>megalomaniacal</hw>, <hw>megalomanic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Suffering from megalomania.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Megalonychidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family consisting of the two-toed sloths.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Megalonychidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Meg`a*lon"yx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>'o`nyx</grk> claw.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*loph"o*nous</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g`<adot/*l<ocr/f"<osl/*n<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.]</ety> <def>Having a loud voice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"o*lis</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g`<adot/*l<ocr/p"<osl/*l<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>megalo`polis</grk>; <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety> <def>A chief city; a metropolis.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*lops</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g"<adot/*l<ocr/ps)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>-a`loy</grk>, large + <grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A larva, in a stage following the zo\'89a, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large fish; the tarpum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"sy*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ soul, mind.]</ety> <def>Greatness of soul.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meg"a*lo*saur`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Meg`a*lo*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>megalosaurus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>say^ros</grk> lizard: cf. F. <ets>m\'82galosaure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*gam"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82gam\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A micrometer.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meg"a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Meg"a*me`tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>meter</ets>, <ets>metre</ets>, n., 2.]</ety> <def>In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`am`p\'8are"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million amp\'8ares.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.]</ety> <def>A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*gaph"y*ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or fronds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*pode</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/g"<adot/*p<omac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera <gen>Megapodius</gen> and <gen>Leipoa</gen>, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands.  Called also <altname>mound builder</altname>, <altname>scrub fowl</altname>, <altname>moundbird</altname>, and <altname>brush turkey</altname>.  See <cref>Jungle fowl</cref> <sd>(b)</sd> under <er>Jungle</er>, and <er>Leipoa</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*gap"o*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety> <def>A metropolis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me*ga"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*gar"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Megarian school</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Megaric school</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a school of philosophy established at <city>Megara</city>, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable for its logical subtlety.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82gascope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A modification of the magic lantern (projector), used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meg`a*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Meg`a*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the megascope or the projection upon a screen of images of opaque objects.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Enlarged or magnified; -- said of images or of photographic pictures, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Large enough to be seen; -- said of the larger structural features and components of rocks which do not require the use of the microscope to be perceived. Opposed to <ant>microscopic</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*seme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sing, mark: cf. F. <ets>m\'82gas\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to <contr>microseme</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me"gass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*gasse"</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bagasse</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"as*thene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sqe`nos</grk> strength.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical characteristic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`as*then"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"a*stome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meg"a*there</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Meg`a*the"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>megatherium</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>qhri`on</grk> beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*the"roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Megatherium</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*volt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>volt</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg`a*we"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>weber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million webers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meg"erg`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>erg</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million ergs; -- called also <altname>megalerg</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me*gilp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*gilph"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>magilp</asp>, and <asp>magilph</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>MEGO</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>M</ets>y <ets>e</ets>yes <ets>g</ets>laze <ets>o</ets>ver.]</ety> <def>A very dull article, speech, or book, which causes the reader or listener to rapidly lose interest; -- often used of involved discussions of a technical nature, especially in newspapers.</def> <mark>[Acronym, Slang]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Meg"ohm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>ohm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"grim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>migrim</ets>, <ets>migrene</ets>, F. <ets>migraine</ets>, LL. <ets>hemigrania</ets>, L. <ets>hemicrania</ets>, <ets>hemicranium</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/- half + <?/ skull.  See <er>Hemi-</er> and <er>Cranium</er>, and cf. <er>Hemicrania</er>, <er>Migraine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head; now more commonly called <altname>migraine headache</altname> or <altname>migraine</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits.</def><br/
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<p><q>These are his <qex>megrims</qex>, firks, and melancholies.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy.</def>  <rj><au>Youatt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"grim</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (<spn>Psetta arnoglossa</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mei*bo"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, <persfn><etsep>Meibomius</etsep></persfn>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meibomian glands</b></col>, <cd>the slender sebaceous glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in the edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate the adjacent parts.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Menge</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mein"e</hw>, <hw>Mein"y</hw>, <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maisni\'82e</ets>, <ets>maisnie</ets>. See <er>Menial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue; train.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Company; band; army.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mei"o*cene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Miocene</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mei"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller. So called in a allusion to the low pyramids of the crystals.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A member of the scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near Naples.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mei*o"sis</hw> <pr>(m<isl/*<omac/"s<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mei`wsis</grk>, fr. <grk>meioy^n</grk> to make smaller, from <grk>mei`wn</grk>. See <er>Meionite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is; understatement; see also <stype>litotes</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cell Biology)</fld> <def>The cellular process by which a diploid progenitor cell forms haploid gametes, including a division of one diploid cell into two cells, each with one of the homologous sets of chromosomes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mei`o*stem"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller + <?/ warp, thread.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mei*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>meiosis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Cell Biology)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to <er>meiosis</er>; <as>as, <ex>meiotic</ex> division</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>-meister</hw> <pos>suff.</pos> <ety>[G., master]</ety> <def>A suffix denoting <sig>master</sig> or <sig>professional practitioner</sig>, as in spin<ex>meister</ex> or hype<ex>meister</ex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Meis"ter*sing`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See <er>Mastersinger</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mekh"i*tar*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mechitarist</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lac"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black + <?/ dust.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*la"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Me*la"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop. p. p. of <ets>melar</ets> to sugar, candy, fr. L. <ets>mel</ets> honey. See <er>Molasses</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*l\'91"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, m., <grk>me`laina</grk>, f., black.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"ain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mel\'91na</er>.]</ety> <def>The dark coloring matter of the liquid of the cuttlefish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lai"no*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Melanotype</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"lam</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"l<acr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82lam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white or buff-colored granular powder, <chform>C6H9N11</chform>, obtained by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mel"a*mine</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<adot/*m<emac/n)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous strongly basic chemical substance (<chform>C3H6N6</chform>), structurally <chname>2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine</chname>, produced from several cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of <etsep>melam</etsep>.  Called also <altname>cyanuramide</altname>.  It is used as one of the starting components (together with formaldehyde) in the preparation of melamine resins, including the commercially marketed <er>Formica</er> (TM).  It is solid at room temperature, and sublimes at temperatures approaching 250<deg/ C, decomposing at 345<deg/ C.  Density 1.573.</def> <au>HCP61</au><br/
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<p><hw>melamine resin</hw> <hw>melamine-fromaldehyde methanal resin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thermosetting plastic formed by the reaction of melamine and formaldehyde.  It is used for molding and for preparing laminated sheets used to surface counter tops, walls, and furniture.  The commercially marketed <styp><er>Formica</er></styp> (TM) is one type of melamine resin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"am*pode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>melampo`dion</grk>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>The black hellebore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Melampsoraceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of rust fungi.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Melampsoraceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mel`am*py"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mel`am*py"rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Melampyrum</ets> cowwheat; Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black + <grk>pyro`s</grk> wheat.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (<gen>Melampyrum</gen>). See <er>Dulcite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`a*n\'91"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <grk>a"i^ma</grk> blood.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the white blood corpuscles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lan"a*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <?/ leading, driving, <?/ to lead.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`an*cho"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Melancholy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`an*cho"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. J. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>melancholicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82lancholique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.</def><br/
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<p><q>Just as the <qex>melancholic</qex> eye<br/
Sees fleets and armies in the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One affected with a gloomy state of mind.</def>  <rj><au>J. Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gloomy state of mind; melancholy.</def>  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a melancholy manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being melancholy.</def>  <rj><au>Hallywell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`an*cho"li*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>melancholieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Melancholy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One affected with melancholy or dejection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become gloomy or dejected in mind.</def>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make melancholy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>melancolie</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82lancolie</ets>, L. <ets>melancholia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <?/ gall, bile. See <er>Malice</er>, and 1st <er>Gall</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHail, divinest <xex>Melancholy</xex> !\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Ill nature.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; <as>as, a <ex>melancholy</ex> event</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Reynolds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Favorable to meditation; somber.</def><br/
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<p><q>A pretty, <qex>melancholy</qex> seat, well wooded and watered.</q> <rj><qau>Evelin.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Gloomy; sad; dispirited; low-spirited; downhearted; unhappy; hypochondriac; disconsolate; heavy, doleful; dismal; calamitous; afflictive.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`an*co`ni*a"ce*\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A family of fungi constituting the order <ord>Melanconiales</ord>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mel`an*co`ni*a"ceous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`an*co`ni*a"les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Melanconium</ets>, name of the typical genus, fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black + <?/ dust, in allusion to the dark spores.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The smallest of the three orders of Fungi Imperfecti, including those with no asci nor pycnidia, but as a rule having the spores in cavities without special walls.  They cause many of the plant diseases known as <causes>anthracnose</causes>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <?/ island. <ets>Melanesia</ets> was so called from the dark complexion of the natives.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Melanesia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`lange"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Mell</er>, <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture; a medley.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*la"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Melanotic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the black-haired races.</def>  <rj><au>Prichard.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lan"i*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white, crystalline substance; -- called also <altname>diphenyl guanidin</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"a*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called <altname>fuscin</altname>), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"a*nism</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<adot/*n<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of <contr>albinism</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease; black jaundice. See <er>Mel\'91na</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"a*nism</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<adot/*n<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l`<adot/*n<icr/s"t<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with melanism; of the nature of melanism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"a*nite</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<adot/*n<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black: cf. F. <ets>m\'82lanite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A black variety of garnet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`a*noch"ro*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Melanochroic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A group of the human race, including the dark whites.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>melana`chroos</grk>; <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>chroa`</grk> color.]</ety> <def>Having a dark complexion; of or pertaining to the Melanochroi.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Melanochroic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a red, or brownish or yellowish red color.  It is a chromate of lead; -- called also <altname>ph\'d2nicocroite</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*noc"o*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <?/ hair.]</ety> <def>Having very dark or black hair; black-haired.</def>  <rj><au>Prichard.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`a*no"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>L. pl. <plw>-nomata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.; Gr. <?/, <?/, black + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tumor containing dark pigment.  Such tumors are usually malignant and often fatal.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Development of dark-pigmented tumors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`a*nor*rh\'d2"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <?/ to flow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An East Indian genus of large trees. <spn>Melanorrh<oe/a usitatissima</spn> is the lignum-vit\'91 of Pegu (in Burma), and yields a valuable black varnish.</def><-- #"Pegu" is part of Burma (now Myanmar) --><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lan"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>An instrument containing a combination of colored glasses such that they transmit only red light, so that objects of other colors, as green leaves, appear black when seen through it.  It is used for viewing colored flames, to detect the presence of potassium, lithium, etc., by the red light which they emit.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`a*no"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a growing black, fr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lan"o*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An alga of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed dust.  The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of kelp.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mel`a*no*sper"mous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*not"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Melanistic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lan"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A positive picture produced with sensitized collodion on a smooth surface of black varnish, coating a thin plate of iron; also, the process of making such a picture.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>melainotype</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lan"ter*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green color and vitreous luster; iron vitriol.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"a*nure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>melanurus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + <grk>o'ura`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small fish of the Mediterranean; a gilthead. See <er>Gilthead</er> <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*nu"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Melam</ets> + <ets>urea</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white crystalline powder; -- called also <altname>melanurenic acid</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"a*phyre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>me`lanos</grk>, black + por<ets>phyre</ets> porphyry.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*las"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ black spot.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; <as>as, Addison's <ex>melasma</ex>, or Addison's disease</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Me*las"mic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Me*las"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Molasses</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*las"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Molasses</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical with <altname>saccharic</altname> acid (also called <altname>D-glucaric</altname> acid or <altname>tetrahydroxyadipic</altname> acid). See <er>Saccharic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*las"to*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`a*sto*ma"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the order of which <gen>Melastoma</gen> is the type.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mel`a*tonin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiology)</fld> <def>A hormone secreted by the pineal gland.  Chemically it is <chname>N-acety-5-methoxytryptamine</chname>.  Research has indicated that there are daily rhythms in secretion of melatonin, in particular due to the depressing effect on melatonin production by light received by the retina.  Conversely it appears that melatonin may influence the circadian rhythms of animals.  There is some experimental evidence that administration of melatonin may increase the amount of sleep in people with sleep disorders.  However, the evidence is not convincing and the effect is not profound.  Nevertheless, the deregulation of melatonin and its availability over-the-counter has led to many people taking melatonin to help sleep, without consulting a physician.</def><br/
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<p><q>A role for melatonin in sleep facilitation has been inferred from its effect on electroencephalogram patterns, but it has not been possible to demonstrate that wakefulness sleep cycles are driven by periodic accumulation, depletion, or regeneration of melatonin.</q> <rj><qau>Uwe Ackermann, Essentials of Human Physiology, 1992</qau></rj></p>

<p><hw>Mel"chite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>melek</ets> king.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meld</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Melded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Melding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[G. <ets>melden</ets> to announce.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; <as>as, to <ex>meld</ex> a sequence</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to mix together so that the components are indistinguishable.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, combine, merge.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>meld</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded, in pinochle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A form of <isa>rummy</isa> using two decks and four jokers; jokers and dueces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> canasta, basket rummy.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meleagrididae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of fowls including the turkeys and some extinct forms.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Meleagrididae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`e*a"grine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <gen>Meleagris</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`e*a"gris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., the Guinea fowl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the <member>common turkey</member> and the <members>wild turkeys</members>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'88`l\'82e"</hw> <pr>(m<asl/`l<asl/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>m\'88ler</ets> to mix. See <er>Meddle</er>, <er>Mell</er>, and cf. <er>Mellay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume; -- sometimes called <altname>Balaklava m\'88l\'82e</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*le"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mel\'91na</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mel</ets>issic + ethyl<ets>ene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An unsaturated hydrocarbon, <chform>C30H60</chform>, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also <altname>melissene</altname>, and <altname>melissylene</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"e*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey.]</ety> <def>An explosive of great destructive power; -- so called from its color, which resembles honey.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"e*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Quercitin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lez"i*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82l\'8aze</ets> the larch + mel<ets>itose</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, extracted from the manna of the larch (<gen>Larix</gen>).</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>melicitose</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Me`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a natural order (<ord>Meliac\'91</ord>) of plants of which the genus <gen>Melia</gen> is the type. It includes the mahogany and the Spanish cedar.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mel`i*be"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mel`i*b<?/"an</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>Meliboeus</ets>, one of the interlocutors in <persfn>Virgil's</persfn> first Eclogue.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Alternately responsive, as verses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ song.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lic"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>meliceris</ets> a kind of tumor, fr. Gr. <?/; <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <?/ wax.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Consisting of or containing matter like honey; -- said of certain encysted tumors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"ic grass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of grasses (<gen>Melica</gen>) of little agricultural importance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`i*co*toon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Melocoton</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lic"ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>meli`kraton</grk>.]</ety> <def>A meadlike drink.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"i*lite</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<icr/*l<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <ets>-lite</ets>; cf. F. <ets>m\'82lilithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (<it>melilite basalt</it>) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mellilite</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"i*lot</hw> <pr>(-l<ocr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82lilot</ets>, L. <ets>melilotus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a kind of clover containing honey; <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <?/ lotus.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any species of <gen>Melilotus</gen>, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot (<spn>Melilotus c\'91rulea</spn>) is used in Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`i*lot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or melilot; specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a white crystalline substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Melinae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A subdivision of mammals not used in some classifications; it includes the badgers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily <subfam>Melinae</subfam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>M\'82"lin*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A high explosive similar to lyddite, consisting principally of picric acid, used in the French military service.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"io*rate</hw> <pr>(m<emac/l"y<osl/*r<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Meliorated</conjf> <pr>(m<emac/l"y<osl/*r<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meliorating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>melioratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>meliorare</ets> to meliorate, fr. <ets>melior</ets> better; akin to Gr. <grk>ma^llon</grk> rather, <grk>ma`la</grk> very.  Cf. <er>Ameliorate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.</def><br/
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<p><q>Nature by art we nobly <qex>meliorate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The pure and benign light of revelation has had a <qex>meliorating</qex> influence on mankind.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"io*rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"io*ra`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Meliorator</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`io*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>melioratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"io*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who meliorates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"io*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>melior</ets> better.]</ety> <def>The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.</def>  <rj><au>J. Sully.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*ior"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>melioritas</ets>, fr. L. <ets>melior</ets>. See <er>Meliorate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being better; melioration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the genus <gen>Meliphaga</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the genus <gen>Meliphaga</gen> and allied genera; a honey eater; -- called also <altname>meliphagidan</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meliphagan</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Eating, or feeding upon, honey.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*lis"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Melismata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`lisma</grk> a song.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to <contr>recitative</contr> or musical declamation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A grace or embellishment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*lis"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (<spn>Melissa officinalis</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lis"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an acid obtained by oxidation of myricin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lis"syl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meliss</ets>ic +<ets>yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Myricyl</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lis"sy*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meliss</ets>ic + <ets>-yl</ets> + <ets>-ene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Melene</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"i*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so-called Australian manna (a secretion of certain species of Eucalyptus).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'88ler</ets>, OF. <ets>meller</ets>, <ets>mester</ets>. See <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To mix; to meddle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mell</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mellifluous</er>.]</ety> <def>Honey.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Warner.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mell</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey.  Cf. <er>Mellitate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A mellitate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"lay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A m\'88l\'82e; a conflict.</def>  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mellitic</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mellifer</ets>; <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Producing honey.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Producing honey.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mellificare</ets> to make honey: cf. F. <ets>mellification</ets>. See <er>Mellific</er>.]</ety> <def>The making or production of honey.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mellifluens</ets>. See <er>Mellifluous</er>.]</ety> <def>Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mellifluent manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mellifluus</ets>; <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey (akin to Gr. <?/, Goth. <ets>milip</ets>) + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow. See <er>Mildew</er>, <er>Fluent</er>, and cf. <er>Marmalade</er>.]</ety> <def>Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; <as>as, a <ex>mellifluous</ex> voice</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets> + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of honey.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel*li"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Honeydew.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lil"o*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets> honey + <ets>loquens</ets> speaking, p. pr. of <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*liph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Meliphagan</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*liph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Meliphagous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"li*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mellitate</ets>. See <er>Mellitic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mellitic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey: cf. F. <ets>mellite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone.  It is a mellitate of alumina.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mellitique</ets>. See <er>Mellite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine secretions; <as>as, <ex>mellitic</ex> diabetes</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mineral mellite.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mellitic acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white, crystalline, organic substance, <chform>C6(CO2H)6</chform>, occurring naturally in combination with aluminium in the mineral mellite, and produced artificially by the oxidation of coal, graphite, etc., and hence called also <altname>graphitic acid</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"lone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow powder, <chform>C6H3N9</chform>, obtained from certain sulphocyanates.  It has acid properties and forms compounds called <xex>mellonides</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"lon*ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mellone</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Mellower</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Mellowest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>melwe</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>mearu</ets> soft, D. <ets>murw</ets>, Prov. G. <ets>mollig</ets> soft, D. <ets>malsch</ets>, and E. <ets>meal</ets> flour.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; <as>as, a <ex>mellow</ex> apple</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> Hence: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; <as>as, a <ex>mellow</ex> soil</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mellow</xex> glebe.\'b8 <au>Drayton</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.</def> \'bdThe <xex>mellow</xex> horn.\'b8 <au>Wordsworth.</au> \'bdThe <xex>mellow</xex>-tasted Burgundy.\'b8 <au>Thomson.</au><br/
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<p><q>The tender flush whose <qex>mellow</qex> stain imbues<br/
Heaven with all freaks of light.</q> <rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.</def><br/
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<p><q>May health return to <qex>mellow</qex> age.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>As merry and <qex>mellow</qex> an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mellowed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mellowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make mellow.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>If the Weather prove frosty to <qex>mellow</qex> it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The fervor of early feeling is tempered and <qex>mellowed</qex> by the ripeness of age.</q> <rj><qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become mellow; <as>as, ripe fruit soon <ex>mellows</ex></as>.</def> \'bdProsperity begins to <xex>mellow</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mellowed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having a mild and pleasing flavor through proper aging.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mellow.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; -- of people.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gentle, mellow.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mellowing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def><pos>pr. p.</pos> of <er>mellow</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mellowing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ripening, aging, ageing.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"low*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mellow manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"low*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of being mellow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"low*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Soft; unctuous.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel*lu"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A climbing plant (<spn>Ullucus officinalis</spn>) of the Andes, having tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for potatoes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mel`o*co*ton"</hw>, <hw>Mel`o*co*toon"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>melocoton</ets> a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. <ets>malum cotonium</ets>, or <ets>cotonea</ets>, or <ets>Cydonia</ets>, a quince, or quince tree, lit., apple of <ets>Cydonia</ets>, Gr. <?/ <?/. See <er>Quince</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A quince.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>malacatoon</asp>, <asp>malacotune</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lo"de*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ musical. See <er>Melody</er>, and cf. <er>Odeon</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of the seraphine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A music hall.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>melodicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82lodique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lod"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The branch of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones, and of the laws of melody.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lo"di*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Melody</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A contrivance for preserving a record of music, by recording the action of the keys of a musical instrument when played upon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lo"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82lodieux</ets>. See <er>Melody</er>.]</ety> <def>Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; <as>as, a <ex>melodious</ex> voice</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>melodious</xex> voice.\'b8 \'bdA <xex>melodious</xex> undertone.\'b8 <au>Longfellow.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82lodiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A composer or singer of melodies.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*dize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Melodized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Melodizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make melodious; to form into, or set to, melody.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*dize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make melody; to compose melodies; to harmonize.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`o*dra"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82lodrame</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> song + <grk>dra^ma</grk> drama.]</ety> <def>Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.  Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.  In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; <as>as, the <ex>melodrama</ex> in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's \'bdFidelio\'b8</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82lodramatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`o*dram"a*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acts in, or writes, melodramas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*drame</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Melodrama.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Melodies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>melodie</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82lodie</ets>, L. <ets>melodia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ a singing, choral song, fr. <?/ musical, melodious; <grk>me`los</grk> song, tune + <?/ song. See <er>Ode</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lulled with sound of sweetest <qex>melody</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Melody</xex> consists in a succession of single tones; <xex>harmony</xex> is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a succession of consonant musical combinations or chords.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The air or tune of a musical piece.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Harmony</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel"o*e</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[ NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to probe a wound.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of beetles without wings, but having short oval elytra; the oil beetles.  These beetles are sometimes used instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See <cref>Oil beetle</cref>, under <er>Oil</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*graph</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<osl/*gr<adot/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> a song + <ets>-graph</ets> : cf. F. <ets>m\'82lographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Melodiograph</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>meloid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A beetle belongoing to the family <fam>Meloidae</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meloidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of insects comprising the blister beetles.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Meloidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Melolonthidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural subfamily of beetles, considered a separate family in some classification systems.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily <fam>Melolonthidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`o*lon*thid"i*an</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l`<osl/*l<ocr/n*th<icr/d"<icr/*<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mhlolo`nqh</grk> the cockchafer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A beetle of the genus <gen>Melolontha</gen>, and allied genera.  See <cref>May beetle</cref>, under <er>May</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"on</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>melo</ets>, for <ets>melopepo</ets> an apple-shaped melon, Gr. <grk>mhlope`pwn</grk> ; <grk>mh^lon</grk> apple + <grk>pe`pwn</grk> a species of large melon; cf. L. <ets>malum</ets> apple.  Cf. <er>Marmalade</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus <gen>Melo</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Melon beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small leaf beetle (<spn>Diabrotiea vittata</spn>), which damages the leaves of melon vines.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Melon cactus</b></col>, <col><b>Melon thistle</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A genus of cactaceous plants (<gen>Melocactus</gen>) having a fleshy and usually globose stem with the surface divided into spiny longitudinal ridges, and bearing at the top a prickly and woolly crown in which the small pink flowers are half concealed</cd>.  <spn>Melocactus communis</spn>, from the West Indies, is often cultivated, and sometimes called <stype>Turk's cap</stype>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The related genus <gen>Mamillaria</gen>, in which the stem is tubercled rather than ribbed, and the flowers sometimes large. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Cactus</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`o*pi*a"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> song + E. <ets>piano</ets>.]</ety> <def>A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the notes at will.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel`o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new cheek.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/l"<osl/*pl<acr/s`t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mh^lon</grk> an apple, a cheek + <ets>-plasty</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82loplastie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly or in part.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mel`o*p<oe/"ia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <grk>me`los</grk> song + <grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The art of forming melody; melody; -- now often used for a melodic passage, rather than a complete melody.</def><br/
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<p><hw>melosa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A South American herb (<spn>Madia sativa</spn>) with sticky glandular foliage; it is a source of <prod>madia oil</prod>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, <spn>Madia sativa</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Melospiza</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of American song sparrows and swamp sparrows.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Melospiza</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A picture produced by a process in which development after exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit transportation of exposed plates; also, the process itself.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mel*pom"e*ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, lit., the songstress, fr. <?/, <?/, to sing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Muse of tragedy.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The eighteenth asteroid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"rose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Honey of roses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Melt</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/lt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See 2d <er>Milt</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Melt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Melted</conjf> <mark>(obs.)</mark> <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Molten</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Melting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>meltan</ets>; akin to Gr. <grk>me`ldein</grk>, E. <ets>malt</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>smelt</ets>, v. <root/108.  Cf. <er>Smelt</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Malt</er>, <er>Milt</er> the spleen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; <as>as, to <ex>melt</ex> wax, tallow, or lead; to <ex>melt</ex> ice or snow.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou would'st have . . . <qex>melted</qex> down thy youth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>For pity <qex>melts</qex> the mind to love.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Melt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; <as>as, butter and wax <ex>melt</ex> at moderate temperatures</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dissolve; <as>as, sugar <ex>melts</ex> in the mouth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.</def><br/
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<p><q>My soul <qex>melteth</qex> for heaviness.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxix. 28.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Melting</qex> with tenderness and kind compassion.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To lose distinct form or outline; to blend.  See <er>fondue</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines, overlapping and <qex>melting</qex> into each other.</q> <rj><qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; <as>as, the fog <ex>melts</ex> away</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Melt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being melted.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Melt"er</hw> <pr>(-<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, melts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Melt"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Melting point</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; <as>as, the <ex>melting point</ex> of ice is 0<deg/ Centigrade or 32<deg/ Fahr., that of urea is 132<deg/ Centigrade</as>.  Pressure affects the melting point somewhat, and if not specified the melting point is usually taken to be at atmospheric pressure.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Melt"ing</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; <as>as, a <ex>melting</ex> heat; a <ex>melting</ex> appeal; a <ex>melting</ex> mood</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Melt"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Melt"ing pot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sociology)</fld> <mark>(fig.)</mark> <def>A place where people of different backgrounds become similar in culture.  The United States has often been referred to as a <ex>melting pot</ex>, though the differences in cultures of recently arrived immigrants persists beyond the generation of immigrants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mel"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*lun"geon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82langer</ets> to mix, <ets>m\'82lange</ets> a mixture.]</ety> <def>One of a mixed white and Indian people living in parts of Tennessee and the Carolinas.  They are descendants of early intermixtures of white settlers with natives.  In North Carolina the <col><b>Croatan Indians</b></col>, regarded as descended from <person>Raleigh's</person> lost colony of Croatan, formerly classed with negroes, are now legally recognized as distinct.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Melursus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of mammals including the sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from <gen>Ursus</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Melursus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Melville</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Herman Melville, American novelist, author of <booki>Moby Dick</booki>; b. 1819, d. 1891.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Herman Melville.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mem</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Remember</er>.]</ety> <def>To remember; to cause to remember; to mention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>membre</ets>, F. <ets>membre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>membrum</ets>; cf. Goth. <ets>mimz</ets> flesh, Skr. <ets>mamsa</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.</def><br/
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<p><q>We have many <qex>members</qex> in one body, and all <qex>members</qex> have not the same office.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; <as>as, a <ex>member</ex> of the society of Friends</as>.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>one of the elements which, taken together, comprise a set.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>one of the individual objects which comprise a group or class.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Compression member</b></col>, <col><b>Tension member</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Engin.)</fld>, <cd>a member, as a rod, brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, respectively.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"bered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"ber*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a member.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of members, as of a society.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"bral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Relating to a member.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem`bra*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>membranaceus</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Membranous</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"brane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>membrana</ets> the skin that covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. <ets>membrum</ets>. See <er>Member</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, of various texture, both in animals and vegetables.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Adventitious membrane</b></col>, <cd>a membrane connecting parts not usually connected, or of a different texture from the ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix.</cd> -- <col><b>Jacob's membrane</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Retina</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mucous membranes</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the membranes lining passages and cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually secreting mucus.</cd> -- <col><b>Schneiderian membrane</b></col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Schneiderian</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Serous membranes</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>, the membranes, like the peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous fluid.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mem*bra"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>membraneus</ets> of parchment.]</ety> <def>See <er>Membranous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem`bra*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Membrane</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having or producing membranes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem*bra"ni*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Membrane</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>membraniforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem`bra*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Membrane</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of membranes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"bra*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>membraneux</ets>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; <as>as, a <ex>membranous</ex> covering or lining</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Membranaceous.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Membranous croup</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>true croup. See <er>Croup</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*men"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mementos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., remember, be mindful, imper. of <ets>meminisse</ets> to remember. See <er>Mention</er>.]</ety> <def>A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.</def><br/
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<p><q>Seasonable <qex>mementos</qex> may be useful.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*men"to mo"ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Lit., remember to die, i.e., that you must die; a warning to be prepared for death; an object, as a death's-head or a personal ornament, usually emblematic, used as a reminder of death.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*min"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small deerlet, or chevrotain, of India.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"non</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from Gr. <?/, lit., the Steadfast, Resolute, the son of <persfn>Tithonus</persfn> and <persfn>Aurora</persfn>, and king of the Ethiopians, killed by <persfn>Achilles</persfn>.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A celebrated Egyptian statue near Thebes, said to have the property of emitting a harplike sound at sunrise.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mem"oir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, or <pluf>pl.</pluf> <hw>Mem"oirs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82moire</ets>, m., memorandum, fr. <ets>m\'82moire</ets>, f., memory, L. <ets>memoria</ets>. See <er>Memory</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See <er>History</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a biography written without special regard to method and completeness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a record of investigations of any subject; the journals and proceedings of a society.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"oir*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of memoirs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mem`o*ra*bil"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>memorabilis</ets> memorable. See <er>Memorable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of them.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mementos of past events; souvenirs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem`o*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being memorable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"o*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>memorabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>memorare</ets> to bring to remembrance, fr. <ets>memor</ets> mindful, remembering. See <er>Memory</er>, and cf. <er>Memorabilia</er>.]</ety> <def>Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mem"o*ra*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Mem"o*ra*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Surviving fame to gain,<br/
Buy tombs, by books, by <qex>memorable</qex> deeds.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mem`o*ran"dum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Memorandums</plw>, L. <plw>Memoranda</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., something to be remembered, neut. of <ets>memorandus</ets>, fut. pass. p. of <ets>memorare</ets>. See <er>Memorable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A record of something which it is desired to remember; a note to help the memory.</def><br/
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<p><q>I . . . entered a <qex>memorandum</qex> in my pocketbook.</q> <rj><qau>Guardian.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I wish you would, as opportunity offers, make <qex>memorandums</qex> of the regulations of the academies.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Reynolds.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A brief or informal note in writing of some transaction, or an outline of an intended instrument; an instrument drawn up in a brief and compendious form.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Memorandum check</b></col>, <cd>a check given as an acknowledgment of indebtedness, but with the understanding that it will not be presented at bank unless the maker fails to take it up on the day the debt becomes due.  It usually has <xex>Mem.</xex> written on its face.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"o*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>memoratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>memorare</ets>. See <er>Memorable</er>.]</ety> <def>To commemorate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"o*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82moratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Commemorative.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*mo"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Memory.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Memoria technica</b></col>, <cd>technical memory; a contrivance for aiding the memory.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82morial</ets>, L. <ets>memorialis</ets>, fr. <ets>memoria</ets>. See <er>Memory</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; <as>as, a <ex>memorial</ex> building</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>There high in air, <qex>memorial</qex> of my name,<br/
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contained in memory; <as>as, a <ex>memorial</ex> possession</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Mnemonic; assisting the memory.</def><br/
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<p><q>This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the <qex>memorial</qex> word ASH.</q> <rj><qau>Skeat.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Memorial Day</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Memorial Day</er> in the vocabulary.  Also called <altname><er>Decoration Day</er></altname>.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82morial</ets>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Churches have names; some as <qex>memorials</qex> of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A memorandum; a record.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Memory; remembrance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Precious is the <qex>memorial</qex> of the just.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Diplomacy)</fld> <def>A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al Day</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A day, originally May 30, appointed for commemorating, by decorating their graves with flowers, by patriotic exercises, etc., the dead soldiers and sailors who served the Civil War (1861-65) in the United States; Also called <altname>Decoration Day</altname>. It is a legal holiday in most of the States. In the Southern States, the Confederate Memorial Day is: May 30 in Virginia; April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in North Carolina and South Carolina; the second Friday in May in Tennessee; June 3 in Louisiana.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A day designated for commemoration of all of the war dead of the United States, clebrated on the last Monday in May in most states.  It supersedes the original <ex>Memorial Day</ex> celebrated May 30th.</def><br/
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<p><hw>me*mo"ri*al*ise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as memorialize.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82morialiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who writes or signs a memorial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Memorialized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Memorializing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To address or petition by a memorial; to present a memorial to; <as>as, to <ex>memorialize</ex> the legislature</as>.</def>  <rj><au>T. Hook.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who petitions by a memorial.</def>  <rj><au>T. Hook.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Memorial rose</hw>. <def>A Japanese evergreen rose (<spn>Rosa wichuraiana</spn>) with creeping branches, shining leaves, and single white flowers. It is often planted in cemeteries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"o*rist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Memorize</er>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, causes to be remembered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*mor"i*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>memor</ets> mindful. See <er>Memorable</er>.]</ety> <def>By, or from, memory.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"o*rize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Memorized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Memorizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Memory</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to be remembered ; hence, to record.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>They neglect to <qex>memorize</qex> their conquest.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They meant to . . . <qex>memorize</qex> another Golgotha.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To commit to memory; to learn by heart.</def><br/
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<p><hw>memorizer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who learns by rote.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"o*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Memories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>memorie</ets>, OF. <ets>memoire</ets>, <ets>memorie</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82moire</ets>, L. <ets>memoria</ets>, fr. <ets>memor</ets> mindful; cf. <ets>mora</ets> delay.  Cf. <er>Demur</er>, <er>Martyr</er>, <er>Memoir</er>, <er>Remember</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Memory</qex> is the purveyor of reason.</q> <rj><qau>Rambler.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The reach and positiveness with which a person can remember; the strength and trustworthiness of one's power to reach and represent or to recall the past; <as>as, his <ex>memory</ex> was never wrong</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The actual and distinct retention and recognition of past ideas in the mind; remembrance; <as>as, in <ex>memory</ex> of youth; <ex>memories</ex> of foreign lands.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The time within which past events can be or are remembered; <as>as, within the <ex>memory</ex> of man</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>And what, before thy <qex>memory</qex>, was done<br/
From the begining.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Something, or an aggregate of things, remembered; hence, character, conduct, etc., as preserved in remembrance, history, or tradition; posthumous fame; <as>as, the war became only a <ex>memory</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>memory</qex> of the just is blessed.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. x. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>That ever-living man of <qex>memory</qex>, Henry the Fifth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The Nonconformists . . . have, as a body, always venerated her [Elizabeth's] <qex>memory</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A memorial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>These weeds are <qex>memories</qex> of those worser hours.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Memory</er>, <er>Remembrance</er>, <er>Recollection</er>, <er>Reminiscence</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Memory</xex> is the generic term, denoting the power by which we reproduce past impressions. <xex>Remembrance</xex> is an exercise of that power when things occur <xex>spontaneously</xex> to our thoughts. In <xex>recollection</xex> we make a distinct effort to <xex>collect again</xex>, or call back, what we know has been formerly in the mind. <xex>Reminiscence</xex> is intermediate between <xex>remembrance</xex> and <xex>recollection</xex>, being a conscious process of recalling past occurrences, but without that full and varied reference to particular things which characterizes <xex>recollection</xex>. \'bdWhen an idea again recurs without the operation of the like object on the external sensory, it is <xex>remembrance</xex>; if it be sought after by the mind, and with pain and endeavor found, and brought again into view, it is <xex>recollection</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj>
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<p><cs><col><b>To draw to memory</b></col>, <cd>to put on record; to record. </cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Gower.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"phi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient city of <city>Memphis</city> in Egypt; hence, Egyptian; <as>as, <ex>Memphian</ex> darkness</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the city of <city>Memphis</city> in Tennessee.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mem"phi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or resident of the city of <city>Memphis</city> in Tennessee.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mem"sa`hib</hw>, <hw>mem"-sa`hib</hw></mhw> <pr>(m<ecr/m"s<aum/`<icr/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>mem-s\'behib</ets>; <ets>mem</ets> (fr. E. <ets>ma'am</ets>) + Ar. <ets>\'87\'behib</ets> master. See <er>Sahib</er>.]</ety> <def>Lady; mistress; -- used by Hindustani-speaking natives in India in addressing European women.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Man</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men</hw>, <pos>pron.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>me</ets>, <ets>men</ets>. \'bdNot the plural of <ets>man</ets>, but a weakened form of the word <ets>man</ets> itself.\'b8 <ets>Skeat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite <xex>one</xex> or <xex>they</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Men</qex> moot give silver to the poure friars.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A privy thief, <qex>men</qex> clepeth death.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*nac"can*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Menaccan</etsep>, in Cornwall, where it was first found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals.  Called also <altname>titanic iron ore</altname>, and <altname>ilmenite</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"ace</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"<asl/s; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>minaciae</ets> threats, menaces, fr. <ets>minax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, projecting, threatening, <ets>minae</ets> projecting points or pinnacles, threats.  Cf. <er>Amenable</er>, <er>Demean</er>, <er>Imminent</er>, <er>Minatory</er>.]</ety> <def>The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.</def><br/
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<p><q>His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his <qex>menaces</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The dark <qex>menace</qex> of the distant war.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"ace</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"<asl/s; 48)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Menaced</conjf> <pr>(\'best)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Menacing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>menacier</ets>, F. <ets>menacer</ets>. See <er>Menace</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by <xex>with</xex> before the harm threatened; <as>as, to <ex>menace</ex> a country with war</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>My master . . . did <qex>menace</qex> me with death.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.</def><br/
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<p><q>By oath he <qex>menaced</qex><br/
Revenge upon the cardinal.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"ace</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.</def><br/
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<p><q>Who ever knew the heavens <qex>menace</qex> so?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"a*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who menaces.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"a*cing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a threatening manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`nage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Manage</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`nage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Menagerie</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection of animals; a menagerie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social group living together; a household.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family, household, house.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Men*ag"er*ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82nagerie</ets>, fr. <ets>m\'82nager</ets> to keep house, <ets>m\'82nage</ets> household. See <er>Menial</er>, <er>Mansion</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where animals are kept and trained.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for exhibition.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"a*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82nagogue</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <?/ leading.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Emmenagogue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*na"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Menaia</plw> <pr>(-y\'86)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ monthly.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A work of twelve volumes, each containing the offices in the Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the same.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Men"ald</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Men"ild</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mend</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>amend</ets>. See <er>Amend</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; <as>as, to <ex>mend</ex> a garment or a machine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; <as>as, to <ex>mend</ex> one's manners or pace</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The best service they could do the state was to <qex>mend</qex> the lives of the persons who composed it.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To help, to advance, to further; to add to.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it <qex>mends</qex> garden herbs and fruit.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>You <qex>mend</qex> the jewel by the wearing it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct; rectify; reform.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mend</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved; to recover; to heal.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>on the mend</b></col> <pos>pred. a.</pos> <cd>recovering from an illness or injury.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being mended.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men*da"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mendax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, lying, cf. <ets>mentiri</ets> to lie.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Given to deception or falsehood; lying; <as>as, a <ex>mendacious</ex> person</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; <as>as, a <ex>mendacious</ex> statement</as>.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Men*da"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Men*da"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Men*dac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mendacities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>mendacitas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A falsehood; a lie.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mendel</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>Gregor Johann Mendel</person>, founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884); <person>Gregor Mendel</person>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <person>Gregor Mendel</person>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>men*de*le"vi*um</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n*d<ecr/*l<emac/"v<emac/*<ucr//m)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <person>Dmitri <etsep>Mendeleyev</etsep></person>, discoverer of the periodic law.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>an unstable radioactive element discovered in 1955 and produced artificially only in very small quantities; symbol Md (also Mv).  It is a <isa>transuranic element</isa> with atomic number 101.  Isotopes 255, 256, 257, and 258 have been prepared.  Md<sup>258</sup>, the longest-lived, has a half-life of two months.</def>  <au>HCP61</au><br/
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<p><hw>Men*de"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mendel's law</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pert. to <persfn>Mendel</persfn>, or to Mendel's law; <as>as, <ex>Mendelian</ex> inheritance</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Behaving or being in accordance with Mendel's laws of inheritance; -- said of the distribution of inherited characteristics and of traits thus distributed.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Men*de"li*an*ism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>Men*del"ism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mendelian character</hw>. <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A character which obeys Mendel's law in regard to its hereditary transmission.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"del's law</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A principle governing the inheritance of many characters in animals and plants, discovered by <person>Gregor J. Mendel</person> (Austrian Augustinian abbot, 1822-84) in breeding experiments with peas.  He showed that the height, color, and other characters depend on the presence of determinating factors behaving as units.  In any given germ cell each of these is either present or absent.</def> <note>The following example (using letters as symbols of the determining factors and hence also of the individuals possessing them) shows the operation of the law: Tallness being due to a factor <xex>T</xex>, a tall plant, arising by the union in fertilization of two germ cells both bearing this factor, is <xex>TT</xex>; a dwarf, being without <xex>T</xex>, is <xex>tt</xex>. Crossing these, crossbreeds, <xex>Tt</xex>, result (called generation <it>F</it><subs>1</subs>). In the formation of the germ cells of these crossbreeds a process of segregation occurs such that germ cells, whether male or female, are produced of two kinds, <xex>T</xex> and <xex>t</xex>, in equal numbers. The <xex>T</xex> cells bear the factor \'bdtallness,\'b8 the <xex>t</xex> cells are devoid of it.  The offspring, generation <it>F</it><subs>2</subs>, which arise from the chance union of these germ cells in pairs, according to the law of probability, are therefore on an average in the following proportions:</p>

<p>1 <xex>TT</xex> : 2 <xex>Tt</xex> : 1 <xex>tt</xex>;</p>

<p>and thus plants pure in tallness (<xex>TT</xex>) and dwarfness (<xex>tt</xex>), as well as crossbreeds (<xex>Tt</xex>), are formed by the interbreeding of crossbreeds. Frequently, as in this example, owning to what is called the <xex>dominance</xex> of a factor, the operation of Mendel's law may be complicated by the fact that when a <xex>dominant</xex> factor (as <xex>T</xex>) occurs with its allelomorph (as <xex>t</xex>), called <xex>recessive</xex>, in the crossbreed <xex>Tt</xex>, the individual <xex>Tt</xex> is itself indistinguishable from the pure form <xex>TT</xex>. Generation <it>F</it><subs>1</subs>, containing only the <xex>Tt</xex> form, consists entirely of dominants (tall plants) and generation <it>F</it><subs>2</subs> consists of three dominants (2 <xex>Tt</xex>, 1 <xex>TT</xex>) to one dwarf (<xex>tt</xex>), which, displaying the feature suppressed in <it>F</it><subs>1</subs>, is called <xex>recessive</xex>.  Such qualitative and numerical regularity has been proved to exist in regard to very diverse qualities or characters which compose living things, both wild and domesticated, such as colors of flowers, of hair or eyes, patterns, structure, chemical composition, and power of resisting certain diseases.  The diversity of forms produced in crossbreeding by horticulturists and fanciers generally results from a process of analytical variation or recombination of the factors composing the parental types.  Purity of type consequently acquires a specific meaning.  An individual is pure in respect of a given character when it results from the union of two sexual cells both bearing that character, or both without it.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mend"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mends or repairs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"di*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mendinant</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Men"di*can*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"di*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mendicans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mendicare</ets> to beg, fr. <ets>mendicus</ets> beggar, indigent.]</ety> <def>Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; <as>as, <ex>mendicant</ex> friars</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mendicant orders</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Men"di*cant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"di*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mendicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mendicare</ets> to beg.]</ety> <def>To beg.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men*dic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mendicitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mendicit\'82</ets>. See <er>Mendicant</er>.]</ety> <def>The practice of begging; the life of a beggar; mendicancy.</def>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"di*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mendicant or begging friar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mend"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Amendment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Men"dole</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"d<omac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mendol</ets>, <ets>mendole</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The cackerel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"dre*gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Medregal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mends</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/ndz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Amends</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Menge</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/nj)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Mente</conjf>, <conjf>Meinte</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ment</conjf>, <conjf>Meint</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Mingle</er>.]</ety> <def>To mix.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>men*ha"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American marine fish (<spn>Brevoortia tyrannus</spn>) of the <membof>Herring family</membof> (<fam>Clupeidae</fam>), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also <altname>mossbunker</altname>, <altname>bony fish</altname>, <altname>chebog</altname>, <altname>pogy</altname>, <altname>hardhead</altname>, <altname>whitefish</altname>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"hir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Armor. <ets>men</ets> stone + <ets>hir</ets> high.]</ety> <def>A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument.  Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"ial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>meneal</ets>, fr. <ets>meine</ets>, <ets>maine</ets>, household, OF. <ets>maisni\'82e</ets>, <ets>maisnie</ets>, LL. <ets>mansionaticum</ets>. See <er>Mansion</er>, and cf. <er>Meine</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Meiny</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving.</def><br/
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<p><q>Two <qex>menial</qex> dogs before their master pressed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic servants; servile; low; mean; <as>as, <ex>menial</ex> tasks</as>.</def> \'bd <xex>Menial</xex> offices.\'b8  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"ial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low or servile offices.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person of a servile character or disposition.</def><br/
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<p><hw>M\'82`ni\'8are's" dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement.  It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear.  Named after <persfn><etsep>M\'82ni\'8are</etsep></persfn>, a French physician.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"i*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82nilite</ets>; -- so called because it is found at <ets>M\'82nil</ets>montant, near Paris.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Opal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>me*nin"ge*al</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*n<icr/n"j<esl/*<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the meninges.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*nin"ges</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*n<icr/n"j<emac/z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Meninx</singw> <pr>(m<esl/*n<icr/<nsm/ks")</pr></sing>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mh^nigx</grk>, <grk>mh^niggos</grk>, a membrane.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men`in*gi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meninges</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Cerebro-spinal meningitis</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cerebro-spinal</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*nis"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*nis"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meniscus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*nis"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Menisci</plw> <pr>(-s\'c6)</pr>, E. <plw>Meniscuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>mhni`skos</grk>, dim. of <grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A crescent.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Converging meniscus</b></col>, <col><b>Diverging meniscus</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Lens</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Men`i*sper*ma"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon + <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a natural order (<ord>Menispermace<ae/</ord>) of climbing plants of which moonseed (<gen>Menispermum</gen>) is the type.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men`i*sper"mic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed (<gen>Menispermum</gen>), or other plants of the same family, as the <spn>Anamirta Cocculus</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men`i*sper"mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82nispermine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of <spn>Anamirta Cocculus</spn>, formerly <spn>Menispermum Cocculus</spn>) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also <altname>menispermina</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"i*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>menuver</ets>, <ets>menuveir</ets>, <ets>menuvair</ets>, a grayish fur; <ets>menu</ets> small + <ets>vair</ets> a kind of fur. See <er>Minute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Vair</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Miniver</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Men"non*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Men"non*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from <person><etsep>Menno</etsep> Simons</person> of Friesland, their founder.  They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>men"o*branch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Men`o*bran"chus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>menobranchus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ to remain + <?/ a gill.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large aquatic American salamander of the genus <gen>Necturus</gen>, having permanent external gills.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Men`o*lo"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Menologia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Menologies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. <ets>menologium</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse : cf. F. <ets>m\'82nologe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A register of months.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Church)</fld> <def>A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"o*pause</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <?/ to cause to cease. See <er>Menses</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See <cref>Change of life</cref>, under <er>Change</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Men`o*po"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Men"o*pome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>menopoma</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ to remain + <?/ lid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The hellbender.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Men`or*rha"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <?/ to break.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Profuse menstruation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; Metrorrhagia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*nos"ta*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <grk>'istan`nai</grk> to stop.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Stoppage of the menses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men`os*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Menostasis</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"ow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minnow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"-pleas`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.</def>  <rj><au>Eph. vi. 6.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mensalis</ets>, fr. <ets>mensa</ets> table.]</ety> <def>Belonging to the table; transacted at table; <as>as, <ex>mensal</ex> conversation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mensis</ets> month.]</ety> <def>Occurring once in a month; monthly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mense</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>menske</ets>, AS. <ets>mennisc</ets> human, man. See <er>Man</er>.]</ety> <def>Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Mense"ful</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Mense"less</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mense</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To grace.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Men"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mensis</ets> month, pl. <ets>menses</ets> months, and the monthly courses of women.  Cf. <er>Month</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"stru*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>menstrualis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>menstruel</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; <as>as, the <ex>menstrual</ex> revolution of the moon</as>; pertaining to monthly changes; <as>as, the <ex>menstrual</ex> equation of the sun's place</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the menses; <as>as, <ex>menstrual</ex> discharges; the <ex>menstrual</ex> period.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a menstruum.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"stru*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>menstruans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>menstruare</ets> to have a monthly term, fr. <ets>menstruus</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Subject to monthly flowing or menses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Menstruous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Menstruated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Menstruating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>menstruating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>discharging menstrual fluid; -- of women during their menstrual period.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unwell.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Men`stru*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"strue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>menstrues</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>The menstrual flux; menses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Men"stru*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>menstruus</ets>, fr. <ets>mensis</ets> month.  Cf. <er>Menstruum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the monthly flow or discharge; menstruating.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the monthly flow; catamenial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"stru*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Menstruums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Menstrua</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>menstruus</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.</def><br/
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<p><q>The proper <qex>menstruum</qex> to dissolve metal.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>All liquors are called <xex>menstruums</xex> which are used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion or decoction.</q> <rj><qau>Quincy.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents.</note>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men`su*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mensurabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being mensurable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"su*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mensurabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mensurare</ets> to measure, fr. <ets>mensura</ets> measure: cf. F. <ets>mensurable</ets>. See <er>Measurable</er>, <er>Measure</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being measured; measurable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"su*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mensurable; measurableness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"su*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mensuralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to measure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"su*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mensuratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mensurare</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To measure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Men`su*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mensuratio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>mensuration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act, process, or art, of measuring.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>-ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>-ment</ets>, L. <ets>-mentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix denoting <sig>that which does</sig> a thing; <sig>an act</sig> or <sig>process</sig>; <sig>the result of an act</sig> or <sig>process</sig>; <sig>state</sig> or <sig>condition</sig>; <as>as, ali<ex>ment</ex>, that which nourishes, orna<ex>ment</ex>, incre<ex>ment</ex>; frag<ex>ment</ex>, piece broken, seg<ex>ment</ex>; abridg<ex>ment</ex>, act of abridging, imprison<ex>ment</ex>, move<ex>ment</ex>, adjourn<ex>ment</ex>; amaze<ex>ment</ex>, state of being amazed, astonish<ex>ment</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Menge</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Men"ta*gra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>mentum</ets> chin + Gr. <?/ a catching.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sycosis.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mentum</ets> the chin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; <as>as, the <ex>mental</ex> nerve; the <ex>mental</ex> region.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>mentalis</ets>, fr. <ets>mens</ets>, <ets>mentis</ets>, the mind; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; <as>as, <ex>mental</ex> faculties; <ex>mental</ex> operations, conditions, or exercise.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>What a <qex>mental</qex> power<br/
This eye shoots forth!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mental alienation</b></col>, <cd>insanity.</cd> -- <col><b>Mental arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mentalism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a doctrine that mind is the only true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any theory of psychology that accepts introspective data about the functioning of the mind as a valid object of study; contrasted to <contr>behaviorism</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>men`tal*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertainig to mentalism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of mind.</def> \'bdThe same hard <xex>mentality</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n*t<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); mental activity.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Men"tha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Mint</er> the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"thene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Menth</ets>ol + terp<ets>ene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.</def><br/
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<p><hw>men"thol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mentha</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline, aromatic substance (<chform>C10H20O</chform>) resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (<gen>Mentha</gen>); -- called also <altname>mint camphor</altname> or <altname>peppermint camphor</altname>.  It has the peculiar effect on skin and membranes of making them feel cool, and is used in liqueurs, confections, cigarettes, cough drops and perfumes, among other things.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men"thyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mentha</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical forming the base of menthol.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Menticirrhus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of kingfishes, including the whiting.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Menticirrhus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Men`ti*cul"tur*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen the mind.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mencioun</ets>, F. <ets>mention</ets>, L. <ets>mentio</ets>, from the root of <ets>meminisse</ets> to remember. See <er>Mind</er>.]</ety> <def>A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase <xex>to make mention of</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will make <qex>mention</qex> of thy righteousness.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. lxxi. 16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no <qex>mention</qex><br/
Of me more must be heard of.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tion</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mentioned</conjf> <pr>(m<ecr/n"sh<ucr/nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mentioning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mentionner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will <qex>mention</qex> the loving-kindnesses of the Lord.</q> <rj><qau>Is. lxiii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit to be mentioned.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men`to*meck*e"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[1st <ets>ment</ets>al + <ets>Meckelian</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Men"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Mentor</etsep>, the counselor of <persfn>Telemachus</persfn>, Gr. <grk>Me`ntwr</grk>, prop., counselor.  Cf. <er>Monitor</er>.]</ety> <def>A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Men*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mentor</er>.]</ety> <def>Containing advice or admonition.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8men"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., chin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The front median plate of the labium in insects. See <er>Labium</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mentzelia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of Western America lacking stinging hairs.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mentzelia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>men"u</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"y<oomac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th <er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The details of a banquet; a list of the dishes served at a meal, whether or not one has a choice.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any list of objects, activities, etc. from which to choose; a selection of alternatives.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif><def>A list of dishes form which to choose at a restaurant; a bill of fare.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>A list displayed on the computer screen, by which a program provides the user with different options for processing by the program.  It usually includes a mechanism, such as pointing by a mouse or selection by arrow keys, to select the desired option from those on the list.  Depending on how the menu is displayed, it may be a <stype>pop-up menu</stype> or <stype>pull-down menu</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Menurae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A suborder of birds including lyrebirds and scrubbirds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> suborder <subord>Menurae</subord>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Menuridae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of birds including the lyrebirds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Menuridae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Me"nuse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Amenuse</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Menyanthes</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of the <fam>Menyanthaceae</fam>, having only one species: the bogbeans.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Menyanthes</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Menziesia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Menziesia</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & n.</pos> <def>See 6th and 7th <er>Mew</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mepacrine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; <altname>Atabrine</altname> is a trademark.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quinacrine, Atabrine.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>meperidine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A synthetic narcotic drug used as a sedative; <altname>Demerol</altname> is the trademark of a brand of meperidine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Meph`is*to*phe"le*an</hw>, <hw>Meph`is*to*phe"li*an</hw></mhw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil <persfn>Mephistopheles</persfn>, \'bda crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;\'b8 devilish in character or aspect; crafty; showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness; <as>as, a <ex>mephistophelean</ex> glint in his eye</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meph*is*toph"e*les</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/f*<icr/s*tof"<esl/*l<emac/z)</pr>  <ety>[Written Mephostophilus in Shakespeare, Fletcher etc., Mephostophilis in Marlowe, but now generally Mephistopheles, as in Goethe: a made-up name, like most of the names of the medieval devils, but supposed by some to be formed (irregularly) from Gr. <grk>mh`</grk>, not, <grk>fw^s</grk> (<grk>fwt-</grk>), light, and <grk>fi`los</grk>, loving.]</ety>  <def>A familiar spirit mentioned in the old legend of <person>Sir John Faustus</person>, and a principal agent in Marlowe's play <publ><it>Dr. Faustus</it></publ> and in Goethe's <publ><it>Faust</it></publ>.  In medieval demonology, he was one of the seven chief devils.</def><br/
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<p><q>    He is frequently referred to as \'bdthe Devil,\'b8 but it was well understood that he was only a devil.  Goethe took only the name and a few circumstances connected with the first appearance of Mephistopheles from the legend: the character, from first to last, is his own creation; and, in his own words, \'bdon account of the irony and knowledge of the world it displays, is not easily comprehended.\'b8  Although he sometimes slyly used it (though less frequently than Faust) as a mask through which to speak with his own voice, he evidently drew the germ of some characteristics from his early associate, <persfn>Merck</persfn>.  . . .  The original form of this name was Mephostophiles.  There has been much discussion in regard to its meaning, but <persfn>D<uum/ntzen's</persfn> conjecture is probably correct, -- that it was imperfectly formed by some one who knew little Greek, and was intended to signify \'bdnot loving the light.\'b8</q> <rj><qau>B. Taylor, Notes to Faust.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me*phit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*phit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mephiticus</ets>, fr. <ets>mephitis</ets> mephitis: cf. F. <ets>m\'82phitique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; <as>as, <ex>mephitic</ex> exhalations; <ex>mephitic</ex> regions.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Offensive to the smell; <as>as, <ex>mephitic</ex> odors</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mephitic air</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>carbon dioxide; -- so called because of its deadly suffocating power. See <cref>Carbonic acid</cref>, under <er>Carbonic</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mephitinae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A subfamily of mammals including the skunks; it is a subdivision not used in some classifications.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily <subfam>Mephitinae</subfam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*phi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mephitis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>m\'82phitis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of mammals, including the skunks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meph"i*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mephitis</er>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ra"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>meracus</ets>, fr. <ets>merus</ets> pure, inmixed.]</ety> <def>Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong; racy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mercabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mercari</ets> to trade, traffic, buy. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being bought or sold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>merbromine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; <altname>Mercurochrome</altname> is the trademark.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mercurochrome.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"can*tile</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mercantile</ets>, It. <ets>mercantile</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mercans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mercari</ets> to traffic. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial.</def><br/
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<p><q>The expedition of the Argonauts was partly <qex>mercantile</qex>, partly military.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mercantile agency</b></col>, <cd>an agency for procuring information of the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.</cd> -- <col><b>Mercantile marine</b></col>, <cd>the persons and vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively.</cd> -- <col><b>Mercantile paper</b></col>, <cd>the notes or acceptances given by merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment; drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.</cd>  <rj><au>McElrath.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Mercantile</er>, <er>Commercial</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Commercial</xex> is the wider term, being sometimes used to embrace <xex>mercantile</xex>. In their stricter use, <xex>commercial</xex> relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and other business connected with the <xex>commerce</xex> of a country (whether external or internal), that is, the exchange of commodities; while <xex>mercantile</xex> applies to the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to market. As the two employments are to some extent intermingled, the two words are often interchanged.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cap"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mercapt</ets>an + <ets>al</ets>dehyde.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cap"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. NL. <ets>mercurius</ets> mercury + L. <ets>captans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>captare</ets> to seize, v. intens. fr. <ets>capere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of series of compounds having an <chform>-SH</chform> radical attached to a carbon atom, also considered as hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the <altname>sulphur alcohols</altname>.  In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor.  The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, <chform>C2H5SH</chform>.  So called from its avidity for <xex>mercury</xex>, and other metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cap"tide</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal; <as>as, potassium <ex>mercaptide</ex>, <chform>C2H5SK</chform></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mercatus</ets> : cf. It. <ets>mercato</ets>. See <er>Market</er>.]</ety> <def>Market; trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Sprat.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`ca*tan"te</hw> <pr>(?; It. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>A foreign trader.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*ca"tor's chart"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Chart</er>, and see <cref>Mercator's projection</cref>, under <er>Projection</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ca*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mercatura</ets> commerce.]</ety> <def>Commerce; traffic; trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Merce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amerce</er>.]</ety> <def>To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mer`ce*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mercenary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The <er>quahog</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`ce*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mercenary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ce*na`ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mercenary manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mercenary; venality.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mercenarie</ets>, F. <ets>mercenaire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mercenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>merces</ets> wages, reward. See <er>Mercy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; <as>as, <ex>mercenary</ex> soldiers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Moved primarily by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>For God forbid I should my papers blot<br/
With <qex>mercenary</qex> lines, with servile pen.</q> <rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Venal</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mercenaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.</def>  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mercier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>merx</ets>, <ets>mercis</ets>, wares, merchandise. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cer*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>-ized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>-izing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From (John) <etsep>Mercer</etsep> (1791-1866), an English calico printer who introduced the process + <ets>-ize</ets>.]</ety> <def>To treat (cotton fiber or fabrics) with a solution of caustic alkali.  Such treatment causes the fiber to shrink in length and become stronger and more receptive of dyes. If the yarn or cloth is kept under tension during the process, it assumes a silky luster.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mer`cer*i*za"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"cer*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of a mercer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mercerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marchander</ets>. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>To traffic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chan*di`sa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be used or transferred as merchandise.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marchandise</ets>, OF. <ets>marcheandise</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Merchandised</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Merchandising</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To trade; to carry on commerce.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make merchandise of; to buy and sell.</def> \'bdLove is <xex>merchandised</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chan*di`ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trader.</def>  <rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mer"chan*dis`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Commerce)</fld> <def>The activities associated with selling products, such as identification of the market{7}, advertising at the right time in the right media{7}, and creating attractive packaging and displays; also, the study of the best methods to accomplish such goals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chand*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>Trade; commerce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Sanderson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marchant</ets>, OF. <ets>marcheant</ets>, F. <ets>marchand</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>mercatans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mercatare</ets> to negotiate, L. <ets>mercari</ets> to traffic, fr. <ets>merx</ets>, <ets>mercis</ets>, wares. See <er>Market</er>, <er>Merit</er>, and cf. <er>Commerce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.</def><br/
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<p><q>Others, like <qex>merchants</qex>, venture trade abroad.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A trading vessel; a merchantman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.</def> <mark>[U. S. & Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; <as>as, the <ex>merchant</ex> service</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Merchant bar</b></col>, <col><b>Merchant iron</b></col> <or/ <col><b>steel</b></col></mcol>, <cd>certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.</cd> -- <col><b>Merchant service</b></col>, <cd>the mercantile marine of a country.</cd> <au>Am. Cyc.</au> -- <col><b>Merchant ship</b></col>, <cd>a ship employed in commerce.</cd> -- <col><b>Merchant tailor</b></col>, <cd>a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be a merchant; to trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chant*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the ordinary price; <as>as, <ex>merchantable</ex> wheat</as>; sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or class.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chant*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Merchantlike; suitable to the character or business of a merchant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"chant*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Merchantmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A merchant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Matt. xiii. 45.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, <as>as, distinguished from a man-of-war</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mer"chant ma*rine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The ships owned by nationals of a particular country that are engaged in civilian commerce; also, the personnel operating those vessels.  Distinguished from the <contr>navy</contr>, which contains the vessels of war.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mer"chant*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The body of merchants taken collectively; <as>as, the <ex>merchantry</ex> of a country</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The business of a merchant; merchandise.</def>  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ci*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>Merciful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ci*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mercy</ets> + <ets>-ful</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.  Opposite of <ant>merciless</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Lord, the Lord God, <qex>merciful</qex> and gracious.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxxiv. 6.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Be <qex>merciful</qex>, great duke, to men of mold.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>merciful</qex> man will be <qex>merciful</qex> to his beast.</q> <rj><qau>Old Proverb.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant.</syn><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mer"ci*ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mer"ci*ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ci*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ci*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; <as>as, a <ex>merciless</ex> tyrant; <ex>merciless</ex> waves.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The foe is <qex>merciless</qex>, and will not pity.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless; barbarous; savage.</syn><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mer"ci*less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mer"ci*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`cur*am*mo"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mercur</ets>ic + <ets>ammonium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A radical regarded as derived from ammonium by the substitution of mercury for a portion of the hydrogen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mercurialis</ets>, fr. <ets>Mercurius</ets> Mercury: cf. F. <ets>mercuriel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god <persfn>Mercury</persfn>; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; <as>as, a <ex>mercurial</ex> youth; a <ex>mercurial</ex> temperament.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>mercurial</qex> man<br/
Who fluttered over all things like a fan.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the form or image of <persfn>Mercury</persfn>; -- applied to ancient guideposts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chillingworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to <persfn>Mercury</persfn> as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mercurial</qex> wand of commerce.</q> <rj><qau>J. Q. Adams.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; <as>as, <ex>mercurial</ex> preparations, barometer</as>. See <er>Mercury</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Caused by the use of mercury; <as>as, <ex>mercurial</ex> sore mouth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person having mercurial qualities.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A preparation containing mercury.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mer*cu"ri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Mercurial</ets> + <ets>-ism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The syndrome produced by poisoning due to exposure to mercury, it fumes, or its compounds; <altname>mercury poisoning</altname>.  Such exposure may occur in mining or smelting, or in using mercurial compounds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury in character.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A physician who uses much mercury, in any of its forms, in his practice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mercurialized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mercurializing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To affect with mercury.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Photography)</fld> <def>To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mercurial manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mercuric chloride</b></col>, <cd>corrosive sublimate. See <er>mercury bichloride</er> and <er>Corrosive</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mercurification</ets>. See <er>Mercurify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mercurified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mercurifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Mercury</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with mercury; to mercurialize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cu*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A communication of news; an announcement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*cu"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mercurous chloride</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Calomel</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Mercurius</ets>; akin to <ets>merx</ets> wares.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek <persfn>Hermes</persfn>, messenger of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores.  It is a heavy, opaque, glistening liquid (commonly called <altname>quicksilver</altname>), and is used in barometers, thermometers, etc.  Specific gravity 13.6.  Symbol Hg (<it>Hydrargyrum</it>).  Atomic weight 199.8.  Mercury has a molecule which consists of only one atom.  It was named by the alchemists after the god Mercury, and designated by his symbol, <mercury/.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Mercury forms alloys, called <xex>amalgams</xex>, with many metals, and is thus used in applying tin foil to the backs of mirrors, and in extracting gold and silver from their ores.  It is poisonous, and is used in medicine in the free state as in blue pill, and in its compounds as calomel, corrosive sublimate, etc.  It is the only metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures, and it solidifies at about -39<deg/ Centigrade to a soft, malleable, ductile metal.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the planets of the solar system, being the one nearest the sun, from which its mean distance is about 36,000,000 miles. Its period is 88 days, and its diameter 3,000 miles.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also, a newspaper.</def> <au>Sir J. Stephen.</au> \'bdThe monthly <xex>Mercuries</xex>.\'b8 <au>Macaulay.</au><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability; fickleness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He was so full of <qex>mercury</qex> that he could not fix long in any friendship, or to any design.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Mercurialis annua</spn>), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for spinach, in Europe.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The name is also applied, in the United States, to certain climbing plants, some of which are poisonous to the skin, esp. to the <spn>Rhus Toxicodendron</spn>, or poison ivy.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Dog's mercury</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd><spn>Mercurialis perennis</spn>, a perennial plant differing from <spn>M. annua</spn> by having the leaves sessile.</cd> -- <col><b>English mercury</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of goosefoot formerly used as a pot herb; -- called <altname>Good King Henry</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Horn mercury</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a mineral chloride of mercury, having a semitranslucent, hornlike appearance.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wash with a preparation of mercury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mercury bichloride</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the compound (<chform>HgCl2</chform>) consisting of two atoms of chlorine united with one atom of mercury.   Also called <altname>bichloride of mercury</altname>, <altname>mercuric chloride</altname>, <altname>corrosive sublimate</altname>, and <altname>mercury perchloride</altname>.  It is used as \'bda topical antiseptic and disinfectant for inanimate objects\'b8.</def> <au>Stedman's 25th</au><br/
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<p><hw>mer"cu*ry ful"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The mercury salt of fulminic acid (<chform>Hg(CNO)2</chform>), called also <altname>fulminate of mercury</altname>.  It is an explosive compound prepared as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT.  It is sensitive to shock and may be detonated by a blow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"cy</hw> <pr>(m<etil/r"s<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mercies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>merci</ets>, F. <ets>merci</ets>, L. <ets>merces</ets>, <ets>mercedis</ets>, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to <ets>misericordia</ets> pity, mercy. L. <ets>merces</ets> is probably akin to <ets>merere</ets> to deserve, acquire. See <er>Merit</er>, and cf. <er>Amerce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.</def><br/
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<p><q>Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; examples of <qex>mercy</qex> for comfort to others.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.</def>  <rj><au>Luke x. 37.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.</def><br/
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<p><q>In whom <qex>mercy</qex> lacketh and is not founden.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Father of <qex>mercies</qex> and the God of all comfort.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. i. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mercy seat</b></col> <fld>(Bib.)</fld>, <cd>the golden cover or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See <er>Ark</er>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Sisters of Mercy</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>,<cd>a religious order founded in Dublin in the year 1827.  Communities of the same name have since been established in various American cities.  The duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls, and protect decent women out of employment, to visit prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to death.</cd> -- <col><b>To be at the mercy of</b></col>, <cd>to be wholly in the power of.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Grace</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Merd</hw> <pr>(m<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>merde</ets>, L. <ets>merda</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ordure; dung.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>-mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ part.]</ety> <def>A combining form meaning <xex>part</xex>, <xex>portion</xex>; <as>as, blasto<ex>mere</ex>, epi<ex>mere</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mere</hw> <pr>(m<emac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>mar</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[OE. <ets>mere</ets>, AS. <ets>mere</ets> mere, sea; akin to D. <ets>meer</ets> lake, OS. <ets>meri</ets> sea, OHG. <ets>meri</ets>, <ets>mari</ets>, G. <ets>meer</ets>, Icel. <ets>marr</ets>, Goth. <ets>marei</ets>, Russ. <ets>more</ets>, W. <ets>mor</ets>, Ir. & Gael. <ets>muir</ets>, L. <ets>mare</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>mori</ets> to die, and meaning originally, that which is dead, a waste.  Cf. <er>Mortal</er>, <er>Marine</er>, <er>Marsh</er>, <er>Mermaid</er>, <er>Moor</er>.]</ety> <def>A pool or lake.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au>  <au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mere</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>meer</ets> and <ets>mear</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[AS. <ets>gem<aemac/re</ets>. <root/269.]</ety> <def>A boundary.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mere</hw> <pr>(m<emac/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To divide, limit, or bound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Which <qex>meared</qex> her rule with Africa.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mere</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mere</hw> <pr>(m<emac/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Superl.</pos> <adjf>Merest</adjf>. The comparative is rarely or never used.]</amorph> <ety>[L. <ets>merus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.</def><br/
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<p><q>Then entered they the <qex>mere</qex>, main sea.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The sorrows of this world would be <qex>mere</qex> and unmixed.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; <as>as, a <ex>mere</ex> boy; a <ex>mere</ex> form.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>From <qex>mere</qex> success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mere"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ulysses was to force forth his access,<br/
Though <qex>merely</qex> naked.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.</def><br/
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<p><q>Prize not your life for other ends<br/
Than <qex>merely</qex> to oblige your friends.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*ren"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a part + <ets>-enchyma</ets>, as in <ets>parenchyma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Tissue composed of spheroidal cells.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meres"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An officer who ascertains meres or boundaries.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mere"stead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mere</ets> boundary + <ets>stead</ets> place.]</ety> <def>The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark>  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mere"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`e*tri"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>meretricius</ets>, from <ets>meretrix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, <it>i. e.</it>, by prostitution, fr. <ets>merere</ets> to earn, gain. See <er>Merit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; <as>as, <ex>meretricious</ex> traffic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; <as>as, <ex>meretricious</ex> dress or ornaments</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Deceptive or based on deception; seeming plausible, but based on pretense or insincerity; deceptive; misleading; insincere; specious; <as>as, <ex>meretricious</ex> arguments</as>.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mer`e*tri"cious*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> speciousness.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>tasteless showiness.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness, glitz.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*gan"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>merg\'a0nsar</ets>, fr. <ets>mergo</ets> a diver (L. <ets>mergus</ets>, fr. <ets>mergere</ets> to dip, dive) + <ets>\'a0nsar</ets> goose, L. <ets>anser</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the genus <gen>Mergus</gen> (<gen>Merganser</gen>), and allied genera of the subfamily <subfam>Merginae</subfam>.  They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill, eat fish, and dive for food.  Also called <altname>fish duck</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The red-breasted merganser (<spn>Merganser serrator</spn>) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also <altname>sawbill</altname>, <altname>harle</altname>, and <altname>sheldrake</altname>.  The American merganser (<spn>Merganser Americanus</spn>.) and the hooded merganser (<spn>Lophodytes cucullatus</spn>) are well-known species.</note> -- <cs><col><b>White merganser</b></col>, <cd>the smew or white nun.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>merge</hw> <pr>(m<etil/rj)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Merged</conjf> <pr>(m<etil/rjd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Merging</conjf> <pr>(m<etil/r"j<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>mergere</ets>, <ets>mersum</ets>.  Cf. <er>Emerge</er>, <er>Immerse</er>, <er>Marrow</er>.]</ety> <def>To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.</def><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>merge</qex> all natural . . . sentiment in inordinate vanity.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Whig and Tory were <qex>merged</qex> and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Merge</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost.</def><br/
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<p><q>Native irresolution had <qex>merged</qex> in stronger motives.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>merged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>formed or united into a whole; -- of formerly separate objects, groups, etc.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incorporate, incorporated, integrated, unified.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, merges.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The combining of two groups into a unified single group under a single leadership, with voluntary participation by the leaders or management of both groups.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Business, Finance)</fld> <def>The combining of two commercial enterprises into a unified single enterprise under a single management, with voluntary participation by both parties; <as>as, the <ex>merger</ex> of <corpn>Daimler-Benz</corpn> and <corpn>Chrysler</corpn> into <corpn>Daimler-Chrysler</corpn> created a powerful competitor in the automobile manufacturing industry</as>.  Compare <contr>acquisition</contr> and <contr>takeover</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>merging</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>combining or mixing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blending, mingling.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>flowing together.</def> <mark>[prenominal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> confluent.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>merging</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of joining together into one entity.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meeting, coming together.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a flowing together (as of rivers).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> confluence, conflux.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mergus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of ducks consisting of mergansers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mergus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"i*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> a part + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See <er>Cremocarp</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ide</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a part.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form higher aggregates, termed <xex>zoides</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Perrier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82ridien</ets>, L. <ets>meridianus</ets> pertaining to noon, fr. <ets>meridies</ets> noon, midday, for older <ets>medidies</ets>; <ets>medius</ets> mid, middle + <ets>dies</ets> day. See <er>Mid</er>, and <er>Diurnal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.</def> \'bd<xex>Meridian</xex> hour.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Tables . . . to find the altitude <qex>meridian</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; <as>as, <ex>meridian</ex> splendor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82ridien</ets>. See <er>Meridian</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Midday; noon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination.</def><br/
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<p><q>I have touched the highest point of all my greatness,<br/
And from that full <qex>meridian</qex> of my glory<br/
I haste now to my setting.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>A great circle on the surface of the earth, passing through the poles and any given place; also, the half of such a circle included between the poles.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The planes of the geographical and astronomical meridians coincide. Meridians, on a map or globe, are lines drawn at certain intervals due north and south, or in the direction of the poles.</note><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Calculated for the meridian of</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>fitted to the meridian of</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>adapted to the meridian of</b></col></mcol>, <cd>suited to the local circumstances, capabilities, or special requirements of.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of this life, and is <qex>fitted to the meridian</qex> there<qex>of</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <cs><mcol><col><b>First meridian</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>prime meridian</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the meridian from which longitudes are reckoned.   The meridian of Greenwich is the one commonly employed in calculations of longitude by geographers, and in actual practice, although in various countries other and different meridians, chiefly those which pass through the capitals of the countries, are occasionally used; as, in France, the meridian of Paris; in the United States, the meridian of Washington, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Guide meridian</b></col> <fld>(Public Land Survey)</fld>, <cd>a line, marked by monuments, running North and South through a section of country between other more carefully established meridians called <xex>principal meridians</xex>, used for reference in surveying.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Magnetic meridian</b></col>, <cd>a great circle, passing through the zenith and coinciding in direction with the magnetic needle, or a line on the earth's surface having the same direction.</cd> -- <col><b>Meridian circle</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a telescope attached to a large graduated circle and so mounted that the telescope revolves like the transit instrument in a meridian plane. By it the right ascension and the declination of a star may be measured in a single observation.</cd> -- <col><b>Meridian instrument</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>any astronomical instrument having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Meridian of a globe</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Brass meridian</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a graduated circular ring of brass, in which the artificial globe is suspended and revolves.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82ridional</ets>, L. <ets>meridionalis</ets>, fr. <ets>meridies</ets> midday. See <er>Meridian</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meridian.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.</def><br/
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<p><q>Offices that require heat . . . should be <qex>meridional</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meridional distance</b></col>, <cd>the distance or departure from the meridian; the easting or westing.</cd> -- <col><b>Meridional parts</b></col>, <cd>parts of the meridian in Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers representing these parts used in projecting charts, and in solving cases in Mercator's sailing.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*rid`i*o*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being in the meridian.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Position in the south; aspect toward the south.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the direction of the meridian.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ils</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82relle</ets>, <ets>marelle</ets>, <ets>marelles</ets>, LL. <ets>marella</ets>, <ets>marrella</ets>.  Cf. <er>Morris</er> the game.]</ety> <def>A boy's play, called also <altname>fivepenny morris</altname>. See <er>Morris</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me`ringue"</hw> <pr>(F. m<etil/`r<acr/N"g'; E. m<ecr/*r<acr/ng")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ri"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>merino</ets> moving from pasture to pasture, fr. <ets>merino</ets> a royal judge and superintendent or inspector of sheep walks, LL. <ets>merinus</ets>, fr. <ets>majorinus</ets>, i. e., major vill<?/, fr. L. <ets>major</ets> greater. See <er>Major</er>. Merino sheep are driven at certain seasons from one part of Spain to another, in large flocks, for pasturage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made of the wool of the merino sheep.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ri"no</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Merinos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A breed of sheep originally from Spain, noted for the fineness of its wool.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fine fabric of merino wool.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`is*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ division, fr. <?/ part.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation into two or more parts or sections by the formation of internal partitions; <as>as, <ex>merismatic</ex> growth, where one cell divides into many</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"i*stem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ divisible.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further division.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82rite</ets>, L. <ets>meritum</ets>, fr. <ets>merere</ets>, <ets>mereri</ets>, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; akin to Gr. <?/ part, <?/ fate, doom, <?/ to receive as one's portion.  Cf. <er>Market</er>, <er>Merchant</er>, <er>Mercer</er>, <er>Mercy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.</def><br/
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<p><q>Here may men see how sin hath his <qex>merit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Be it known, that we, the greatest, are misthought<br/
For things that others do; and when we fall,<br/
We answer other's <qex>merits</qex> in our name.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Esp. in a good sense:</specif> <def>The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.</def><br/
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<p><q>Reputation is . . . oft got without <qex>merit</qex>, and lost without deserving.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known,<br/
And every author's <qex>merit</qex>, but his own.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; <as>as, his teacher gave him ten <ex>merits</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Those laurel groves, the <qex>merits</qex> of thy youth.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Merited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meriting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82riter</ets>, L. <ets>meritare</ets>, v. intens. fr. <ets>merere</ets>. See <er>Merit</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; <as>as, to <ex>merit</ex> punishment</as>.</def> \'bdThis kindness <xex>merits</xex> thanks.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reward.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"it*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deserving of reward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"it*ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By merit; deservedly.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mer"i*thal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mer`i*thal"lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>merithallus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <ets>or</ets> <?/, a part + <?/ a young shoot.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Internode</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"it*mon`ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who depends on merit for salvation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milner.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>meritocracy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>meritocratic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Of or pertaining to meritocracy; <as>as, <ex>meritocratic</ex> society</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`i*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>meritorius</ets> that brings in money.]</ety> <def>Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.</def><br/
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<p><q>And <qex>meritorious</qex> shall that hand be called,<br/
Canonized, and worshiped as a saint.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Meritorious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"i*tot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Merk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Marc</er>.]</ety> <def>An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Merk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mark; a sign.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Merke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Murky.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mer"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A patch of false hair, or something resembling hair, worn on a string over the female pudenda; -- used by stripteasers.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The hair on the female pubic area.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Merl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Merle</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>merle</ets>, L. <ets>merula</ets>, <ets>merulus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Ousel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European blackbird. See <er>Blackbird</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>merlion</ets>, F. <ets>\'82merillon</ets> ; cf. OHG. <ets>smirl</ets>, G. <ets>schmerl</ets> ; prob. fr. L. <ets>merula</ets> blackbird.  Cf. <er>Merle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European falcon (<spn>Falco columbarius</spn>, syn. <spn>Falco lithofalco</spn>, or <spn>Falco \'91salon</spn>).  In North America called also <altname>pigeon hawk</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European whiting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., perh. fr. L. <ets>moerus</ets>, for <ets>murus</ets> a wall, through (assumed) dim. <ets>moerulus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Battlement</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"luce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>merluche</ets>, <ets>merlus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European hake; -- called also <altname>herring hake</altname> and <altname>sea pike</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"maid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mere</ets> lake, sea. See <er>Mere</er> lake, and <er>maid</er>.]</ety> <def>A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the <xex>siren</xex> of the ancients.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mermaid fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>the angel fish (<gen>Squatina</gen>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mermaid's glove</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove.</cd> -- <col><b>Mermaid's head</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European spatangoid sea urchin (<spn>Echinocardium cordatum</spn>) having some resemblance to a skull.</cd> -- <col><b>Mermaid weed</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves (<spn>Proserpinaca palustris</spn> and <spn>P. pectinacea</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mermen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>The male corresponding to <contr>mermaid</contr>; a sea man, or man fish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.; cf. Pg. <ets>mero</ets>.]</ety> <def>Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa (<spn>Epinephelus guaza</spn>), the red grouper (<spn>Epinephelus morio</spn>), the black grouper (<spn>Epinephelus nigritas</spn>), distinguished as <styp><hw>Me"ro de lo al"to</hw></styp> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, and a species called also <stype>rock hind</stype>, distinguished as <styp><hw>Me"ro ca*brol"la</hw></styp> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"o*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> part + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- opposed to <contr>holoblast</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`o*blas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; <as>as, <ex>meroblastic</ex> ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; <ex>meroblastic</ex> segmentation; -- opposed to <ex>holoblastic</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"ro*cele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mhro`s</grk> thigh + <?/ tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia .</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`o*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> part + <?/ an egg.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*rop"i*dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>merops</ets> a bee-eating bird, Gr. <grk>me`rops</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a family of birds (<fam>Meropid\'91</fam>), including the bee-eaters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*rop"o*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> thigh + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer*or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> part + E. <ets>organization</ets>.]</ety> <def>Organization in part.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> part.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The plain surface between the channels of a triglyph.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>merus</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"ros</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> the thigh.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"o*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> part + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mer`o*stom"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> thigh + <?/, -<?/, mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class of <phylum>Arthropoda</phylum>, allied to the <class>Crustacea</class>.  It includes the trilobites, <ord>Eurypteroidea</ord>, and <ord>Limuloidea</ord>.  All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs (<gen>Limulus</gen>) of the last group. See <er>Limulus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`rou"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Jack</er>, 8 <sd>(c)</sd>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`o*vin"gi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Merovaeus</ets>, the Latin name of a king of the Franks.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the kings of this dynasty.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mer`o*zo"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> part + Sporo<ets>zoa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A form of spore, usually elongate or falciform, and somewhat amoeboid, produced by segmentation of the schizonts of certain Sporozoa, as the malaria parasite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Merry</er>.]</ety> <def>In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially. See <er>Mirth</er>, and <er>Merry</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Merrily</qex> sing, and sport, and play.</q> <rj><qau>Granville.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Merrymake</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Merrymake</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def>  <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ri*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.</def> \'bdFollies and light <xex>merriment</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Methought it was the sound<br/
Of riot and ill-managed <qex>merriment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with laughter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Merrier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Merriest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>merie</ets>, <ets>mirie</ets>, <ets>murie</ets>, merry, pleasant, AS. <ets>merge</ets>, <ets>myrige</ets>, pleasant; cf. <ets>murge</ets>, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. <ets>murg</ets>, short, Goth. <ets>gama\'a3rgjan</ets> to shorten; cf. L. <ets>murcus</ets> a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short.  Cf. <er>Mirth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive.</def><br/
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<p><q>They drank, and were <qex>merry</qex> with him.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xliii. 34.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I am never <qex>merry</qex> when I hear sweet music.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.</def><br/
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<p><q>Is any <qex>merry</qex>? let him sing psalms.</q> <rj><qau>Jas. v. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; <as>as, a <ex>merry</ex> jest</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Merry</xex> wind and weather.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Merry dancers</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Dancer</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Merry men</b></col>, <cd>followers; retainers.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>His <qex>merie men</qex> commanded he<br/
To make him bothe game and glee.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <col><b>To make merry</b></col>, <cd>to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth.</cd> <au>Judg. ix. 27.</au></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/r"r<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of wild red cherry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry-an"drew</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/r"r<ycr/-<acr/n"dr<udd/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack doctor.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This term is said to have originated from one <person>Andrew Borde</person>, an English physician of the 16th century, who gained patients by facetious speeches to the multitude.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry-go`-round"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a group of seats in the shape of hobbyhorses or other fanciful animals, arranged in a circle on a platform that is rotated by a mechanical drive, often to the accompaniment of music; the seats often move up and down in synchrony with the rotation; -- called also <altname>carousel</altname>.  It is employed primarily for the amusement of children, and is typically found at an amusement park.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mirth; frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>merrimake</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make merry; to be jolly; to feast.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>merrimake</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial comrade.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.</def>  <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry*meet`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A meeting for mirth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"ry*thought`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also <altname>wishbone</altname>. See <er>Furculum</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a lucky omen, signifying that the person holding it will obtain the gratification of some secret wish.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mersio</ets>. See <er>Merge</er>.]</ety> <def>Immersion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ru"li*dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>merula</ets>, <ets>merulus</ets>, blackbird. See <er>Merle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the Thrush family.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Meros</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mer"vaille`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Marvel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Meso-</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos><?/.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U.S.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*ac"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mesaconic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`a*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>-aconic</ets>, as in <ets>citraconic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids obtained from citric acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mesiad</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mesial</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`sal`li`ance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A marriage with a person of inferior social position; a misalliance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"al*ly</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/s"<ait/l*l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mesially</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`a*m<oe/"boid</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/s`<adot/*m<emac/"boid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>am<oe/boid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of a class of independent, isolated cells found in the mesoderm, while the germ layers are undergoing differentiation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`a*ra"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mesa`raion</grk> mesentery; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>'araia`</grk> flank.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesenteric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`a*ti*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> midmost + E. <ets>cephalic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`a*ti*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesaticephalic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes*cal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See <er>Agave</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`dames"</hw> <pr>(F. ?, E. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Madame</er> and <er>Madam</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*seems"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. impers.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Meseemed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>It seems to me.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Measle</er>.]</ety> <def>A leper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me"sel*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Leprosy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>meshmbri`a</grk> midday + <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa.  The leaves are opposite, thick, and fleshy.  The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`en*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er> and <er>Encephalon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain.  Sometimes abbreviated to <altname>mesen</altname>. See <er>Brain</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes*en"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <ets>-enchyma</ets>, as in E. <ets>parenchyma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective tissues and blood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82sent\'82rique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes*en"te*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Enteron</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is distinguished from the <xex>stomod<ae/um</xex>, a part at the anterior end of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the <xex>proctod<ae/um</xex>, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are lined with epiblast.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"en*ter*y</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mesente`rion</grk>, <grk>me`sos</grk> + <grk>'e`nteron</grk> intestine: cf. F. <ets>m\'82sent\'8are</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called <xex>mesoc\'91cum</xex>, <xex>mesocolon</xex>, <xex>mesorectum</xex>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`e*ra"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesaraic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*eth"moid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>ethmoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle of the ethmoid region or ethmoid bone.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The median vertical plate, or median element, of the ethmoid bone.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mesh</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>masc</ets>, <ets>max</ets>, <ets>m<ae/scre</ets>; akin to D. <ets>maas</ets>, <ets>masche</ets>, OHG. <ets>masca</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'94skvi</ets>; cf. Lith. <ets>mazgas</ets> a knot, <ets>megsti</ets> to weave nets, to knot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.</def><br/
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<p><q>A golden <qex>mesh</qex> to entrap the hearts of men.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gearing)</fld> <def>The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mesh stick</b></col>, <cd>a stick on which the mesh is formed in netting.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Meshed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meshing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To catch in a mesh.</def>  <rj><au>Surrey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Gearing)</fld> <def>To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meshed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mashed; brewed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mesh"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed with meshes; netted.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"i*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + L. <ets>ad</ets> to.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane; mesially; -- opposed to <contr>laterad</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"sial</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to <contr>lateral</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mesial plane</b></col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Meson</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me"sial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"i*tyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl oxide.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mesityl oxide</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a volatile liquid having the odor of peppermint, obtained by certain dehydrating agents from acetone; -- formerly called also <altname>dumasin</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*sit"y*le*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mesitylenic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*sit"y*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless, fragrant liquid, <chform>C6H3(CH3)3</chform>, of the benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric acid.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Me*sit`y*len"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Me*sit"y*lol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mesityl</ets>ene + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline substance obtained from mesitylene.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"lin</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Maslin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`mer*ee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person subjected to mesmeric influence; one who is mesmerized.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mes*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mes*mer"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mesm\'82rique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; <as>as, <ex>mesmeric</ex> sleep</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"mer*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <persfn><etsep>Mesmer</etsep></persfn>, who first brought it into notice at Vienna, about 1775: cf. F. <ets>mesm\'82risme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An earlier name for <altname>hypnosis</altname> or <altname>hypnotism</altname>, the art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient.  It is believed to be a state between sleep and wakefulness, in which a person is more susceptible to suggestion than when awake.  See <cref>Animal magnetism</cref>, under <er>Magnetism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"mer*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices, or believes in, mesmerism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`mer*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of mesmerizing; the state of being mesmerized.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"mer*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mesmerized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mesmerizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>mesmerise</asp>.]</altsp><sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"mer*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mesmerizes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mesne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mean</er> intermediate.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Middle; intervening; <as>as, a <ex>mesne</ex> lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a <ex>tenant</ex> to the superior, but <ex>lord</ex> or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called the <ex>mesne</ex> lord</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mesne process</b></col>, <cd>intermediate process; process intervening between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes understood to be the whole process preceding the execution.</cd> <au>Blackstone.</au>  <au>Burrill.</au> -- <col><b>Mesne profits</b></col>, profits of premises during the time the owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of his estate.  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mes"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mes-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> in the middle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combining form denoting <sig>in the middle</sig>, <sig>intermediate</sig>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <def>Denoting <xex>a type of hydrocarbons</xex> which are regarded as <xex>methenyl derivatives</xex>. Also used adjectively.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Optically inactive due to compensating optical activity at two or more asymmetric centers, often due to a plane of symmetry within the molecular structure; <as>as, <ex>meso-</ex>tartaric acid</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Attached to a carbon atom located between two hereoatoms in a heterocyclic ring.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*a"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>'w,a`rion</grk>, dim. of <grk>'w,o`n</grk> an egg.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity; the <altname>mesovarium</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The mesoderm.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cell nucleus; mesoplast.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*blas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to the mesoblast; <as>as, the <ex>mesoblastic</ex> layer</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>branchial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*bron"chi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mesobronchia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Bronchia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The main bronchus of each lung.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*c\'91"cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>C\'91cum</er>.]</ety> <def>The fold of peritoneum attached to the c\'91cum.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mes`o*c\'91"cal</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>cephalic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; <as>as, the <ex>mesocephalic</ex> flexure</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; mesaticephalic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Cephalon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The pons Varolii.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesocephalic.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mes`o*c\'d2"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mes`o*c\'d2"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>mesocoelia</ets>. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>C\'d2lia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*co"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ the colon : cf. F. <ets>m\'82soc\'93lon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mes`o*col"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*cor"a*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>coracoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mes`o*cu*ne"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mes`o*cu"ni*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>cuneiform</ets>, <ets>cuniform</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d <er>Cuneiform</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*derm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>de`rma</grk> skin.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Blastoderm</er> and <er>Ectoderm</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The middle body layer in some invertebrates.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*der"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; <as>as, <ex>mesodermal</ex> tissues</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*der"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mesodermal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having teeth of moderate size.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*gas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ belly.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>gastric</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*gas"tri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mesogaster</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The umbilical region.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mesogaster.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*gl<oe/"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ a glutinous substance.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm in certain c\'d2lenterates.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mes`o*gl<oe/"al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Me*sog"na*thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>gna`qos</grk> jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. See <cref>Gnathic index</cref>, under <er>Gnathic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*he"par</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Hepar</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*hip"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ a horse.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a sheep, and having three toes on each foot.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*labe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mesolabium</ets>, Gr. <?/; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ to take.]</ety> <def>An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.</def>  <rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Thomsonite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*log"a*rithm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>logarithm</ets> : cf. F. <ets>m\'82sologarithme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A logarithm of the cosine or cotangent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Kepler. Hutton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*me"tri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Metrium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>meso-</ets> + <ets>mycetes</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in <persfn>Brefeld's</persfn> classification.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>\'d8Mes`o*my*ce"tous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*my*o"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*my"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`son</grk> middle, neut. of <grk>me`sos</grk>, a., middle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the <xex>dorsimeson</xex>, and the corresponding ventral edge the <xex>ventrimeson</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>B. G. Wilder.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An <isa>elementary particle</isa> made up of two quarks; a hadron having a baryon number of zero; any hadron other than a baryon.  Mesons are bosons with integral values of spin, having a mass intermediate between those of the electron and a nucleon; they may have positive or negative charges, or may be neutral.  Mesons are of three types: the <stype>pion</stype> (<pi/-meson), <stype>kaon</stype> (K-mesons), and <stype><eta/-mesons</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>mu meson</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <cd>the former name for the <altname>muon</altname>, a particle which is not a true meson{2}.  The term is no longer used in technical literature, except historically.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>me*son"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a meson.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*na"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>nasal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*neph"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; <as>as, the <ex>mesonephric</ex>, or Wolffian, duct</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*neph"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>nefro`s</grk> kidney.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*no"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>nw^ton</grk> the back.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*phl<oe/"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>floio`s</grk> bark.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*soph"ry*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>meso`fryon</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Glabella</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*phyl"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-plast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The nucleus of a cell; mesoblast.</def>  <rj><au>Agassiz.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*po"di*al</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/s`<osl/*p<omac/"d<icr/*<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*po`di*a"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mesopodialia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/, dim. of <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mesopodiale</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*sop`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ a fin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>\'d8Me*sop`ter*yg"i*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*sor"chi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ a testicle.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*rec"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>rectum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mes`o*rec"tal</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*rhine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, the nose.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*sau"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mosasauria</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*scap"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>scapula</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*scap"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*scu"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>scutum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Butterfly</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*seme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sign, mark; cf. F. <ets>m\'82sos\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*sid"er*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>siderite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See the Note under <er>Meteorite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ seed: cf. F. <ets>m\'82sosperme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A membrane of a seed. See <er>Secundine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*state</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to make to stand.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A product of metabolic action.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Every <xex>mesostate</xex> is either an <xex>anastate</xex> or <xex>katastate</xex>, according as it is formed by an anabolic or katabolic process. See <er>Metabolism</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*ster"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mes`o*tar*tar"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>tartaric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also <altname>inactive tartaric acid</altname>.  It is an optically inactive stereoisomer of <isa>tartaric acid</isa> due to internal compensation of the rotatory activity of the two asymmetric centers; it has a plane of symmetry in the molecule.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*the"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ box.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*the"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + E. epi<ets>thelium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the c<oe/lum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesothorax.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*tho"rax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>thorax</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82sothorax</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Coleoptera</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*tho"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>meso-</ets> + <ets>thorium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a radioactive isotope of radium (radium-228) with a half-life of 5.8 years.  Also called <altname>mesothorium-1</altname> or <altname>mesothorium I</altname> to distinguish it from a subsequent decay product, mesothorium II (actinium-228).  It was discovered in 1907 by Otto Hahn as a decay product of thorium (produced by decay of thorium-232).  Mesothorium-1 (radium-228) in turn produces actinium-228 (mesothorium-2) as the first product of its radioactive decay, and the actinium-228 in turn decays quickly (half-life of 6 hours) to thorium-228 (which is also called <er>radiothorium</er>; the thorium-228 has a half-life of 1.91 years, shorter than that of the radium-228).  It was discovered and named before full recognition of the nature of isotopes of the elements, and was distinguished from other variants of radium by its half-life and mode of production and decay.  It was also cheaper to prepare than other short-lived radium isotopes, and was thus sold commercially, for use, e.g. in making watch dials readable in the dark by painting the hands and hour marks with a self-luminous paint containing the radioactive substance; it is therefore often referred to (e.g. in regulatory legislation) as though distinct from radium.  It was one of the isotopes believed responsible for radiation-induced diseases observed in industrial workers who painted radium on watch dials in the late 1950's and early 1960's.  The primary isotope of radium (radium-226) has a half-life of 1620 years, and these isotopes with shorter half-lives proved difficult to isolate and study for the purpose of finding the cause of such diseases.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*tro`chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ anything round, a hoop.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia; -- said of the larv\'91 of certain marine annelids.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82sotype</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An old term covering natrolite or <xex>soda mesolite</xex>, scolecite or <xex>lime mesotype</xex>, and mesolite or <xex>lime-soda mesotype</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*va"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Ovary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of the abdominal cavity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*ox"a*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mesoxalic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`ox*al"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>oxalic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, <chform>CH2O2(CO2H)2</chform>, obtained from amido malonic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`o*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mesozoic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata.  They are found in cephalopods. See <er>Dicyemata</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ life, fr. <?/ to live.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Belonging, or relating, to the secondary or reptilian age, or the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic. See <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Mesozoic age or formation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*prise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mespris</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82pris</ets>. See <er>Misprize</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contempt; scorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Perh. for F. <ets>m\'82prise</ets> mistake.  Cf. <er>Misprision</er>.]</ety> <def>Misadventure; ill-success.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mes*qui"te</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/s*k<emac/"t<asl/)</pr>, <hw>Mes*quit"</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/s*k<emac/t")</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mezquite</ets>; said to be a Mexican Indian word.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus <gen>Prosopis</gen> having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the <stype>honey mesquite</stype>, and <stype>screw-pod mesquite</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Honey mesquite</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Algaroba</er> <sd>(b)</sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw-pod mesquite</b></col>, <cd>a smaller tree (<spn>Prosopis pubescens</spn>), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians.</cd> -- <col><b>Mesquite grass</b></col>, <cd>a rich native grass in Western Texas (<spn>Bouteloua oligostachya</spn>, and other species); -- so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; -- called also <altname>muskit grass</altname>, <altname>grama grass</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*qui"te bean</hw>. <def>The pod or seed of the mesquite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mess</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mass; church service.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mess</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mes</ets>, OF. <ets>mets</ets>, LL. <ets>missum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mittere</ets> to put, place (<it>e. g.</it>, on the table), L. <ets>mittere</ets> to send. See <er>Mission</er>, and cf. <er>Mass</er> religious service.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; <as>as, a <ex>mess</ex> of pottage</as>; also, the food given to a beast at one time.</def><br/
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<p><q>At their savory dinner set<br/
Of herbs and other country <qex>messes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; <as>as, the wardroom <ex>mess</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The milk given by a cow at one milking.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <ety>[Perh. corrupt. fr. OE. <ets>mesh</ets> for <ets>mash</ets>: cf. <ets>muss</ets>.]</ety> <def>A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; <as>as, he made a <ex>mess</ex> of it</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Messed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Messing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); <as>as, I <ex>mess</ex> with the wardroom officers</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mess</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To supply with a mess.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a mess{5} of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb; to mess up.</def><br/
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<p><q>It was n't right either to be <qex>messing</qex> another man's sleep.</q>  <rj><qau>Scribner's Mag.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>missaticum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mittere</ets>, <ets>missum</ets>, to send. See <er>Mission</er>, and cf. <er>Messenger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ehud said, I have a <qex>message</qex> from God unto thee.</q> <rj><qau>Judg. iii. 20.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; <as>as, the President's <ex>message</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Message shell</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Shell</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bear as a message.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE., fr. OF. <ets>message</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>missaticus</ets>. See 1st <er>Message</er>.]</ety> <def>A messenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"sa*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.]</ety> <def>A messenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"sage stick</hw>. <def>A stick, carved with lines and dots, used, esp. by Australian aborigines, to convey information.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mess beef</hw>. <def>Barreled salt beef, packed with about 80 pounds chuck and rump, two flanks, and the rest plates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"sen*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>messager</ets>, OF. <ets>messagier</ets>, F. <ets>messager</ets>. See <er>Message</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.</def><br/
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<p><q>Yon gray lines<br/
That fret the clouds are <qex>messengers</qex> of day.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; -- formerly used for heaving in the cable.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier. Tomlins.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner; precursor; herald.</syn><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Messenger bird</b></col>, <cd>the secretary bird, from its swiftness.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"set</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dog.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*si"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A German epic poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*si"ah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>m\'besh\'c6akh</ets> anointed, fr. <ets>m\'beshakh</ets> to anoint.  Cf. <er>Messias</er>.]</ety> <def>The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.</def><br/
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<p><q>And told them the <qex>Messiah</qex> now was born.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*si"ah*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or office of the Messiah.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`si*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the Messiah; <as>as, the <ex>Messianic</ex> office or character</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*si"as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Messiah</er>.]</ety> <def>The Messiah.</def><br/
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<p><q>I know that <qex>Messias</qex> cometh, which is called Christ.</q> <rj><qau>John iv. 25.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mes`si`dor"</hw> <pr>(F. ?; E. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>messis</ets> harvest.]</ety> <def>The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792.  It began June 19, and ended July 18.  See <er>Vend\'90miaire</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"sieurs</hw> <pr>(?; F. ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F.; pl. of <ets>monsieur</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to <abbr>Messrs.</abbr>, which is used as the plural of <it>Mr.</it></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes`si*nese"</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <city>Messina</city>, or its inhabitans.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mess"mate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An associate in a mess.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"suage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>mesuage</ets>, <ets>masnage</ets>, LL. <ets>messuagium</ets>, <ets>mansionaticum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mansio</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>, a staying, remaining, dwelling, fr. <ets>manere</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, to stay, remain, E. <ets>mansion</ets>, <ets>manse</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A dwelling house, with the adjacent buildings and curtilage, and the adjoining lands appropriated to the use of the household.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell. Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>They wedded her to sixty thousand pounds,<br/
To lands in Kent, and <qex>messuages</qex> in York.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mess up</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a mess{5} of; to confuse, disorder, or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To botch{3}; to bungle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mess-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something badly botched or muddled.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballup, balls-up, cockup.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Most.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mestizo</er>.]</ety> <def>The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; -- so called in the West Indies.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mustee</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mes"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Mister</er>, a trade.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*ti"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mestinos</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>See <er>Mestizo</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mes*ti"zo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mestizos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mestizo</ets>; akin to OF. <ets>mestis</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82tis</ets>; all fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>mixtitius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mixtus</ets> mixed, p. p. of <ets>miscere</ets> to mix. See <er>Mix</er>, and cf. <er>Mestee</er>, <er>M\'90tif</er>, <er>M\'90tis</er>, <er>Mustee</er>.]</ety> <def>The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or person of European stock.</def> <mark>[Spanish America]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mestizo wool</b></col>, <cd>wool imported from South America, and produced by mixed breeds of sheep.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mest"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of brass. See <er>Maslin</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*sym"ni*cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <?/ a festive song. See <er>Hymn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Poetry)</fld> <def>A repetition at the end of a stanza.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Meet</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met</hw>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Mete</er>, to measure.</def>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met</hw>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Mete</er>, to dream.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met"a-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>meta`</grk> between, with, after; akin to AS. <ets>mid</ets> with, G. <ets>mit</ets>, Goth. <ets>mi\'ed</ets>, E. <ets>mid</ets>, in <ets>midwife</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prefix meaning <sig>between</sig>, <sig>with</sig>, <sig>after</sig>, <sig>behind</sig>, <sig>over</sig>, <sig>about</sig>, <sig>reversely</sig>; <as>as, <ex>meta</ex>chronism, the error of placing after the correct time; <ex>meta</ex>phor, lit., a carrying over; <ex>meta</ex>thesis, a placing reversely.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> A prefix denoting: <sd>(a)</sd> <def><sig>Other</sig>; <sig>duplicate</sig>, <sig>corresponding to</sig>; <sig>resembling</sig>; hence, <sig>metameric</sig>; <as>as, <ex>meta</ex>-arabinic, <ex>met</ex>aldehyde</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Organic Chem.)</fld> <def>That two replacing radicals, in the benzene nucleus, occupy the <xex>relative positions</xex> of 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1, or 6 and 2; <as>as, <ex>meta</ex>cresol, etc.</as>  See <er>Ortho-</er>, and <er>Para-</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Inorganic Chem.)</fld> <def>Having <sig>less than the highest number</sig> of hydroxyl groups; -- said of acids; <as>as, <ex>meta</ex>phosphoric acid</as>. Also used adjectively.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A prefix meaning <sig>at a level above</sig>, as in <ex>meta</ex>physics, <ex>meta</ex>language.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tab"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metabases</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to pass over; <?/ beyond, over + <?/ to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A transition from one subject to another.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Metabola</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*tab"o*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Me*tab"o*le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ change; <?/ beyond + <?/ to throw.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or treatment.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*tab"o*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Met`a*bo"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See 1st <er>Metabola</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A comprehensive group of insects, including those that undegro a metamorphosis.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*bo"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metabola</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/. See <er>Metabola</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to metabolism; <as>as, <ex>metabolic</ex> activity; <ex>metabolic</ex> force.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*bol"i*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Metabolism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive enzymes.  Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (<stype>anabolism</stype>), or destructive (<stype>catabolism</stype>).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The series of chemical changes which take place in an organism, by means of which food is manufactured and utilized and waste materials are eliminated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol Chem.)</fld> <def>A product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic action, as urea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To change by a metabolic process. See <er>Metabolism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meta-</ets> + <ets>branchial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchi\'91.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*car"pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metacarpus.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A metacarpal bone.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*car"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ beyond, between + <?/ the wrist.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Artiodactyla</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*cen"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <or/ <hw>-tre</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>center</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hydrostatics)</fld> <def>The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ When the metacenter is above the center of gravity, the position of the body is stable; when below it, unstable.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tac"e*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>acetone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, <chform>C6H10O</chform>, obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of acetone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*chlo"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>chloral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, amorphous, insoluble substance regarded as a polymeric variety of chloral.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tach"ro*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, after the time, happening afterward; <?/ beyond + <?/ time: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tachronisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An error committed in chronology by placing an event after its real time.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*chro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ beyond + <?/ a coloring.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The power of changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Cope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*cin"na*bar*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>cinnabar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Sulphide of mercury in isometric form and black in color.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metacismus</ets>, Gr. <?/ fondness for the letter <mu/.]</ety> <def>A defect in pronouncing the letter <xex>m</xex>, or a too frequent use of it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*cro"le*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>acrolein</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash.  It is a crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*cro"mi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*dis*coid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meta-</ets> + <ets>discoidal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Discoidal by derivation; -- applied especially to the placenta of man and apes, because it is supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>gastric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mete</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Measurement, especially of coal.</def>  <rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Charge for, or price of, measuring.</def>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The change of form which one animal species undergoes in a series of successively produced individuals, extending from the one developed from the ovum to the final perfected individual.  Hence, metagenesis involves the production of sexual individuals by nonsexual means, either directly or through intervening sexless generations.  Opposed to <contr>monogenesis</contr>. See <cref>Alternate generation</cref>, under <er>Generation</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Alternation of sexual and asexual or gemmiparous generations; -- in distinction from <contr>heterogamy</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/t`<adot/*j<esl/*n<ecr/t"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to metagenesis.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/t`<adot/*j<esl/n"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Metagenetic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tag"na*thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + Gr. <grk>gna`qos</grk> the jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Cross-billed; -- said of certain birds, as the crossbill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*gram"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anagrammatism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>By or pertaining to metagraphy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tag"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or act of rendering the letters of the alphabet of one language into the possible equivalents of another; transliteration.</def>  <rj><au>Stormonth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82tal</ets>, L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal, mine, Gr. <?/ mine; cf. Gr. <?/ to search after.  Cf. <er>Mettle</er>, <er>Medal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids.  No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.</def>  <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mine from which ores are taken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Slaves . . . and persons condemned to <qex>metals</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper.</def><br/
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<p><q>Not till God make men of some other <qex>metal</qex> than earth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Courage; spirit; mettle. See <er>Mettle</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword blade.</note>  <rj><au>Skeat.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Glass in a state of fusion.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The rails of a railroad.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Base metal</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>any one of the metals, as iron, lead, etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast with the noble metals.  In general, a metal of small value, as compared with gold or silver.</cd> -- <col><b>Fusible metal</b></col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>a very fusible alloy, usually consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium.</cd> -- <col><b>Heavy metals</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the metallic elements not included in the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, or the earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury, platinum, lead, silver, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Light metals</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the metallic elements of the alkali and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the earths, as aluminium.</cd> -- <col><b>Muntz metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy for sheathing and other purposes, consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of zinc.  Sometimes a little lead is added.  It is named from the inventor.</cd> -- <col><b>Prince's metal</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an alloy resembling brass, consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; -- also called <altname>Prince Rupert's metal</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Metaled</conjf> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr> or <conjf>Metalled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Metaling</conjf> or <conjf>Metalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover with metal; <as>as, to <ex>metal</ex> a ship's bottom; to <ex>metal</ex> a road.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*am*mo"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Metal</ets> + <ets>ammonium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from ammonium by the substitution of metallic atoms in place of hydrogen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>metalanguage</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any language that can be used to describe another language or system of symbols.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*bu"min</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids.  It is sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"de*hyde</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>aldehyde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into the same.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*lep"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metalepses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/ participation, alteration, fr. <?/ to partake, to take in exchange; <?/ beyond + <?/ to take.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*lep`sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Transverse; <as>as, the <ex>metaleptic</ex> motion of a muscle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*lep"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Metaleptic.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallicus</ets>, fr. <ets>metallum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallique</ets>. See <er>Metal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; <as>as, a <ex>metallic</ex> appearance; a <ex>metallic</ex> alloy.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; conductive of electricity; basic; forming positive ions in solution; antacid.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Metallic iron</b></col>, <cd>iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.</cd> -- <col><b>Metallic paper</b></col>, <cd>paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size.  When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.</cd> -- <col><b>Metallic tinking</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a sound heard in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and liquid.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"lic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Metallic</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"lic*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a metallic manner; by metallic means.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal`li*fac"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>facere</ets>, <ets>factum</ets>, to make.]</ety> <def>The production and working or manufacture of metals.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>R. Park.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallifer</ets>; <ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing metals; yielding metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82talliforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or structure of a metal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; <as>as, <ex>metalline</ex> properties</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; <as>as, <ex>metalline</ex> water</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*line</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviating friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of metallizing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Metallized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Metallizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82talliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metallochromy</er>.]</ety> <def>A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*chro`my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + Gr. <?/ color.]</ety> <def>The art or process of coloring metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A print made by metallography.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal`lo*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or by means of, metallography.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*log"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes on the subject of metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*log"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science or art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on metals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A method of transferring impressions of the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by <person>Sir Humphrey Davy</person> to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds possess or produce acid, rather than basic, properties; a nonmetal; <as>as, boron, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, etc.</as>, are <xex>metalloids</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*loid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the appearance of a metal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*loid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Metalloid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + Gr. <?/ sound.]</ety> <fld>(Music)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`al*lor*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Metalorganic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tal`lo*ther"a*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + E. <ets>therapy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Treatment of disease by applying metallic plates to the surface of the body.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`al*lur"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met`al*lur"gic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallurgique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to metallurgy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*lur`gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallurgiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who works in metals, or prepares them for use; one who is skilled in metallurgy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*lur`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82tallurgie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal, Gr. <?/ a mine + the root of <?/ work. See <er>Metal</er>, and <er>Work</er>.]</ety> <def>The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of extracting metals from their ores.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"al*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metalmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A worker in metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beyond the scope or province of logic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>met`al*or*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Metal</ets>, L. <ets>metallum</ets> + E. <ets>organic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds of certain metallic elements with organic radicals; as, zinc methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; now usually <altname>organometallic</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>metallorganic</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metamere</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of several metameric forms of the same substance, or of different substances having the same composition; <as>as, xylene has three <ex>metamers</ex>, viz., orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene</as>; an isomer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an earthworm; a segment; a somite. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Loeven's larva</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + Gr. <?/ part.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having the same molecular formula, but possessing a different bonding structure and different properties; <as>as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are <ex>metameric</ex> compounds</as>.  See <er>Isomeric</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The existence of metameric compounds is due to different arrangements of the same atoms in the molecule.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation; <as>as, <ex>metameric</ex> segmentation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mer"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a metameric manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tam"er*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The symmetry of a metameric structure; serial symmetry; the state of being made up of metameres.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The state or quality of being metameric; isomerism due to different bonding patterns in two substances having the same molecular formula.  Contrasted with <contr>steroisomerism</contr> or <contr>optical isomerism</contr>.  Also, the relation or condition of metameric compounds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metamorphosis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject to change; changeable; variable.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing a change of structure.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; -- especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called <xex>metamorphic</xex> rocks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble.</def>  <rj><au>Murchison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who believes that the body of Christ was merged into the Deity when he ascended.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To metamorphose.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Metamorphosed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Metamorphosing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tamorphoser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.</def><br/
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<p><q>And earth was <qex>metamorphosed</qex> into man.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tamorphose</ets>. See <er>Metamorphosis</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Metamorphosis</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who metamorphoses.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gascoigne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Changing the form; transforming.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pownall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metamorphoses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to be transformed; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Change of form, or structure; transformation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A change in the form or function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or development; <as>as, the <ex>metamorphosis</ex> of the yolk into the embryo, of a tadpole into a frog, or of a bud into a blossom</as>. Especially, that form of sexual reproduction in which an embryo undergoes a series of marked changes of external form, as the chrysalis stage, pupa stage, etc., in insects.  In these intermediate stages sexual reproduction is usually impossible, but they ultimately pass into final and sexually developed forms, from the union of which organisms are produced which pass through the same cycle of changes. See <er>Transformation</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The change of material of one kind into another through the agency of the living organism; metabolism.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Vegetable metamorphosis</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the doctrine that flowers are homologous with leaf buds, and that the floral organs are transformed leaves.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*nau"pli*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Nauplius</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A larval crustacean in a stage following the nauplius, and having about seven pairs of appendages.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*ne*phrit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metanephros.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*neph"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ kidney.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*no"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ back.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`an*ti*mo"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metantimonic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`an*ti*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>antimonic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called <altname>antimonic acid</altname>) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and obtained as a white amorphous insoluble substance, (<chform>HSbO3</chform>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly called <altname>pyroantimonic acid</altname>, and analogous to <contr>pyrophosphoric acid</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*pec"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>pectic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a supposed acid obtained from pectin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*pec"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and occurring in overripe fruits.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*pep"tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>peptone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>An intermediate product formed in the gastric digestion of albuminous matter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>met"a*phor`</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/t"<adot/*f<ocir/r` <it>or</it> m<ecr/t"<adot/*f<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82taphore</ets>, L. <ets>metaphora</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>metafora`</grk>, fr. <grk>metafe`rein</grk> to carry over, transfer; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bring, bear.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; <it>e. g.</it>, the ship plows the sea.</def> <au>Abbott & Seeley.</au> \'bdAll the world's a stage.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The statement, \'bdthat man is a fox,\'b8 is a metaphor; but \'bdthat man is like a fox,\'b8 is a simile, similitude, or comparison.</note><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met`a*phor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphorique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; <as>as, a <ex>metaphorical</ex> expression; a <ex>metaphorical</ex> sense.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*phor*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes metaphors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*phos"phate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metaphosphoric acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>met`a*phos*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>phosphoric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, <chform>HPO3</chform>, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called <altname>glacial phosphoric acid</altname>.  Compare the tribasic <contr>orthophosphoric acid</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*phrase</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/t"<adot/*fr<amac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>meta`frasis</grk>, from <grk>metafra`zein</grk> to paraphrase; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>fra`zein</grk> to speak: cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphrase</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; a literal translation; -- opposed to <contr>paraphrase</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An answering phrase; repartee.</def>  <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>met"a*phrased</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/t"<adot/*fr<amac/zd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Translated literally.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*taph"ra*sis</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*t<acr/f"r<adot/*s<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Metaphrase</er>.]</ety> <def>Metaphrase.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*phrast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphraste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A literal translator.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*phras"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met`a*phras"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Close, or literal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphysique</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Metaphysics</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Metaphysical.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphysique</ets>. See <er>Metaphysics</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to metaphysics.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>According to rules or principles of metaphysics; <as>as, <ex>metaphysical</ex> reasoning</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Preternatural or supernatural.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The golden round<br/
Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem<br/
To have thee crowned withal.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*phy*si"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphysicien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is versed in metaphysics.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ <?/ <?/ after those things which relate to external nature, after physics, fr. <?/ beyond, after + <?/ relating to external nature, natural, physical, fr. <?/ nature: cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphysique</ets>. See <er>Physics</er>. The term was first used by the followers of Aristotle as a name for that part of his writings which came <ets>after</ets>, or followed, the part which treated of <ets>physics</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; philosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Metaphysics</xex> is distinguished as <xex>general</xex> and <xex>special</xex>. <stype>General metaphysics</stype> is the science of all being as being. <stype>Special metaphysics</stype> is the science of one kind of being; as, the <xex>metaphysics</xex> of chemistry, of morals, or of politics.  According to Kant, a systematic exposition of those notions and truths, the knowledge of which is altogether independent of experience, would constitute the science of metaphysics.</note><br/
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<p><q>Commonly, in the schools, called <qex>metaphysics</qex>, as being part of the philosophy of Aristotle, which hath that for title; but it is in another sense: for there it signifieth as much as \'bdbooks written or placed after his natural philosophy.\'b8  But the schools take them for \'bdbooks of supernatural philosophy;\'b8 for the word <qex>metaphysic</qex> will bear both these senses.</q> <rj><qau>Hobbes.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Now the science conversant about all such inferences of unknown being from its known manifestations, is called ontology, or <qex>metaphysics</qex> proper.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Metaphysics</qex> are [is] the science which determines what can and what can not be known of being, and the laws of being, a priori.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>The scientific knowledge of mental phenomena; mental philosophy; psychology.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Metaphysics</qex>, in whatever latitude the term be taken, is a science or complement of sciences exclusively occupied with mind.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Whether, after all,<br/
A larger <qex>metaphysics</qex> might not help<br/
Our physics.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*taph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ nature.]</ety> <def>Change of form; transformation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metaplasmus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ beyond, over + <?/ to mold: cf. F. <ets>m\'82taplasme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A change in the letters or syllables of a word.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metaplasm</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word having more than one form of the root.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*pode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>metapodium</ets>, from Gr. <?/ behind + <?/, dim. of <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*po"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*po`di*a"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metapodialia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Metapode</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metapodia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Metapode</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*poph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metapophyses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Apophysis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebr<ae/; a mammillary process.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ fin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*sil"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metasilicic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*si*lic"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>silicic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The salts of metasilicic acid are often called <xex>bisilicates</xex>, in mineralogy, as Wollastonite (<chform>CaSiO3</chform>).</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Metasilicic acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*so"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, body.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary <xex>metamorphism</xex>, as implying simply a recrystallization.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Met`a*so*mat"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the component segments of the body of an animal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*stan"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metastannic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*stan"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the form of a white amorphous substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tas"ta*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metastases</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., transition, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to place in another way; <?/ after + <?/ to place.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A spiritual change, as during baptism.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Especially:</specif> <def>The migration of cancerous or malignant cells from the site of their origin to other parts of the body.  Such cells may migrate to multiple new locations, making therapy more difficult and often leading to death.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>metastasize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to spread from one part of the body to other parts, and grow there; to spread by metastasis{3}; -- said of cancer cells.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; <as>as, a <ex>metastatic</ex> abscess; the <ex>metastatic</ex> processes of growth; a <ex>metastatic</ex> tumor.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the metasternum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*ster"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*tas"to*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met"a*stome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>metastoma</ets>, from Gr. <grk>meta`</grk> behind + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*tar"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metatarsus.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A metatarsal bone.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Met"a*tarse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Metatarsus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*tar"sus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metatarsi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Tarsus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8me*ta"te</hw> <pr>(m<asl/*t<aum/"t<asl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. Mex. <ets>metlatl</ets>.]</ety> <def>A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Metatheria</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A subclass of pouched animals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass <subclass>Metatheria</subclass>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>metatherian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any of a group of primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tath"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metatheses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>meta`qesis</grk>, fr. <grk>metatiqe`nai</grk> to place differently, to transpose; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>tiqe`nai</grk> to place, set. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; <as>as, <xex>pistris</xex> for <xex>pristis</xex>; <xex>meagre</xex> for <xex>meager</xex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; <as>thus, by <ex>metathesis</ex> an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met`a*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to metathesis.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metathorax.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*tho"rax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tathorax</ets>. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Thorax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Coleoptera</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*ti*tan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>titanic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*tung"state</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metatungstic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*tung"stic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>tungstic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its salts (the <xex>metatungstates</xex>) and properly called <xex>polytungstic</xex>, or <xex>pyrotungstic</xex>, acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*van"a*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metavanadic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*va*nad"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>vanadic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*xy"lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>xylene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colorless inflammable liquid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`ta`yage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>M\'82tayer</er>.]</ety> <def>A system of farming on halves.</def> <mark>[France & Italy]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`ta`yer"</hw> <pr>(F. ?; E. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>medietarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>medius</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.</def> <mark>[France & Italy]</mark>  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ after + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed into the tissues of the body.  A central cavity is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, -- the <xex>ectoderm</xex> and <xex>endoderm</xex>.  The group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*zo"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Metazoans</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Metazoa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`a*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`a*zo"\'94n</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Metazoa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Meat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To meet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Mette</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Met</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<?/tan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dream; also impersonally; <as>as, <ex>me mette</ex>, I dreamed</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdI <xex>mette</xex> of him all night.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mete</hw> <pr>(m<emac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Meted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Meting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>metan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>meten</ets>, G. <ets>messen</ets>, OHG. <ets>mezzan</ets>, Icel. <ets>meta</ets>, Sw. <ets>m\'84ta</ets>, Goth. <ets>mitan</ets>, L. <ets>modus</ets> measure, moderation, <ets>modius</ets> a corn measure, Gr. <?/ to rule, <?/ a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E. <ets>measure</ets>, L. <ets>metiri</ets> to measure; cf. Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets> to measure. <root/99.  Cf. <er>Measure</er>, <er>Meet</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To measure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Mark iv. 24.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>met</ets>. See <er>Mete</er> to measure.]</ety> <def>Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase <xex>metes and bounds</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mete"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quantity of corn formerly given by the lord to his customary tenants, as an encouragement to, or reward for, labor and faithful service.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mete"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>According to measure or proportion; proportionable; proportionate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`em*pir"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met`em*pir"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>empiric</ets>, <ets>-ical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Related, or belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the province of metempirics.</def><br/
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<p><q>If then the empirical designates the province we include within the range of science, the province we exclude may be fitly styled the <qex>metempirical</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. H. Lewes.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met*em*pir"i*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science that is concerned with metempirics.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`em*pir"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and yet as related to, the knowledge gained by experience.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*temp"sy*chose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Metempsychosed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Metempsychosing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Metempsychosis</er>.]</ety> <def>To translate or transfer, as the soul, from one body to another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*temp`sy*cho"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ beyond, over + <?/ to animate; <?/ in + <?/ soul. See <er>Psychology</er>.]</ety> <def>The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`emp*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ beyond, after + <?/ a falling upon, fr. <?/ to fall in or upon; <?/ in + <?/ to fall.]</ety> <fld>(Chron.)</fld> <def>The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression of the bissextile day once in 134 years.  The opposite to this is the <xex>proemptosis</xex>, or the addition of a day every 330 years, and another every 2,400 years.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Met-</ets> + <ets>encephalon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to <xex>meten</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`en*so`ma*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a change of body (by the soul), fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"te*or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82t\'82ore</ets>, Gr. <?/, pl. <?/ things in the air, fr. <?/ high in air, raised off the ground; <?/ beyond + <?/, <?/, a suspension or hovering in the air, fr. <?/ to lift, raise up.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>Hail, an ordinary <qex>meteor</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.</def><br/
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<p><q>The vaulty top of heaven<br/
Figured quite o'er with burning <qex>meteors</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mass of stone or other substance which sometimes falls to the earth from space beyond the moon, burning up from atomospheric friction and creating a brilliant but usually very brief trail of light in the atmosphere; also called a <altname>shooting star</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term is especially applied to fireballs, and the masses of stone or other substances which sometimes fall to the earth; also to shooting stars and to ignes fatui. Meteors are often classed as: <xex>aerial meteors</xex>, winds, tornadoes, etc.; <xex>aqueous meteors</xex>, rain, hail, snow, dew, etc.; <xex>luminous meteors</xex>, rainbows, halos, etc.; and <xex>igneous meteors</xex>, lightning, shooting stars, and the like.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, <as>as, <ex>meteoric</ex> phenomena; <ex>meteoric</ex> stones.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Influenced by the weather; <as>as, <ex>meteoric</ex> conditions</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Flashing; transient and brilliant, like a meteor{3}; <as>as, <ex>meteoric</ex> fame</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Meteoric</xex> politician.\'b8  <rj><au>Craik.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Meteoric iron</b></col>, <col><b>Meteoric stone</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Meteorite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meteoric paper</b></col>, <cd>a substance of confervoid origin found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; -- so called because formerly supposed to fall from meteors.</cd> -- <col><b>Meteoric showers</b></col>, <cd>periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Meteoric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"te*or*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"te*or*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an a\'89rolite.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may consist: <bold>1</bold>. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small percentage of nickel (<xex>meteoric iron</xex>, <xex>holosiderite</xex>). When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline figures, called <xex>Widmanst\'84tten figures</xex>. <bold>2</bold>. Of a cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates (<xex>mesosiderite</xex> or <xex>siderolite</xex>). <bold>3</bold>. Of a stony mass of silicates with little iron (<xex>meteoric stone</xex>, <xex>sporadosiderite</xex>). <bold>4</bold>. Of a mass without iron (<xex>asiderite</xex>).</note>
<-- Comm: carbonaceous? Add mark for composition? --><br/
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<p><hw>Me"te*or*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to raise to a height.]</ety> <def>To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor.</def>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument which registers meteorologic phases or conditions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to meteorography.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The registration of meteorological phenomena.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"te*or*oid</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"t<esl/*<etil/r*oid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor.</def><br/
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<p><q>These bodies [small, solid bodies] before they come into the air, I call <qex>meteoroids</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. A. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or*oid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets> : cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orolithe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A meteoric stone; an a\'89rolite; a meteorite.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me`te*or`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me`te*or`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the atmosphere and its phenomena, or to meteorology.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Meteorological table</b></col>, <col><b>Meteorological register</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a table or register exhibiting the state of the air and its temperature, weight, dryness, moisture, motion, etc.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person skilled in meteorology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orologie</ets>. See <er>Meteor</er>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets> : cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82oromancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A species of divination by atmospheric phenomena, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus which transmits automatically to a central station atmospheric conditions as marked by the anemometer, barometer, thermometer, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ observing the heavenly bodies; <?/ + <?/ to view: cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82oroscope</ets>. See <er>Meteor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An astrolabe; a planisphere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction, of the apparent path of a shooting star.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*te"o*rous</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meteor</er>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>-me"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>metrum</ets> measure, or the allied Gr. <?/. See <er>Meter</er> rhythm.]</ety> <def>A suffix denoting <xex>that by which anything is measured</xex>; <as>as, baro<ex>meter</ex>, chrono<ex>meter</ex>, dynamo<ex>meter</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mete</er> to measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, metes or measures. See <er>Coal-meter</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Dry meter</b></col>, <cd>a gas meter having measuring chambers, with flexible walls, which expand and contract like bellows and measure the gas by filling and emptying.</cd> -- <col><b>Wet meter</b></col>, <cd>a gas meter in which the revolution of a chambered drum in water measures the gas passing through it.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me"ter</hw>, <hw>Me"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>metre</ets>, F. <ets>m\'8atre</ets>, L. <ets>metrum</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; akin to Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets> to measure. See <er>Mete</er> to measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; <as>as, the Horatian <ex>meters</ex>; a dactylic <ex>meter</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The only strict antithesis to prose is <qex>meter</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A poem.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Robynson (More's Utopia).</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See <cref>Metric system</cref>, under <er>Metric</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Common meter</b></col> <fld>(Hymnol.)</fld>, <cd>four iambic verses, or lines, making a stanza, the first and third having each four feet, and the second and fourth each three feet; -- usually indicated by the initials C. M.</cd> -- <col><b>Long meter</b></col> <fld>(Hymnol.)</fld>, <cd>iambic verses or lines of four feet each, four verses usually making a stanza; -- commonly indicated by the initials L. M.</cd> -- <col><b>Short meter</b></col> <fld>(Hymnol.)</fld>, <cd>iambic verses or lines, the first, second, and fourth having each three feet, and the third four feet.  The stanza usually consists of four lines, but is sometimes doubled.  <xex>Short meter</xex> is indicated by the initials S. M.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Me"ter*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of measuring, or the cost of measuring.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"ter*gram`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A measure of energy or work done; the power exerted in raising one gram through the distance of one meter against gravitation; 100 gram-centimeters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mete"wand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mete</ets> to measure + <ets>wand</ets>.]</ety> <def>A measuring rod.</def>  <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mete"yard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>metgeard</ets>. See <er>Mete</er> to measure, and <er>Yard</er> stick.]</ety> <def>A yard, staff, or rod, used as a measure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Meathe</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`h\'91m*o*glo"bin</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>h<ae/moglobin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin.  It is found in old blood stains.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>methadon</hw>, <hw>methadone</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in treating heroin addiction.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> methadone hydrochloride.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>M</ets>yristic + <ets>eth</ets>er + <ets>al</ets>cohol.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.</def><-- cetyl alcohol?? = ethal --><br/
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<p><hw>methanal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>formaldehyde</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Methal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, <chform>CH4</chform>; marsh gas.  It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons.  See <cref>Marsh gas</cref>, under <er>Gas</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Methane series</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the <altname>paraffin (little affinity) series</altname>. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>methanogen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage, and capable of producing <prod>methane</prod>; a source of natural gas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>methanol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The simplest alcohol of the paraffin series, <chform>CH3.OH</chform>; methyl alcohol.  Called also <altname>wood alcohol</altname>.  It is used as an antifreeze solvent, as a fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meth`a*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Methane</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument, resembling a eudiometer, to detect the presence and amount of methane, as in coal mines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*theg"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>meddyglyn</ets>; <ets>medd</ets> mead + <ets>llyn</ets> liquor, juice. See <er>Mead</er> a drink.]</ety> <def>A fermented beverage made of honey and water; mead.</def>  <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meth</ets>yl + ethyl<ets>ene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Methylene</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"e*nyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Methene</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical <chform>CH</chform>, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"ide</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Methyl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A binary compound of methyl with some element; <as>as, aluminium <ex>methide</ex>, <chform>Al2(CH3)6</chform></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*thinks"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. impers.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Methought</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets><thorn/yncan</ets> to seem, <ets>m<emac/ <thorn/ynce<edh/</ets>, <ets>m<emac/ <thorn/<umac/hte</ets>, OE. <ets>me thinketh</ets>, <ets>me thoughte</ets>; akin to G. <ets>d\'81nken</ets> to seem, <ets>denken</ets> to think, and E. <ets>think</ets>. See <er>Me</er>, and <er>Think</er>.]</ety> <def>It seems to me; I think. See <er>Me</er>.</def> <mark>[R., except in poetry.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, and, <qex>methinks</qex>, not without great cause.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*thi"on*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of methionic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth`i*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Me</ets>thyl + <ets>thionic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic (<it>thionic</it>) acid derivative of methane, obtained as a stable white crystalline substance, <chform>CH2.(SO3H)2</chform>, which forms well defined salts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"od</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82thode</ets>, L. <ets>methodus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>meqodos</grk> method, investigation following after; <grk>meta`</grk> after + <grk>"odo`s</grk> way.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; <as>as, a <ex>method</ex> of teaching languages; a <ex>method</ex> of improving the mind.</as></def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though this be madness, yet there's <qex>method</qex> in it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>All <qex>method</qex> is a rational progress, a progress toward an end.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; <as>as, the <ex>method</ex> of Theophrastus; the <ex>method</ex> of Ray; the Linn\'91an <ex>method</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A technique used in acting in which the actor tries to identify with the individual personality of the specific character being portrayed, so as to provide a realistic rendering of the character's role.  Also called <altname>the Method</altname>, <altname>method acting</altname>, the <ecol><b>Stanislavsky Method</b></ecol> or <altname>Stanislavsky System</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Order; system; rule; regularity; way; manner; mode; course; process; means.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Method</er>, <er>Mode</er>, <er>Manner</er>. <xex>Method</xex> implies arrangement; <xex>mode</xex>, mere action or existence. <xex>Method</xex> is a way of reaching a given end by a <xex>series</xex> of acts which tend to secure it; <xex>mode</xex> relates to a single action, or to the form which a series of acts, viewed as a whole, exhibits. <xex>Manner</xex> is literally the <xex>handling</xex> of a thing, and has a wider sense, embracing both <xex>method</xex> and <xex>mode</xex>. An instructor may adopt a good <xex>method</xex> of teaching to write; the scholar may acquire a bad <xex>mode</xex> of holding his pen; the <xex>manner</xex> in which he is corrected will greatly affect his success or failure.</usage><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Me*thod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*thod"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>methodicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82thodique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; well-ordered; <as>as, the <ex>methodical</ex> arrangement of arguments; a <ex>methodical</ex> treatise.</as></def>  <wns>[wns=2]</wns> \'bd<xex>Methodical</xex> regularity.\'b8  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Proceeding with regard to method; characterized by method or orderliness; systematic; <as>as, a <ex>methodical</ex> investigation</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns> \'bdAristotle, strict, <xex>methodic</xex>, and orderly.\'b8  <rj><au>Harris.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Me*thod"ios</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art and principles of method.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"o*dism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called Methodists.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"o*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82thodiste</ets>. See <er>Method</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who observes method.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the \'bdHoly Club,\'b8 formed at Oxford University, <sc>a. d.</sc> 1729, of which the most conspicuous members were <person>John Wesley</person> and his brother <person>Charles Wesley</person>; -- originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"o*dist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; <as>as, <ex>Methodist</ex> hymns; a <ex>Methodist</ex> elder.</as></def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Meth`o*dis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Meth`o*dis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to methodists, or to the Methodists.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Meth`o*dis"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Meth`od*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being methodized.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"od*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Methodized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Methodizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; <as>as, to <ex>methodize</ex> one's work or thoughts</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"od*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who methodizes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth`od*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to methodology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth`od*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ method + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wine + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An earlier  technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit, now called <altname>methanol</altname>; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which <xex>methol</xex> proper is the type. See <cref>Methyl alcohol</cref>, under <er>Methyl</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*thought"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Methinks</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth*ox"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Meth</ets>yl + hydr<ets>oxyl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical, <chform>CH3O</chform>, analogous to hydroxyl.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Methylene</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A univalent hydrocarbon radical, <chform>CH3-</chform>, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; <as>as, <ex>methyl</ex> alcohol, <ex>methyl</ex> ether, <ex>methyl</ex> amine, etc.</as></def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>methule</asp>, <asp>methyle</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Methyl alcohol</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a light, volatile, inflammable liquid, <chform>CH3.OH</chform>, obtained by the distillation of wood, and hence called <altname>wood alcohol</altname> or <altname>wood spirit</altname>; tecnically referred to as <altname>methanol</altname>; -- called also <altname>methol</altname>, <altname>carbinol</altname>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Methyl amine</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a colorless, inflammable, alkaline gas, <chform>CH3.NH2</chform>, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor.  It is produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in herring brine and other fishy products.  It is regarded as ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by methyl, and is a type of the class of <isa>substituted ammonias</isa>.</cd> -- <col><b>Methyl ether</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a light, volatile ether <chform>CH3.O.CH3</chform>, obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; -- called also <altname>methyl oxide</altname> or <altname>dimethyl ether</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Methyl green</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Green</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Methyl orange</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Helianthin</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Methyl violet</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an artificial dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"yl*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Methyl</ets>ene + <ets>al</ets>cohol.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A light, volatile liquid, <chform>H2C(OCH3)2</chform>, regarded as a complex ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol.  Called also <altname>formal</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth`yl*am"ine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Methyl amine</cref>, under <er>Methyl</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Methyl</ets> + alcohol<ets>ate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; <as>as, sodium <ex>methylate</ex>, <chform>CH3ONa</chform></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"yl*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Impregnated with, or containing, methyl alcohol or wood spirit; <as>as, <ex>methylated</ex> spirits</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meth"yl*ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82thyl\'8ane</ets>, from Gr. <?/ wine + <?/ wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name <ets>wood spirit</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A divalent hydrocarbon radical, <chform>-CH2-</chform>, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; <as>as, <ex>methylene</ex> bromide, <chform>CH2Br2</chform></as>; -- formerly called also <altname>methene</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Methylene blue</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an artificial dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; -- called also <altname>pure blue</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>methylenedioxymethamphetamine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but to avoid the drug laws, but now a controlled substance.  Called also <altname>MDMA</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> MDMA, Adam, ecstasy.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Me*thyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl; specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under <er>Methyl</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*thys"ti*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (<spn>Piper methysticum</spn>) of the South Sea Islands; -- called also <altname>kanakin</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ic</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, prop., changing one's abode; <?/, indicating change + <?/ house, abode: cf. L. <ets>metoecus</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82t\'8aque</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen.</def>  <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The whole force of Athens, <qex>metics</qex> as well as citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>meticulosity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>strict attention to minute details; the quality of being meticulous.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meticulousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tic"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>meticulosus</ets>, fr. <ets>metus</ets> fear: cf. F. <ets>m\'82ticuleux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Timid; fearful.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Taking great care to get every detail correct; working thoroughly and with precision; <as>as, <ex>meticulous</ex> workmanship</as>.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Me*tic"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8M\'82`tier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Calling; vocation; business; trade.</def></p>

<p><q>Not only is it the business of no one to preach the truth but it is the <qex>m\'82tier</qex> of many to conceal it.</q>  <rj><qau>A. R. Colquhoun.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the field or activity at which one excels; one's forte.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8M\'82`tif"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. m.</pos> <hw>\'d8M\'82`tive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. f.</pos> }</mhw><ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>M\'82tis</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8M\'82`tis"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. m.</pos> <hw>\'d8M\'82`tisse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. f.</pos> }</mhw><ety>[F.; akin to Sp. <ets>mestizo</ets>. See <er>Mestizo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met"o*che</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a sharing, fr. <?/ to share in; <?/ with + <?/ to have.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The space between two dentils.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The space between two triglyphs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"tol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.; trade name, fr. <ets>meta-</ets> + kre<ets>sol</ets> cresol.]</ety> <def>A whitish soluble powder used as a developer in photography.  Chemically, it is the sulphate of <chname>methyl-<it>p</it>-amino-<it>m</it>-cresol</chname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tonique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, <persfn><etsep>Meton</etsep></persfn>, the Athenian.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Metonic year</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Metonic cycle</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Cycle</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`o*nym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met`o*nym"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metonymy</er>.]</ety> <def>Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ton"y*my</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*t<ocr/n"<icr/*m<ycr/; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metonymia</ets>, Gr. <grk>metwnymi`a</grk>; <grk>meta`</grk>, indicating change + <grk>'o`nyma</grk> , for <grk>'o`noma</grk> a name: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tonymie</ets>. See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; <as>as, we say, a man keeps a good <examp>table</examp> instead of good <ex>provisions</ex>; we read <examp>Virgil</examp>, that is, his <ex>poems</ex>; a man has a warm <examp>heart</examp>, that is, warm <ex>affections</ex>; a city dweller has no <examp>wheels</examp>, that is, no automobile.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"o*pe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <grk>meta`</grk> with, between + <?/ opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Entablature</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The face of a crab.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Me*top"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the forehead.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; <as>as, the <ex>metopic</ex> suture</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"o*po*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the forehead + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fortune telling by physiognomy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Urquhart.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to metoposcopy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`o*pos"co*pist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in metoposcopy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`o*pos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ observing the forehead; <?/ the forehead + <?/ to view: cf. F. <ets>m\'82toposcopie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*tos"te*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ bone.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me"tre</hw> <pr>(m<emac/"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Meter</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ric</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/t"r<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metricus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82trique</ets>. See <er>Meter</er> rhythm.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; <as>as, the <ex>metric</ex> system; a <ex>metric</ex> measurement.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Metric analysis</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.</cd> -- <col><b>Metric system</b></col>, <cd>See <er>metric system</er> in the vocabulary.</cd></cs>
<-- nano-, pico-, femto-, atto-; giga-, tera, etc. --><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; <as>as, <ex>metrical</ex> compositions</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to measurement; <as>as, the inch, foot, yard, etc.</as>, are <xex>metrical</xex> terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a metrical manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>met`ri*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/t`r<icr/*k<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of converting the standard system of units of a country to those of the <er>metric system</er>; metrification; <as>as, Great Britain has completed its <ex>metrification</ex>, but the United States still resists complete change</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tri"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tricien</ets>. See <er>Meter</er> rhythm.]</ety> <def>A composer of verses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ric sys"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A system of weights and measures originating in France, the use of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many others, including the United States; the system is also called by its French name, <altname>Le Syst<egrave/me International de Unit<eacute/s</altname> (abbreviated <abbr>SI</abbr>).  The principal unit of length is the <xex>meter</xex> (see <er>Meter</er>).  From this are formed the <xex>are</xex>, the <xex>liter</xex>, the <xex>stere</xex>, the <xex>gram</xex>, etc. These units, and others derived from them, are divided decimally, and larger units are formed from multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000.  The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, <xex>deka-</xex> (formerly <xex>deca-</xex>), <xex>hecto-</xex>, <xex>kilo-</xex>, and <xex>myria-</xex> (seldom used); successive parts by <xex>deci-</xex>, <xex>centi-</xex>, and <xex>milli-</xex>.  The prefixes <xex>mega-</xex> and <xex>micro-</xex> are used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively; <xex>giga-</xex> and <xex>nano-</xex> denote multiples of one billion (1,000,000,000) and one billionth, respectively.  The prefix for one trillion (10<sup>12</sup>) is <xex>tera</xex>, and for one trillionth (10<sup>-12</sup>) is <xex>pico</xex>;  for one quintillion (10<sup>15</sup>) <xex>peta</xex>, and for (10<sup>-15</sup>) (one quintillionth) <xex>femto</xex>;  for (10<sup>-18</sup>) <xex>atto</xex>.  See the words formed with these prefixes in the Vocabulary. For <xex>metric tables</xex>, see p. 1682.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ric ton</hw>. <def>A weight of 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>Composition in metrical form; versification.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of converting the standard system of units of a country to those of the metric system; metrication.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metrum</ets> meter + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82trifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make verse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me"trist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maker of verses.</def>  <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Spenser was no mere <qex>metrist</qex>, but a great composer.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me*tri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ womb + <ets>-tis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the womb.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ro*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ + <?/ color.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring colors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ro*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ measure + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82trologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to metrology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*trol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ measure + <ets>-m\'82trologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ measure + E. <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania for writing verses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has metromania.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*trom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ womb + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the size of the womb.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ro*nome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ measure + <?/ distribute, assign: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tronome</ets>, It. <ets>metronomo</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight.  It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*tron"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metronome</er>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of time by an instrument.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*nym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ mother + <?/, for <?/ name.]</ety> <def>Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; <as>as, a <ex>metronymic</ex> name or appellation</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A metronymic appellation.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ro*pole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tropole</ets>. See <er>Metropolis</er>.]</ety> <def>A metropolis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*trop"o*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metropolis</ets>, Gr. <?/, prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); <?/ mother + <?/ city. See <er>Mother</er>, and <er>Police</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.</def><br/
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<p><q>[Edinburgh] gray <qex>metropolis</qex> of the North.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.</def><br/
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<p><q>The great <qex>metropolis</qex> and see of Rome.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any large city.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metropolitanus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tropolitain</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; <as>as, <ex>metropolitan</ex> luxury</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; <as>as, <ex>metropolitan</ex> authority</as>.</def> \'bdBishops <xex>metropolitan</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>metropolitanus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Lat. Church.)</fld> <def>An archbishop.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Church)</fld> <def>A bishop whose see is a civil metropolis.  His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch; <as>as, the <ex>metropolitan</ex> of Constantinople</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hook.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The see of a metropolitan bishop.</def>  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Me*trop"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>metropolita</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A metropolitan.</def>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met`ro*po*lit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; <as>as, the <ex>metropolitical</ex> chair</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`ror*rha"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ womb + <?/ to break.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ro*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ womb + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Met`ro*si*de"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ heart of a tree + <?/ iron.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and the South Sea Islands, and having very hard wood.  <spn>Metrosideros vera</spn> is the true ironwood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Met"ro*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Metrotomy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*trot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ womb + <?/ to cut: cf. F. <ets>m\'82trotomie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the C\'91sarean section.</def><br/
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<p><hw>-me*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>-meter</er>.]</ety> <def>A suffix denoting the <xex>art</xex>, <xex>process</xex>, or <xex>science</xex>, <xex>of measuring</xex>; <as>as, acidi<ex>metry</ex>, bathy<ex>metry</ex>, chloro<ex>metry</ex>, chrono<ex>metry</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mette</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Mete</er>, to dream.</def> <au>Chaucer.</au><br/
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<p><hw>Met"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[E. <ets>metal</ets>, used in a tropical sense in allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. See <er>Metal</er>.]</ety> <def>Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually in a good sense; <as>as, to test a person's <ex>mettle</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A certain critical hour which shall . . . try what <qex>mettle</qex> his heart is made of.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Gentlemen of brave <qex>mettle</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The winged courser, like a generous horse,<br/
Shows most true <qex>mettle</qex> when you check his course.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To put one one's mettle</b></col>, <cd>to cause or incite one to use one's best efforts.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Met"tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having mettle; high-spirited; ardent; full of fire.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Met"tle*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; <as>as, a <ex>mettlesome</ex> horse</as>.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Met"tle*some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Met"tle*some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Me"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., neut. of <ets>meus</ets> mine.]</ety> <def>Lit., mine; that which is mine; -- used in the phrase <xex>meum et tuum</xex>, or <xex>meum and tuum</xex>; <as>as, to confound <ex>meum and tuum</ex>, to fail to distinguish one's own property from that of others</as>; to be dishonest.</def></p>

<p><q>Ancestors . . . generally esteemed more renowned for ancient family and high courage than for accurately regarding the trifling distinction of <qex>meum and tuum</qex>.</q>  <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meuse</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A European river, flowing into the North Sea.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Meuse River.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meuse-Argonne</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne operation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Meute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cage for hawks; a mew. See 4th <er>Mew</er>, 1.</def>  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Meve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To move.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<?/w</ets>, akin to D. <ets>meeuw</ets>, G. <ets>m\'94we</ets>, OHG. <ets>m<?/h</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A gull, esp. the common British species (<spn>Larus canus</spn>); called also <altname>sea mew</altname>, <altname>maa</altname>, <altname>mar</altname>, <altname>mow</altname>, and <altname>cobb</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mewed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>muen</ets>, F. <ets>muer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mutare</ets> to change, fr. <ets>movere</ets> to move. See <er>Move</er>, and cf. <er>Mew</er> a cage, <er>Molt</er>.]</ety> <def>To shed or cast; to change; to molt; <as>as, the hawk <ex>mewed</ex> his feathers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Nine times the moon had <qex>mewed</qex> her horns.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Now everything doth <qex>mew</qex>,<br/
And shifts his rustic winter robe.</q> <rj><qau>Turbervile.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mue</ets>, F. <ets>mue</ets> change of feathers, scales, skin, the time or place when the change occurs, fr. <ets>muer</ets> to molt, mew, L. <ets>mutare</ets> to change. See 2d <er>Mew</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural.</def><br/
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<p><q>Full many a fat partrich had he in <qex>mewe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Forthcoming from her darksome <qex>mew</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Violets in their secret <qex>mews</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stable or range of stables for horses; -- compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mew</er> a cage.]</ety> <def>To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.</def><br/
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<p><q>More pity that the eagle should be <qex>mewed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Close <qex>mewed</qex> in their sedans, for fear of air.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Of imitative origin; cf. G. <ets>miauen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cry as a cat.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meaw</asp>, <asp>meow</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The common cry of a cat.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mewl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mewled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mewling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miauler</ets> to mew, E. <ets>mew</ets> to cry as a cat.  Cf. <er>Miaul</er>.]</ety> <def>To cry, as a young child; to squall.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meawl</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mewl"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that mewls.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mews</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <ety>[Prop. pl. of <ets>mew</ets>. See <er>Mew</er> a cage.]</ety> <def>An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Mr. Turveydrop's great room . . . was built out into a <qex>mews</qex> at the back.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>\'d8Mex*al"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mex"i*cal</hw> <pr>(#)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mexcal</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Mescal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mex"i*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mexico.</def></def2><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mexican poppy</b></col> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tropical American herb of the Poppy family (<spn>Argemone Mexicana</spn>) with much the look of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.</cd> -- <col><b>Mexican tea</b></col> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an aromatic kind of pigweed from tropical America (<spn>Chenopodium ambrosioides</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to be like the Mexicans, or their country.</def>  <note>At one time this word referred to frequent revolutions of government, considered characteristic of Mexican politics.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw>, <pos>prop. v. i.</pos> <def>To become like the Mexicans, or their country or government.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Meyn"e</hw> <pr>(m<ecr/n"<esl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>Same as <er>Meine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez*cal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mescal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Me*ze"re*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82z\'82r\'82on</ets>, Per. <ets>m\'bezriy<umac/n</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small European shrub (<spn>Daphne Mezereum</spn>), whose acrid bark is used in medicine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mez*qui"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A mosque.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Me*zu"za</hw>, <hw>Me*zu"zah</hw>, <hw>Mez"u*zoth</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>m<ecr/z<umac/z<omac/th</ets>, pl. of <ets>m<ecr/z<umac/z\'beh</ets> doorpost.]</ety> <def>A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; -- in use among orthodox Hebrews.  The term is also used to refer to the small case containing this scroll, together with the biblical inscription inside.  The text is usually taken from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mez"za ma*jol"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It. See <er>Mezzo</er>; <er>Majolica</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ceramics)</fld> <def>Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery without tin enamel, but painted and glazed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez"za*nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mezzanine</ets>, It. <ets>mezzanino</ets>, fr. <ets>mezzano</ets> middle, fr. <ets>mezzo</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mezzo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Entresol</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a back building, where the floors are on a level with landings of the staircase of the main house.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  Also <col><b>mezzanine floor</b></col>. <fld>(Theat.)</fld> <def>A floor under the stage, from which various contrivances, as traps, are worked.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The lowest balcony in a theater, or the forward part of the first balcony.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mez"za vo"ce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It., fr. <ets>mezzo</ets>, fem. <ets>mezza</ets> middle, half + <ets>voce</ets> voice, L. <ets>vox</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>With a medium fullness of sound.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mez"zo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., from L. <ets>medius</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Mean; not extreme.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez"zo-re*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mezzo-rilievo.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under <er>Alto-rilievo</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez"zo-so*pra"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mezzo-soprano voice.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A person having such a voice.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mezzo-tinto</ets>.]</ety> <def>A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To engrave in mezzotint.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who engraves in mezzotint.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>mezzo</ets> half + <ets>tinto</ets> tinted, p. p. of <ets>tingere</ets> to dye, color, tinge, L. <ets>tingere</ets>. See <er>Mezzo</er>.]</ety> <def>Mezzotint.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mezzotintoed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mezzotintoing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Anagram of <ets>ohm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit of conductivity, being the reciprocal of the ohm.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mhom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Mho</ets>  + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring conductivity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mhorr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mohr</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, <it>i. e.</it>, to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of any scale in the American system.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*a"mis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Miami</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians that formerly occupied the country between the Wabash and Maumee rivers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*ar"gy*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ less + <?/ silver. So called because it contains less silver than some kindred ore.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of an iron-black color, and very sectile, consisting principally of sulphur, antimony, and silver.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayan.]</ety> <def>The orang-outang.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*asc"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from <ets>Miask</ets>, in the Ural Mountains.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, el\'91olite, and sodalite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"asm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miasme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Miasma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*as"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Miasmata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ defilement, fr. <?/ to pollute.]</ety> <def>Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*as"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing miasma; miasmatic.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`as*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`as*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miasmatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing, or relating to, miasma; caused by miasma; <as>as, <ex>miasmatic</ex> diseases</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*as"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has made a special study of miasma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`as*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Miasma</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That department of medical science which treats of miasma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*aul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Miauled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Miauling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miauler</ets>, of imitative origin, and E. <ets>mew</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mewl</er>.]</ety> <def>To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*aul"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The crying of a cat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mica</ets> crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. <ets>mica</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.  They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black.  The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called <altname>isinglass</altname>.  Formerly called also <altname>cat-silver</altname>, and <altname>glimmer</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The important species of the <xex>mica group</xex> are: <stype>muscovite</stype>, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including <stype>damourite</stype> (also called <altname>hydromica</altname> and <altname>muscovy glass</altname>); <stype>biotite</stype>, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; <stype>lepidomelane</stype>, iron, mica, black; <stype>phlogopite</stype>, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; <stype>lepidolite</stype>, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac.<br/
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<p>    <ex>Mica</ex> (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; <stype>biotite</stype> is common in many eruptive rocks; <stype>phlogopite</stype> in crystalline limestone and serpentine.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mica diorite</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.</cd> -- <col><b>Mica powder</b></col>, <cd>a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Mica schist</b></col>, <col><b>Mica slate</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*ca`ce*o-cal*ca"re*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Partaking of the nature of, or consisting of, mica and lime; -- applied to a mica schist containing carbonate of lime.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*ca"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>micac\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into lamin\'91 or leaves like mica.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mice</hw> <pr>(m<imac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Mouse</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi*cel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Micell\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>mica</ets> a morsel, grain.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a structural particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or diminution without change in chemical nature.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mich</hw>, <hw>Miche</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>michen</ets>; cf. OE. <ets>muchier</ets>, <ets>mucier</ets>, to conceal, F. <ets>musser</ets>, and OHG. <ets>m<umac/hhen</ets> to waylay.  Cf. <er>Micher</er>, <er>Curmudgeon</er>, <er>Muset</er>.]</ety> <def>To lie hid; to skulk; to act, or carry one's self, sneakingly.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meach</asp> and <asp>meech</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mich"ael*mas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Michael</ets> + <ets>mass</ets> religious service; OE. <ets>Mighelmesse</ets>.]</ety> <def>The feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the  29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Michaelmas daisy</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Daisy</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Michelangelesque</hw> <pos>prop. adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Michelangelo.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Michelangelo</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`k<ecr/l*<acr/n"j<esl/*l<osl/; It. pron. m<esl/`k<ecr/l*<aum/n"j<esl/*l<osl/)</pr> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Michelangelo Buonarroti, renowned Italian painter, sculptor and architect; 1475-1564.</def><br/
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<p><bio> Born <person><b>Michelagnolo Buonarroti</b></person> at Caprese, March 6, 1475: died at Rome, Feb. 18, 1564.  A famous Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.  He came of an ancient but poor Florentine family.  He was apprenticed to the painter <persfn>Ghirlandajo</persfn> April 1, 1488, and with other boys from the atelier began soon after to study the antique marbles collected by <person>Lorenzo de' Medici</person> in the garden of San Marco.  Lorenzo discovered him there, and in 1489 took him into his palace, where he had every opportunity for improvement and study.  The Centaur relief in the Casa Buonarroti was made at this time, at the suggestion of <person>Angelo Poliziano</person>.  In 1491 he came under the influence of <persfn>Savonarola</persfn>, whom he always held in great reverence. In 1492 <persfn>Lorenzo</persfn> died, and Michelangelo's intimate relations with the Medici family terminated. In 1493 he made a large wooden crucifix for the prior of S. Spirito, and with the assistance of the prior began the profound study of anatomy in which he delighted.  Before the expulsion of the Medici he fled to Bologna, where he was soon engaged upon the Arca di San Domenico begun by <person>Niccolo Pisano</person> in 1265, to which he added the well-known kneeling angel of Bologna.  He was probably much influenced by the reliefs of <person>Della Quercia</person> about the door of San Petronio: two of these he afterward imitated in the Sistine chapel.  In 1495 he returned to Florence, when he is supposed to have made the San Giovannino in the Berlin Museum.  From 1496 to 1501 he lived in Rome.  To this period are attributed the Bacchus of the Bargello and the Cupid of the South Kensington Museum.  The most important work of this time is the Piet<agrave/ di San Pietro (1408).  In 1501 he returned to <city>Florence</city>, and Sept. 18 began the great David of the Signoria, made from a block of marble abandoned by <person>Agostino di Duccio</person>, which was placed in position May 18, 1504.  The two roundels of the Madonna and Child in Burlington House and the Bargello were probably made then, and also the picture of the Holy Family in the Uffizi.  In 1503 <person>Piero Soderini</person>, gonfaloniere, projected two frescos for the Sala Grande of the Palazzo Vecchio.  The commission for one was given to <person>Leonardo da Vinci</person>, that for the other to <persfn>Michelangelo</persfn> in 1504.  For it he prepared the great cartoon of the Battle of Cascina, an incident in the war with Pisa when, July 28, 1364, a band of 400 Florentines were attacked while bathing by <person>Sir John Hawkwood's</person> English troopers.  This cartoon contained 288 square feet of surface, and was crowded with nude figures in every position.  It had, probably, more influence upon the art of the Renaissance than any other single work.  To about this time may be attributed the beginning of his poetic creations, of the multitude of which undoubtedly written a few only have come down to us.  In Nov., 1505, he was called to Rome by <person>Pope Julius II.</person> to design his mausoleum, the history of which runs through the entire life of the master.  Repeated designs and repeated attempts to carry them out were made, only to be frustrated by the successors of the great Pope.  The matter finally ended in the reign of <person>Paul III.</person> by the placing in San Pietro in Vincoli of the statue of <persfn>Moses</persfn> surrounded by mediocre works finished by <person>Raffaello da Montelupo</person> and others.  The Two Captives of the Louvre are part of the work as originally designed.  In the spring of 1506 he assisted in the discovery of the Laocoon in the palace of Titus.  His favorite antique was the Belvedere Torso, supposed to be a copy of the Hercules Epitrapezius of Lysippus.  In April, 1506, probably as a result of the intrigues of <persfn>Bramante</persfn>, he was forced to abandon <city>Rome</city> for <city>Florence</city>.  In the autumn he joined the Pope at <city>Bologna</city>, and made (1506-07) the bronze statue of <persfn>Julius</persfn> which stood over the door of San Petronio and was destroyed in 1511.  The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was begun early in 1508, and finished in Oct., 1512.  <person>Julius II.</person> died Feb. 21, 1513, and was succeeded by <person>Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici</person>, son of the great <persfn>Lorenzo</persfn>, as <person>Leo X,</person>  <persfn>Michelangelo</persfn> was diverted from the tomb of <persfn>Julius</persfn> by <persfn>Leo</persfn>, and employed from 1517 to 1520 in an abortive attempt to build the fa<cced/ade of San Lorenzo in <city>Florence</city>, and in developing the quarries of Carrara and Seravezza. In 1520 he began, by order of <person>Cardinal Giulio de' Medici</person>, the sacristy of San Lorenzo and the tombs of <persfn>Giuliano</persfn> and <person>Lorenzo de' Medici</person> with the famous reclining figures on the sarcophagi, perhaps the most thoroughly characteristic of all his works.  <person>Leo X.</person> was succeeded by <person>Adrian VI.</person> in 1521, and he in turn by <person>Giulio de' Medici</person> as <person>Clement VII.</person> in 1523.  On April 6, 1529, <persfn>Michelangelo</persfn> was appointed "governor and procurator-general over the construction and fortification of the city walls" in <city>Florence</city>.  On Sept. 21, 1529, occurred his unexplained flight to <city>Venice</city>.  He returned Nov. 20 of the same year, and was engaged in the defense of the city until its capitulation, Aug. 12, 1530.  Before the end of the year 1534 he left <city>Florence</city>, never to return.  The statues of the sacristy, including the Madonna and Child, were arranged after his departure.  <person>Alessandro Farnese</person> succeeded <person>Clement VII.</person> as <person>Paul III.</person>, Oct., 1534.  The Last Judgment was begun about Sept. 1, 1535, and finished before Christmas, 1541.  Michelangelo's friendship for <person>Vittoria Colonna</person> began about 1538. (See Colonna, Vittoria.)  The frescos of the Pauline Chapel were painted between 1542 and 1549.  They represent the conversion of <person>St. Paul</person> and the martyrdom of <person>St. Peter</person>.  He succeeded <person>Antonio da Sangallo</person> in 1546 in the offices which he held, and became architect of St Peter's Jan. 1, 1547.  From this time until his death he worked on the church without compensation.  The dome alone was completed with any regard to his plans.</bio><br/
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<p><hw>Mich"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>michare</ets>, <ets>muchare</ets>. See <er>Mich</er>.]</ety> <def>One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mich"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Theft; cheating.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Michigander</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A resident of Michigan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mich"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hiding; skulking; cowardly.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meaching</asp> and <asp>meeching</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mick</hw>, <hw>Mickey</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person of Irish descent; -- an ethnic slur, offensive and disparaging.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Paddy.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mic"kle</hw> <pr>(m<icr/k"k'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mikel</ets>, <ets>muchel</ets>, <ets>mochel</ets>, <ets>mukel</ets>, AS. <ets>micel</ets>, <ets>mycel</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>mikil</ets>, OHG. <ets>mihil</ets>, <ets>mihhil</ets>, Icel. <ets>mikill</ets>, <ets>mykill</ets>, Goth. <ets>mikils</ets>, L. <ets>magnus</ets>, Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, gen. <grk>mega`loy</grk>; cf. Skr. <ets>mahat</ets>. <root/103.  Cf. <er>Much</er>, <er>Muckle</er>, <er>Magnitude</er>.]</ety> <def>Much; great.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muckle</asp> and <asp>mockle</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Old Eng. & Scot.]</mark> \'bdA man of <xex>mickle</xex> might.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mic"macs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Micmac</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</sing> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mikmaks</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. or Pg. <ets>mico</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small South American monkey (<spn>Mico melanurus</spn>), allied to the marmoset. The name was originally applied to an albino variety.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cra*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Microustic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi*cras"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <?/ star.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; -- from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cren*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets> + Gr. <?/ brain.]</ety> <def>Having a small brain.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi"cro-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi"cr-</hw>  }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small.]</ety> <def>A combining form</def> signifying: <sd>(a)</sd> <def><sig>Small</sig>, <sig>little</sig>, <sig>trivial</sig>, <sig>slight</sig>; <as>as, <ex>micro</ex>cosm, <ex>micro</ex>scope</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</fld> <def><sig>A millionth part of</sig>; <as>as, <ex>micro</ex>farad, <ex>micro</ex>ohm, <ex>micro</ex>meter</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*am`p\'8are"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the smaller measures of electrical currents; the millionth part of one amp\'8are.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*a*nal"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>analysis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>chemical analysis of very small quantities of substances, requiring special apparatus to handle and weigh small amounts of materials.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Micro-</er>, and <er>Bacterium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>In the classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of Bacteria.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In this classification bacteria are divided into four tribes: 1. <fam>Spherobacteria</fam>, or spherical bacteria, as the genus <gen>Micrococcus</gen>. 2. <fam>Microbacteria</fam>, or bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus <gen>Bacterium</gen>. 3. <fam>Desmobacteria</fam>, or bacteria in straight filaments, of which the genus <gen>Bacillus</gen> is a type. 4. <fam>Spirobacteria</fam>, or bacteria in spiral filaments, as the genus <gen>Vibrio</gen>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*bar"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>barograph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for recording minor fluctuations of atmospheric pressure, as opposed to general barometric surges.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi"crobe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mi*cro"bi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>microbion</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ little + <?/ life.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A microscopic organism; a microorganism; -- particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; <as>as, the <ex>microbe</ex> of fowl cholera</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mi*cro"bi*al</hw>, <hw>mi*cro"bi*an</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; <as>as, <ex>microbial</ex> growth; the <ex>microbian</ex> theory; a <ex>microbian</ex> disease.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crob"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a microbe.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crob"i*cide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Microbe</ets> + L. <ets>caedere</ets> to kill.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Microbe</er>; <er>-logy</er>.]</ety> <def>The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes, such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>cephalic</ets>, <ets>cephalous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; -- opposed to <ant>megacephalic</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mi`cro*chem"ic*al</hw>, <hw>mi`cro-chem"ic*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to microchemistry; <as>as, a <ex>micro-chemical</ex> test</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mi`cro*chem"is*try</hw>, <hw>mi`cro-chem"is*try</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>chemistry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The application of chemical tests to minute objects or portions of matter, usually assisted by sensitive instruments; -- distinguished from <xex>macro-chemistry</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*chro*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chronoscope.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*cline</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to incline.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*coc"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micrococci; caused by micrococci.</def>  <rj><au>Nature.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`cro*coc"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Micrococci</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Micro-</er>, and <er>Coccus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A genus of <fam>Spherobacteria</fam>, in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (<gen>Diplococcus</gen>), all without the power of motion. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Ascoccus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three groups; <xex>chromogenic</xex>, characterized by their power of forming pigment; <xex>zymogenic</xex>, including those associated with definite chemical processes; and <xex>pathogenic</xex>, those connected with disease.</note><br/
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<p><hw>microcomputer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small computer based on a microprocessor; in practise, at any given time in the technology of computer development, a <ex>microcomputer</ex> will be one that is less powerful than a <contr>minicomputer</contr>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> personal computer, PC.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*cosm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>microcosme</ets>, L. <ets>microcosmus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <grk>ko`smos</grk> the world.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little world; a miniature universe.  Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world.  Opposed to <contr>macrocosm</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A relatively small object or system considered as representative of a larger system of which it is part, exhibiting many features of the complete system.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>microcosmique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the microcosm.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Microcosmic salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white crystalline substance obtained by mixing solutions of sodium phosphate and ammonium phosphate, and also called <altname>hydric-sodic-ammonic-phosphate</altname>.  It is a powerful flux, and is used as a substitute for borax as a blowpipe reagent in testing for the metallic oxides.  Originally obtained by the alchemists from human urine, and called <altname>sal microcosmicum</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*cos*mog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Microcosm</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Description of man as a microcosm.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*cou`lomb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>coulomb</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A measure of electrical quantity; the millionth part of one coulomb.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>acoustic</ets>: cf. F. <ets>microcoustique</ets>, <ets>micracoustique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining, or suited, to the audition of small sounds; fitted to assist hearing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for making faint sounds audible, as to a partially deaf person.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*crith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>crith</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, at one time taken as the standard in comparing the atomic weights of the elements; <as>thus, an atom of oxygen weighs sixteen <ex>microcriths</ex>.  This unit is no longer used, and has been replaced by the <altname>Dalton</altname>, which is of approximately the same value.  See <er>molecular weight</er> and <er>Crith</er></as>.</def>  <rj><au>J. P. Cooke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*crys"tal*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>crystalline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Crystalline on a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals; <as>as, the ground mass of certain porphyrics is <ex>microcrystalline</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*cyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a hollow vessel.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>One of the elementary granules found in blood.  They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in an\'91mia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mic"ro*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets> + Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having small teeth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*far"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>farad</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The millionth part of a farad.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mic"ro*film</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>film</ets>.]</ety> <def>a photographic film with one or more very small images of printed or other graphic matter.  Numerous images, corresponding to the contents of a book, newspaper, or journal, are typically produced on one long roll of film, and may be viewed for reading in a special apparatus called a <usedby>microfilm reader</usedby>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mic"ro*film</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to photograph and produce images of on microfilm.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>form</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism of microscopic size.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro-ge`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micro-geology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro-ge*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>geology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The part of geology relating to structure and organisms which require to be studied with a microscope.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Micrography</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a graphic image, such as a photograph or drawing, representing an object as seen with a microscope, usually much enlarged as compared with the original object.  A photograph of a microscopic image is also called a <altname>photomicrograph</altname> or <altname>microphotograph</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micrography.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>micrographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The description of microscopic objects.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Examination or study by means of the microscope, as of an etched surface of metal to determine its structure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crohm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets> + <ets>ohm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The millionth part of an ohm.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`cro*lep`i*dop"te*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Micro-</er>, and <er>Lepidoptera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A tribe of <ord>Lepidoptera</ord>, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`cro*les"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <?/ a robber.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of small Triassic mammals, the oldest yet found in European strata.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>lith</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Microlite</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed of small stones.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`cro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micrology; very minute; <as>as, <ex>micrologic</ex> examination</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><-- pref. = microscopic --><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of science which treats of microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attention to petty items or differences.</def>  <rj><au>W. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>micromercurialism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>micro</ets> + <ets>mercurialism</ets>.  Coined by the chemist <person>A. Stock</person> in 1926.  See <er>mercurialism</er>.]</ety> <fu>(1926)</fu>  <def>A form of mercury poisoning resulting from long term exposure to low doses of mercury.  The syndrome of micromercurialism involves complex symptoms of stress, fatigue, memory loss, fine tremors, muscular and reflex insufficiency and low blood pressure, caused by accumulation of mercury in the system.  A condition of hyperthermia is accompanied by a series of functional changes under the effects of mercury.  The combined simultaneous effect of toxic action, temperature and galvanic response infers a cycle of disintegration and change.</def>  <au>Work With Mercury (1972)</au> <note>As proposed by Stock, the syndrome was considered as the union of pathological changes in human body caused by means of low concentrations (as low as 0.01 mg per cubic meter) of mercury vapor over long exposure times (up to 10 years).</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>micrometeorite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A meteorite so small that it drifts down to Earth without becoming intensely heated in the earth's atmosphere.</def><br/
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<p><hw>micrometeoritic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or relating to a micrometeorite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>microm\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles.  The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Circular micrometer</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Ring micrometer</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and declination between stars by observations of the times at which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring.</cd> -- <col><b>Double image micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a micrometer in which two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is called a <xex>divided-object-glass micrometer</xex>, and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known as a <xex>heliometer</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Double refraction micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a species of double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock crystal.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Filar micrometer</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Bifilar micrometer</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Bifilar</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Micrometer caliper</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Micrometer gauge</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with great accuracy.</cd> -- <col><b>Micrometer head</b></col>, <cd>the head of a micrometer screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Micrometer microscope</b></col>, <cd>a compound microscope combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical instruments.</cd> -- <col><b>Micrometer screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers; turning the head one full revolution advances the position of the tip of the screw only by a little.</cd> -- <col><b>Position micrometer</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Position</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Scale</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Linear</b></col>, <col><b>micrometer</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a minute and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct comparison.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`cro*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>microm\'82trique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of measuring with a micrometer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>millimeter</ets>.]</ety> <def>The millionth part of a meter.</def> <note>The millionth part of a meter is now termed a <altname>micron</altname>, and the word <ex>micromillimeter</ex> does not conform to the IS use of the prefix <er>micro-</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Micromyx</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of Old World harvest mice.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Micromyx</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mic"ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Micronesia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <grk>nh^sos</grk> an island.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*ne"sians</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Micronesian</singw></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + chro<ets>nometer</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for noting minute portions of time.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*\'94r"gan*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>organism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Any microscopic form of life; a form of life too small to be seen by the naked eye; -- particularly applied to bacteria, protozoa, yeasts, and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*pan"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>pantograph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of pantograph which produces copies microscopically minute.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*par"a*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A parasitic micro\'94rganism.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*par`a*sit"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>pegmatite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a graphic granite (pegmatite).</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mi"cro*phone</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"kr<osl/*f<omac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> sound, voice: cf. F. <ets>microphone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for converting sounds into electrical signals, for the purpose of recording or amplifying the sounds.  It produces its effects in various ways, as for example by the changes of intensity in an electric current, occasioned by the variations in the contact resistance of conducting bodies, especially of imperfect conductors, under the action of acoustic vibrations.  Other forms of microphone may use changes in capacitance or other phenomena to transduce the sounds into electrical signals.</def>  <note>The electrical signals produced in a microphone may be transmitted to recording or amplifying equipment through a conducting wire, or by transmission as radio waves.  The latter method is popular for use in small mobile microphones used by performers in plays and other entertainment events, at public meetings, and by broadcast personnel.</note><br/
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<p><hw>mi`cro*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`kr<osl/*f<ocr/n"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a microphone; serving to intensify weak sounds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mi`cro*phon"ics</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`kr<osl/*f<ocr/n"<icr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Microphone</er>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the means of increasing the intensity of low or weak sounds, or of the microphone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mi*croph"o*nous</hw> <pr>(m<isl/*kr<ocr/f"<osl/*n<ucr/s or m<icr/*kr<ocr/f"<osl/*n<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds; microcoustic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mi`cro*pho"to*graph</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`kr<osl/*f<omac/"t<osl/*gr<adot/f or m<icr/k`r<osl/*f<omac/"t<osl/*gr<adot/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>photograph</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A microscopically small photograph of a picture, writing, printed page, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An enlarged representation of a microscopic object, produced by throwing upon a sensitive plate the magnified image of an object formed by a microscope or other suitable combination of lenses.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ A picture of this kind is preferably called a <xex>photomicrograph</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*pho*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of making microphotographs.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`croph*thal"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`croph*thal"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> eye.]</ety> <def>An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result of disease or of imperfect development.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*croph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Small-leaved.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*croph"y*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*phyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a plant: cf. F. <ets>microphyte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular alg\'91, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*pyle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ gate, orifice: cf. F. <ets>micropyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi*crop"y*lar</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to microscopy, or to the use of the microscope.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the <cref>naked eye</cref>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Compound microscope</b></col>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a combination of lenses such that the image formed by the lens or set of lenses nearest the object (called the <xex>objective</xex>) is magnified by another lens called the <xex>ocular</xex> or <xex>eyepiece</xex>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Oxyhydrogen microscope</b></col>, and <col><b>Solar microscope</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Oxyhydrogen</er>, and <er>Solar</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Simple microscope</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Single microscope</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a single convex lens used to magnify objects placed in its focus.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*sco"pi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Microscopic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>microscopique</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; <as>as, <ex>microscopic</ex> observation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Able to see extremely minute objects.</def><br/
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<p><q>Why has not man a <qex>microscopic</qex> eye?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Very small.</def> <specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>visible only by the aid of a microscope; <as>as, a <ex>microscopic</ex> insect</as>; also used figuratively; <as>as, a <ex>microscopic</ex> advantage</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By the microscope; with minute inspection; in a microscopic manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*pist</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in, or given to, microscopy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*seism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ an earthquake, fr. <?/ to shake.]</ety> <def>A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected only by means of specially constructed apparatus.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*seis"mic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>Mi`cro*seis"mic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*seis"mo*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Microseiem</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A microseismometer; specif., a microseismometer producing a graphic record.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*seis*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Microseiem</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Science or study of microseisms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*seis*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Microseism</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>A seismometer for measuring amplitudes or periods, or both, of microseisms.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*seis*mom"e*try</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*seme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sign, mark: cf. F. <ets>micros\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; -- opposed to <ant>megaseme</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>microsome</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cell biology)</fld> <def>a tiny granule in the cytoplasm of a cell; it consists of ribosomes bound to fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Microsorium</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of tropical usually epiphytic ferns, found from Africa to Asia, and from Polynesia to Australia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Microsorium</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*spec"tro*scope</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`kr<osl/*sp<ecr/k"tr<osl/*sk<omac/p <it>or</it> m<icr/`kr<osl/*sp<ecr/k"tr<osl/*sk<omac/p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>spectroscope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope, for observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of any substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`cro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Micro-</er>, and <er>Sporangium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sporangium or conceptacle containing only very minute spores.  Cf. <er>Macrosporangium</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*spore</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"kr<osl/*sp<omac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the exceedingly minute spores found in certain flowerless plants, as <gen>Selaginella</gen> and <gen>Isoetes</gen>, which bear two kinds of spores, one very much smaller than the other.  Cf. <er>Macrospore</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*spor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to microspores.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*sthene</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"kr<osl/*sth<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>sqe`nos</grk> might, strength.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic.  It includes the lower orders, as the <ord>Insectivora</ord>, <ord>Cheiroptera</ord>, <ord>Rodentia</ord>, and <ord>Edentata</ord>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*sthen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a typically small size; of or pertaining to the microsthenes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*ta*sim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>tasimeter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A tasimeter, especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions. See <er>Tasimeter</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*tome</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"kr<osl/*t<omac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.]</ety> <def>An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi`cro*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pert. to the microtome or microtomy; cutting thin slices.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is skilled in or practices microtomy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*crot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*volt"</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"kr<osl/*v<omac/lt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>volt</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one volt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*we"ber</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`kr<osl/*v<amac/"b<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>weber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The millionth part of one weber.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`cro*zo"a</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`kr<osl/*z<omac/"<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <grk>zw^,on</grk> an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Infusoria.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`cro*zo"\'94*spore</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`kr<osl/*z<omac/"<osl/*sp<omac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>zo\'94spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small motile spore furnished with two vibratile cilia, found in certain green alg\'91.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"cro*zyme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>zy`mh</grk> leaven.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A micro\'94rganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.</def> <mark>[obsolete]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Micruroides</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of coral snakes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Micruroides</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Micrurus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of snakes including certain of the coral snakes, such as the <member>eastern coral snake</member> (<spn>Micrurus fulvius</spn>).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Micrurus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>micturate</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to pass urine through the ureter; to urinate.</def> <mark>[Medical]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> urinate, piddle, puddle, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, make, pass water.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mic`tu*ri"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>micturire</ets> to desire to make water, v. desid. fr. <ets>mingere</ets>, <ets>mictum</ets>, to make water.]</ety> <def>The act of voiding urine; urination; also, a morbidly frequent passing of the urine, in consequence of disease.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid</hw> <pr>(m<icr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <it>wanting</it>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Midmost</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>midd</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>middi</ets>, D. <ets>mid</ets> (in comp.), OHG. <ets>mitti</ets>, Icel. <ets>mi<edh/r</ets>, Goth. <ets>midjis</ets>, L. <ets>medius</ets>, Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk>, Skr. <ets>madhya</ets>. <root/271.  Cf. <er>Amid</er>, <er>Middle</er>, <er>Midst</er>, <er>Mean</er>, <er>Mediate</er>, <er>Meridian</er>, <er>Mizzen</er>, <er>Moiety</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Denoting the middle part; <as>as, in <ex>mid</ex> ocean</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,<br/
Shall list'ning in <qex>mid</qex> air suspend their wings.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; <as>as, the <ex>mid</ex> finger; the <ex>mid</ex> hour of night.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the <xex>high</xex> and the <xex>low</xex>; -- said of certain vowel sounds; <as>as, \'be (\'bele), <ecr/ (<ecr/ll), <omac/ (<omac/ld)</as>. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 10, 11.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mid</xex> is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the <xex>middle</xex> or <xex>middle part</xex> of a thing; as, <xex>mid</xex>-air, <xex>mid</xex>-channel, <xex>mid</xex>-age, <xex>mid</xex>day, <xex>mid</xex>land, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a <xex>mid</xex>circle), or relation to such a circle; as, <xex>mid</xex>-center, <xex>mid</xex>radius.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Middle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>About the <qex>mid</qex> of night come to my tent.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Amid</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a destructive insect in pulse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The larva of the bean fly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid*air"</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>some point in the air; above ground level; <as>as, the planes collided in <ex>midair</ex></as>; also used attributively; <as>as, a <ex>midair</ex> collision</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"das</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from L. <ets>Midas</ets>, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See <er>Marmoset</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"das's ear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Midas</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A pulmonate mollusk (<spn>Auricula aurismid\'91</spn> or <spn>Ellobium aurismid\'91</spn>); -- so called from resemblance to a human ear.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"brain`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mid</ets>, a. + <ets>brain</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See <er>Brain</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"day`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>midd\'91g</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Day</er>.]</ety> <def>The middle part of the day; noon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"day`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to noon; meridional; <as>as, the <ex>midday</ex> sun</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also <asp>midding</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>m\'94gdynge</ets>, E. <ets>muck</ets>, and <ets>dung</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A dunghill.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See <er>Kitchen middens</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"den crow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common European crow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>; <pos>superl.</pos> of <er>Mid</er>. <ety>[See <er>Midst</er>.]</ety> <def>Situated most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd 'Mongst the <xex>middest</xex> crowd.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dest</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Midst; middle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"ding</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Midden</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle</hw> <pr>(m<icr/d"d'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>middel</ets>, AS. <ets>middel</ets>; akin to D. <ets>middel</ets>, OHG. <ets>muttil</ets>, G. <ets>mittel</ets>.  <root/271. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; <as>as, the <ex>middle</ex> house in a row; a <ex>middle</ex> rank or station in life; flowers of <ex>middle</ex> summer; men of <ex>middle</ex> age.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intermediate; intervening.</def><br/
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<p><q>Will, seeking good, finds many <qex>middle</qex> ends.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Middle</xex> is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>middle</xex>-sized, <xex>middle</xex>-witted.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Middle Ages</b></col>, <cd>the period of time intervening between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters.  <persfn>Hallam</persfn> regards it as beginning with the sixth and ending with the fifteenth century.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle class</b></col>, <cd>in England, people who have an intermediate position between the aristocracy and the artisan class. It includes professional men, bankers, merchants, and small landed proprietors</cd><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>middle-class</qex> electorate of Great Britain.</q> <rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <col><b>Middle distance</b></col>. <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Middle-ground</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle English</b></col>. <cd>See <er>English</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle Kingdom</b></col>, <cd>China.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle oil</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>that part of the distillate obtained from coal tar which passes over between 170<deg/ and 230<deg/ Centigrade; -- distinguished from the <contr>light oil</contr>, and the <contr>heavy oil</contr> or <contr>dead oil</contr>.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle passage</b></col>, <cd>in the slave trade, that part of the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle post</b></col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>King-post</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle States</b></col>, <cd>New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware; which, at the time of the formation of the Union, occupied a middle position between the Eastern States (or New England) and the Southern States.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Middle term</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>that term of a syllogism with which the two extremes are separately compared, and by means of which they are brought together in the conclusion.</cd> <au>Brande.</au> -- <col><b>Middle tint</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a subdued or neutral tint.</cd> <au>Fairholt.</au> -- <col><b>Middle voice</b></col>. <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Voice</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle watch</b></col>, <cd>the period from midnight to four <sc>a. m.</sc></cd>; <specif>also,</specif> <cd>the men on watch during that time.</cd> <au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> -- <col><b>Middle weight</b></col>, <cd>a pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of medium weight, <it>i. e.</it>, over 140 and not over 160 lbs., in distinction from those classed as <contr>light weights</contr>, <contr>heavy weights</contr>, etc.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>middel</ets>. See <er>Middle</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The point or part equally distant from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line, a surface, or a solid; an intervening point or part in space, time, or order of series; the midst; central portion</def>; <specif>specif.,</specif> <def>the waist.</def> <au>Chaucer.</au> \'bdThe <xex>middle</xex> of the land.\'b8 <au>Judg. ix. 37.</au><br/
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<p><q>In this, as in most questions of state, there is a <qex>middle</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Midst</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle-age`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[<ets>Middle</ets> + <ets>age</ets>.  Cf. <er>Medi\'91val</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Middle Ages; medi\'91val.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle-aged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; early in the century, it was considered  between 30 and 50 years old, but by the end of the 19th centruy it was considered as 40 to 60.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle-earth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The world, considered as lying between heaven and hell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><-- a land in Tolkien's "Hobbit" and "Ring" books -->  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle-ground`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>That part of a picture between the foreground and the background.</def><br/
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<p><hw>middle-level</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>intermediate in rank or position; <as>as, <ex>middle-level</ex> management</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Middlemen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dle*most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Midmost</er>.]</ety> <def>Being in the middle, or nearest the middle; midmost.</def><br/
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<p><hw>middle-of-the-road</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> centrist, moderate.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not extreme, especially in political views.</def><br/
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<p> -- <wordforms><wf>middle-of-the-roader</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>middle-of-the-roadism</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a middle or intermediate class in some schools and seminaries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.</def> \'bdA town of but <xex>middling</xex> size.\'b8  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Plainly furnished, as beseemed the <qex>middling</qex> circumstances of its inhabitants.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mid"dling*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mid"dling*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dlings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran in bolting; -- formerly regarded as valuable only for feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for making the best quality of flour. <xex>Middlings</xex> contain a large proportion of gluten.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the southern and western parts of the United States, the portion of the hog between the ham and the shoulder; bacon; -- called also <altname>middles</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Middies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A colloquial abbreviation of <altname>midshipman</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-eighties</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 80 and 90.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighties.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"feath`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Steam Boilers)</fld> <def>A vertical water space in a fire box or combustion chamber.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A support for the center of a tunnel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-February</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of February.</def><br/
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<p><hw>midfield</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(sport)</fld> <def>the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse); <as>as, he ran the kickoff back to <ex>midfield</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-fifties</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 50 and 60.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifties.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mid-forties</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 40 and 50.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> forties.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mid"gard</hw> <pr>(m<icr/d"g<aum/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Mid"garth</hw> <pr>(-g<aum/r<th/)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mith"garthr</hw> <pr>(<it>Icel.</it> m<esl/<th/"g<aum/r<th/r')</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Icel. <ets>mi<edh/gar<edh/r</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Teut. Myth.)</fld> <def>The middle space or region between heaven and hell, the abode of human beings; the earth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Midge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>migge</ets>, AS. <ets>mycge</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>muggia</ets>, D. <ets>mug</ets>, G. <ets>m\'81cke</ets>, OHG. <ets>mucca</ets>, Icel. <ets>m<?/</ets>, Sw. <ets>mygga</ets>, <ets>mygg</ets>, Dan. <ets>myg</ets>; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. <?/ to low, bellow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the <gen>Chironomus</gen>, and allied genera, which do not bite.  Their larv\'91 are usually aquatic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The name is also applied to various other small flies. See <cref>Wheat midge</cref>, under <er>Wheat</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Midg"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>midge</ets>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minute bloodsucking fly.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very diminutive person having normal proportions of the body parts; compare <contr>dwarf</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"gut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mid</ets>, a. + <ets>gut</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"heav`en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The midst or middle of heaven or the sky.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The meridian, or middle line of the heavens; the point of the ecliptic on the meridian.</def><br/
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<p><hw>midiron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>a long iron{5} with a nearly vertical face.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> two iron.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mid-January</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of January.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-July</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of July.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-June</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of June.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or seashore; <as>as, <ex>midland</ex> towns or inhabitants</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Surrounded by the land; mediterranean.</def><br/
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<p><q>And on the <qex>midland</qex> sea the French had awed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The interior or central region of a country; -- usually in the plural.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"main`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The middle part of the main or sea.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mid-March</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of March.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-May</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of May.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>middemiste</ets>.  Cf. <er>Foremost</er>.]</ety> <def>Middle; middlemost.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ere night's <qex>midmost</qex>, stillest hour was past.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"night`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>midniht</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.</def><br/
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<p><q>The iron tongue of <qex>midnight</qex> hath told twelve.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"night`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; <as>as, <ex>midnight</ex> studies; <ex>midnight</ex> gloom.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Midnight</xex> shout and revelry.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"night` sun</hw>. <def>The sun shining at midnight in the arctic or antarctic summer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-nineties</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 90 and 100.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nineties.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mid-November</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of November.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-October</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of October.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-off</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-on</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mid*rash"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Midrashim</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>Midrashoth</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Heb., explanation.]</ety> <def>A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"rib`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"riff</hw> <pr>(m<icr/d"r<icr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>midhrif</ets>; <ets>midd</ets> mid, middle + <ets>hrif</ets> bowels, womb; akin to OFries. <ets>midref</ets> midriff, <ets>rif</ets>, <ets>ref</ets>, belly, OHG. <ets>href</ets> body, and to L. <ets>corpus</ets> body. See <er>Corpse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>See <er>Diaphragm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The middle part of the front of the body, from the waist to the chest.</def><br/
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<p><q>Smote him into the <qex>midriff</qex> with a stone.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That part of a garment, especially a dress or bodice, that covers the midriff{2}.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mid" sea"</hw>, <or/ <hw>Mid"-sea"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The middle part of the sea or ocean.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>The Mid-sea</b></col>, <cd>the Mediterranean Sea.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mid-September</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle part of September.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mid-seventies</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 70 and 80.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventies.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"ship`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Midship beam</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed.</cd> -- <col><b>Midship bend</b></col>, <cd>the broadest frame in a vessel.</cd> <au>Weale.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"ship`man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Midshipmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being students or graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American marine fish of the genus <gen>Porichthys</gen>, allied to the toadfish; also called <altname>singingfish</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Cadet midshipman</b></col>, <cd>formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under <er>Cadet</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Cadet midshipman</b></col>, <cd>formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, <altname>midshipman</altname>; in England, <altname>sublieutenant</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>amidships</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the middle of a ship; -- properly <altname>amidships</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.</def>  <rj><au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mid-sixties</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 60 and 70.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixties.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Midst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>middest</ets>, <ets>in the middest</ets>, for older <ets>in middes</ets>, where <ets>-s</ets> is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or still older <ets>a midde</ets>, <ets>a midden</ets>, <ets>on midden</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>, and cf. <er>Amidst</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after <xex>in</xex>; <as>as, in the <ex>midst</ex> of the forest</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>And when the devil had thrown him in the <qex>midst</qex>, he came out of him.</q> <rj><qau>Luke iv. 35.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>There is nothing . . . in the <qex>midst</qex> [of the play] which might not have been placed in the beginning.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; <as>as, in the <ex>midst</ex> of official duties; in the <ex>midst</ex> of secular affairs.</as></def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The expressions <xex>in our midst</xex>, <xex>in their midst</xex>, etc., are avoided by some good writers, the forms <xex>in the midst of us</xex>, <xex>in the midst of them</xex>, etc., being preferred.</note><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Midst</er>, <er>Middle</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Midst</xex> in present usage commonly denotes a part or place surrounded on enveloped by or among other parts or objects (see <er>Amidst</er>); while <xex>middle</xex> is used of the center of length, or surface, or of a solid, etc. We say in the <xex>midst</xex> of a thicket; in the <xex>middle</xex> of a line, or the <xex>middle</xex> of a room; in the <xex>midst</xex> of darkness; in the <xex>middle</xex> of the night.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Midst</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>In the midst of; amidst.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Midst</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the middle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>midstream</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the middle of a stream; <as>as, don't change horses in <ex>midstream</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"sum`mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>midsumor</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of summer.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Midsummer daisy</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the oxeye daisy.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>midsummer-men</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Eurasian mountain plant (<spn>Sedum rosea</spn>) with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rose-root, <spn>Sedum rosea</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>midterm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the middle of the gestation period.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The middle of an academic term or a political term in office.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An examination given in the middle of an academic term; a midterm examination.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mid-thirties</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 30 and 40.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirties, thirty-something.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mid-twenties</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the time of life between 20 and 30.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenties.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated in the middle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"ward</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In or toward the midst.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Paths indirect, or in the <qex>midway</qex> faint.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being in the middle of the way or distance; <as>as, the <ex>midway</ex> air</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the middle of the way or distance; half way.</def> \'bdShe met his glance <xex>midway</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"week`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The middle of the week. Also used adjectively.</def><br/
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<p><hw>midweekly</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>occurring during the middle of the week; <as>as, a <ex>midweekly</ex> prayer meeting</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> midweek.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Midwest</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The north central region of the U. S.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Middle West.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>midwestern</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Midwest  region of the U. S., generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; <as>as, a <ex>midwestern</ex> city; <ex>midwestern</ex> accent</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Midwives</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>midwif</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>mid</ets> with (akin to Gr. <?/) + <?/ woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Wife</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assist in childbirth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To perform the office of midwife.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"wife`ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Assistance at childbirth; help or co\'94peration in production.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"win`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>midwinter</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of winter.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mid"wive`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/d"w<imac/v`)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To midwife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mien</hw> <pr>(m<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mine</ets>; perh. from sane source as <ets>mener</ets> to lead; cf. E. <ets>demean</ets>, <ets>menace</ets>, <ets>mine</ets>, n.]</ety> <def>Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.</def><br/
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<p><q>Vice is a monster of so frightful <qex>mien</qex>,<br/
As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mierkat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A South African mongooselike viverrine (<spn>Suricata suricata</spn>) having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also <altname>suricate</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>meerkat</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meerkat.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Miff</hw> <pr>(m<icr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G. <ets>muff</ets> sullenness, sulkiness, <ets>muffen</ets> to be silky, <ets>muff\'8bg</ets> sullen, pouting.]</ety> <def>A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.</def>  <rj><au>Fielding.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Miff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To offend slightly.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Might</hw> <pr>(m<imac/t)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>May</er>.</def> <ety>[AS. <ets>meahte</ets>, <ets>mihte</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><hw>Might</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>meaht</ets>, <ets>miht</ets>, from the root of <ets>magan</ets> to be able, E. <ets>may</ets>; akin to D. <ets>magt</ets>, OS. <ets>maht</ets>, G. <ets>macht</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'bettr</ets>, Goth. <ets>mahts</ets>. <root/103.  See <er>May</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity.</def><br/
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<p><q>What so strong,<br/
But wanting rest, will also want of <qex>might</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy <qex>might</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. vi. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>With might and main</b></col>. <cd>See under 2d <er>Main</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Might"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mighty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Might"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mighty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me <qex>mightily</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Col. i. 29.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To a great degree; very much.</def><br/
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<p><q>Practical jokes amused us <qex>mightily</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Might"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high dignity.</def><br/
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<p><q>How soon this <qex>mightiness</qex> meets misery.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; <as>as, their high <ex>mightinesses</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Might"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without; weak.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Might"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Mightier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Mightiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>meahtig</ets>, <ets>mihtig</ets>; akin to G. <ets>m\'84chtig</ets>, Goth. <ets>mahteigs</ets>. See <er>Might</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessing might; having great power or authority.</def><br/
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<p><q>Wise in heart, and <qex>mighty</qex> in strength.</q> <rj><qau>Job ix. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.</def> \'bdHis <xex>mighty</xex> works.\'b8  <rj><au>Matt. xi. 20.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Denoting an extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc.</def>  \'bdA <xex>mighty</xex> famine.\'b8 <au>Luke xv. 14.</au> \'bdGiants of <xex>mighty</xex> bone.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mighty</qex> was their fuss about little matters.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mighties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <def>A warrior of great force and courage.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>1 Chron. xi. 12.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a great degree; very.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdHe was <xex>mighty</xex> methodical.\'b8  <rj><au>Jeffrey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>We have a <qex>mighty</qex> pleasant garden.</q> <rj><qau>Doddridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mign"iard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mignard</ets>, akin to <ets>mignon</ets>. See <er>Minion</er>.]</ety> <def>Soft; dainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mign"iard*ise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mignardise</ets>.]</ety> <def>Delicate fondling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"gnon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See 3d <er>Minion</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"gnon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To flatter.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Danie<?/.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`gnon*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mignonnette</ets>, dim. of <ets>mignon</ets> darling. See 2d <er>Minion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Reseda odorata</spn>) having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance.  In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mignonette pepper</b></col>, <cd>coarse pepper.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mi*graine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>migraine</ets>, LL. <ets>hemigrania</ets>, L. <ets>hemicrania</ets>, <ets>hemicranium</ets>, Gr. <grk>"hmikrani`a</grk>; <grk>"hmi-</grk> half + <grk>krani`on</grk> skull.  See <er>Hemi-</er> and <er>Cranium</er>, and cf. <er>Hemicrania</er>, <er>Migraine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of intense sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head; called also <altname>migraine headache</altname>.  Same as <er>megrim</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi*grain"ous</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"grant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>migrans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>migrare</ets>. See <er>Migrate</er>.]</ety> <def>Migratory.</def> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"grant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A migratory bird, person, or other animal.</def></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who changes residence frequently in search of employment, especially farm labor, such as harvesting crops seasonally; also called <altname>migrant laborer</altname> or <altname>migrant worker</altname>.  Sometimes the migrant worker is not a resident of the country in which the work is performed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"grate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Migrated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Migrating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>migratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>migrare</ets> to migrate, transfer.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; <as>as, the Moors who <ex>migrated</ex> from Africa into Spain; to <ex>migrate</ex> to the West.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>migratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>migration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of migrating.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"gra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>migratoire</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; <as>as, <ex>migratory</ex> birds</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; <as>as, <ex>migratory</ex> habits; a <ex>migratory</ex> life.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Migratory locust</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Locust</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Migratory thrush</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the American robin. See <er>Robin</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*ka"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap.]</ety> <def>The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan; the emperor of Japan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mike</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[shortened from <ets>microphone</ets>.]</ety> <def>A <er>microphone</er>, the device for converting sound waves into electrical energy.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> microphone.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mik"maks</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Micmacs</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mil</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to <frac1x1000/ of a pound.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a unit of length equal to <frac1x1000/ inch, used especially in measuring the thickness of sheets of materials.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>one milliliter; -- used mostly in informal speech.</def> <mark>[laboratory slang]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> milliliter, millilitre, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a unit of angular size equal to <frac1x6400/ of 360 degrees; -- it is used especially in artillery ranging.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mil.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mil</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[by contraction from <ets>million</ets>.]</ety> <def>One million dollars; <as>as, his new house cost over a <ex>mil</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*la"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. English.]</ety> <def>Lit., my lady; hence (as used on the Continent), an English noblewoman or gentlewoman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mileage</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`an*ese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Milan; people of Milan.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Milch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>milche</ets>; akin to G. <ets>melk</ets>, Icel. <ets>milkr</ets>, <ets>mj<omac/lkr</ets>, and to E. <ets>milk</ets>. See <er>Milk</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Giving milk; -- now applied only to beasts.</def> \'bd<xex>Milch</xex> camels.\'b8 <au>Gen. xxxii.</au> \'bd<xex>Milch</xex> kine.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tender; pitiful; weeping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mild</hw> <pr>(m<imac/ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Milder</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Mildest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>milde</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>mildi</ets>, D. & G. <ets>mild</ets>, OHG. <ets>milti</ets>, Icel. <ets>mildr</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>mild</ets>, Goth. <ets>milds</ets>; cf. Lith. <ets>melas</ets> dear, Gr. <?/ gladdening gifts.]</ety> <def>Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of <xex>harsh</xex>, <xex>severe</xex>, <xex>irritating</xex>, <xex>violent</xex>, <xex>disagreeable</xex>, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; <as>as, a <ex>mild</ex> disposition; a <ex>mild</ex> eye; a <ex>mild</ex> air; a <ex>mild</ex> medicine; a <ex>mild</ex> insanity.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The rosy morn resigns her light<br/
And <qex>milder</qex> glory to the noon.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Adore him as a <qex>mild</qex> and merciful Being.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Mild</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Low</b></col>, <col><b>steel</b></col></mcol>, <cd>steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See <er>Gentle</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mild"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make mild, or milder.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>melede\'a0w</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>militou</ets>, G. <ets>mehlthau</ets>, <ets>mehltau</ets>; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. <ets>milip</ets> honey. See <er>Mellifluous</er>, and <er>Dew</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>powdery mildew</b></col> <cd>a fungal disease of plants caused by an ascomycete of the order <ord>Erysiphales</ord>, characterized by a powdery white film on the surface of the affected plants.  It is damaging to, e.g., roses and lilacs.  Also, a fungus that causes such a disease.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mildewed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mildewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To taint with mildew; <as>as, <ex>mildewed</ex> clothing</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He . . . <qex>mildews</qex> the white wheat.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become tainted with mildew.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mild"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mild manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mild"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mild; <as>as, <ex>mildness</ex> of temper; the <ex>mildness</ex> of the winter.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mile</hw> <pr>(m<imac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'c6l</ets>, fr. L. <ets>millia</ets>, <ets>milia</ets>; pl. of <ets>mille</ets> a thousand, i. e., <ets>milia passuum</ets> a thousand paces.  Cf. <er>Mill</er> the tenth of a cent, <er>Million</er>.]</ety> <def>A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The distance called a <xex>mile</xex> varies greatly in different countries.  Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552; in the Netherlands, 1,094.</note><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Geographical mile</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Nautical mile</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.</cd> -- <col><b>Mile run</b></col>. <cd>Same as <cref>Train mile</cref>. See under <er>Train</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Roman mile</b></col>, <cd>a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure.</cd> -- <col><b>Statute mile</b></col>, <cd>a mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mile"age</hw> <pr>(m<imac/l"<asl/j; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>milage</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United States, usually expressed in units of <unit>miles per gallon</unit>; <as>as, smaller cars tend to get better <ex>mileage</ex></as>.  It is sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a vehicle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Use, profit or advantage; <as>as, he got a lot of <ex>mileage</ex> out of one hit record</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Constructive mileage</b></col>, <cd>a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made.</cd>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mileometer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a meter that shows mileage traversed.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> odometer, hodometer, milometer.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mile"post`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; <as>as, putting a man in orbit was a big <ex>milepost</ex> on the way to the moon</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> milestone.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*le"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Milesius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Geog.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Irish Legendary Hist.)</fld> <def>Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 <sc>b. c.</sc>; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*le"sian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Miletus.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Ireland.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mile"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; <as>as, putting a man in orbit was a major <ex>milestone</ex> on the way to the moon</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> milepost.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"foil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mille-feuille</ets>, L. <ets>millefolium</ets>; <ets>mille</ets> thousand + <ets>folium</ets> leaf. See <er>Foil</er> a leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A common composite herb (<spn>Achillea Millefolium</spn>) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Water milfoil</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an aquatic herb with dissected leaves (<spn>Myriophyllum</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mil`i*a"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Miliary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary fever.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>miliarius</ets>, fr. <ets>milium</ets> millet: cf. F. <ets>miliaire</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Like millet seeds; <as>as, a <ex>miliary</ex> eruption</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; <as>as, a <ex>miliary</ex> fever</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Small and numerous; <as>as, the <ex>miliary</ex> tubercles of Echini</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the small tubercles of Echini.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`lice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Militia.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`lieu"</hw> <pr>(m<esl/*ly<etil/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mi</ets> middle (L. <ets>medius</ets>) + <ets>lieu</ets> place. See <er>Demi-</er>, <er>Lieu</er>.]</ety> <def>Environment.</def></p>

<p><q>The intellectual and moral <qex>milieu</qex> created by multitudes of self-centered, cultivated personalities.</q>  <rj><qau>J. A. Symonds.</qau></rj></p>

<p><q>It is one of the great outstanding facts of his progressive relation to the elements of his social <qex>milieu</qex>.</q>  <rj><qau>J. M. Baldwin.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mil"i*o`la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>milium</ets> millet. So named from its resemblance to millet seed.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of <ord>Foraminifera</ord>, having a porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus <gen>Miliola</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>The same <er>Miliolitic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Miliolite limestone</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost entirely made up of many-chambered microscopic shells.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`i*o*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <gen>Miliola</gen>; containing miliolites.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*tan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Militant</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being militant; warfare.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A military spirit or system; militarism.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>militans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>militare</ets> to be soldier: cf. F. <ets>militant</ets>. See <er>Militate</er>.]</ety> <def>Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mil"i*tant*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>At which command the powers <qex>militant</qex> . . .<br/
Moved on in silence.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Church militant</b></col>, <cd>the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the <xex>church triumphant</xex>, in heaven.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Military.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a military manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>militarisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>militarization.</def> <mark>[mostly Brit.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mobilization, mobilisation, militarization.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>militarisme</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A military state or condition; a military system; reliance on military force in administering government.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The spirit and traditions of military life.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The view that military strength, efficiency and values should dominate the country's public policy choices and take precedence over other interests.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The policy of maintaining a large military force, even in peacetime; -- a term usually used by opponents of such a policy on the assumption that such a large force is unnecessary for national defense.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*rist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A military man.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person having a strong spirit of militarism, in senses 3 or 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>militaristic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>imbued with militarism, in senses 3 or 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>militarization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>act of assembling and putting into readiness the military forces for war or other emergency.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mobilization, mobilisation, militarisation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>militarize</hw> <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>to lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> make military.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>militarized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Equipped with eapons; armed; -- used of persons, regions, or the military.  Contrasted to <ant>unarmed</ant> and <contr>demilitarized</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>militaris</ets>, <ets>militarius</ets>, from <ets>miles</ets>, <ets>militis</ets>, soldier: cf. F. <ets>militaire</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; <as>as, a <ex>military</ex> parade; <ex>military</ex> discipline; <ex>military</ex> bravery; <ex>military</ex> conduct; <ex>military</ex> renown.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,<br/
Troop in the throngs of <qex>military</qex> men.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed or made by soldiers; <as>as, a <ex>military</ex> election; a <ex>military</ex> expedition.</as></def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Military law</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Martial law</cref>, under <er>Martial</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Military order</b></col>. <fld>(a)</fld> <cd>A command proceeding from a military superior.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction.</cd> -- <col><b>Military tenure</b></col>, <cd>tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>militaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Militated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Militating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>militare</ets>, <ets>militatum</ets>, to be a soldier, fr. <ets>miles</ets>, <ets>militis</ets>, soldier.]</ety> <def>To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by <xex>against</xex> and <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>These are great questions, where great names <qex>militate</qex> against each other.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The invisible powers of heaven seemed to <qex>militate</qex> on the side of the pious emperor.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mil"i*tate a*gainst"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To argue against; to cast doubt on; -- used in reference to facts which tend to disprove a hypothesis; <as>as, the absence of a correlation of budget deficits with inflation <ex>militates against</ex> any causal relation between the two</as>.  Opposite of <contr>support</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*li"tia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., military service, soldiery, fr. <ets>miles</ets>, <ets>militis</ets>, soldier: cf. F. <ets>milice</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service except in emergencies.</def><br/
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<p><q>The king's captains and soldiers fight his battles, and yet . . . the power of the <qex>militia</qex> is he.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Military service; warfare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*li"tia*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Militiamen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who belongs to the militia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*li"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To carry on, or prepare for, war.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Milk</hw> <pr>(m<icr/lk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>meoluc</ets>, <ets>meoloc</ets>, <ets>meolc</ets>, <ets>milc</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>meloc</ets>, D. <ets>melk</ets>, G. <ets>milch</ets>, OHG. <ets>miluh</ets>, Icel. <ets>mj<omac/lk</ets>, Sw. <ets>mj\'94lk</ets>, Dan. <ets>melk</ets>, Goth. <ets>miluks</ets>, G. <ets>melken</ets> to milk, OHG. <ets>melchan</ets>, Lith. <ets>milszti</ets>, L. <ets>mulgere</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ame`lgein</grk>. <root/107.  Cf. <er>Milch</er>, <er>Emulsion</er>, <er>Milt</er> soft roe of fishes.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts.</def> \'bdWhite as morne <xex>milk</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See <er>Latex</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An emulsion made by bruising seeds; <as>as, the <ex>milk</ex> of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and water</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Condensed milk</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Condense</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Milk crust</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>vesicular eczema occurring on the face and scalp of nursing infants. See <er>Eczema</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk fever</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>A fever which accompanies or precedes the first lactation</cd>. It is usually transitory. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Vet. Surg.)</fld> <cd>A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle; also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after calving.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk glass</b></col>, <cd>glass having a milky appearance.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk knot</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk leg</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a swollen condition of the leg, usually in puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular tissue.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk meats</b></col>, <cd>food made from milk, as butter and cheese.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bailey.</au> -- <col><b>Milk mirror</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Escutcheon</er>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk molar</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the deciduous molar teeth which are shed and replaced by the premolars.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk of lime</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate, produced by macerating quicklime in water.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk parsley</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant (<spn>Peucedanum palustre</spn>) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk pea</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus (<gen>Galactia</gen>) of leguminous and, usually, twining plants.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk sickness</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>See <er>milk sickness</er> in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk snake</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a harmless American snake (<spn>Ophibolus triangulus</spn>, or <spn>Ophibolus eximius</spn>). It is variously marked with white, gray, and red.  Called also <altname>milk adder</altname>, <altname>chicken snake</altname>, <altname>house snake</altname>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk sugar</b></col>. <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Lactose</er>, and <cref>Sugar of milk</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Milk thistle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an esculent European thistle (<spn>Silybum marianum</spn>), having the veins of its leaves of a milky whiteness.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk thrush</b></col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Thrush</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk tooth</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the temporary first set of teeth in young mammals; in man there are twenty.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow tree of South America (<spn>Brosimum Galactodendron</spn>), and the <spn>Euphorbia balsamifera</spn> of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is wholesome food.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk vessel</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See <er>Latex</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock milk</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Agaric mineral</cref>, under <er>Agaric</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sugar of milk</b></col>. <cd>The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by evaporation of the whey of milk.  It is used in pellets and powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an article of diet. See <er>Lactose</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Milk</hw> <pr>(m<icr/lk)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Milked</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/lkt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Milking</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of.</def> \'bd<xex>Milking</xex> the kine.\'b8  <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>I have given suck, and know<br/
How tender 't is to love the babe that <qex>milks</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract, as milk; <as>as, to <ex>milk</ex> wholesome milk from healthy cows</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder.</def>  <rj><au>Tyndale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>They [the lawyers] <qex>milk</qex> an unfortunate estate as regularly as a dairyman does his stock.</q> <rj><qau>London Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To milk the street</b></col>, <cd>to squeeze the smaller operators in stocks and extract a profit from them, by alternately raising and depressing prices within a short range; -- said of the large dealers.</cd> <mark>[Cant]</mark> -- <col><b>To milk a telegram</b></col>, <cd>to use for one's own advantage the contents of a telegram belonging to another person.</cd> <mark>[Cant]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Milk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw or to yield milk.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation; -- said of a storage battery.</def><br/
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<p><hw>milkcap</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of edible mushroom (<spn>Lactarius delicioso</spn>).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Lactarius delicioso</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of milk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who milks; also, a mechanical apparatus for milking cows.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cow or other animal that gives milk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of milk; abounding with food.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Milkful</xex> vales.\'b8  <rj><au>Sylvester.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a milky manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of being milky.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"-liv`ered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>White-livered; cowardly; timorous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"maid`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who milks cows or is employed in the dairy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Milkmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who sells milk or delivers it to customers.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>milk"shake`</hw>, <hw>milk" shake`</hw></mhw> <pr>(m<icr/lk" sh<amac/k`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream, shaken together or blended in  a blender.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> milk shake, shake.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Milk sickness</hw>. <fld>(Veter., Med.)</fld> <def>A peculiar malignant disease, occurring in parts of the western United States, and affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and persons using the meat or dairy products of infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food, and to polluted water.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"sop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To wed a <qex>milksop</qex> or a coward ape.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Milk" vetch`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous herb (<spn>Astragalus glycyphyllos</spn>) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus <gen>Astragalus</gen>, of which there are about two hundred species in North America, and even more elsewhere.</note><br/
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<p><hw>milkwagon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a wagon for delivering milk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genera <gen>Asclepias</gen> and <gen>Acerates</gen>, abounding in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long silky down; silkweed.  The name is also applied to several other plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of spurge.  Its leaves are a favorite food source for the larvae of the monarch butterfly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants (<gen>Polygala</gen>) of many species. The common European <spn>P. vulgaris</spn> was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The species of <gen>Campanula</gen>, or bellflower, are sometimes called <xex>milkwort</xex>, from their juice.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Milk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or containing, milk.</def><br/
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<p><q>Pails high foaming with a <qex>milky</qex> flood.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and turbid; <as>as, the water is <ex>milky</ex>. \'bd<ex>Milky</ex> juice.\'b8</as></def>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Yielding milk.</def> \'bd<xex>Milky</xex> mothers.\'b8  <rj><au>Roscommon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Mild; tame; spiritless.</def><br/
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<p><q>Has friendship such a faint and <qex>milky</qex> heart?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Milky Way</b></col>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Galaxy</er>, 1.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mill</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand.  Cf. <er>Mile</er>.]</ety> <def>A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mille</ets>, <ets>melle</ets>, <ets>mulle</ets>, <ets>milne</ets>, AS. <ets>myln</ets>, <ets>mylen</ets>; akin to D. <ets>molen</ets>, G. <ets>m\'81hle</ets>, OHG. <ets>mul\'c6</ets>, <ets>mul\'c6n</ets>, Icel. <ets>mylna</ets>; all prob. from L. <ets>molina</ets>, fr. <ets>mola</ets> millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to <ets>molere</ets> to grind, Goth. <ets>malan</ets>, G. <ets>mahlen</ets>, and to E. <ets>meal</ets>. <root/108. See <ets>Meal</ets> flour, and cf. <er>Moline</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or indented surfaces; <as>as, a grist<ex>mill</ex>, a coffee <ex>mill</ex>; a bone <ex>mill</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; <as>as, a cider <ex>mill</ex>; a cane <ex>mill</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A machine for grinding and polishing; <as>as, a lapidary <ex>mill</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; <as>as, a saw<ex>mill</ex>; a stamping <ex>mill</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; <as>as, a cotton <ex>mill</ex>; a powder <ex>mill</ex>; a rolling <ex>mill</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Die Sinking)</fld> <def>A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A passage underground through which ore is shot.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A milling cutter. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Milling</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A pugilistic encounter.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>  <rj><au>R. D. Blackmore.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Short for <er>Treadmill</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn>  <def>The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw.</def><br/
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A building or complex of buildings containing a mill{1} or other machinery to grind grains into flour.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Edge mill</b></col>, <col><b>Flint mill</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Edge</er>, <er>Flint</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill bar</b></col> <fld>(Iron Works)</fld>, <cd>a rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill cinder</b></col>, <cd>slag from a puddling furnace.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill head</b></col>, <cd>the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill pick</b></col>, <cd>a pick for dressing millstones.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill pond</b></col>, <cd>a pond that supplies the water for a mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill race</b></col>, <cd>the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill tail</b></col>, <cd>the water which flows from a mill wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill tooth</b></col>, <cd>a grinder or molar tooth.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill wheel</b></col>, <cd>the water wheel that drives the machinery of a mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Gin mill</b></col>, <cd>a tavern; a bar; a saloon; especially, a cheap or seedy establishment that serves liquor by the drink.</cd> -- <col><b>Roller mill</b></col>, <cd>a mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between rollers.</cd> -- <col><b>Stamp mill</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a mill in which ore is crushed by stamps.</cd> -- <col><b>To go through the mill</b></col>, <cd>to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mill</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Milled</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Milling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Mill</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Muller</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To beat with the fists.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To roll into bars, as steel.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To mill chocolate</b></col>, <cd>to make it frothy, as by churning.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mill</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To undergo hulling, as maize.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain; to move around aimlessly; -- usually used with <ptcl>around</ptcl>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The deer and the pig and the nilghar were <qex>milling</qex> round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius.</q>  <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn>  <def>To take part in a mill; to box.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mill</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"board`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"b<omac/rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of stout pasteboard.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"-cake`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"k<amac/k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be subjected to the process of granulation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"dam`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"d<acr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milled</hw> <pr>(m<icr/ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having been subjected to some process of milling.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>Having multiple fine grooves on the rim, in the direction from obverse to reverse; -- of coins.  Coins of silver and gold were <ex>milled</ex> to make it impossible for uncrupulous persons to shave small pieces from the edge without detection.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Milled cloth</b></col>, <cd>cloth that has been beaten in a fulling mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Milled lead</b></col>, <cd>lead rolled into sheets.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`le*fi*o"re glass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It. <ets>mille</ets> thousand + <ets>fiore</ets> flower.]</ety> <def>Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass; -- used for paperweights and other small articles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Millenary</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mil"le*na*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of Millenarians.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>millenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>milleni</ets> a thousand each, fr. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand: cf. F. <ets>mill\'82naire</ets>. See <er>Mile</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a thousand; millennial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a <er>Millenarian</er>.</def>\'bdDuring that <xex>millenary</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Hare.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years; <as>as, a <ex>millennial</ex> period; <ex>millennial</ex> happiness.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes that Christ will reign personally on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast; also, a believer in the universal prevalence of Christianity for a long period.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mil*len"ni*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mil*len"ni*a*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Belief in, or expectation of, the millennium{2}; millenarianism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"len*nist</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"l<ecr/n*n<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes in the millennium{2}.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*um</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l*l<ecr/n"n<icr/*<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand + <ets>annus</ets> a year. See <er>Mile</er>, and <er>Annual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A period of one thousand years.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>The period of a thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world.  Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A long period of happiness, righteousness, and prosperity, usually considered as being in the indefinite future.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A thousandth anniversary;</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>Each first day of January falling in a year which is a multiple of one thousand, such as in 1000 <sc>a. d.</sc> or 2000 <sc>a. d.</sc>; <as>as, the second <ex>millenium</ex> will be celebrated on January 1, 2000; also used attributively, as a <ex>millenium</ex> celebration</as>.</def>  <note>Technically, if the calendar of the Common Era (Anno Domini) is considered as beginning on January 1, 1 <sc>a. d.</sc>, then the <ex>millenium</ex> will fall in each year ending in <it>001</it>, as in 1001 <sc>a. d.</sc> or January 1, 2001 <sc>a. d.</sc>.  However in the common culture, the change of the first digit of the year from 1 to 2, as from 1999 to 2000 is considered as the more symbolic event, especially since the dating of the beginning of the Christian era is somewhat arbitrary, having been an attempt to fix the date of the birth of Christ, and being considered by scholars as being in error by as much as five years.</note><br/
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<p><hw>mil*len"ni*um bug`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l*l<ecr/n"n<icr/*<ucr/m b<ucr/g`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>An error in the coding of certain computer programs which store the year component of the date as two digits, assuming that the first two digits are <it>19</it>, rather than as a complete number of four digits; when such programs are used after January 1, 2000, the date may be misinterpreted, causing serious errors or total failure of the program; -- called also <altname>year 2000 bug</altname>, <altname>year 2000 problem</altname> and <altname>Y2K bug</altname>.</def>  <note>In the several years leading up to the year 2000, large corporations and other users of computers in total spent many billions of dollars correcting this error in the programs they use.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"le*ped</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"l<esl/*p<ecr/d<icr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>millepeda</ets>; <ets>mille</ets> a thousand + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F. <ets>mille-pieds</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>millipede</asp> and <asp>milliped</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mil*le*po"ra</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l*l<esl/*p<omac/"r<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"le*pore</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"l<esl/*p<omac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mille</ets> thousand + <ets>porus</ets> pore: cf. F. <ets>mill\'82pore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See <er>Hydrocorallia</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"le*po*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil millepore.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"er</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A milling machine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also <altname>moth miller</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The eagle ray.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The hen harrier.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Miller's thumb</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A small fresh-water fish of the genus <gen>Uranidea</gen> (formerly <gen>Cottus</gen>), as the European species (<spn>Uranidea gobio</spn>), and the American (<spn>Uranidea gracilis</spn>); -- called also <altname>bullhead</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed tit.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in the doctrine of <person>William <etsep>Miller</etsep></person> (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <person>W. H. <etsep>Miller</etsep></person>, of Cambridge, Eng.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; -- sometimes called <altname>hair pyrites</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil*les"i*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>millesimus</ets>, fr. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand.]</ety> <def>Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts; <as>as, <ex>millesimal</ex> fractions</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>mil</ets>, L. <ets>milium</ets>; akin to Gr. <?/, AS. <ets>mil</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern Europe are <spn>Panicum miliaceum</spn>, and <spn>Setaria Italica</spn>.</def></p>

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<note><hand/ <col><b>Arabian millet</b></col> is <spn>Sorghum Halepense</spn>. -- <col><b>Egyptian <or/ East Indian</b></col>, <col><b>millet</b></col> is <spn>Penicillaria spicata</spn>. -- <col><b>Indian millet</b></col> is <spn>Sorghum vulgare</spn>. (See under <er>Indian</er>.) -- <col><b>Italian millet</b></col> is <spn>Setaria Italica</spn>, a coarse, rank-growing annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also <altname>Hungarian grass</altname>. -- <col><b>Texas millet</b></col> is <spn>Panicum Texanum</spn>. -- <col><b>Wild millet</b></col>, <xex>or</xex> <col><b>Millet grass</b></col>, is <spn>Milium effusum</spn>, a tail grass growing in woods.</note><br/
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<p><hw>mill-girl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a girl who works in a mill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From L. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand.]</ety> <fld>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</fld> <def>A prefix denoting a <sig>thousandth part of</sig>; <as>as, <ex>milli</ex>meter, <ex>milli</ex>gram, <ex>milli</ex>amp\'8are</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>milliammeter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sensitive ammeter for detecting small currents, graduated in milliamperes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`li*am`p\'8are"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Milli-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The thousandth part of one amp\'8are.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mil`liard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from <ets>mille</ets>, <ets>mil</ets>, thousand, L. <ets>mille</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thousand millions; -- called also <altname>billion</altname> in the United States.   See <er>Billion</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>milliarius</ets> containing a thousand, fr. <ets>mille</ets> thousand: cf. F. <ets>milliaire</ets> milliary. See <er>Mile</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>milliary</qex> column, from which they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Milliaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>milliarium</ets>. See <er>Milliary</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A milestone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mil`lier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mille</ets> thousand.]</ety> <def>A weight of the metric system, being one million grams; a metric ton.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*fold`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mille</ets> thousand + E. <ets>fold</ets> times.]</ety> <def>Thousandfold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Davies (Holy Roode).</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mil"li*gram</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*gramme</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>milligramme</ets>; <ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>gramme</ets>. See 3d <er>Gram</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of weight, in the metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain avoirdupois.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mil"li*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*li`tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>millilitre</ets>; <ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>litre</ets>. See <er>Liter</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of capacity in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a liter.  It is a cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mil"li*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*me`tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>millim\'8atre</ets>; <ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>m\'8atre</ets>. See 3d <er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d <er>Meter</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*mi`cron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Milli-</ets> + <ets>micron</ets>.]</ety> <def>The thousandth part of a micron or the millionth part of a millimeter; -- a unit of length used in measuring light waves, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>milline</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an advertising measure; one agate line appearing in one million copies of a publication.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Milaner</ets> an inhabitant of <ets>Milan</ets>, in Italy; hence, a man from <ets>Milan</ets> who imported women's finery.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>No <qex>milliner</qex> can so fit his customers with gloves.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who designs, makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Man milliner</b></col>, <cd>a man who makes or deals in millinery, that occupation having been at one time predominantly performed by women; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*ner*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The business of work of a milliner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`li*net"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stiff cotton fabric used by milliners for lining bonnets.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See <er>Mill</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>High milling</b></col>, <cd>milling in which grain is reduced to flour by a succession of crackings, or of slight and partial crushings, alternately with sifting and sorting the product.</cd> -- <col><b>Low milling</b></col>, <cd>milling in which the reduction is effected in a single crushing or grinding.</cd> -- <col><b>Milling cutter</b></col>, <cd>a fluted, sharp-edged rotary cutter for dressing surfaces, as of metal, of various shapes.</cd> -- <col><b>Milling machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine tool for dressing surfaces by rotary cutters.</cd> -- <col><b>Milling tool</b></col>, <cd>a roller with indented edge or surface, for producing like indentations in metal by rolling pressure, as in turning; a knurling tool; a milling cutter.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"lion</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"y<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from LL. <ets>millio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand. See <er>Mile</er>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>The number of ten hundred thousand, or a thousand thousand, -- written 1,000,000. See the Note under <er>Hundred</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very great number; an indefinitely large number.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Millions</qex> of truths that a man is not concerned to know.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The mass of common people; -- with the article <xex>the</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>For the play, I remember, pleased not the <qex>million</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`lion*aire"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>millionnaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars, or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or more.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>millionnaire</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`lion*air"ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark>  <rj><au>Holmes.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"lion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; <as>as, the <ex>millionary</ex> chronology of the pundits</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Pinkerton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"lioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Multiplied by millions; innumerable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mil`lion`naire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Millionaire.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"lionth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from the first of a series or succession; being one of a million.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"lionth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by one million; one of a million equal parts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The same <er>Milleped</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"li*stere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>millist\'8are</ets>, from <ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>st\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>A liter, or cubic decimeter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil`li*we"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Milli-</ets> + <ets>weber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The thousandth part of one weber.</def><br/
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<p><hw>millpond</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>millrace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a channel from a millpond to a millwheel, to provide the water current that turns the millwheel.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> millrun.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mill"rea`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"r<emac/`)</pr>, <hw>Mill"ree`</hw>, <hw>Mill"reis`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"r<emac/s`)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Milreis</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mill"rind`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"r<imac/nd`)</pr>, <hw>Mill"rynd`</hw> <pr>(m<icr/l"r<imac/nd`)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mill</ets> + <ets>rynd</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A figure supposed to represent the iron which holds a millstone by being set into its center.</def><br/
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<p><hw>millrun</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a <er>millrace</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> millrace.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"-sixpence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A milled sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance in a mill{1}.</def><br/
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<p><q>No man shall take the nether or the upper <qex>millstone</qex> to pledge.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxiv. 6.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a series of radial grooves in which the powdered material collects.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Millstone girt</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a hard and coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the Subcarboniferous strata. See <cref>Farewell rock</cref>, under <er>Farewell</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To see</b></col> <col><b>into, <or/ through,</b></col> <col><b>a millstone</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to see into or through a difficult matter.</cd> <mark>(Colloq.)</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>millwheel</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a waterwheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of mills.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The business of setting up or of operating mill machinery.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mill"wright`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.</def><br/
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<p><hw>milometer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a meter that shows mileage traversed.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> odometer, hodometer, mileometer.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*lord"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. (also It., Sp., Russ.), fr. E. <ets>my lord</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lit., my lord; hence (as used on the Continent), an English nobleman or gentleman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milquetoast</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Caspar Milquetoast, a character in a cartoon strip by H. T. Webster, <publ>The Timid Soul</publ> (1935).]</ety>  <def>a timid, unassertive man or boy fearful of confrontation and easily manipulated and dominated.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"reis`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>mil reis</ets>, i. e., one thousand reis; <ets>mil</ets> a thousand + <ets>reis</ets>, pl. of <ets>real</ets> a rei.]</ety> <def>A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four cents and six mills (1913).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>milte</ets>; akin to D. <ets>milt</ets>, G. <ets>milz</ets>, OHG. <ets>milzi</ets>, Icel. <ets>milti</ets>, Dan. <ets>milt</ets>, Sw. <ets>mj\'84lte</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>malt</ets>, <ets>melt</ets>. <root/108. See <er>Malt</er> the grain.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The spleen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Dan. <ets>melk</ets>, Sw. <ets>mj\'94lke</ets>, G. <ets>milch</ets>, and E. <ets>milk</ets>. See <er>Milk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The spermatic fluid of fishes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milt"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>milter</ets>, G. <ets>milcher</ets>, <ets>milchner</ets>. See 2d <er>Milt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A male fish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil*to"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Miltonic.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mil*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, <persfn>Milton</persfn>, or his writings; <as>as, <ex>Miltonic</ex> prose</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Milt"waste`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[1st <ets>milt</ets> + <ets>waste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small European fern (<spn>Asplenium Ceterach</spn>) formerly used in medicine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>milvus</ets> kite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mil"vine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird related to the kite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mil"vus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a kite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of raptorial birds, including the European kite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mime</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mimus</ets>, Gr. <?/, akin to <?/ to imitate, to mimic: cf. F. <ets>mime</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mimosa</er>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient Greek or Roman form of farce.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An actor in such representations.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The art of representing actions, events, situations, or stories solely by gestures and body movements, without speaking; pantomime{3}.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An actor who performs or specializes in mime{3}; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; a pantomime{2}; a pantomimist; a mimer.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A mimic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mime</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To mimic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Mim"er</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mimeo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[by shortening.]</ety> <def>A mimeograph.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mimeograph, mimeograph machine, Roneo.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mimeo</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to make copies of using a mimeograph.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mimeograph.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"e*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to imitate + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A copying device that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed; it was invented by <persfn>Edison</persfn>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mimeo, mimeograph machine, Roneo.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mimeograph</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to make copies of using a mimeograph; <as>as, She <ex>mimeographed</ex> the syllabus</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mimeo.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mim"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who performs in a mime.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mime, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mimic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi*me"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ imitation.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet. & Biol.)</fld> <def>Imitation; mimicry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"e*tene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mimetite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi*met"ic</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <hw>Mi*met"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw><ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to imitate.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals and plants; <as>as, <ex>mimetic</ex> species; <ex>mimetic</ex> organisms. See <er>Mimicry</er>.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"e*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr. <?/ to mimic.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mimicry</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"e*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ an imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mim"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mim"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mimicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ mime: cf. F. <ets>mimique</ets>. See <er>Mime</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Imitative; mimetic.</def><br/
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<p><q>Oft, in her absence, <qex>mimic</qex> fancy wakes<br/
To imitate her.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Man is, of all creatures, the most <qex>mimical</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; <as>as, <ex>mimic</ex> gestures</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mimic</xex> hootings.\'b8  <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mimic</xex> often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than <xex>imitative</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mimic beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of <gen>Hister</gen> and allied genera.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mimicked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mimicking</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.</def><br/
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<p><q>The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,<br/
The habit <qex>mimic</qex>, and the mien belie.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imitative manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"ick*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who mimics; a mimic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mim"ic*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mimir</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Norse mythology)</fld> <def>A giant who guarded the well of wisdom.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*mog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mimographus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ a mime + <?/ to write: cf. F. <ets>mimographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writer of mimes.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi*mo"sa</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ imitator.  Cf. <er>Mime</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (<spn>Mimosa sensitiva</spn>, and <spn>Mimosa pudica</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term <ex>mimosa</ex> is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; -- called also <altname>wattle bark</altname>.</note>  <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mimosaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family <fam>Leguminosae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mimosaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mimosoideae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An alternative name used in some classification systems for the family <altname>Mimosaceae</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily <subfam>Mimosoideae</subfam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`mo*tan"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mimo</ets>sa + <ets>tannic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mimus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of the family <fam>Mimidae</fam>, comprising certain of the mockingbirds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Mimus.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>min.</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abbreviation for <abbr>minute</abbr>, a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> minute, min.[abbrev.].</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a dialect of Chinese.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Min dialect, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an Egyptian god of procreation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8mi"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Min\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Minas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value.  The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Myna</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be mined; <as>as, <ex>minable</ex> earth</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. North.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*na"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>. See <er>Menace</er>.]</ety> <def>Threatening; menacing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Disposition to threaten.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"a*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>minarete</ets>, Ar. <ets>man\'berat</ets> lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. <ets>n\'ber</ets> to shine.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min*ar"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. contr. from alu<ets>min</ets>ium + L. <ets>argent</ets>um silver.]</ety> <def>An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; -- used by jewelers.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Min`a*to"ri*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Min"a*to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a minatory manner; with threats.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>minari</ets> to threaten. See <er>Menace</er>.]</ety> <def>Threatening; menacing.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*naul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Manul</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mince</hw> <pr>(m<icr/ns)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Minced</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/nst)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Minging</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/n"s<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>minsian</ets> to grow less, dwindle, fr. <ets>min</ets> small; akin to G. <ets>minder</ets> less, Goth. <ets>minniza</ets> less, <ets>mins</ets> less, adv., L. <ets>minor</ets>, adj. (cf. <er>Minor</er>); or more likely fr. F. <ets>mincer</ets> to mince, prob. from (assumed) LL. <ets>minutiare</ets>. <root/101. See <er>Minish</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; <as>as, to <ex>mince</ex> meat</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of; <as>as, he doesn't <ex>mince</ex> words</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I know no ways to <qex>mince</qex> it in love, but directly to say -- \'bdI love you.\'b8</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Siren, now <qex>mince</qex> the sin,<br/
And mollify damnation with a phrase.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If, to <qex>mince</qex> his meaning, I had either omitted some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his expression, I certainly had wronged him.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To affect; to make a parade of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mince</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.</def><br/
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<p><q>The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . <qex>mincing</qex> as they go.</q> <rj><qau>Is. iii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I 'll . . . turn two <qex>mincing</qex> steps<br/
Into a manly stride.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mince</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A short, precise step; an affected manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mince"-meat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, etc., chopped very fine, to which spices and raisins are added; -- used in making mince pie.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mince" pie`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A pie made of mince-meat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who minces.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"cing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"cing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mind</hw> <pr>(m<imac/nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mynd</ets>, <ets>gemynd</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>minna</ets> memory, love, G. <ets>minne</ets> love, Dan. <ets>minde</ets> mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. <ets>minne</ets> memory, Icel. <ets>minni</ets>, Goth. <ets>gamunds</ets>, L. <ets>mens</ets>, <ets>mentis</ets>, mind, Gr. <grk>me`nos</grk>, Skr. <ets>manas</ets> mind, <ets>man</ets> to think. <root/104, 278.  Cf. <er>Comment</er>, <er>Man</er>, <er>Mean</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, 3d <er>Mental</er>, <er>Mignonette</er>, <er>Minion</er>, <er>Mnemonic</er>, <er>Money</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- often in distinction from the <contr>body</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><q>By the <qex>mind</qex> of man we understand that in him which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>What we mean by <qex>mind</qex> is simply that which perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let every man be fully persuaded in his own <qex>mind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xiv. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mind</qex> shall banquet, though the body pine.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state;</def> <specif>as:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Opinion; judgment; belief.</def><br/
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<p><q>A fool uttereth all his <qex>mind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxix. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Being so hard to me that brought your <qex>mind</qex>, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her <qex>mind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.</def><br/
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<p><q>If it be your <qex>minds</qex>, then let none go forth.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings ix. 15.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(c)</sd> <def>Courage; spirit.</def>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Memory; remembrance; recollection; <as>as, to have or keep in <ex>mind</ex>, to call to <ex>mind</ex>, to put in <ex>mind</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To have a mind</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To have a great mind</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be inclined or strongly inclined in purpose; -- used with an infinitive.</cd> \'bdSir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he <xex>had a great mind</xex> to see the new tragedy with me.\'b8 <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>To lose one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to become insane, or imbecile.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to come to an opinion or decision; to determine.</cd> -- <col><b>To put in mind</b></col>, <cd>to remind.</cd> \'bdRegard us simply as <xex>putting you in mind</xex> of what you already know to be good policy.\'b8 <au>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mind</hw> <pr>(m<imac/nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Minded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Minding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>myndian</ets>, <ets>gemynd\'c6an</ets> to remember. See <er>Mind</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note.</def> \'bd<xex>Mind</xex> not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.\'b8  <rj><au>Rom. xii. 16.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>My lord, you nod: you do not <qex>mind</qex> the play.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; <as>as, to <ex>mind</ex> one's business</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Bidding him be a good child, and <qex>mind</qex> his book.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To obey; <as>as, to <ex>mind</ex> parents; the dog <ex>minds</ex> his master.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To have in mind; to purpose.</def>  <rj><au>Beaconsfield.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>I <qex>mind</qex> to tell him plainly what I think.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To put in mind; to remind.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>minded</qex> them of the mutability of all earthly things.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I do thee wrong to <qex>mind</qex> thee of it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Never mind</b></col>, <cd>do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no matter.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To notice; mark; regard; obey. See <er>Attend</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mind</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give attention or heed; to obey; <as>as, the dog <ex>minds</ex> well</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mind-altering</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>producing mood changes or distorted perception; -- used mostly of psychoactive substances; <as>as, hallucinogenic drugs are <ex>mind-altering</ex> substances</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mind-bending</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>intensely affecting the mind, especially in producing hallucinations; -- usually of chemical substances.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mind-blowing.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mind-blowing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>mind-bending.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>intensely affecting the mind or emotions; astonishing; -- usually referring to extraordinary experiences; <as>as, spending a week in the jungle was a <ex>mind-blowing</ex> experience; a <ex>mind-blowing</ex> horror story</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mind-boggling</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; straining one's capacity to comprehend or cope; <as>as, a <ex>mind-boggling</ex> display; a <ex>mind-boggling</ex> puzzle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mind"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disposed; inclined; having a mind.</def><br/
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<p><q>Joseph . . . was <qex>minded</qex> to put her away privily.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. i. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If men were <qex>minded</qex> to live virtuously.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Minded</xex> is much used in composition; as, high-<xex>minded</xex>, feeble-<xex>minded</xex>, bloody-<xex>minded</xex>, sober-<xex>minded</xex>, double-<xex>minded</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Minden</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the Anglo-Allied forces under duke <person>Ferdinand of Brunswick</person> defeated the French under <person>Marshal Contades</person>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Minden.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mind"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; <as>as, a <ex>minder</ex> of a loom</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to the care of a private person.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mind"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.</def><br/
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<p><q>What is man, that thou art <qex>mindful</qex> of him?</q> <rj><qau>Ps. viii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I promise you to be <qex>mindful</qex> of your admonitions.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mind"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mind"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mind"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Regard; mindfulness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mind"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unmindful; inattentive; heedless; careless.</def><br/
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<p><q>Cursed Athens, <qex>mindless</qex> of thy worth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mine</hw> <pr>(m<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Mien</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mine</hw> <pr>(m<imac/n)</pr>, <pos>pron. & a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>min</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>m\'c6n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mijn</ets>, OS., OFries., & OHG. <ets>m\'c6n</ets>, G. <ets>mein</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>min</ets>, Icel. <ets>minn</ets>, Goth. <ets>meins</ets> my, mine, <ets>meina</ets> of me, and E. <ets>me</ets>. <root/187. See <er>Me</er>, and cf. <er>My</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; <as>as, \'bdVengeance is <ex>mine</ex>; I will repay.\'b8 <au>Rom. xii. 19</au></as>. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of <xex>my</xex>, before a noun beginning with a vowel.</def><br/
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<p><q>I kept myself from <qex>mine</qex> iniquity.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xviii. 23.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mine</xex> is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood; as, his son is in the army, <xex>mine</xex> in the navy.</note><br/
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<p><q>When a man deceives me once, says the Italian proverb, it is his fault; when twice, it is <qex>mine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Horne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This title honors me and <qex>mine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>She shall have me and <qex>mine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>miner</ets>, L. <ets>minare</ets> to drive animals, in LL. also, to lead, conduct, dig a mine (cf. E. <ets>lode</ets>, and <ets>lead</ets> to conduct), akin to L. <ets>minari</ets> to threaten; cf. Sp. <ets>mina</ets> mine, conduit, subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water, It. <ets>mina</ets>. See <er>Menace</er>, and cf. <er>Mien</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; <as>as, the <ex>mining</ex> cony</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mined</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mining</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.</def><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>mined</qex> the walls.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers . . . had <qex>mined</qex> them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dig into, for ore or metal.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not been <qex>mined</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.</def><br/
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<p><q>The principal ore <qex>mined</qex> there is the bituminous cinnabar.</q> <rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>mina</ets>. See <er>Mine</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A subterranean cavity or passage</def>; <specif>especially:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called <xex>quarries</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; <as>as, a placer <ex>mine</ex></as>.</def><-- esp. in <cref>gold mine</cref> --><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <mark>(Fig.)</mark>: <def>A rich source of wealth or other good.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An explosive device placed concealed in a location, on land or at sea, where an enemy vehicle or enemy personnel may pass through, having a triggering mechanism which detects people or vehicles, and which will explode and kill or maim personnel or destroy or damage vehicles.  A mine placed at sea (formerly called a <altname>torpedo</altname>, see <er>torpedo</er>{2} <sd>(a)</sd>) is also called an <ecol><b>marine mine</b></ecol> and <ecol><b>underwater mine</b></ecol> and sometimes called a <styp><ecol><b>floating mine</b></ecol></styp>, even though it may be anchored to the floor of the sea and not actually float freely.  A mine placed on land (formerly called a <altname>torpedo</altname>, see <er>torpedo</er>{3}), usually buried, is called a <ecol><b>land mine</b></ecol>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mine dial</b></col>, <cd>a form of magnetic compass used by miners.</cd> -- <col><b>Mine pig</b></col>, <cd>pig iron made wholly from ore; in distinction from <contr>cinder pig</contr>, which is made from ore mixed with forge or mill cinder.</cd> -- <col><b>gold mine</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>a mine where gold is obtained.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <mark>(Fig.)</mark> <cd>a rich source of wealth or other good; same as <er>Mine</er> 3.</cd></cs>  <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mined</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>deep-mined</stype>; <stype>exploited</stype>; <stype>strip-mined</stype>]<br/
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<p><hw>minefield</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>a region in which explosive mines{4} have been placed, especially a region on land.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <mark>(Fig.)</mark> <def>A situation in which a simple mistake can have disastrous consequences; a touchy or dangerous situation requiring great caution; <as>as, the candidate threaded his way skillfully through a <ex>minefield</ex> of loaded questions from the audience</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minelayer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a ship equipped for laying underwater mines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minelaying</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mining.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mineur</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; <as>as, armies have sappers and <ex>miners</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state, excavate galleries in the parenchyma of leaves.  They are mostly minute moths and dipterous flies.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The chattering, or garrulous, honey eater of Australia (<spn>Myzantha garrula</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Miner's elbow</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a swelling on the black of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; -- so called because of frequent occurrence in miners.</cd> -- <col><b>Miner's inch</b></col>, <cd>in hydraulic mining, the amount of water flowing under a given pressure in a given time through a hole one inch in diameter. It is a unit for measuring the quantity of water supplied.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Min"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>min\'82ral</ets>, LL. <ets>minerale</ets>, fr. <ets>minera</ets> mine. See <er>Mine</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form.  Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"er*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; <as>as, a <ex>mineral</ex> substance</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Impregnated with minerals; <as>as, <ex>mineral</ex> waters</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mineral acids</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>inorganic acids, as sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as distinguished from the <contr>organic acids</contr>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral blue</b></col>, <cd>the name usually given to azurite, when reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral candle</b></col>, <cd>a candle made of paraffin.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral caoutchouc</b></col>, <cd>an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness. See <er>Caoutchouc</er>, and <er>Elaterite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral chameleon</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Chameleon mineral</cref>, under <er>Chameleon</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral charcoal</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Charcoal</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral cotton</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Mineral wool</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral green</b></col>, <cd>a green carbonate of copper; malachite.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral kingdom</b></col> <fld>(Nat. Sci.)</fld>, <cd>that one of the three grand divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects, as distinguished from plants or animals.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral oil</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Naphtha</er>, and <er>Petroleum</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral paint</b></col>, <cd>a pigment made chiefly of some natural mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral patch</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bitumen</er>, and <er>Asphalt</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral right</b></col>, <cd>the right of taking minerals from land.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt of a mineral acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral tallow</b></col>, <cd>a familiar name for <altname>hatchettite</altname>, from its fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral water</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Water</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral wax</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Ozocerite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral wool</b></col>, <cd>a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is a poor conductor of heat.</cd></cs><-- = glass wool? Also used in filters and sound insulation. --><br/
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<p><hw>Min"er*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>min\'82raliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in minerals; mineralogist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min`er*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>min\'82ralisation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mineralized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mineralizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>min\'82raliser</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To transform into a mineral.</def><br/
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<p><q>In these caverns the bones are not <qex>mineralized</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Buckland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To impregnate with a mineral; <as>as, <ex>mineralized</ex> water</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To charge or impregnate with ore.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mineralized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>containing or impregnated with minerals; <as>as, <ex>mineralized</ex> water; red stains that signify <ex>mineralized</ex> land</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>converted into a mineral.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> petrified.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min"er*al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore.  <as>Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a <ex>mineralizer</ex>; in hematite, oxygen is a <ex>mineralizer</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>min\'82ralogique</ets>. See <er>Mineralogy</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to mineralogy; <as>as, a <ex>mineralogical</ex> table</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to the principles of, or with reference to, mineralogy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>min\'82ralogiste</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of minerals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A carrier shell (<spn>Phorus</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.</def>  <rj><au>Miss Edgeworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mineralogies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Mineral</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>min\'82ralogie</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A treatise or book on this science.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*ner"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the Grecian <altname>Pallas Athene</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minesweeper</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boat designed for the purpose of detecting and disposing of marine mines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minesweeping</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"e*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Miniver</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Minge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>myngian</ets>; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mingle; to mix.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Minge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupt. fr. <ets>midge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small biting fly; a midge.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>minginess</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an extreme stinginess.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> meanness, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mingled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mingling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From OE. <ets>mengen</ets>, AS. <ets>mengan</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>mengen</ets>, Icel. <ets>menga</ets>, also to E. <ets>among</ets>, and possibly to <ets>mix</ets>.  Cf. <er>Among</er>, <er>Mongrel</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound.</def><br/
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<p><q>There was . . . fire <qex>mingled</qex> with the hail.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. ix. 24.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.</def><br/
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<p><q>The holy seed have <qex>mingled</qex> themselves with the people of those lands.</q> <rj><qau>Ezra ix. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>mingled</qex>, imperfect virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To put together; to join.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.</def><br/
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<p><q>[He] proceeded to <qex>mingle</qex> another draught.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become mixed or blended.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To associate (with certain people); <as>as, he's too highfalutin to <ex>mingle</ex> with working stiffs</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To move (among other people); -- of people; <as>as, the president left his car to <ex>mingle</ex> with the crowd; a host at a a party should <ex>mingle</ex> with his guests</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mixture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gle*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can be mingled.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gled*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Confusedly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Reduplicated fr. <ets>mingle</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hotchpotch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gle*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mingles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"gling*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mingling manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min`*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"iard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Migniard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"iard*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render delicate or dainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Miniated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Miniating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>miniatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>miniare</ets>. See <er>Minium</er>.]</ety> <def>To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript.</def>  <rj><au>T. Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>miniatura</ets>, fr. L. <ets>miniare</ets>. See <er>Miniate</er>, <pos>v.</pos>,<er>Minium</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a painting in colors such as those in medi\'91val manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lettering in red; rubric distinction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A particular feature or trait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; <as>as, a <ex>miniature</ex> copy</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.</def><br/
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<p><hw>miniaturisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>miniaturization.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>miniaturise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>miniaturize.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*a*tur`ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A painter of miniatures.</def><br/
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<p><hw>miniaturization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of making on a greatly reduced scale.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> miniaturisation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>miniaturize</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To design or construct on a smaller scale.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> miniaturise.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minor</ets> less + <ets>-bus</ets>, as in <ets>omnibus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A type of bus (omnibus) similar in general appearnace to a standard-sized bus, but smaller and having a smaller passenger capacity, typically about 15 persons.  It is usually used for transportation over relatively short distances.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minicomputer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a mid-sized digital computer; at any given point in the development of computer technology, a <ex>minicomputer</ex> will be faster and have greater capacity than a <contr>microcomputer</contr>, but will be slower and have less capacity than a <contr>mainframe computer</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ie ball`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From the inventor, Captain <ets>Mini\'82</ets>, of France.]</ety> <def>A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ie ri"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A rifle adapted to minie balls.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Minified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Minifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>minor</ets> less + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To degrade by speech or action.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OD. <ets>minneken</ets> a darling, dim. of <ets>minne</ets> love; akin to G. <ets>minne</ets>, and to E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A little darling; a favorite; a minion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Florio.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A little pin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*kin</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Small; diminutive.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"im</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>minime</ets>, L. <ets>minimus</ets> the least, smallest, a superl. of <ets>minor</ets>: cf. It. <ets>minima</ets> a note in music. See <er>Minor</er>, and cf. <ets>Minimum</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything very minute; <as>as, the <ex>minims</ex> of existence</as>; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm, equal to one four-hundred-eightieth of a fluid ounce, or 0.06161 milliliter (U. S. measure) or 0.05919 milliliters (British measure).</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small fish; a minnow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A little man or being; a dwarf.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of an austere order of mendicant hermits or friars founded in the 15th century by <person>St. Francis of Paola</person>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A short poetical encomium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"im</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Minute.</def> \'bd<xex>Minim</xex> forms.\'b8  <rj><au>J. R. Drake.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest; <as>as, a <ex>minimal</ex> amount or value</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupt. of <ets>moniment</ets>.]</ety> <def>A trifle; a trinket; a token.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>minimisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>minimization.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min`i*mi*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of minimizing.</def>  <rj><au>Bentham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>min"i*mize</hw> <pr>(m<icr/n"<icr/*m<imac/z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>minimized</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/n"<icr/*m<imac/zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>minimizing</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/n"<icr/*m<imac/*z<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.</def>  <rj><au>Bentham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To represent, to oneself or others, as of no importance or minimal importance or effect; to belittle or disarage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minimized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Minima</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>minimus</ets>. See <er>Minim</er>.]</ety> <def>The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to <ant>maximum</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Minimum thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Min"i*mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Minimi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Minim</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A being of the smallest size.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>de minimis</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>de minimus</b></col></mcol> <pos>a.</pos><cd>of trifling consequence or importance; too insignificant to be worthy of concern; -- a reference to the phrase <cref>de minimis non curat lex</cref>.</cd> -- <col><b>de minimis non curat lex</b></col> <ety>[Latin]</ety> <cd>The law does not concern itself with trifles; -- a principle of law, that even if a technical violation of a law appears to exist according to the letter of the law, if the effect is too small to be of consequence, the violation of the law will not be considered as a sufficient cause of action, whether in civil or criminal proceedings.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mine</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act or business of making mines or of working them.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mines; <as>as, <ex>mining</ex> engineer; <ex>mining</ex> machinery; a <ex>mining</ex> region.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mining engineering</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <er>Engineering</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Minimum.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mignon</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>minni</ets> love, G. <ets>minne</ets>; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>, and cf. <er>Mignonette</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>God's disciple and his dearest <qex>minion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sylvester.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Is this the Athenian <qex>minion</qex> whom the world<br/
Voiced so regardfully?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite.</def>  <rj><au>Sir J. Davies.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Go, rate thy <qex>minions</qex>, proud, insulting boy!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil.</def><br/
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<p><hand/ <miniontype>This line is printed in <it>minion</it> type.</miniontype><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Minion</er>.]</ety> <def>Fine; trim; dainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTheir . . . <xex>minion</xex> dancing.\'b8  <rj><au>Fryth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min`ion*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Small; delicate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHis <xex>minionette</xex> face.\'b8  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ion*ette</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A size of type between nonpareil and minion; -- used in ornamental borders, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ion*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Kind treatment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ion*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To flavor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Min"ion*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Min"ion*ly</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Like a minion; daintily.</def>  <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ion*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being a minion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minium</ets> red lead.]</ety> <def>Of the color of red or vermilion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>menusen</ets>, F. <ets>menuiser</ets> to make small, cut small, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>minutiare</ets>, for <ets>minutare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>minutus</ets> small. See <er>Minute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Diminish</er>, <er>Minge</er>.]</ety> <def>To diminish; to lessen.</def><br/
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<p><q>The living of poor men thereby <qex>minished</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of diminishing, or the state of being diminished; diminution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ministre</ets>, F. <ets>ministre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>minister</ets>, orig. a double comparative from the root of <ets>minor</ets> less, and hence meaning, an inferior, a servant. See 1st <er>Minor</er>, and cf. <er>Master</er>, <er>Minstrel</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.</def><br/
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<p><q>Moses rose up, and his <qex>minister</qex> Joshua.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxiv. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I chose<br/
Camillo for the <qex>minister</qex>, to poison<br/
My friend Polixenes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer of justice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I cry out the on the <qex>ministres</qex>, quod he,<br/
That shoulde keep and rule this cit\'82.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Ministers</qex> to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Ambassadors are classed (in the diplomatic sense) in the first rank of public ministers, ministers plenipotentiary in the second. \'bdThe United States diplomatic service employs two classes of ministers, -- ministers plenipotentiary and ministers resident.\'b8</note>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Delegate; official; ambassador; clergyman; parson; priest.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ministered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ministering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ministren</ets>, OF. <ets>ministrer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ministrare</ets>. See <er>Minister</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.</def><br/
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<p><q>He that <qex>ministereth</qex> seed to the sower.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. ix. 10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We <qex>minister</qex> to God reason to suspect us.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Son of man came not to be <qex>ministered</qex> unto, but to <qex>minister</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xx. 28.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies; <as>as, to <ex>minister</ex> to the sick</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Matt. xxv. 44.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Canst thou not <qex>minister</qex> to a mind diseased?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ministerialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>minist\'82riel</ets>. See <er>Minister</er>, and cf. <er>Minstrel</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Enlightening spirits and <qex>ministerial</qex> flames.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal.</def> \'bd<xex>Ministerial</xex> offices.\'b8 <au>Bacon.</au> \'bdA <xex>ministerial</xex> measure.\'b8 <au>Junius.</au> \'bd<xex>Ministerial</xex> garments.\'b8  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Tending to advance or promote; contributive.</def> \'bd<xex>Ministerial</xex> to intellectual culture.\'b8  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>The ministerial benches</b></col>, <cd>the benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them.</cd> \'bdVery solid and very brilliant talents distinguish <xex>the ministerial benches</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A supporter of the ministers, or the party in power.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a minister.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ministry</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*tra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ministration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ministerial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*trant</hw> <pr>(m<icr/n"<icr/s*tr<ait/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ministrans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, of <ets>ministrare</ets> to minister.]</ety> <def>Performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command; subordinate.</def> \'bdPrincedoms and dominations <xex>ministrant</xex>.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ministers.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ministratio</ets>, fr. <ets>ministrare</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of ministering; service; ministry.</def> \'bdThe days of his <xex>ministration</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Luke i. 23.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*tra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to aid; ministering.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>ministrix</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman who ministers.</def>  <rj><au>Akenside.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> Ministries <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ministerium</ets>. See <er>Minister</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Mystery</er> a trade.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ministering; ministration; service.</def> \'bdWith tender <xex>ministry</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Agency; instrumentality.</def><br/
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<p><q>The ordinary <qex>ministry</qex> of second causes.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The wicked <qex>ministry</qex> of arms.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Administration; rule; term in power; <as>as, the <ex>ministry</ex> of Pitt</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"is*try*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a minister.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>min"i*um</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minium</ets>, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque <ets>armine\'a0</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, <chform>Pb3O4</chform>, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air.  It is used as a cement, as a paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass.  Called also <altname>red lead</altname>, <altname>lead tetroxide</altname>, <altname>lead orthoplumbate</altname>, <altname>mineral orange</altname>, <altname>mineral red</altname>, <altname>Paris red</altname>, <altname>Saturn red</altname>, and less definitively, <altname>lead oxide</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meniver</er>.]</ety> <def>A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume.  It is uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different animals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"i*vet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A singing bird of India of the family <fam>Campephagid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mink</hw> <pr>(m<icr/<nsm/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. 2d <er>Minx</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous mammal of the genus <gen>Mustela</gen> (foremrly <gen>Putorius</gen>), allied to the weasel.  The European mink is <spn>Mustela lutreola</spn>.  The common American mink (<spn>Mustela vison</spn>) varies from yellowish brown to black.  Its fur is highly valued.  Called also <altname>minx</altname>, <altname>nurik</altname>, and <altname>vison</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fur of the mink{1}.    Together with sable, it is one of the most expensive furs not taken from endangerd species.  When the fur is taken from animals grown on a farm, it called <stype>ranch mink</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ne*sing`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>minne</ets> love + <ets>singen</ets> to sing.]</ety> <def>A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century.  They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Minnesotan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A resident of Minnesota.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minniebush</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A low shrub (<spn>Menziesia pilosa</spn>) of the eastern U. S. with downy twigs.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> minnie bush, <spn>Menziesia pilosa</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Min"now</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>menow</ets>, cf. AS. <ets>myne</ets>; also OE. <ets>menuse</ets>, OF. <ets>menuise</ets> small fish; akin to E. <ets>minish</ets>, <ets>minute</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>minow</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (<spn>Phoxinus l\'91vis</spn>, formerly <spn>Leuciscus phoxinus</spn>); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also <altname>minim</altname> and <altname>minny</altname>. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera <gen>Phoxinus</gen>, <gen>Notropis</gen>, or <gen>Minnilus</gen>, and <gen>Rhinichthys</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <gen>Fundulus</gen>, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also <altname>killifish</altname>, <altname>minny</altname>, and <altname>mummichog</altname>.</def><-- see <er>mummichog</er> --><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minnow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"no bird"</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"n<osl/ b<etil/rd)</pr>. <ety>[Hind. <ets>main\'be</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An Asiatic bird (<spn>Gracula musica</spn>), allied to the starlings.  It is black, with a white spot on the wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head.  It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.  It is one of the birds called <isa>mynah bird</isa>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mi"nor</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"n<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. <ets>min</ets> small, G. <ets>minder</ets> less, OHG. <ets>minniro</ets>, a., <ets>min</ets>, adv., Icel. <ets>minni</ets>, a., <ets>minnr</ets>, adv., Goth. <ets>minniza</ets>, a., <ets>mins</ets>, adv., Ir. & Gael. <ets>min</ets> small, tender, L. <ets>minuere</ets> to lessen, Gr. <grk>miny`qein</grk>, Skr. <ets>mi</ets> to damage.  Cf. <er>Minish</er>, <er>Minister</er>, <er>Minus</er>, <er>Minute</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; <as>as, <ex>minor</ex> divisions of a body</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch; <as>as, a <ex>minor</ex> third</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Asia Minor</b></col> <fld>(Geog.)</fld>, <cd>the Lesser Asia; that part of Asia which lies between the Euxine, or Black Sea, on the north, and the Mediterranean on the south.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor mode</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>that mode, or scale, in which the third and sixth are minor, -- much used for mournful and solemn subjects.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor orders</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the rank of persons employed in ecclesiastical offices who are not in holy orders, as doorkeepers, acolytes, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor scale</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>The form of the minor scale is various.  The strictly correct form has the third and sixth minor, with a semitone between the seventh and eighth, which involves an augmented second interval, or three semitones, between the sixth and seventh, as, <supr>6/F</supr>, <supr>7/G<sharp/</supr>, <supr>8/A</supr>.  But, for melodic purposes, both the sixth and the seventh are sometimes made major in the ascending, and minor in the descending, scale, thus: --<br/
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<p><illust><-- Comm: an illustration of a bar with ascending and descending notes on a minor scale --></illust><br/
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<p>See <er>Major</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor term of a syllogism</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>the subject of the conclusion.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"nor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty-one years of age.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In hereditary monarchies, the minority of a sovereign ends at an earlier age than of a subject.  The minority of a sovereign of Great Britain ends upon the completion of the eighteenth year of his age.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise.  It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`no*rat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. Cf. <er>Minor</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A custom or right, analogous to borough-English in England, formerly existing in various parts of Europe, and surviving in parts of Germany and Austria, by which certain entailed estates, as a homestead and adjacent land, descend to the youngest male heir.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"nor*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minoratus</ets>; p. p. of <ets>minorare</ets> to diminish, fr. <ets>minor</ets>, a. See 1st <er>Minor</er>.]</ety> <def>To diminish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`nor*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minoratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>minoration</ets>.]</ety> <def>A diminution.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"nor*ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <cref>Franciscan Nuns</cref>, under <er>Franciscan</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"nor*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minor</ets> less.  Cf. 2d <er>Minor</er>, 3.]</ety> <def>A Franciscan friar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nor"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Minorities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>minorit\'82</ets>. See <er>Minor</er>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a minor, or under age.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being less or small.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The smaller number; -- opposed to <ant>majority</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>minority</ex> must be ruled by the majority</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Those members of a legislature that belong to the political party which is in the minority in that institution; <as>as, the bill will pass even if the <ex>minority</ex> are strongly opposed</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minor league</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>Sport)</fld> <def>A league of professional sports teams less proficient than a <contr>major leagues</contr>.  Players in the minor leagues generally are paid less than those in the major leagues, and their games attract less atention.</def>  <note>Certain minor league sports teams are often owned by those owning a major league club, and the minor league clubs are used to provide practise and opportunity for evaluation for candidates who wish to play in the major leagues.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> minor league.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>minor-league</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a minor league.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of mediocre talent or poor accomplishment; unimportant; -- of people; <as>as, a <ex>minor-league</ex> physicist</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minors</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The <er>minor leagues</er>, those leagues of professional sports teams less proficient than the <contr>majors</contr>, or <contr>major leagues</contr>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> minor league.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"nos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of <persfn>Jupiter</persfn> and <persfn>Europa</persfn>.  After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"o*taur</hw> <pr>(m<icr/n"<osl/*t<add/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Minotaurus</ets>, Gr. <grk>Minw`tayros</grk>; <grk>Mi`nos</grk>, the husband of Pasipha\'89 + <grk>tay^ros</grk> a bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasipha\'89 and a bull: cf. F. <ets>minotaure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by D\'91dalus in Crete.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Minnow</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mynster</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monasterium</ets>. See <er>Monastery</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A church of a monastery.  The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (<as>as Beverly <ex>Minster</ex>, Southwell <ex>Minster</ex>, etc.</as>), and is also improperly used for any large church.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Minster house</b></col>, <cd>the official house in which the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation.</cd>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Min"strel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>minstrel</ets>, <ets>menestral</ets>, OF. <ets>menestrel</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>ministerialis</ets> servant, workman (cf. <ets>ministrellus</ets> harpist), fr. L. <ets>ministerium</ets> service. See <er>Ministry</er>, and cf. <er>Ministerial</er>.]</ety> <def>In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"strel*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Musical instruments.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs.</def> <au>Chaucer.</au> \'bdThe <xex>minstrelsy</xex> of heaven.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au><br/
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<p><hw>Mint</hw> <pr>(m<icr/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>minte</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mentha</ets>, Gr. <grk>mi`nqa</grk>, <grk>mi`nqh</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus <gen>Mentha</gen>, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See <er>Mentha</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <styp><col><b>Corn mint</b></col></styp> is <spn>Mentha arvensis</spn>. -- <styp><col><b>Horsemint</b></col></styp> is <spn>Mentha sylvestris</spn>, and in the United States <spn>Monarda punctata</spn>, which differs from the true mints in several respects. -- <styp><col><b>Mountain mint</b></col></styp> is any species of the related genus <gen>Pycnanthemum</gen>, common in North America. -- <styp><col><b>Peppermint</b></col></styp> is <spn>Mentha piperita</spn>. -- <styp><col><b>Spearmint</b></col></styp> is <spn>Mentha viridis</spn>. -- <styp><col><b>Water mint</b></col></styp> is <spn>Mentha aquatica</spn>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mint camphor</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Menthol</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mint julep</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Julep</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mint sauce</b></col>, <cd>a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mint</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mynet</ets> money, coin, fr. L. <ets>moneta</ets> the mint, coined money, fr. <ets>Moneta</ets>, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome money was coined; akin to <ets>monere</ets> to warn, admonish, AS. <ets>manian</ets>, and to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>, and cf. <er>Money</er>, <er>Monition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where money is coined by public authority.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>mint</qex> of phrases in his brain.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A large quantity of money; <as>as, to make a <ex>mint</ex> in stock trading</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mint</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Minted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Minting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>mynetian</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp into money.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.</def><br/
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<p><q>Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily <qex>minted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Minting mill</b></col>, <cd>a coining press.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mint</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like new; in brand-new condition; unworn, as a coin recently made at a mint{1}; <as>as, he had a '53 Cadillac in <ex>mint</ex> condition</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Numismatics)</fld> <def>Uncirculated; in the same condition as when it was freshly coined at the mint{1}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mint"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The coin, or other production, made in a mint.</def><br/
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<p><q>Stamped in clay, a heavenly <qex>mintage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sterling.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The duty paid to the mint for coining.  At one time people could bring precious metals, as gold or silver, to a mint and receive in return coins of the same value, minus the commision charged by the mint, which was the <ex>mintage</ex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act or process of minting{1}; <as>as, a coin of recent <ex>mintage</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The quantity of coins of a specific type made by the mint; <as>as, coins of low <ex>mintage</ex> tend to be more valuable as collectors' items</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mint"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mints.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mint"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mintmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One skilled in coining, or in coins; a coiner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mint"-mas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mint sauce</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sauce of vinegar and sugar flavored with spearmint leaves.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Money.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mint state</hw>. <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Numismatics)</fld> <def>A numerical grade indicating the degree of perfection of the condition of a coin which is classified as uncirculated, ranging from 70 for a coin in perfect condition to 60 for a coin which is uncirculated but may have a weak strike, or numerous small scratches from being handled in mint bags; usually used as the abbreviation <abbr>MS</abbr>; <as>as, an <ex>MS</ex>-67 Morgan Dollar</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>min"u*end</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minuendus</ets> to be diminished, fr. <ets>minuere</ets> to lessen, diminish. See <er>Minish</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>In the process of subtraction{2}, the number from which another number (the <corr>subtrahend</corr>) is to be subtracted, to find the <corr>difference</corr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"u*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>menu</ets> small, L. <ets>minutus</ets> small. So called on account of the short steps of the dance. See 4th <er>Minute</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A tune or air to regulate the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3-4, sometimes 3-8, measure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Minion</er>, <er>Minum</er>, 6.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A small kind of printing type; minion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A minim.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"nus</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"n<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Minor</er>, and cf. <er>Mis-</er> pref. from the French.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; <as>as, a <ex>minus</ex> quantity</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Minus sign</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the sign [-] denoting <xex>minus</xex>, or <xex>less</xex>, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See <cref>Negative sign</cref>, under <er>Negative</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mi"nus</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"n<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>minuses</plw> <pr>(m<imac/"n<ucr/s*<esl/z)</pr>.</plu> <def>A factor counted as a disadvantage; a loss or potential loss in a situation or plan; <as>as, he added up all the pluses and <ex>minuses</ex> and decided not to do it; as, the lack of money is a big <ex>minus</ex> in an election campaign</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minuscular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>of or relating to minuscule script, a small cursive script developed from uncial, and used in the 7th to 9th centuries.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> minuscule.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nus"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minusculus</ets> rather small, fr. <ets>minus</ets> less: cf. F. <ets>minuscule</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Any very small, minute object.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>minuscule</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to a minuscule{2} or of a script written in minuscules{2}; of the size and style of minuscules{2}; written in minuscules{2}; minuscular.</def><br/
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<p><q>These <qex>minuscule</qex> letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"u*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, minutes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ute</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>minuta</ets> a small portion, small coin, fr. L. <ets>minutus</ets> small: cf. F. <ets>minute</ets>. See 4th <er>Minute</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. <abbr>m.</abbr> or <abbr>min.</abbr>; <as>as, 4 h. 30 <ex>m.</ex></as>)</def><br/
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<p><q>Four <qex>minutes</qex>, that is to say, <qex>minutes</qex> of an hour.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus (\'b7); <as>as, 10<deg/ 20\'b7</as>).</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A nautical or a geographic mile.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A coin; a half farthing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif (Mark xii. 42)</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Minutes</qex> and circumstances of his passion.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A point of time; a moment.</def><br/
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<p><q>I go this <qex>minute</qex> to attend the king.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; <as>as, to take <ex>minutes</ex> of a contract; to take <ex>minutes</ex> of a conversation or debate; to read the <ex>minutes</ex> of the last meeting.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A fixed part of a module. See <er>Module</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Different writers take as the minute one twelfth, one eighteenth, one thirtieth, or one sixtieth part of the module.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Minute bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral.</cd> -- <col><b>Minute book</b></col>, <cd>a book in which written minutes are entered.</cd> -- <col><b>Minute glass</b></col>, <cd>a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand.</cd> -- <col><b>Minute gun</b></col>, <cd>a discharge of a cannon repeated every minute as a sign of distress or mourning.</cd> -- <col><b>Minute hand</b></col>, <cd>the long hand of a watch or clock, which makes the circuit of the dial in an hour, and marks the minutes.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Minuted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Minuting</er>.]</ety> <def>To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Empress of Russia, with her own hand, <qex>minuted</qex> an edict for universal tolerance.</q> <rj><qau>Bancroft.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nute"</hw> <pr>(m<imac/*n<umac/t" <it>or</it> m<icr/*n<umac/t")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>minutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>minuere</ets> to lessen. See <er>Minish</er>, <er>Minor</er>, and cf. <er>Menu</er>, <er>Minuet</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable; <as>as, <ex>minute</ex> details</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Minute</xex> drops.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; <as>as, a <ex>minute</ex> observer; <ex>minute</ex> observation.</as></def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Little; diminutive; fine; critical; exact; circumstantial; particular; detailed.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Minute</er>, <er>Circumstantial</er>, <er>Particular</er>.  A <xex>circumstantial</xex> account embraces all the leading events; a <xex>particular</xex> account includes each event and movement, though of but little importance; a <xex>minute</xex> account goes further still, and omits nothing as to person, time, place, adjuncts, etc.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nute"-jack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also <altname>jack of the clock house</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A timeserver; an inconstant person.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nute"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From 4th <er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>In a minute manner; with minuteness; exactly; nicely.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ute*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 1st <er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>Happening every minute; continuing; unceasing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's <qex>minutely</qex> providence.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ute*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>At intervals of a minute; very often and regularly.</def>  <rj><au>J. Philips.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Minutely</qex> proclaimed in thunder from heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min"ute*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Minutemen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American Revolution.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*nute"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being minute.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi*nu"ti*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Minuti\'91</plw> <pr>(-<emac/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>minutus</ets> small, minute. See 4th <er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Minx</hw> <pr>(m<icr/<nsm/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of Low German origin; cf. LG. <ets>minsk</ets> wench, jade, hussy, D. <ets>mensch</ets>; prop. the same word as D. & G. <ets>mensch</ets> man, human being, OHG. <ets>mennisco</ets>, AS. <ets>mennisc</ets>, fr. <ets>man</ets>. See <er>Man</er>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pert or a wanton girl.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A she puppy; a pet dog.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Minx</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mink</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The mink; -- called also <cref>minx otter</cref>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Min"y</hw> <pr>(m<imac/n"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding with mines; like a mine.</def> \'bd<xex>Miny</xex> caverns.\'b8  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Min*yan"</hw> <pr>(m<esl/n*y<aum/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Jewish Relig.)</fld> <def>A quorum, or number necessary, for conducting public worship.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"o*cene</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"<osl/*s<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> less + <grk>kaino`s</grk> new, fresh, recent.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Miocene period. See <cref>Chart</cref> of <er>Geology</er>.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`o*hip"pus</hw> <pr>(m<imac/`<osl/*h<icr/p"p<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> less + <grk>"ippo`s</grk> horse.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus <gen>Anhithecrium</gen>, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Miq"ue*let</hw> <pr>(m<icr/k"w<esl/*l<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>miquelete</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mir</hw> <pr>(m<emac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>mir'</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Russian village community.</def>  <rj><au>D. M. Wallace.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mir</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>m\'c6r</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Emir</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>mirus</ets> wonderful.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (<altname><omicron/ Ceti</altname>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*rab"i*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mirabilaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who, or a work which, narrates wonderful things; one who writes of wonders.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi*rab"i*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., wonderful.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants. See <er>Four-o'clock</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*rab"i*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's salt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mirabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder: cf. OF. <ets>mirable</ets>. See <er>Marvel</er>.]</ety> <def>Wonderful; admirable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"a*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>miraculum</ets>, fr. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder. See <er>Marvel</er>, and cf. <er>Mirror</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A wonder or wonderful thing.</def><br/
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<p><q>That <qex>miracle</qex> and queen of genus.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>An event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed.</def><br/
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<p><q>They considered not the <qex>miracle</qex> of the loaves.</q> <rj><qau>Mark vi. 52.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A miracle play.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A story or legend abounding in miracles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>When said was all this <qex>miracle</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Miracle monger</b></col>, <cd>an impostor who pretends to work miracles.</cd> -- <col><b>Miracle play</b></col>, <cd>one of the old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d <er>Mystery</er>, 2) on events related in the Bible.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"a*cle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make wonderful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*rac"u*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to seem to be a miracle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shaftesbury.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*rac"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>miraculeux</ets>. See <er>Miracle</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power, and not by natural causes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Supernatural; wonderful.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Wonder-working.</def> \'bdThe <xex>miraculous</xex> harp.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mir`a*dor"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>mirar</ets> to behold, view. See <er>Mirror</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Belvedere</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi`rage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mirer</ets> to look at carefully, to aim, <ets>se mirer</ets> to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, LL. <ets>mirare</ets> to look at. See <er>Mirror</er>.]</ety> <def>An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated.  The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while the real object may or may not be in sight.  When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the sky.  The <stype>fata Morgana</stype> and <stype>looming</stype> are species of <ex>mirage</ex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>By the <qex>mirage</qex> uplifted the land floats vague in the ether,<br/
Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless air.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"bane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Nitrobenzene</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mire</hw> <pr>(m<imac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'c6re</ets>, <ets>m<ymac/re</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mier</ets>, Icel. <ets>maurr</ets>, Dan. <ets>myre</ets>, Sw. <ets>myra</ets>; cf. also Ir. <ets>moirbh</ets>, Gr. <grk>my`rmhx</grk>.]</ety> <def>An ant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Pismire</er>.</see><br/
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<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mire</ets>, <ets>myre</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>m<?/rr</ets> swamp, Sw. <ets>myra</ets> marshy ground, and perh. to E. <ets>moss</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He his rider from the lofty steed<br/
Would have cast down and trod in dirty <qex>mire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mire crow</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the pewit, or laughing gull.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Mire drum</b></col>, <cd>the European bittern.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mired</conjf> <pr>(m<imac/rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Miring</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; <as>as, to <ex>mire</ex> a horse or wagon</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To stick or entangle; to involve in difficulties; -- often used in the passive or predicate form; <as>as, we got <ex>mired</ex> in bureaucratic red tape and it took years longer than planned</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To soil with mud or foul matter.</def><br/
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<p><q>Smirched thus and <qex>mired</qex> with infamy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To stick in mire.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi*rif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi*rif"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mirificus</ets>; <ets>mirus</ets> wonderful + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Working wonders; wonderful.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*rif"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wonderful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being miry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mirk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Murky</er>.]</ety> <def>Dark; gloomy; murky.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser. Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mirk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Darkness; gloom; murk.</def> \'bdIn <xex>mirk</xex> and mire.\'b8  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mirk"some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dark; gloomy; murky.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <au>Spenser.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mirk"some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Archaic]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mirk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dark; gloomy. See <er>Murky</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"li*ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound.  It is also called a <altname>kazoo</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Trilby singing \'bdBen Bolt\'b8 into a <qex>mirliton</qex> was a thing to be remembered, whether one would or no!</q>  <rj><qau>Du Maurier.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>chayote{2}</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mirounga</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus comprising the elephant seals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mirounga</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"ror</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mirour</ets>, F. <ets>miroir</ets>, OF. also <ets>mireor</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>miratorium</ets>, fr. <ets>mirare</ets> to look at, L. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder. See <er>Marvel</er>, and cf. <er>Miracle</er>, <er>Mirador</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.</def><br/
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<p><q>And in her hand she held a <qex>mirror</qex> bright,<br/
Wherein her face she often view\'8ad fair.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.</def><br/
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<p><q>She is <qex>mirour</qex> of all courtesy.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>O goddess, heavenly bright,<br/
<qex>Mirror</qex> of grace and majesty divine.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Speculum</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mirror carp</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.</cd> -- <col><b>Mirror plate</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A flat glass mirror without a frame</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Flat glass used for making mirrors.</cd> -- <col><b>Mirror writing</b></col>, <cd>a manner or form of backward writing, making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The substitution of this manner of writing for the common manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"ror</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mirrored</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mirroring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reflect, as in a mirror.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; <as>as, the files at <org>Project Gutenberg</org> were <ex>mirrored</ex> on several other ftp sites around the world</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have a close resemblance to; <as>as, his opinions often <ex>mirrored</ex> those of his wife</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mirrored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Reflected in or as if in a mirror.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mirrorlike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>capable of reflecting light like a mirror; flat and reflective; <as>as, the <ex>mirrorlike</ex> surface of the lake</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> specular.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"ror*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Mirror</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Projector</er>, below.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mirth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mirthe</ets>, <ets>murthe</ets>, <ets>merthe</ets>, AS. <ets>myr<edh/</ets>, <ets>myrg<edh/</ets>, <ets>merh<edh/</ets>, <ets>mirh<edh/</ets>. See <er>Merry</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.</def><br/
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<p><q>Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of <qex>mirth</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. vii. 34.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which causes merriment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee; hilarity; festivity; jollity. See <er>Gladness</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mirth"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of mirth or merriment; merry; <as>as, <ex>mirthful</ex> children</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indicating or inspiring mirth; <as>as, a <ex>mirthful</ex> face</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mirthful</qex>, comic shows.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mirth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mirth"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mirth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without mirth.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mirth"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d <er>Mire</er>.]</ety> <def>Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; <as>as, a <ex>miry</ex> road</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"ya*chit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>myriachit</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Yakoot <ets>merj\'84k</ets> epileptic, fr. <ets>imerek</ets> jerk, rage.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A nervous disease in which the patient involuntarily imitates the words or action of another.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mir"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>m\'c6rz\'be</ets>, abbrev. fr. <ets>m\'c6rz\'bedeh</ets> son of the prince; <ets>m\'c6r</ets> prince (Ar. <ets>am\'c6r</ets>, <ets>em\'c6r</ets>) + <ets>z\'bedeh</ets> son.]</ety> <def>The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual.  When appended to the surname, it signifies <sig>Prince</sig>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis-</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s-)</pr>. <ety>[In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS. <ets>mis-</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mis-</ets>, G. <ets>miss-</ets>, OHG. <ets>missa-</ets>, <ets>missi-</ets>, Icel. & Dan. <ets>mis-</ets>, Sw. <ets>miss-</ets>, Goth. <ets>missa-</ets>; orig., a p. p. from the root of G. <ets>meiden</ets> to shun, OHG. <ets>m\'c6dan</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'c6<edh/an</ets> (<root/100.  Cf. <er>Miss</er> to fail of). In words from the French, fr. OF. <ets>mes-</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82-</ets>, <ets>mes-</ets>, fr. L. <ets>minus</ets> less (see <er>Minus</er>). In present usage these two prefixes are commonly confounded.]</ety> <def>A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of <sig>amiss</sig>, <sig>wrong</sig>, <sig>ill</sig>, <sig>wrongly</sig>, <sig>unsuitably</sig>; <as>as, <ex>mis</ex>deed, <ex>mis</ex>lead, <ex>mis</ex>chief, <ex>mis</ex>creant</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amiss</er>.]</ety> <def>Wrong; amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTo correcten that [which] is <xex>mis</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ac`cep*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ac*compt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To account or reckon wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*just"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw out of adjustment.</def>  <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*just"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mesaventure</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82saventure</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Homicide by misadventure</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also <altname>excusable homicide</altname>. See <er>Homicide</er>.</cd>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"tured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unfortunate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unfortunate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*vert"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Inadvertence.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*vice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad advice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*vise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give bad counsel to.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ad*vised"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ill advised.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mis`af*fect"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s`<acr/f*f<ecr/kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dislike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mis`af*fect"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ill disposed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mis`af*fec"tion</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s`<acr/f*f<ecr/k"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mis`af*firm"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s`<acr/f*f<etil/rm")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To affirm incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis*aimed"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*<amac/md")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not rightly aimed.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mis`a*ligned"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s`<adot/*l<imac/nd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aligned improperly; not correctly aligned.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis`align"ment</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s`<adot/*l<imac/n"m<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of aligning improperly or state of being improperly aligned.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis*al`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A erroneous statement or allegation.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mis`al*lege"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To state erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`al*li"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82salliance</ets>.]</ety> <def>A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.</def><br/
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<p><q>A Leigh had made a <qex>misalliance</qex>, and blushed<br/
A Howard should know it.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`al*lied"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wrongly allied or associated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`al*lot"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong allotment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*al"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alter wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mis"an*drist</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"<acr/n*dr<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>one who hates men.  Contrast <contr><er>misogynist</er></contr> and cf. <er>misandry</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> man-hater.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mis"an*dry</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"<acr/n*dr<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate  + <grk>'andh`r</grk> a man.]</ety> <def>Hatred of men.  Contrast <contr><er>misogyny</er></contr> and cf. <er>misandrist</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> man-hating.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mis"an*thrope</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"<acr/n*thr<omac/p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>misa`nqrwpos</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> a man; cf. F. <ets>misanthrope</ets>.  Cf. <er>Miser</er>.]</ety> <def>A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mis`an*throp"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mis`an*throp"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>misanthropique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hating or disliking mankind.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*pist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A misanthrope.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*pos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Misanthrope</er>.]</ety> <def>A misanthrope.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>misanthropie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to <ant>philanthropy</ant>.</def>  <rj><au>Orrery.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong application.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ap*ply"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misapplied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misapplying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; <as>as, to <ex>misapply</ex> a name or title; to <ex>misapply</ex> public money.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ap*pre"ci*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Improperly appreciated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sive*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By, or with, misapprehension.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis`ap*pro"pri*a*ted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>taken for one's own use in violation of a trust.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> embezzled.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ar*range"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misarranged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misarranging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ar*range"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong arrangement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ar*cribe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To ascribe wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`as*say"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>W. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`as*sign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assign wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`at*tend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misunderstand; to disregard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`a*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misadventure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`a*vize"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misadvise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*bear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*come"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thy father will not act what <qex>misbecomes</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*com"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unbecoming.</def> <au>Milton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*bede"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Misbode</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misboden</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>mis-be\'93dan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wrong; to do injury to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Who hath you <qex>misboden</qex> or offended?</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*fit"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not befitting.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mis`be*got"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mis`be*got"ten</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>p. a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad or disreputable origin; pernicious.</def> \'bdValor <xex>misbegot</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Poorly designed or planned; badly carried out; ill-conceived.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*have"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misbehaved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misbehaving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*haved"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Guilty of ill behavior; illbred; rude.</def> \'bdA <xex>misbehaved</xex> and sullen wench.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*hav"ior</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*lief"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous or false belief.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*lieve"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To believe erroneously, or in a false religion.</def> \'bdThat <xex>misbelieving</xex> Moor.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*liev"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*seem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To suit ill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*stow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bestow improperly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`be*stow"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of misbestowing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`bi*leve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*bode"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Misbede</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*bo"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Misbede</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"born`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Born to misfortune.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cal"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To calculate erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To judge wrongly, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis*cal`cu*la"tion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mistake in calculating.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> misreckoning, misestimation.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An error in judgment, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events; <as>as, IBM's <ex>miscalculation</ex> about the impact of microcomputers cost them many billions in lost opportunities; Sadam's invasion of Kuwait was only his worst, but not his last, <ex>miscalculation</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*call"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To call by a bad name; to abuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*car"riage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; <as>as, a serious <ex>miscarriage</ex> of justice</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>When a counselor, to save himself,<br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; <as>as, the failings and <ex>miscarriages</ex> of the righteous</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Rogers.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*car"riage*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*car"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Miscarried</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Miscarrying</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.</def><br/
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<p><q>My ships have all <qex>miscarried</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The cardinal's letters to the pope <qex>miscarried</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to have a spontaneous abortion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cast or reckon wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cast"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous cast or reckoning.</def><br/
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<p><hw>miscegenate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to marry or cohabit with a person of another race.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ce*ge*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>miscere</ets> to mix + the root of <ets>genus</ets> race.]</ety> <def>A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white.</def>  <note>Until the late twentieth century, <ex>misceganation</ex> was a crime in some states of the Southern United States.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Miscellany</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to miscellanies.</def> <au>Shaftesbury.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of miscellanies.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"cel*lane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Miscellaneous</er>, and cf. <er>Maslin</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called <altname>maslin</altname> and <altname>meslin</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mis"cel*la"ne*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Miscellany</er>.]</ety> <def>A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>miscellaneus</ets> mixed, miscellaneous, fr. <ets>miscellus</ets> mixed, fr. <ets>miscere</ets> to mix. See <er>Mix</er>, and cf. <er>Miscellany</er>.]</ety> <def>Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; <as>as, a <ex>miscellaneous</ex> collection</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>miscellaneous</xex> rabble.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Miscellanies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>miscellanea</ets>, neut. pl. of. <ets>miscellaneus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>miscellan\'82e</ets>, pl. <ets>miscellan\'82es</ets>. See <er>Miscellaneous</er>.]</ety> <def>A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects.</def><br/
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<p><q>'T is but a bundle or <qex>miscellany</qex> of sin; sins original, and sins actual.</q> <rj><qau>Hewyt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Miscellany madam</b></col>, <cd>a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"s<ecr/l*l<asl/*n<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cen"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Daniel.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous judgment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Sylvester.</au></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*chance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>meschance</ets>, OF. <ets>mescheance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Never come <qex>mischance</qex> between us twain.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See <er>Calamity</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*chance"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To happen by mischance.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*chance"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unlucky.</def>  <rj><au>R. Browning.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*char"ac*ter*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to.</def><br/
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<p><q>They totally <qex>mischaracterize</qex> the action.</q> <rj><qau>Eton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*charge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To charge erroneously, as in an account.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistake in charging.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"chief</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"ch<icr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>meschef</ets> bad result, OF. <ets>meschief</ets>; pref. <ets>mes-</ets> (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) + <ets>chief</ets> end, head, F. <ets>chef</ets> chief. See <er>Minus</er>, and <er>Chief</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thy tongue deviseth <qex>mischiefs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. lii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many <qex>mischiefs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mischief</qex> was, these allies would never allow that the common enemy was subdued.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To be in mischief</b></col>, <cd>to be doing harm or causing annoyance.</cd> -- <col><b>To make mischief</b></col>, <cd>to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels.</cd> -- <col><b>To play the mischief</b></col>, <cd>to cause great harm; to throw into confusion.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Mischief</er>, <er>Damage</er>, <er>Harm</er>. <xex>Damage</xex> is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; <xex>harm</xex> is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; <xex>mischief</xex> is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things.  We often suffer <xex>damage</xex> or <xex>harm</xex> from accident, but <xex>mischief</xex> always springs from perversity or folly.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"chief</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To do harm to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"chief*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mischievous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Lydgate.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"chief*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mischievous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Foote.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"chief-mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"chief-mak`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels.</def> <au>Rowe.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"chie*vous</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"ch<esl/*v<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; <as>as, a <ex>mischievous</ex> child</as>.</def> \'bdMost <xex>mischievous</xex> foul sin.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably <qex>mischievous</qex> to society.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive.</syn><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mis"chie*vous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mis"chie*vous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Misch"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mishna</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Misch"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mishnic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*choose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Mischose</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mischosen</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mischoosing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To choose wrongly.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*choose"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a wrong choice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*chris"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To christen wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miscibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capability of being mixed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miscible</ets>, fr. L. <ets>miscere</ets> to mix.]</ety> <def>Capable of being mixed; mixable.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Mixable in all proportions; forming a single phase when mixed in any proportion; -- of liquids; <as>as, water and alcohol are <ex>miscible</ex> in all proportions; water and gasoline are not <ex>miscible</ex>; benzene and ethyl alcohol are <ex>miscible</ex>, and ethyl alcohol is <ex>miscible</ex> with water, but water is not <ex>miscible</ex> with benzene.</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ci*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous citation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cite"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cite erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*claim"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistaken claim.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cog"ni*zant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cog"nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fail to apprehend; to misunderstand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*col`lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong collocation.</def>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*col"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give a wrong color to.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[figuratively]</mark> <def>To set forth erroneously or unfairly; to misrepresent; <as>as, to <ex>miscolor</ex> facts</as>.</def>  <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*com"fort</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Discomfort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*com`pre*hend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*com`pu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous computation; false reckoning.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`com*pute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Miscount</er>.]</ety> <def>To compute erroneously.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*ceit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misconception.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*ceive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misconceived</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misconceiving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misunderstand; to misjudge; to misapprehend.</def><br/
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<p><q>Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they have <qex>misconceived</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*ceiv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who misconceives.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.</def>  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*clu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous inference or conclusion.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con"duct</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unlawful or unethical conduct by a person holding a public office or having a position of responsibility in the administration of justice; malfeasance; <as>as, discussing the case out of court during a trial is <ex>misconduct</ex> by a juror</as>;</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>misuse of office by an elected or appointed government official, also called <altname>misconduct in office</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; delinquency; offense.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To conduct amiss; to mismanage.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To misconduct one's self</b></col>, <cd>to behave improperly.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To behave amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con"fi*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong conjecture or guess.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To conjecture wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con"se*crate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To consecrate amiss.</def> \'bd<xex>Misconsecrated</xex> flags.\'b8  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con`se*cra"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong consecration.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con"se*quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong consequence; a false deduction.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con"stru*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct.</def>  <rj><au>R. North.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*struct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*struc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con"strue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misconstrued</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misconstruing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><q>Do not, great sir, <qex>misconstrue</qex> his intent.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Much afflicted to find his actions <qex>misconstrued</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*con"stru*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who misconstrues.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*tent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Discontent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`con*tin"u*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue process.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*copy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To copy amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*copy"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistake in copying.</def>  <rj><au>North Am. Rev.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cor*rect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fail or err in attempting to correct.</def> \'bdScaliger <xex>miscorrects</xex> his author.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*coun"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To counsel or advise wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*count"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>mesconter</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82compter</ets>.  Cf. <er>Miscompute</er>.]</ety> <def>To count erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*count"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82compte</ets> error, OF. <ets>mesconte</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An erroneous counting.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>An erroneous count of ballots cast in an election.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cov"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To covet wrongfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mis"cre*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mis"cre*an*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mescreance</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82cr\'82ance</ets> incredulity.]</ety> <def>The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mescreant</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82cr\'82ant</ets>; pref. <ets>mes-</ets> (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) + p. pr. fr. L. <ets>credere</ets> to believe. See <er>Creed</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser. De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the <qex>miscreants</qex>, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God.</q> <rj><qau>Rivers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a depraved person; a vile wretch.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj></p>

<p><hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Holding a false religious faith.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous; villainous; base; depraved.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; <as>as, <ex>miscreate</ex> titles</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poet.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To create badly or amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cre*at"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser. Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cre*a"tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Creating amiss.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cre"dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>mis-</ets> + <ets>credent</ets>.  Cf. <er>Miscreant</er>.]</ety> <def>A miscreant, or believer in a false religious doctrine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`cre*du"li*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong credulity or belief; misbelief.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*cue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To make a mistake;</def> <specif>especially</specif> <def>to fail to execute a necessary or expected action at the proper time, such as making a play in sports, or saying one's line in a drama.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*date"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misdated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misdating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put a false or erroneous date on (a document).</def>  <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assign an incorrect date to; <as>as, the fall of Troy was <ex>misdated</ex> by medieval writers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>misdating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The assignment of a date to something at a time when it could not have existed or occurred.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anachronism, mistiming.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*deal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misdealt</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misdealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong distribution.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*deal"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the players.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*deed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>misd<aemac/d</ets>. See <er>Deed</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>An evil deed; a wicked action.</def><br/
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<p><q>Evils which our own <qex>misdeeds</qex> have wrought.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Misconduct; misdemeanor; fault; offense; trespass; transgression; crime.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*deem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; <as>as, to <ex>misdemean</ex> one's self</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One guilty of a misdemeanor.</def>  <rj><au>Sydney Smith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A crime less than a felony.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ As a rule, in the old English law, offenses capitally punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses were misdemeanors. In common usage, the word <xex>crime</xex> is employed to denote the offenses of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while small faults and omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of <xex>misdemeanors</xex>.  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Misdeed; misconduct; misbehavior; fault; trespass; transgression.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*dempt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Misdeem</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*part"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To distribute wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>misdeparteth</qex> riches temporal.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*rive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To derive erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*scribe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To describe wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*sert"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill desert.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`de*vo"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mistaken devotion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*di"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Improper diet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*di"et</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To diet improperly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*dight"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Arrayed, prepared, or furnished, unsuitably.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`di*rect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give a wrong direction to; <as>as, to <ex>misdirect</ex> a passenger, or a letter; to <ex>misdirect</ex> one's energies.</as></def>  <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`di*rec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law.</def>  <rj><au>Mozley & W.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The direction of another's attention to an unimportant place or matter, for the purpose of being able to perform an action undetected; <as>as, <ex>misdirection</ex> is an important part of a magician's art</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*dis`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous disposal or application.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`dis*tin"guish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make wrong distinctions in or concerning.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`di*vide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To divide wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`di*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong division.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*do"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*d<oomac/")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Misdid</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misdone</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/s*d<ucr/n")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misdoing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>misd<omac/n</ets>. See <er>Do</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To do wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><q>Afford me place to show what recompense<br/
Towards thee I intend for what I have <qex>misdone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To do wrong to; to illtreat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*do"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To do wrong; to commit a fault.</def><br/
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<p><q>I have <qex>misdone</qex>, and I endure the smart.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*do"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrongdoer.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*do"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense; <as>as, it was my <ex>misdoing</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*doubt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To be suspicious of; to have suspicion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I do not <qex>misdoubt</qex> my wife.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*doubt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Suspicion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Irresolution; hesitation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*doubt"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a</pos> <def>Misgiving; hesitating.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHer <xex>misdoubtful</xex> mind.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*dread"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dread of evil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mise</ets> a putting, setting, expense, fr. <ets>mis</ets>, <ets>mise</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mettre</ets> to put, lay, fr. LL. <ets>mittere</ets> to send.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The issue in a writ of right.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expense; cost; disbursement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the country palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ease"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mesaise</ets>, OF. <ets>mesaise</ets>.]</ety> <def>Want of ease; discomfort; misery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*eased"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having discomfort or misery; troubled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*eas"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not easy; painful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`e*di"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An incorrect or spurious edition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ed"u*cate</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To educate in a wrong manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`em*ploy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To employ amiss; <as>as, to <ex>misemploy</ex> time, advantages, talents, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Their frugal father's gains they <qex>misemploy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`em*ploy"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or mistaken employment.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*en"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To enter or insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`en*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat wrongfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*en"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous entry or charge, as of an account.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"ser</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"z<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>miser</ets> wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. <grk>mi^sos</grk> hate, <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate: cf. It. & Sp. <ets>misero</ets> wretched, avaricious.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The woeful words of a <qex>miser</qex> now despairing.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A despicable person; a wretch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard.</def><br/
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<p><q>As some lone <qex>miser</qex>, visiting his store,<br/
Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A stingy person; one very reluctant to spend money.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A kind of large earth auger.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mis\'82rable</ets>, L. <ets>miserabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>miserari</ets> to lament, pity, fr. <ets>miser</ets> wretched. See <er>Miser</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Very unhappy; wretched; living in misery.</def><br/
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<p><q>What hopes delude thee, <qex>miserable</qex> man?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing unhappiness or misery.</def><br/
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<p><q>What 's more <qex>miserable</qex> than discontent?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Worthless; mean; despicable; <as>as, a <ex>miserable</ex> fellow; a <ex>miserable</ex> dinner.</as></def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Miserable</qex> comforters are ye all.</q> <rj><qau>Job xvi. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A miserable person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being miserable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"er*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.</def><br/
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<p><q>They were <qex>miserably</qex> entertained.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The fifth was <qex>miserably</qex> stabbed to death.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Commiseration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mis`e*re"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., have mercy, fr. <ets>misereri</ets> to have mercy, fr. <ets>miser</ets>. See <er>Miser</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version.  It commences with the word <xex>miserere</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.</def><br/
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<p><q>Where only the wind signs <qex>miserere</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see <er>Stall</er>).  It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing.  Called also <xex>misericordia</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Ileus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"er*i*corde"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mis\'82ricorde</ets>. See <er>Misericordia</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Compassion; pity; mercy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Armor.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Misericordia</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., mercy, compassion; <ets>miser</ets> wretched + <ets>cor</ets>, <ets>cordis</ets>, heart.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(O. Law)</fld> <def>An amercement.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Armor.)</fld> <def>A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or \'bdmercy\'b8 stroke to a fallen adversary.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"ser*ly</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"z<etil/r*l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Miser</er>.]</ety> <def>Like a miser; very covetous; avaricious; stingy; sordid; niggardly.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; avaricious; penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See <er>Avaricious</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"ser*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Miseries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>miserie</ets>, L. <ets>miseria</ets>, fr. <ets>miser</ets> wretched: cf. F. <ets>mis\'8are</ets>, OF. also, <ets>miserie</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Destruction and <qex>misery</qex> are in their ways.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. iii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.</def><br/
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<p><q>When we our betters see bearing our woes,<br/
We scarcely think our <qex>miseries</qex> our foes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; distress; calamity; misfortune.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`es*teem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82sestime</ets>.]</ety> <def>Want of esteem; disrespect.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*es"ti*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To estimate erroneously.</def>  <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ex`pla*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous explanation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ex`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong explication.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ex`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong exposition.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ex*pound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To expound erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ex*pres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong expression.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*faith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want of faith; distrust.</def> \'bd[Anger] born of your <xex>misfaith</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*fall"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Misfell</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misfallen</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misfalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*fare"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>misfaran</ets>.]</ety> <def>To fare ill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Misfortune.</def></def2> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*fash"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*fea"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. pref. <ets>mes-</ets> wrong (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) + <ets>faisance</ets> doing, fr. <ets>faire</ets> to do, L. <ets>facere</ets>.  Cf. <er>Malfeasance</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A trespass; a wrong arising from an overt act; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au>  <au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*fea"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill feature.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*feel"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Insensate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*feign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feign with an evil design.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*fit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or the state of fitting badly; <as>as, a <ex>misfit</ex> in making a coat; a ludicrous <ex>misfit</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something that fits badly, as a garment.</def><br/
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<p><q>I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on him, as if his new duties were a <qex>misfit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person who does not fit in comfortably with the surrounding situation or society; one who cannot conform or adjust to the circumstances in which he lives.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misformed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misforming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make in an ill form.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Malformation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*for"tu*nate</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing misfortune.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*for"tune</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Consider why the change was wrought,<br/
You 'll find his <qex>misfortune</qex>, not his fault.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See <er>Calamity</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*for"tune</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Stow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*for"tuned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unfortunate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*frame"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To frame wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*get"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To get wrongfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*gie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Misgye</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*give"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Misgave</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misgiven</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misgiving</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To give or grant amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Laud.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.</def><br/
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<p><q>So doth my heart <qex>misgive</qex> me in these conflicts<br/
What may befall him, to his harm and ours.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Such whose consciences <qex>misgave</qex> them, how ill they had deserved.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To suspect; to dread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*give"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.</def> \'bdMy mind <xex>misgives</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mis*giv"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension; -- used commonly in the plural.</def> \'bdSuspicious and <xex>misgivings</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*go"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*g<omac/")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go astray.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*got"ten</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*g<ocr/t"t'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unjustly gotten.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To govern badly; <as>as, to <ex>misgovern</ex> a country</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Knolles.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*gov"erned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ill governed, as a people; ill directed.</def> \'bdRude, <xex>misgoverned</xex> hands.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad government; want of government.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*gra"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not gracious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*graff"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misgraft.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*graft"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To graft wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ground"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To found erroneously.</def> \'bd<xex>Misgrounded</xex> conceit.\'b8  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*growth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*guess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To guess wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*guid"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong guidance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*guide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To guide wrongly; to lead astray; <as>as, to <ex>misguide</ex> the understanding</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*guide"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misguidance; error.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*guid"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Misleading.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mis*guid"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*gye"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misguide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*han"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*hap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Secure from worldly chances and <qex>mishaps</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*hap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIf that me <xex>mishap</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*hap"pen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To happen ill or unluckily.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*hap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unhappy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mish*cup"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scup</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The scup.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*hear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To hear incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mish"mash`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>mish-mash</ets>, fr. <ets>mischen</ets> to mix.]</ety> <def>A hodgepodge or hotchpotch; a confused jumble.</def>  <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>mishmosh</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mish"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NHeb. <ets>mishn\'beh</ets>, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb. <ets>sh\'ben\'beh</ets> to change, to repeat.]</ety> <def>A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mischna</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mish"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mishna.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong imagination; delusion.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`im*prove"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; <as>as, to <ex>misimprove</ex> time, talents, advantages, etc.</as></def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`im*prove"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"in*cline"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*fer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To infer incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*form"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give untrue information; (with <xex>against</xex>) to calumniate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*form"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A misinformer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*in`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Untrue or incorrect information.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*form"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who gives untrue or incorrect information.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*struct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To instruct amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*struc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or improper instruction.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*tel"li*gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wrong information; misinformation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disagreement; misunderstanding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*tend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To aim amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who interprets erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*join"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To join unfitly or improperly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*join"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*judge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*judg"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>misjudgement</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wrong or unjust judgment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*keep"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To keep wrongly.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ken"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Not to know.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. for <ets>music + -kin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A little bagpipe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*kin"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*know"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To have a mistaken notion of or about.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`lac*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mislaid</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mislaying</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.</def><br/
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<p><q>The fault is generally <qex>mislaid</qex> upon nature.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.</def><br/
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<p><q>The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately <qex>mislaid</qex>: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lay"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mislays.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prop. <ets>mistle</ets>, fr. <ets>mist</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mistle</er>, <er>Mizzle</er>.]</ety> <def>To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle; to drizzle.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mi"sle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine rain; a thick mist; a mizzle; a drizzle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lead"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*l<emac/d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misled</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/s*l<ecr/d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misleading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>misl<aemac/dan</ets>. See <er>Mis-</er>, and <er>Lead</er> to conduct.]</ety> <def>To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.</def><br/
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<p><q>Trust not servants who <qex>mislead</qex> or misinform you.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To give due light<br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To delude; deceive. See <er>Deceive</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lead"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who leads into error.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lead"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Leading astray; delusive.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*learn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To learn wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*led"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Mislead</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"len</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Maslin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"le*toe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mistletoe</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*light"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To deceive or lead astray with a false light.</def>  <rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*like"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*l<imac/k")</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misliked</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/s*l<imac/kt")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misliking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>misl\'c6cian</ets> to displease. See <er>Like</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; <as>as, to <ex>mislike</ex> a man</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Who may like or <qex>mislike</qex> what he says.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*like"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lik"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who dislikes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lik"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dislike; aversion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See <er>Maslin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*live"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To live amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*lodge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lodge amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*luck"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill luck; misfortune.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Raining in very small drops; drizzling.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mis*make"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*m<amac/k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.</def> \'bdLimping possibilities of <xex>mismade</xex> human nature.\'b8  <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*man"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To manage ill or improperly; <as>as, to <ex>mismanage</ex> public affairs</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*man"age*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or bad management; <as>as, he failed through <ex>mismagement</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*man"a*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who manages ill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*mark"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*match"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To match unsuitably.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mismatched</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>matched unsuitably; grouped into pairs or sets with incompatible characteristics.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>ill-sorted, incompatible, mismated, unsuited</stype>; <stype>odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired </stype>] <see>Also See-> incompatible</see> <ant>matched</ant><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of very unequal ability; -- of contestants in a contest.  The less able contestant is said to be <contr>overmatched</contr> or <contr>outclassed</contr>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> uneven, not fairly matched.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*mate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mate wrongly or unsuitably; to mismatch; <as>as, to <ex>mismate</ex> gloves or shoes; a <ex>mismated</ex> couple.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To measure or estimate incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*meas"ure*ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong measurement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*me"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*name"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*no"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. pref. <ets>mes-</ets> amiss, wrong (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) + F. <ets>nommer</ets> to name, L. <ets>nominare</ets>, fr. <ets>nomen</ets> name. See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <def>The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.</def><br/
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<p><q>Many of the changes, by a great <qex>misnomer</qex>, called parliamentary \'bdreforms\'b8.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The word \'bdsynonym\'b8 is fact a <qex>misnomer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Whately.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*no"mer</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misname.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*num"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To number wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*nur"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To nurture or train wrongly; <as>as, to <ex>misnurture</ex> children</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`o*be"di*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mistaken obedience; disobedience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ob*serve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`ob*serv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*sog"a*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <?/ marriage.]</ety> <def>A hater of marriage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*sog"a*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>misogamie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hatred of marriage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>misogynic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>misogynous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>misogynism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>misogyny.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*nist</hw> <pr>(m<icr/*s<ocr/j"<icr/*n<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>misogy`nhs</grk>, <grk>misogy`naios</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>gynh`</grk> woman: cf. F. <ets>misogyne</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman hater.  Contrast <contr>misandrist</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*nous</hw> <pr>(m<icr/*s<ocr/j"<icr/*n<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hating women; having deep-seated distrust of women; -- used of men.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*ny</hw> <pr>(m<icr/*s<ocr/j"<icr/*n<ycr/; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>misogyni`a</grk>: cf. F. <ets>misogynie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hatred of women.  Contrast <contr>misandry</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*sol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(m<icr/*s<ocr/l"<osl/*j<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>misologi`a</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse.]</ety> <def>Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment.</def>  <rj><au>G. H. Lewes.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`o*pin"ion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong opinion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*or"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*or"der</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Irregularity; disorder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*or"der*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irregular; disorderly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*or`di*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong ordination.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"o*the`ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>qeo`s</grk> god.]</ety> <def>Hatred of God.</def>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*paint"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To paint ill, or wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*pas"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong passion or feeling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*pay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Appay</er>.]</ety> <def>To dissatisfy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mis*pell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <hw>Mis*pend"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, etc.</mhw> <def>See <er>Misspell</er>, <er>Misspend</er>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*pense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Misspense</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`per*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous perception.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`per*suade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To persuade amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`per*sua"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.</def>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*pick"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*place"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misplaced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misplacing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; <as>as, he <ex>misplaced</ex> his confidence</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place in a location that one does not recall; to  mislay; to lose.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*place"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*plead"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To err in pleading.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*plead"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An error in pleading.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*point"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*pol"i*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong policy; impolicy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*prac"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong practice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*praise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To praise amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*print"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*pr<icr/nt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To print wrongly; to make a mistake in printing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis"print</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"pr<icr/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; <as>as, a book full of <ex>misprints</ex></as>.  Misprints are sometimes noted and corrected in a list of <partof>corrigenda</partof> distributed with a book.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*prise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Misprize</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*prise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mesprise</ets> mistake, F. <ets>m\'82prise</ets>, fr. <ets>mespris</ets>, masc., <ets>mesprise</ets>, fem., p. p. of <ets>mesprendre</ets> to mistake; F. <ets>m\'82prendre</ets>; pref. <ets>mes-</ets> amiss + <ets>prendre</ets> to take, L. <ets>prehendere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mistake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*pri"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>misprisio</ets>, or OF. <ets>mesprison</ets>, prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. <ets>mespris</ets> contempt, F. <ets>m\'82pris</ets>. See 2d <er>Misprise</er>, <er>Misprize</er>, <er>Prison</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>misprision</qex> of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A neglect, negligence, or contempt.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In its larger and older sense it was used to signify \'bdevery considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain name given to it in the law.\'b8  <rj><au>Russell.</au></rj><br/
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  <b>2.</b> <col><b>Misprision of felony</b></col>, which is a concealment of a felony by a person cognizant thereof.  <rj><au>Stephen.</au></rj></note><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*prize"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*pr<imac/z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mesprisier</ets> to deprise, F. <ets>m\'82priser</ets>; pref. amiss, wrong (L. <ets>minus</ets> less + LL. <ets>pretium</ets> price. See <er>price</er>, <er>Prize</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To slight or undervalue.</def><br/
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<p><q>O, for those vanished hours, so much <qex>misprized</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Hillhouse.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I do not blame them, madam, nor <qex>misprize</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`pro*ceed"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or irregular proceding.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a false profession of.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`pro*nounce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mispronounced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mispronouncing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To pronounce incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or improper pronunciation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`pro*por"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give wrong or unesthetic proportions to; to join without due proportion; <as>as, the legs were <ex>misrpoportioned</ex> to the body</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis`pro*por"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An improper or unesthetic proportion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*proud"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Viciously proud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*punc"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`quo*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*quote"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To quote erroneously or incorrectly.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*raise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raise or excite unreasonable.</def> \'bd<xex>Misraised</xex> fury.\'b8  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rate erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*read"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misread</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misreading</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*ceive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To receive wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*cit"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inaccurate recital.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*cite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To recite erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*reck"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*reck"on*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous computation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rec`ol*lect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously that one recollects.</def>  <rj><au>Hitchcock.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reform wrongly or imperfectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*gard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong understanding; misconstruction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*reg"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*hearse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rehearse or quote incorrectly.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*late"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To relate inaccurately.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous relation or narration.</def>  <rj><au>Abp. Bramhall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*li"gion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>False religion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*mem"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ren"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*peat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.</def>  <rj><au>Gov. Winthrop.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*port"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*port"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.</def>  <rj><au>Denham. South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to give a false or erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an incorrect or untrue representation.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; <as>as, a <ex>misrepresentation</ex> of a person's motives</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sydney Smith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who misrepresents.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`re*pute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rule"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To rule badly; to misgovern.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rule"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act, or the result, of misruling.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.</def><br/
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<p><q>Enormous riot and <qex>misrule</qex> surveyed.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Abbot</b></col>, <or/ <col><b>Lord</b></col>, <col><b>of Misrule</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Abbot</er>, and <er>Lord</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*rul"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unruly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Miss</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Misses</plw> <pr>(m<icr/s"s<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>mistress</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See <er>Mistress</er>, 5.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ There is diversity of usage in the application of this title to two or more persons of the same name. We may write either <xex>the Miss Browns</xex> or <xex>the Misses Brown</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A young unmarried woman or a girl; <as>as, she is a <ex>miss</ex> of sixteen</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses,<br/
Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses.</q> <rj><qau>Cawthorn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kept mistress. See <er>Mistress</er>, 4.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Miss</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Missed</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Missing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>missan</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>missen</ets>, OHG. <ets>missan</ets>, Icel. <ets>missa</ets>, Sw. <ets>mista</ets>, Dan. <ets>miste</ets>. \'fb100. See <er>Mis-</er>, pref.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>miss</ex> the mark one shoots at; to <ex>miss</ex> the train by being late; to <ex>miss</ex> opportunites of getting knowledge; to <ex>miss</ex> the point or meaning of something said.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>When a man <qex>misses</qex> his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons.</def><br/
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<p><q>She would never <qex>miss</qex>, one day,<br/
A walk so fine, a sight so gay.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We cannot <qex>miss</qex> him; he does make our fire,<br/
Fetch in our wood.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want; <as>as, to <ex>miss</ex> an absent loved one</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Neither <qex>missed</qex> we anything . . . Nothing was <qex>missed</qex> of all that pertained unto him.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxv. 15, 21.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt <qex>miss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To miss stays</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Stay</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Miss</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction.</def><br/
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<p><q>Men observe when things hit, and not when they <qex>miss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Flying bullets now,<br/
To execute his rage, appear too slow;<br/
They <qex>miss</qex>, or sweep but common souls away.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Upon the least reflection, we can not <qex>miss</qex> of them.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To go wrong; to err.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Amongst the angels, a whole legion<br/
Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss;<br/
What wonder then if one, of women all, did <qex>miss</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be absent, deficient, or wanting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Missing</er>, <pos>a.</pos></see><br/
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<p><q>What here shall <qex>miss</qex>, our toil shall strive to mend.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Miss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Loss; want; felt absence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>There will be no great <qex>miss</qex> of those which are lost.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Mistake; error; fault.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He did without any great <qex>miss</qex> in the hardest points of grammar.</q> <rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Harm from mistake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mis"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Miss\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. See 1st <er>Mass</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The service or sacrifice of the Mass.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>missale</ets>, liber <ets>missalis</ets>, from <ets>missa</ets> mass: cf. F. <ets>missel</ets>. See 1st <er>Mass</er>.]</ety> <def>The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire year; a Mass book.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*say"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To say wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak evil of; to slander.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*say"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To speak ill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*seek"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To seek for wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*seem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a false appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To misbecome; to be misbecoming.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mistletoe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Missel bird</b></col>, <col><b>Missel thrush</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large European thrush (<spn>Turdus viscivorus</spn>) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; -- called also <altname>mistletoe thrush</altname> and <altname>missel</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sel*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mistletoe</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>misselden</asp>.]</altsp> <def>The mistletoe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Baret.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sel*toe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mistletoe</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*sem"blance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>False resemblance or semblance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*send"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To send amiss or incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*serve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To serve unfaithfully.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*set"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*s<ecr/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To set or place wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*shape"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shape ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform.</def> \'bdFigures monstrous and <xex>misshaped</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*shap"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bad or ugly form.</def> \'bdThe mountains are <xex>misshapen</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mis*shap"en*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mis*shap"en*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*sheathed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*sif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>missa</ets> Mass + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>fy-</er>.]</ety> <def>To perform Mass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>missils</ets>, fr. <ets>mittere</ets>, <ets>missum</ets>, to cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. <ets>mesti</ets> to throw: cf. F. <ets>missile</ets>.  Cf. <er>Admit</er>, <er>Dismiss</er>, <er>Mass</er> the religious service, <er>Message</er>, <er>Mission</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine{2}, so as to strike an object at a distance.</def><br/
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<p><q>We bend the bow, or wing the <qex>missile</qex> dart.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>missile</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.</def><br/
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<p><note>Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile{2} are now used in modern warfare.  Some types with names indicating their range or function are: <stype>antiaircraft missile</stype>; <stype>ballistic missile</stype>; <stype>cruise missile</stype>; <stype>antiballistic missile missile</stype>; <stype>air-to-air missile</stype>; <stype>air-to-ground missile</stype>; <stype>guided missile</stype>; <stype>intercontinental ballistic missile</stype> (<abbr>IBM</abbr>); <stype>intermediate range ballistic missile</stype> (<abbr>IRBM</abbr>); <stype>surface-to-air missile</stype>.</note></p>

<p><hw>Miss"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Miss</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; lacking; wanting; not present when called or looked for.</def><br/
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<p><q>Neither was there aught <qex>missing</qex> unto them.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxv. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>For a time caught up to God, as once<br/
Moses was in the mount, and <qex>missing</qex> long.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Miss"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a sense of loss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>missio</ets>, fr. <ets>mittere</ets>, <ets>missum</ets>, to send: cf. F. <ets>mission</ets>. See <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,<br/
Made emulous <qex>missions</qex> 'mongst the gods themselves.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission.</def><br/
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<p><q>How to begin, how to accomplish best<br/
His end of being on earth, and <qex>mission</qex> high.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy; <as>as, the Russian <ex>mission</ex> to the United Nations</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>In these ships there should be a <qex>mission</qex> of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers.</def>  <rj><au>Addis & Arnold.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Dismission; discharge from service.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mission school</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A school connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A school for the religious instruction of children not having regular church privileges.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Message; errand; commission; deputation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To send on a mission.</def> <mark>[Mostly used in the form of the past participle.]</mark>  <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sion*ary</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Missionaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>missionnaire</ets>. See <er>Mission</er>, <pos>n</pos>.]</ety> <def>One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Missionary apostolic</b></col>, <cd>a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sion*a*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to missions; <as>as, a <ex>missionary</ex> meeting; a <ex>missionary</ex> fund.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See <er>Mission</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6.</def> \'bdLike mighty <xex>missioner</xex> you come.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistress; a wife; -- so used by the illiterate.</def>  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Miss"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Miss"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mississippian</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A geological period extending from from 310 million to 345 million years ago; it was associated with an increase of land areas, the presence of primitive ammonites, and emergence of winged insects; called also <altname>Missippian period</altname> and <altname>Lower Carboniferous period</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A resident of Mississippi.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*sit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sit badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Missive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; <as>as, a letter <ex>missive</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Missile.</def> \'bdThe <xex>missive</xex> weapons fly.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Letters missive</b></col>, <cd>letters conveying the permission, comand, or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons, and are distinguished from <xex>letters patent</xex>, which are addressed to the public.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. lettre <ets>missive</ets>. See <er>Mission</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is sent; a writing containing a message.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is sent; a messenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*sound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly.</def>  <rj><au>E,Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Missourian</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A resident of Missouri.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*speak"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To err in speaking.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*speak"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*speech"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong speech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*spell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misspelled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>, or <conjf>Misspelt</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misspelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To spell incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*spell"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong spelling.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*spend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misspent</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misspending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to squander; to waste; <as>as, to <ex>misspend</ex> time or money</as>.</def>  <rj><au>J. Philips.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*spend"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who misspends.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mis*spense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spending improperly; a wasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*spent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Misspend</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*state"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To state wrongly; <as>as, to <ex>misstate</ex> a question in debate</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Sanderson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*state"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An incorrect statement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*stayed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong step; an error of conduct.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take a wrong step; to go astray.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`suc*cess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Failure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`sug*ges"tion</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or evil suggestion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`sum*ma"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong summation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*swear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swear falsely.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Misy</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"sy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of <xex>miss</xex>; a young girl; a miss.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a miss, or girl.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mist</hw> <pr>(m<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mist</ets>; akin to D. & Sw. <ets>mist</ets>, Icel. <ets>mistr</ets>, G. <ets>mist</ets> dung, Goth. <ets>ma\'a1hstus</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'c6gan</ets> to make water, Icel. <ets>m\'c6ga</ets>, Lith. <ets>migla</ets> mist, Russ. <ets>mgla</ets>, L. <ets>mingere</ets>, <ets>meiere</ets>, to make water, Gr. <?/ to make water, <?/ mist, Skr. <ets>mih</ets> to make water, n., a mist <ets>m\'b5gha</ets> cloud. \'fb102.  Cf. <er>Misle</er>, <er>Mizzle</er>, <er>Mixen</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; <as>as, Scotch <ex>mist</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.</def><br/
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<p><q>His passion cast a <qex>mist</qex> before his sense.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mist flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a composite plant (<spn>Eupatorium c\'d2lestinum</spn>), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers.  It is found in the Western and Southern United States.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mist</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mist</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rain in very fine drops; <as>as, it <ex>mists</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tak"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*t<amac/k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & obs. p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mistook</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/s*t<oocr/k")</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mistaken</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/s*t<amac/k"'n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mistaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>mis-</ets> + <ets>take</ets>: cf. Icel. <ets>mistaka</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or choose wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; <as>as, to <ex>mistake</ex> a remark; to <ex>mistake</ex> one's meaning.</as></def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>My father's purposes have been <qex>mistook</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To substitute in thought or perception; <as>as, to <ex>mistake</ex> one person for another</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A man may <qex>mistake</qex> the love of virtue for the practice of it.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mistake</qex> me not so much,<br/
To think my poverty is treacherous.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.</def><br/
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<p><q>Servants <qex>mistake</qex>, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*t<amac/k")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.</def><br/
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<p><q>Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of <qex>mistake</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>No mistake</b></col>, <cd>surely; without fail; <as>as, it will happen at the appointed time, and <ex>no mistake</ex></as>.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Blunder; error; bull. See <er>Blunder</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tak"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p.a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; <as>as, a <ex>mistaken</ex> man; he is <ex>mistaken</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Erroneous; wrong; <as>as, a <ex>mistaken</ex> notion</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tak"en*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By mistake.</def>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tak"en*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneousness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tak"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mistakes.</def><br/
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<p><q>Well meaning ignorance of some <qex>mistakers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tak"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An error; a mistake.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tak"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*taught"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*t<add/t")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Misteach</er>.]</ety> <def>Wrongly taught; <as>as, a <ex>mistaught</ex> youth</as>.</def>  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*teach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mistaught</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misteaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>mist<aemac/can</ets>.]</ety> <def>To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mistold</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mistelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To tell erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tem"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To temper ill; to disorder; <as>as, to <ex>mistemper</ex> one's head</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Warner.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>This inundation of <qex>mistempered</qex> humor.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Master</er>, and cf. <er>Mistress</er>.]</ety> <def>A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form <abbr>Mr.</abbr></def><br/
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<p><q>To call your name, inquire your where,<br/
Or what you think of <qex>Mister</qex> Some-one's book,<br/
Or <qex>Mister</qex> Other's marriage or decease.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To address or mention by the title Mr.; <as>as, he <ex>mistered</ex> me in a formal way</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mistier</ets> trade, office, ministry, need, F. <ets>m\'82tier</ets> trade, fr. L. <ets>ministerium</ets> service, office, ministry. See <er>Ministry</er>, <er>Mystery</er> trade.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mester</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trade, art, or occupation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>In youth he learned had a good <qex>mester</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Manner; kind; sort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>But telleth me what <qex>mester</qex> men ye be.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Need; necessity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be needful or of use.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>As for my name, it <qex>mistereth</qex> not to tell.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*term"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call by a wrong name; to miscall.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mystery</er>, a trade.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mist"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Clouded with, or as with, mist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*think"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Think</er>.]</ety> <def>To think wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdAdam <xex>misthought</xex> of her.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*think"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To have erroneous thoughts or judgment of; to think ill of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*thought"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*thrive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*throw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To throw wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mis"ti*co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>m\'a1stico</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean.  It is rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mist\'c6dan</ets>. See <er>Tide</er>.]</ety> <def>To happen or come to pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil fortune.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mis`ti`gris"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mis`ti`gri"</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mistigri</ets>.]</ety> <def>A variety of the game of poker in which the joker is used, and called <xex>mistigris</xex> or <xex>mistigri</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mist"i*head</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mistiness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mist"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With mist; darkly; obscurely.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*time"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mist\'c6main</ets> to turn out ill.]</ety> <def>To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mistiming</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of assigning something to a time when it could not have existed or occurred.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anachronism, misdating.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mist"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being misty.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mistio</ets>, <ets>mixtio</ets>. See <er>Mix</er>, and cf. <er>Mixtion</er>.]</ety> <def>Mixture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ti"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call by a wrong title.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Eng. <ets>mist</ets>. See <er>Misle</er>, and <er>Mizzle</er>.]</ety> <def>To fall in very fine drops, as rain; to drizzle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"tle*toe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mistelt\'ben</ets>; <ets>mistel</ets> mistletoe + <ets>t\'ben</ets> twig. AS. <ets>mistel</ets> is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw. <ets>mistel</ets>, OHG. <ets>mistil</ets>, Icel. <ets>mistil</ets>teinn; and AS. <ets>t\'ben</ets> to D. <ets>teen</ets>, OHG. <ets>zein</ets>, Icel. <ets>teinn</ets>, Goth. <ets>tains</ets>.  Cf. <er>Missel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (<spn>Viscum album</spn>), bearing a glutinous fruit.  When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids.  A bird lime is prepared from its fruit.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>misletoe</asp>, <asp>misseltoe</asp>, and <asp>mistleto</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au>  <au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The mistletoe of the United States is <spn>Phoradendron serotinum</spn> (syn. <spn>Phoradendron flavescens</spn>), having broader leaves than the European kind.  In different regions various similar plants are called by this name.  The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig should kiss.</note><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mis"to*nusk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American badger.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*took"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & obs. p. p.</pos> of <er>Mistake</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`tra*di"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong tradition.</def> \'bdMonsters of <xex>mistradition</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*train"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To train amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Proven\'87al.]</ety> <def>A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`trans*late"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To translate erroneously.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`trans*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong translation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis`trans*port"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tread"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misstep; misbehavior.</def> \'bdTo punish my <xex>mistreadings</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat amiss; to abuse.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mistreated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>physically abused.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>assaulted, molested, raped</stype>; <stype>battered, beaten</stype>; <stype>misunderstood </stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abused, ill-treated, maltreated.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*treat"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong treatment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>maistress</ets>, OF. <ets>maistresse</ets>, F. <ets>ma\'8ctresse</ets>, LL. <ets>magistrissa</ets>, for L. <ets>magistra</ets>, fem. of <ets>magister</ets>. See <er>Master</er>, <er>Mister</er>, and cf. <er>Miss</er> a young woman.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter!<br/
To be her <qex>mistress</qex>' <qex>mistress</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.</def><br/
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<p><q>A letter desires all young wives to make themselves <qex>mistresses</qex> of Wingate's Arithmetic.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a sweetheart.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A woman filling the place, but without the rights, of a wife; a woman having an ongoing usually exclusive sexual relationship with a man, who may provide her with financial support in return; a concubine; a loose woman with whom one consorts habitually; <as>as, both his wife and his <ex>mistress</ex> attended his funeral</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the contracted forms, <abbr>Mrs.</abbr>, for a married, and <abbr>Miss</abbr>, for an unmarried, woman.</def><br/
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<p><q>Now <qex>Mistress</qex> Gilpin (careful soul).</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A married woman; a wife.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Several of the neighboring <qex>mistresses</qex> had assembled to witness the event of this memorable evening.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The old name of the jack at bowls.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To be one's own mistress</b></col>, <cd>to be exempt from control by another person.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"tress</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis"tress*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Female rule or dominion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ladyship, a style of address; -- with the personal pronoun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tri"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result; a trial which comes to no conclusion, such as a criminal trial which does not produce a unanimous verdict of the jurors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trist"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mistrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To think wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trust"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trust"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will never <qex>mistrust</qex> my wife again.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.</def><br/
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<p><q>By a divine instinct, men's minds <qex>mistrust</qex><br/
Ensuing dangers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trust"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mistrusts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trust"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their light blown out in some <qex>mistrustful</qex> wood.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mis*trust"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mis*trust"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trust"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With distrust or suspicion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*trust"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no mistrust or suspicion.</def><br/
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<p><q>The swain <qex>mistrustless</qex> of his smutted face.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tune wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mis*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Mixture</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mingled compound in which different ingredients are contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See <er>Mixture</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*turn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To turn amiss; to pervert.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*tu"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To instruct amiss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mist"y</hw> <pr>(m<icr/st"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Mistier</adjf> <pr>(m<icr/st"<icr/*<etil/r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Mistiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>mistig</ets>. See <er>Mist</er>. In some senses <ets>misty</ets> has been confused with <ets>mystic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Accompanied with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; <as>as, a <ex>misty</ex> morning; <ex>misty</ex> weather; <ex>misty</ex> mountains; a <ex>misty</ex> atmosphere.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; <as>as, <ex>misty</ex> sight; to peer into the <ex>misty</ex> future</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The more I muse therein [theology],<br/
The <qex>mistier</qex> it seemeth.</q> <rj><qau>Piers Plowman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*<ucr/n`d<etil/r*st<acr/nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Misunderstood</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/s*<ucr/n`d<etil/r*st<oocr/d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Misunderstanding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"er</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*<ucr/n`d<etil/r*st<acr/nd"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who misunderstands.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.</def> \'bd<xex>Misunderstandings</xex> among friends.\'b8  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`su*ra"to</hw> <pr>(m<emac/`s<oomac/*r<aum/"t<osl/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Measured; -- a direction to perform a passage in strict or measured time.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*us"age</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*<umac/z"<asl/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82susage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad treatment; abuse.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*use"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*<umac/z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82suser</ets>. See <er>Mis-</er>, prefix from French, and <er>Use</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; <as>as, to <ex>misuse</ex> one's talents</as>.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The sweet poison of <qex>misused</qex> wine.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To abuse; to treat ill.</def><br/
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<p><q>O, she <qex>misused</qex> me past the endurance of a block.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*use"</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s*<umac/s")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.</def><br/
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<p><q>Words little suspected for any such <qex>misuse</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Violence, or its effects.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*use"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*us"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who misuses.</def> \'bdWretched <xex>misusers</xex> of language.\'b8  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*val"ue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To value wrongly or too little; to undervalue.</def><br/
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<p><q>But for I am so young, I dread my work<br/
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<p><hw>Mis*vouch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To vouch falsely.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wan"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*way"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong way.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wear ill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wed improperly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*ween"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go wrong; to go astray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe world is <xex>miswent</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*word"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To word wrongly; <as>as, to <ex>misword</ex> a message, or a sentence</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*word"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word wrongly spoken; a cross word.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sylvester.</au>  <au>Breton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or false worship; mistaken practices in religion.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Such hideous jungle of <qex>misworships</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To worship wrongly.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who worships wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*write"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To write incorrectly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*wrought"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Badly wrought.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>misy</ets> a mineral, perh. copperas, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An impure yellow sulphate of iron; yellow copperas or copiapite.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*yoke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To yoke improperly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mis*zeal"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mistakenly zealous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mite</hw> <pr>(m<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'c6te</ets> mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. <ets>mite</ets>, D. <ets>mijt</ets>, G. <ets>miete</ets>, OHG. <ets>m\'c6za</ets>; cf. Goth. <ets>maitan</ets> to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minute arachnid, of the order <ord>Acarina</ord>, of which there are many species; <as>as, the <styp>dust <ex>mite</ex></styp>, <styp>cheese <ex>mite</ex></styp>, <styp>sugar <ex>mite</ex></styp>, <styp>harvest <ex>mite</ex></styp>, <styp>three-toed spider <ex>mite</ex></styp>, etc.</as> See <er>Acarina</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[D. <ets>mijt</ets>; prob. the same word.]</ety> <def>A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.  The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.</def><br/
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<p><q>Two <qex>mites</qex>, which make a farthing.</q> <rj><qau>Mark xii. 49.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.</def><br/
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<p><q>For in effect they be not worth a <qex>myte</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mitella</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of low slender herbs of North America and Northeast Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mitella</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mitre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mitra</ets> headband, turban, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by bishops and other church dignitaries.  It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>A sort of base money or coin.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Miter box</b></col> <fld>(Carp. & Print.)</fld>, <cd>an apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its upright sides, for guides.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter dovetail</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter gauge</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a gauge for determining the angle of a miter.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc.  The term is used especially when the pieces form a right angle, such as the edges of a window frame, and the edge of each piece at the point of junction is cut at a 45<deg/ angle to its long direction.  See <er>Miter</er>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus <gen>Mitra</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter square</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45<deg/, for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter wheels</b></col>, <cd>a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right angles.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mitered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Mitred</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mitering</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Mitring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns>  \'bd<xex>Mitered</xex> locks.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together in a miter joint.</def> <wns>[wns=3]</wns><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus <gen>Mitella</gen>, -- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>False miterwort</b></col>, <cd>a white-flowered perennial herb of the United States (<spn>Tiarella cardifolia</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mythic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mi"thra</hw>, <hw>Mi"thras</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., from Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>The sun god of the ancient Persians; the god of light and truth.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mithraic</hw> <hw>mithraistic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mithraism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mithraicism</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Mithraism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mithraism</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The ancient Persian religion which worshiped <persfn>Mithra</persfn>; it was popular among Romans during first three centuries <sc>a. d.</sc></def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mithraicism.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mithraist</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An adherent of Mithraism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mith"ri*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from <person>King <etsep>Mithridates</etsep></person>, its reputed inventor.</def><br/
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<p><q>[Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no <qex>mithridate</qex> so effectual against the infection of vice.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mith`ri*dat"ic</hw> <pr>(m<icr/th`r<icr/*d<acr/t"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a mithridate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"i*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mitigans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mitigare</ets>. See <er>Mitigate</er>.]</ety> <def>Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lenitive.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"i*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mitigated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mitigating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>mitigatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mitigare</ets> to soften, mitigate; <ets>mitis</ets> mild, soft + the root of <ets>agere</ets> to do, drive.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; <as>as, to <ex>mitigate</ex> heat or cold; to <ex>mitigate</ex> grief.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>This opinion . . . <qex>mitigated</qex> kings into companions.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To alleviate; assuage; allay. See <er>Alleviate</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mitigated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>made less severe or intense.</def> <ant>unmitigated</ant><br/
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<p><hw>mitigating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>serving to reduce blame; -- of situations; <as>as, <ex>mitigating</ex> factors; <ex>mitigating</ex> circumstances</as>.  Opposite of <ant>aggravating</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>exculpatory</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> extenuating.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mit`i*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mitigacioun</ets>, F. <ets>mitigation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mitigatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; <as>as, the <ex>mitigation</ex> of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty</as>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Alleviation; abatement; relief.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mitigativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mitigatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to mitigate; alleviating.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"i*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, mitigates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mite</er>.]</ety> <def>A little one; -- used as a term of endearment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"tis cast`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Perh. fr. L. <ets>mitis</ets> mild.]</ety> <def>A process, invented by <person>P. Ostberg</person>, for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay; also, a casting made by this process; -- called also <altname>wrought-iron casting</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mitis metal</hw>. <def>The malleable iron produced by mitis casting; -- called also simply <altname>mitis</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a thread.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a thread.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Karyokinesis</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi*tot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to mitosis; karyokinetic; <as>as, <ex>mitotic</ex> cell division</as>; -- opposed to <ant>amitotic</ant>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi*tot"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`traille"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Mitrailleur</er>.]</ety> <def>Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`tra`illeur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>One who serves a mitrailleuse.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mitralleuse.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mi`tra`illeuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mitrailler</ets> to fire grapeshot, fr. <ets>mitraille</ets> old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. <ets>mite</ets> a mite.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mi"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mitral</ets>. See <er>Miter</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; <as>as, the <ex>mitral</ex> valve between the left auricle and left ventricle of the heart</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See <er>Miter</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mitrewort</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus <gen>Mitella</gen> having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>miterwort</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> miterwort, bishop's cap.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"ri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Miter</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mitriforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; <as>as, a <ex>mitriform</ex> calyptra</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mitt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>mitten</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and hand and not for the fingers, usually worn by women.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>A large glove, usually made of leather or similar material, with differing degrees of padding and usually some form of webbing in the large space between the thumb insert and the insert for the index finger; a baseball glove.  It is used to assist in catching the baseball.  The <styp>catcher's <ex>mitt</ex></styp> has more padding and less webbing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hand; -- used mostly in slang expressions; <as>as, keep your <ex>mitts</ex> off my box of chocolates!</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mitaine</ets>, <ets>meteyn</ets>, F. <ets>mitaine</ets>, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. <ets>miotog</ets>, Gael. <ets>miotag</ets>, Ir. & Gael. <ets>mutan</ets> a muff, a thick glove.  Cf. <er>Mitt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury.  It differs from a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cover for the wrist and forearm.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To give the mitten to</b></col>, <cd>to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To handle without mittens</b></col>, <cd>to treat roughly; to handle without gloves.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"tened</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with a mitten or mittens.</def> \'bd<xex>Mittened</xex> hands.\'b8  <rj><au>Whittier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mittens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mittere</ets> to send.]</ety> <def>Sending forth; emitting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mit"ti*mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., we send, fr. <ets>mittere</ets> to send.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison.</def> <au>Burrill.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A writ for removing records from one court to another.</def>  <au>Brande & C.</au><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"tler's green`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The stormy petrel.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mi"tu</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"t<usl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Braz. <ets>mitu poranga</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American curassow of the genus <gen>Mitua</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mit"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mite</er>.]</ety> <def>Having, or abounding with, mites.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mix</hw> <pr>(m<icr/ks)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mixed</conjf> <pr>(m<icr/kst)</pr> (less properly <conjf>Mixt</conjf>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mixing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>miscan</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>misken</ets>, G. <ets>mischen</ets>, Russ. <ets>mieshate</ets>, W. <ets>mysgu</ets>, Gael. <ets>measg</ets>, L. <ets>miscere</ets>, <ets>mixtum</ets>, Gr. <grk>mi`sgein</grk>, <grk>migny`nai</grk>, Skr. <ets>mi\'87ra</ets> mixed.  The English word has been influenced by L. <ets>miscere</ets>, <ets>mixtum</ets> (cf. <er>Mixture</er>), and even the AS. <ets>miscan</ets> may have been borrowed fr. L. <ets>miscere</ets>.  Cf. <er>Admix</er>, <er>Mash</er> to bruise, <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; <as>as, to <ex>mix</ex> flour and salt; to <ex>mix</ex> wines.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Fair persuasions <qex>mixed</qex> with sugared words.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite with in company; to join; to associate.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ephraim, he hath <qex>mixed</qex> himself among the people.</q> <rj><qau>Hos. vii. 8.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts.</def><br/
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<p><q>Hast thou no poison <qex>mixed</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I have chosen an argument <qex>mixed</qex> of religious and civil considerations.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or implied time frame; <as>as, to <ex>mix</ex> studying and partying while at college</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously together.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To associate; to mingle; <as>as, Democrats and Republicans <ex>mixed</ex> freely at the party</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He had <qex>mixed</qex><br/
Again in fancied safety with his kind.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mix"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being mixed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mixed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See <er>Mix</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mixed action</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a suit combining the properties of a real and a personal action.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed angle</b></col>, <cd>a mixtilineal angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed fabric</b></col>, <cd>a textile fabric composed of two or more kinds of fiber, as a poplin.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed marriage</b></col>, <cd>a marriage between persons of different races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman Catholic and a Protestant.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed number</b></col>, <cd>a whole number and a fraction taken together.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed train</b></col>, <cd>a railway train containing both passenger and freight cars.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed voices</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>voices of both males and females united in the same performance.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mix"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mixed or mingled manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mix"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mixen</ets>, <ets>myxen</ets>, fr. <ets>meohx</ets>, <ets>meox</ets>, dung, filth; akin to E. <ets>mist</ets>. See <er>Mist</er>.]</ety> <def>A compost heap; a dunghill.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mix"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, mixes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who has social intercourse with others of many sorts; a person viewed as to his casual sociability; -- commonly used with some characterizing adjective; <as>as, a good <ex>mixer</ex>; a bad <ex>mixer</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a social gathering, game, or dance organized to provide an opportunity for people to meet each other; <as>as, on the first night of the conference they had a wine-and-cheese <ex>mixer</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a nonalcoholic beverage (such as fruit juice, club soda or ginger ale) added to an alcoholic beverage to produce a mixed drink.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>any device used for mixing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>an electronic device for blending or manipulating sounds from different sources to produce a composite soundtrack, for an audio recording, video recording, or a movie.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The technician who operates a <er>mixer{6}</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mix*og"a*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a mixing + <?/ marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mix`o*lyd"i*an mode`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ a mixing + E. <ets>Lydian</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The seventh ecclesiastical mode, whose scale commences on G.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mixtus</ets> mixed (p. p. of <ets>miscere</ets> to mix) + E. <ets>lineal</ets>, <ets>linear</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing, or consisting of, lines of different kinds, as straight, curved, and the like; <as>as, a <ex>mixtilinear</ex> angle, that is, an angle contained by a straight line and a curve</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mix"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mixtio</ets>, <ets>mistio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mixtion</ets>. See <er>Mistion</er>, <er>Mix</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mixture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mixt"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With mixture; in a mixed manner; mixedly.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mix"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mixtura</ets>, fr. <ets>miscere</ets>, <ets>mixtum</ets>, to mix: cf. F. <ets>mixture</ets>. See <er>Mix</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; <as>as, made by a <ex>mixture</ex> of ingredients</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; <as>as, to drink a <ex>mixture</ex> of molasses and water</as>; -- also, a medley.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is also a <qex>mixture</qex> of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.</def><br/
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<p><q>Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing <qex>mixture</qex> of piety in its constitution.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to <contr>solution</contr>, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physics & Chem.)</fld> <def>A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; -- contrasted with a <contr>compound</contr> and <contr>solution</contr>; <as>thus, gunpowder is a mechanical <ex>mixture</ex> of carbon, sulphur, and niter</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also <altname>furniture stop</altname>. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mix up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To confuse the identities of (two or more objects); to mistake (one object for another); <as>as, at the family gathering he <ex>mixed up</ex> his two nieces, to their great amusement</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mix together; -- usually implying a mistake, whether done intentionally or unintentionally; <as>as, the <ex>mixed up</ex> this year's receipts with last year's, and it took hours to find the right ones</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mix-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> confusion, confounding.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mizenmast</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>mizzenmast.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mizzen, mizen.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Miz"maze`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maze or labyrinth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Miz"zen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>mezzana</ets>, fr. <ets>mezzano</ets> middle, fr. <ets>mezzo</ets> middle, half: cf. F. <ets>misaine</ets> foresail. See <er>Mezzo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Hindmost; nearest the stern; <as>as, the <ex>mizzen</ex> shrouds, sails, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Miz"zen</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Miz"zen*mast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.</def>  <note>The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in some dictionaries it is the last mast of a three-masted vessel; in others, it is the mast after the mainmast  of a vessel of three or more masts. PJC.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Miz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mizzled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mizzling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Misle</er>, and cf. <er>Mistle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rain in very fine drops; to drizzle.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take one's self off; to go.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><q>As long as George the Fourth could reign, he reigned,<br/
And then he <qex>mizzled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Epigram, quoted by Wright.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Miz"zle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mist; fine rain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Miz"zy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moisi</ets> moldy, musty, p. p. of <ets>moisir</ets> to mold, fr. L. <ets>mucere</ets> to be moldy.]</ety> <def>A bog or quagmire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>ml</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>milliliter; -- the IS standard abbreviation.</def> <mark>[abbreviation]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>millimeter; -- the IS standard abbreviation.</def> <mark>[abbreviation]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mM</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>Chem.)</fld> <def>millimolar; -- the IS standard abbreviation.</def> <mark>[abbreviation]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The chemical symbol for <altname>manganese</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>M'-Naught"</hw> <pr>(m<ait/k*n<add/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Steam Engines)</fld> <def>To increase the power of (a single-cylinder beam engine) by adding a small high-pressure cylinder with a piston acting on the beam between the center and the flywheel end, using high-pressure steam and working as a compound engine, -- a plan introduced by <persfn>M'Naught</persfn>, a Scottish engineer, in 1845.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mne*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(n<esl/*m<ocr/n"<icr/k)</pr>, <hw>Mne*mon"ic*al</hw> <pr>(n<esl/*m<ocr/n"<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mnhmoniko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>mnh`mwn</grk> mindful, remembering, <grk>mnh`mh</grk> memory, <grk>mna^sqai</grk> to think on, remember; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assisting in memory; helping to remember; <as>as, a <ex>mnemonic</ex> device</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mnemonic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something used to assist the memory, as an easily remembered acronym or verse.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An abbreviated word that resembles the full word, used so as to be easily recognized; <as>as, the CIDE uses <it>...</it> tags as <ex>mnemnonics</ex> for an italicised word or field</as>.</def><br/
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<p><note> In basic organic chemistry class, one may learn the <ex>mnenomic</ex> \'bdOh my, such good apple pie\'b8 to help remember the names of the dicarboxylic acids in increasing order of length, namely: oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, and pimelic acids. (From L. Fieser's Organic Chemistry text).</note></p>

<p><hw>Mne`mo*ni"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who instructs in the art of improving or using the memory.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mne*mon"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ta~ mnhmonika`</grk>: cf. F. <ets>mn\'82monique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of memory; a method for improving the memory; a system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory; artificial memory.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mne*mos"y*ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>mnhmosy`nh</grk> remembrance, memory, and the goddess of memory. See <er>Mnemonic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Class Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mnemotechnical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>same as <er>mnemonic</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mnemonic, mnemotechnic.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mne"mo*tech`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ memory + <?/ art: cf. F. <ets>mn\'82motechnie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mnemonics.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mniaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses andgonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of <fam>Bryaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mnium</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of mosses similar to those of genus <gen>Bryum</gen> but larger.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mnium</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo</hw> <pr>(m<omac/)</pr>, <pos>a., adv., & n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moe</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'be</ets>. See <er>More</er>.]</ety> <def>More; -- usually, more in number.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>An hundred thousand <qex>mo</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Likely to find <qex>mo</qex> to commend than to imitate it.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>chemical symbol for the element <er>molybdenum</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>MO</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def>abbreviation for <er>modus operandi</er>, manner of operating; -- often used to refer to the method an habitual criminal uses to perpetrate his crime.</def><br/
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<p><hw>-mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by folding a sheet of paper; <as>as, sixteen<ex>mo</ex> or 16<ex>mo</ex>; eighteen<xex>mo</xex> or 18<xex>mo</xex></as>.  It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; <as>as, <xex>duodecimo</xex>, <xex>sextodecimo</xex>, etc.</as>  A small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is often used for <xex>-mo</xex>; as, 16\'f8, 18\'f8, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"a</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to <gen>Dinornis</gen>, and other related genera, of the suborder <ord>Dinornithes</ord>, found in New Zealand.  They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich.  They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans.  Some species were much larger than the ostrich.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ab*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (<au>Gen. xix. 37.</au>)  Also used adjectively.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ab*i`tess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female Moabite.</def>  <rj><au>Ruth i. 22.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ab*ite stone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Arch\'91ol.)</fld> <def>A block of black basalt, found at Dibon in Moab by <person>Rev. F. A. Klein</person>, Aug. 19, 1868, which bears an inscription of thirty-four lines, dating from the 9th century <sc>b. c.</sc>, and written in the Moabite alphabet, the oldest Ph\'d2nician type of the Semitic alphabet.  It records the victories of <persfn>Mesha</persfn>, king of <xex>Moab</xex>, esp. those over Israel (<au>2 Kings iii. 4, 5, 27</au>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ab*i`tish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moabite.</def>  <rj><au>Ruth ii. 6.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moan</hw> <pr>(m<omac/n)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moaned</conjf> <pr>(m<omac/nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moaning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<aemac/nan</ets> to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word.  Cf. <er>Mean</er> to intend.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.</def><br/
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<p><q>Unpitied and unheard, where misery <qex>moans</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let there bechance him pitiful mischances,<br/
To make him <qex>moan</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; <as>as, the wind <ex>moans</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moan</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bewail audibly; to lament.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, <qex>moan</qex><br/
My dear Columbo, dead and gone.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To afflict; to distress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Which infinitely <qex>moans</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mone</ets>. See <er>Moan</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sullen <qex>moans</qex>, hollow groans.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.</def><br/
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<p><q>Rippling waters made a pleasant <qex>moan</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moan"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of moaning; expressing sorrow.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Moan"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Moat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mote</ets> hill, dike, bank, F. <ets>motte</ets> clod, turf: cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>mota</ets> bank or mound of earth, It. <ets>motta</ets> clod, LL. <ets>mota</ets>, <ets>motta</ets>, a hill on which a fort is built, an eminence, a dike, Prov. G. <ets>mott</ets> bog earth heaped up; or perh. F. <ets>motte</ets>, and OF. <ets>mote</ets>, are from a LL. p. p. of L. <ets>movere</ets> to move (see <er>Move</er>). The name of <ets>moat</ets>, properly meaning, bank or mound, was transferred to the ditch adjoining: cf. F. <ets>dike</ets> and <ets>ditch</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surround with a moat.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mute</er> to molt.]</ety> <def>To void the excrement, as a bird; to mute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mobcap</er>.]</ety> <def>A mobcap.</def>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mobile vulgus</ets>, the movable common people. See <er>Mobile</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it.</def><br/
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<p><q>A cluster of <qex>mob</qex> were making themselves merry with their betters.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A throng; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or riotous assembly; a disorderly crowd.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mob</qex> of gentlemen who wrote with ease.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a <qex>mob</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Madison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Confused by brainless <qex>mobs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mob law</b></col>, <cd>law administered by the mob; lynch law.</cd> -- <col><b>Swell mob</b></col>, <cd>well dressed thieves and swindlers, regarded collectively.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <au>Dickens.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mobbed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mobbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; <as>as, to <ex>mob</ex> a house or a person</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mob"bish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a mob; tumultuous; lawless; <as>as, a <ex>mobbish</ex> act</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Kent.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mob"cap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>mop-muts</ets>; OD. <ets>mop</ets> a woman's coif + D. <ets>muts</ets> cap.]</ety> <def>A plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the same material as the cap itself.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"bile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mobilis</ets>, for <ets>movibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>movere</ets> to move: cf. F. <ets>mobile</ets>. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.</def> \'bdFixed or else <xex>mobile</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom; <as>as, benzine and mercury are <ex>mobile</ex> liquids; -- opposed to <ex>viscous</ex>, <ex>viscoidal</ex>, or <ex>oily</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.</def>  <rj><au>Testament of Love.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The quick and <qex>mobile</qex> curiosity of her disposition.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind; <as>as, <ex>mobile</ex> features</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Capable of moving readily, or moving frequenty from place to place; <as>as, a <ex>mobile</ex> work force</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Having motor vehicles to permit movement from place to place; <as>as, a <ex>mobile</ex> library; a <ex>mobile</ex> hospital</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"bile</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"b<icr/l; L. m<ocr/b"<icr/*l<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mobile vulgus</ets>. See <er>Mobile</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. 3d <er>Mob</er>.]</ety> <def>The mob; the populace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe unthinking <xex>mobile</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"bile</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"b<emac/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a form of sculpture having several sheets or rods of a stiff material attached to each other by thin wire or twine in a balanced and artfully arranged tree configuration, with the topmost member suspended in air from a support so that the parts may move independently when set in motion by a current of air.</def> <br/
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<p><hw>mobilise</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mobilize.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>mobilisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mobilization.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mo*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*b<icr/l"<icr/*t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mobilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mobilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being mobile; <as>as, the <ex>mobility</ex> of a liquid, of an army, of the populace, of features, of a muscle</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The mob; the lower classes.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mob`i*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mobilization</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mobilizing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mob"i*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mobilized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mobilizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>mobiliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To assemble and organize and make ready for use or action; <as>as, to <ex>mobilize</ex> volunteers for the election campaign</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mobilise, marshal.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps; <as>as, to <ex>mobilize</ex> the National Guard</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mobilise, militarize, militarise.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>M\'94"bi*us strip`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <person>August F. <etsep>M\'94bius</etsep></person>, German mathematician.]</ety> <def>A mathematical object, or a physical representation of it, which is a two-dimensional sheet with only one surface.  It is constructed or visualized as a rectangle, one end of which is held fixed while the opposite end is twisted through a 180 degree angle and joined to the fixed end.  It is a two-dimensional object that can only exist in a three-dimensional space.</def><-- ##?? Ill. - add Escher's ant on a Mobius strip?  Where to get it? --><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mob</er> to wrap up.]</ety> <def>To wrap the head of in a hood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Moebles</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mob*oc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mob</ets> rabble + <ets>-cracy</ets>, as in <ets>democracy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our present situation (for one can not call it a government), a <qex>mobocracy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Walpole.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mob"o*crat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who favors a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules without restraint.</def>  <rj><au>Bayne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mob`o*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, or relating to, a mobocracy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mocassin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Variant spelling of <er>moccasin</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> moccasin, moccasins.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>moc"ca*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[An Indian word. Algonquin <ets>makisin</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Sometimes written <asp>moccason</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece.  It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.  The water moccasin (<spn>Ancistrodon piscivorus</spn> syn. <spn>Agkistrodon piscivorus</spn>, also called <altname>cottonmouth</altname> and <altname>cottonmouth water moccasin</altname>) is usually found in or near water.  Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker.  The upland moccasin is <spn>Ancistrodon atrofuscus</spn>.  They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moccasin flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of lady's slipper (<spn>Cypripedium acaule</spn>) found in North America.  The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch.  It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moc"ca*sined</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins.</def> \'bd<xex>Moccasined</xex> feet.\'b8  <rj><au>Harper's Mag.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"cha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A seaport town of Yemen, on the Red Sea, also spelled <asp>Mukha</asp>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A variety of coffee originally brought from Mocha.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A flavoring made from an infusion of coffee or of a combination of coffee with chocolate or cocoa.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A color of a deep chocolate brown.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mocha stone</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>moss agate.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Moche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A bale of raw silk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moch"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*chi"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A large leather flap which covers the saddletree.</def> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mocked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mocking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>moquer</ets>, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. <ets>mocken</ets> to mumble, G. <ets>mucken</ets>, OSw. <ets>mucka</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.</def><br/
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<p><q>To see the life as lively <qex>mocked</qex> as ever<br/
Still sleep <qex>mocked</qex> death.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mocking</qex> marriage with a dame of France.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.</def><br/
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<p><q>Elijah <qex>mocked</qex> them, and said, Cry aloud.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xviii. 27.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let not ambition <qex>mock</qex> their useful toil.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; <as>as, to <ex>mock</ex> expectation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou hast <qex>mocked</qex> me, and told me lies.</q> <rj><qau>Judg. xvi. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He will not . . . <br/
<qex>Mock</qex> us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; disappoint. See <er>Deride</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make sport in contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.</def><br/
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<p><q>When thou <qex>mockest</qex>, shall no man make thee ashamed?</q> <rj><qau>Job xi. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>She had <qex>mocked</qex> at his proposal.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fools make a <qex>mock</qex> at sin.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xiv. 9.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Imitation; mimicry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Crashaw.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.</def><br/
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<p><q>That superior greatness and <qex>mock</qex> majesty.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mock bishop's weed</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs (<gen>Discopleura</gen>) growing in wet places.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock heroic</b></col>, <cd>burlesquing the heroic; <as>as, a <ex>mock heroic</ex> poem</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock lead</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Blende</er> (<sd>a</sd>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mock nightingale</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European blackcap.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock orange</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs (<gen>Philadelphus</gen>), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes.  <spn>Philadelphus coronarius</spn>, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock sun</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Parhelion</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock turtle soup</b></col>, <cd>a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock velvet</b></col>, <cd>a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See <er>Mockado</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be mocked.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"a*do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stuff made in imitation of velvet; -- probably the same as <altname>mock velvet</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Our rich <qex>mockado</qex> doublet.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"a*dour</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mokadour</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mockery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European sedge warbler (<spn>Acrocephalus phragmitis</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A deceiver; an impostor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mocking bird.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mockernut</hw>, <hw>mocker nut</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>  <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>A smooth-barked North American hickory (<spn>Carya tomentosa</spn>) with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut, which is far inferior to the true shagbark hickory nut.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mockernut hickory, black hickory, white-heart hickory, big-bud hickory, <spn>Carya tomentosa</spn> .</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fruit of the mockernut{1}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mockeries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>moquerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is, as the air, invulnerable,<br/
And our vain blows malicious <qex>mockery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to look more like a <qex>mockery</qex> upon devotion than any solemn application of the mind to God.</q> <rj><qau>Law.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And bear about the <qex>mockery</qex> of woe.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.</def><br/
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<p><q>The laughingstock of fortune's <qex>mockeries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.</def><br/
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<p><q>The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a <qex>mockery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>2 Macc. viii. 17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mocking thrush</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of the genus <gen>Harporhynchus</gen>, as the brown thrush (<spn>H. rufus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mocking wren</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any American wren of the genus <gen>Thryothorus</gen>, esp. <spn>T. Ludovicianus</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mockingbird</hw>, <hw>mocking bird</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <def>A long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of North America (<spn>Mimus polyglottos</spn>), remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the outer tail feathers are partly white.  Originally its range was confined mostly to the southern states, but by late 19th century it had migrated as far north as New York.  The name is also applied to other members of thee same and related genera, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, such as the <ecol><b>blue mockingbird</b></ecol> of Mexico, <spn>Melanotis caerulescens</spn>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mocker, <spn>Mimus polyglottos</spn> .</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"ing*stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A butt of sport; an object of derision.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mock"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mock; counterfeit; sham.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moc"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mickle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American rodent (<spn>Cavia rupestris</spn>), allied to the Guinea pig, but larger; -- called also <altname>rock cavy</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>modal</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality.</def>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic & Metaph.)</fld> <def>Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought, such as the modes of possibility or obligation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or denoting mood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A modal auxiliary.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo"dal aux*il"iar*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any one of the auxiliary verbs of English, such as <examp>can</examp>, <examp>may</examp>, <examp>will</examp>, <examp>shall</examp>, <examp>must</examp>, <examp>might</examp>, <examp>could</examp>, <examp>would</examp>, or <examp>should</examp>, which are used together with the infinitive form of another verb to express distinctions of mood{2}, such as uncertainty, possibility, command, emphasis, and obligation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"dal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One who regards Father, Son, and Spirit as modes of being, and not as persons, thus denying personal distinction in the Trinity.</def>  <rj><au>Eadie.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*dal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>modalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being modal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic & Metaph.)</fld> <def>A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind.  According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo"dal log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A system of logic which studies how to combine propositions which include the concepts of necessity, possibility, and obligation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"dal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a modal manner.</def><br/
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<p><q>A compound proposition, the parts of which are united <qex>modally</qex> . . . by the particles  \'bdas\'b8 and \'bdso.\'b8</q> <rj><qau>Gibbs.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mode</hw> <pr>(m<omac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>modus</ets> a measure, due or proper measure, bound, manner, form; akin to E. <ets>mete</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mode</ets>. See <er>Mete</er>, and cf. <er>Commodious</er>, <er>Mood</er> in grammar, <er>Modus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; <as>as, the <ex>mode</ex> of speaking; the <ex>mode</ex> of dressing.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The duty of itself being resolved on, the <qex>mode</qex> of doing it may easily be found.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A table richly spread in regal <qex>mode</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the phrase <xex>the mode</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The easy, apathetic graces of a man of the <qex>mode</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Variety; gradation; degree.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Any combination of qualities or relations, considered apart from the substance to which they belong, and treated as entities; more generally, condition, or state of being; manner or form of arrangement or manifestation; form, as opposed to <contr>matter</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Modes</qex> I call such complex ideas, which, however compounded, contain not in them the supposition of subsisting by themselves, but are considered as dependencies on, or affections of, substances.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The form in which the proposition connects the predicate and subject, whether by simple, contingent, or necessary assertion; the form of the syllogism, as determined by the quantity and quality of the constituent proposition; mood.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mood</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The scale as affected by the various positions in it of the minor intervals; <as>as, the Dorian <ex>mode</ex>, the Ionic <ex>mode</ex>, etc.</as>, of ancient Greek music.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In modern music, only the major and the minor mode, of whatever key, are recognized.</note><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A kind of silk. See <er>Alamode</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>the value of the variable in a frequency distribution or probability distribution, at which the probability or frequency has a maximum.  The maximum may be local or global.  Distributions with only one such maximum are called <er>unimodal</er>; with two maxima, <er>bimodal</er>, and with more than two, <er>multimodal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Method; manner. See <er>Method</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><-- ##??mode of action (Biochem) --><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mod\'8ale</ets>, It. <ets>modello</ets>, fr. (assumed) L. <ets>modellus</ets>, fr. <ets>modulus</ets> a small measure, dim. of <ets>modus</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>, and cf. <er>Module</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size; <as>as, a <frac1x100/ scale <ex>model</ex> of the B-52 bomber</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>In charts, in maps, and eke in <qex>models</qex> made.</q> <rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I had my father's signet in my purse,<br/
Which was the <qex>model</qex> of that Danish seal.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>You have the <qex>models</qex> of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; <as>as, the clay <ex>model</ex> of a sculpture; the inventor's <ex>model</ex> of a machine.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a <qex>model</qex> where the case admits of it.</q> <rj><qau>Am. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>When we mean to build<br/
We first survey the plot, then draw the <qex>model</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; <as>as, a government formed on the <ex>model</ex> of the American constitution; a <ex>model</ex> of eloquence, virtue, or behavior.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.</def><br/
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<p><q>He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted <qex>model</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou seest thy wretched brother die,<br/
Who was the <qex>model</qex> of thy father's life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; <as>as, the artist used his daughter as a <ex>model</ex> for an Indian maiden</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for the same purpose; a mannequin{1}; <as>as, a fashion <ex>model</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mannequin{1}.</syn><br/
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<p><q>A professional <qex>model</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. James.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A particular version or design of an object that is made in multiple versions; <as>as, the 1993 <ex>model</ex> of the Honda Accord; the latest <ex>model</ex> of the HP laserjet printer</as>.  For many manufactured products, the <ex>model</ex> name is encoded as part of the <col><b>model number</b></col>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> modification{2}.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation of the workings of a system of objects in the real world, which often includes mathematical or logical objects and relations representing the objects and relations in the real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of explaining the workings of the system or predicting its behavior under hypothetical conditions; <as>as, the administration's <ex>model</ex> of the United States economy predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years; different <ex>models</ex> of the universe assume different values for the cosmological constant; <ex>models</ex> of proton structure have grown progressively more complex in the past century</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Working model</b></col>, <cd>a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or is expected to do.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; <as>as, a <ex>model</ex> house; a <ex>model</ex> husband.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Modeled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Modelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Modeling</conjf> or <conjf>Modelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>modeler</ets>, It. <ets>modellare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; <as>as, to <ex>model</ex> a house or a government; to <ex>model</ex> an edifice according to the plan delineated.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; <as>as, to <ex>model</ex> in wax</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>modeled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>resembling sculpture; <as>as, her finely <ex>modeled</ex> features</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sculptural, sculptured, sculpturesque.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"el*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who models; hence, a worker in plastic art.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>modeller</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"el*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>modelling</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Modeling plane</b></col>, <cd>a small plane for planing rounded objects.</cd> -- <col><b>Modeling wax</b></col>, <cd>beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"el*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To model.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mo"dem</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"d<ecr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[by shortening from <ets>mo</ets>dulator-<ets>dem</ets>odulator.]</ety> <def>An electronic device that converts electronic signals into sound waves, and sound waves into electronic signals, used to transmit information between computers by the use of ordinary telephone lines; also called <altname>modulator-demodulator</altname>; <as>as, the latest <ex>modems</ex> can transmit data at 56,000 baud over a clear telephone line</as>.  The speed of transmission of information by a modem is usually measured in units of <er>baud</er>, equivalent to bits per second.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mod"e*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Modena</ets>, in Italy.]</ety> <def>A certain crimsonlike color.</def>  <rj><au>Good.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod`e*nese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Modena; the people of Modena.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See <er>Mother</er> female parent.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mother.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To moderate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>moderabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Moderate; temperate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Moderation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Caxton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>moderatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>moderate</ets>, <ets>moderati</ets>, to moderate, regulate, control, fr. <ets>modus</ets> measure. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; <as>as, <ex>moderate</ex> in eating or drinking; a <ex>moderate</ex> table</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; <as>as, <ex>moderate</ex> language; <ex>moderate</ex> endeavors.</as></def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; <as>as, a <ex>moderate</ex> Calvinist; a <ex>moderate</ex> Republican</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A number of <qex>moderate</qex> members managed . . . to obtain a majority in a thin house.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(d)</sd> <def>Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; <as>as, a <ex>moderate</ex> winter</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Moderate</xex> showers.\'b8 <au>Walter.</au> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Limited as to degree of progress; <as>as, to travel at <ex>moderate</ex> speed</as>.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; <as>as, an infusion of <ex>moderate</ex> strength; a man of <ex>moderate</ex> abilities</as>.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>Limited in scope or effects; <as>as, a reformation of a <ex>moderate</ex> kind</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moderated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moderating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; <as>as, to <ex>moderate</ex> rage, action, desires, etc.; to <ex>moderate</ex> heat or wind.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>By its astringent quality, it <qex>moderates</qex> the relaxing quality of warm water.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>moderate</qex> stiff minds disposed to strive.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion; <as>as, to <ex>moderate</ex> a synod; to <ex>moderate</ex> a debate</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; <as>as, the wind has <ex>moderated</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To preside as a moderator.</def><br/
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<p><q>Dr. Barlow [was] engaged . . . to <qex>moderate</qex> for him in the divinity disputation.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Barlow's Remains (1693).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>moderated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially, made less severe.  Contrasted with <ant>harsh</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> qualified, tempered.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.</def><br/
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<p><q>Each nymph but <qex>moderately</qex> fair.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moderating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>lessening in intensity or strength.  Opposite of <ant>intensifying</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>tempering</stype>; <stype>weakening</stype>]<br/
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<p><hw>Mod`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>moderatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mod\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being mmoderate.</def><br/
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<p><q>In <qex>moderation</qex> placing all my glory,<br/
While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Calmness of mind; equanimity; <as>as, to bear adversity with <ex>moderation</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The calm and judicious <qex>moderation</qex> of Orange.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to <altname>mods</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*a*tism</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/d"<etil/r*<asl/*t<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Moderation in doctrines or opinion, especially in politics or religion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mod`e*ra"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Moderate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Allegro moderato</b></col>, <cd>a little slower than allegro.</cd> -- <col><b>Andante moderato</b></col>, <cd>a little faster than andante.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>mod\'82rateur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Angling was . . . a <qex>moderator</qex> of passions.</q> <rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The officer who presides over an assembly or discussion to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a moderator.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female moderator.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"er*a`trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A female moderator.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moderne</ets>, L. <ets>modernus</ets>; akin to <ets>modo</ets> just now, orig. abl. of <ets>modus</ets> measure; hence, by measure, just now. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; <as>as, <ex>modern</ex> days, ages, or time; <ex>modern</ex> authors; <ex>modern</ex> fashions; <ex>modern</ex> taste; <ex>modern</ex> practice.</as></def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>New and common; trite; commonplace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>We have our philosophical persons, to make <qex>modern</qex> and familiar, things supernatural and causeless.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Modern English</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <er>English</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person of modern times; -- opposed to <ant>ancient</ant>.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>modernisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Modernization.</def>  <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> modernizing.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Certain methods and tendencies which, in Biblical questions, apologetics, and the theory of dogma, in the endeavor to reconcile the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church with the conclusions of modern science, replace the authority of the church by purely subjective criteria; -- so called officially by Pope Pius X.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moderniste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An advocate of the teaching of modern subjects, as modern languages, in preference to the ancient classics.</def><br/
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<p><hw>modernistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Conspicuously (sometimes outrageously) modern in style or appearance; <as>as, shiny tables in <ex>modernistic</ex> design</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*der"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Modernness; something modern.</def>  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod`ern*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Modernized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Modernizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moderniser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.</def>  <rj><au>Percy.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who modernizes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In modern times.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ern*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being modern; recentness; novelty.</def>  <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"est</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>modeste</ets>, L. <ets>modestus</ets>, fr. <ets>modus</ets> measure. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; <as>as, a <ex>modest</ex> youth; a <ex>modest</ex> man.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the <qex>modest</qex> wife.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The blushing beauties of a <qex>modest</qex> maid.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; <as>as, a <ex>modest</ex> request; <ex>modest</ex> joy.</as></def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"est*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a modest manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"es*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>modestia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>modestie</ets>. See <er>Modest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.</def><br/
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<p><q>Her blush is guiltiness, not <qex>modesty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Modesty piece</b></col>, <cd>a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See <er>Bashfulness</er>, and <er>Humility</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*dic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>modicitas</ets>; cf. F. <ets>modicit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Moderateness; smallness; meanness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"i*cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>modicus</ets> moderate, fr. <ets>modus</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>A little; a small quantity; a measured supply.</def> \'bd<xex>Modicums</xex> of wit.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Her usual <qex>modicum</qex> of beer and punch.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capability of being modified; state or quality of being modifiable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"i*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Modify</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being modified; liable to modification.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*dif"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Modifiable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Modify</er>.]</ety> <def>To qualify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>modificatio</ets> a measuring: cf. F. <ets>modification</ets>. See <er>Modify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a change; <as>as, the <ex>modification</ex> of an opinion, or of a machine.</as></def>  <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> change, alteration, adjustment.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something which has been modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; <as>as, the various <ex>modifications</ex> of light; the latest <ex>modification</ex> of the operating system crashes less frequently</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> model{8}.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The alteration of the meaning of a word or phrase by another word or phrase; -- usually a restriction of the scope of the word modified; <as>as, in the phrase \'bda billion dollars is a <examp>relatively</examp> small sum to spend on cancer research\'b8 the <ex>modification</ex> of <it>small</it> by <examp>relatively</examp> is needed to make the sentence accurate, rather than ludicrous</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*ca`to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending or serving to modify; modifying.</def>  <rj><au>Max M\'81ller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, modifies.</def>  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word or phrase that modifies another word, phrase, or sentence, usually by limiting the scope or restricting the meaning of the sentence element modified.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Modified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Modifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>modifier</ets>, L. <ets>modificare</ets>, <ets>modificari</ets>; <ets>modus</ets> limit + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Mode</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to change a part of something while leaving most parts unchanged; to alter somewhat; <as>as, to <ex>modify</ex> a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to <ex>modify</ex> the terms of a contract.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to qualify; to lower.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of his grace<br/
He <qex>modifies</qex> his first severe decree.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*dil"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>modillon</ets>, It. <ets>modiglione</ets>.  Cf. <er>Module</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*di"o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>modiolus</ets>, dim. of <ets>modius</ets> the Roman corn measure.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a bushel measure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*di"o*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Modioli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a small measure.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>According to the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion; fashionable; hence, conventional; <as>as, a <ex>modish</ex> dress; a <ex>modish</ex> feast.</as></def> <au>Dryden.</au> \'bd<xex>Modish</xex> forms of address.\'b8 <au>Barrow.</au><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mod"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mod"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who follows the fashion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo`diste"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Mode</er>; cf. <er>Modist</er>.]</ety> <def>One, esp. a woman, who makes, or deals in, articles of fashion, esp. of the fashionable dress of ladies; a dress-maker or milliner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"di*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Modii</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A dry measure, containing about a peck.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"docs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Modoc</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern California. They are nearly extinct.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius; <as>as, <ex>modular</ex> arrangement; <ex>modular</ex> accent; <ex>modular</ex> measure.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Modulated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Modulating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>modulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>modulari</ets> to measure, to modulate, fr. <ets>modulus</ets> a small measure, meter, melody, dim. of <ets>modus</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner; <as>as, the organs of speech <ex>modulate</ex> the voice in reading or speaking</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Could any person so <qex>modulate</qex> her voice as to deceive so many?</q> <rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>To alter the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (the carrier wave of a radio signal) at intervals, so as to represent information to be conveyed by the signal; -- a technique used to convey information by means of radio waves transmitted by one electronic device and received by another.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To pass from one key into another.</def><br/
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<p><hw>modulated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having either amplitude, intensity, frequency, or phase altered at intervals to represent information to be transmitted; -- of the carrier wave of a radio signal transmitted from one device to another for the purpose of conveying information.  Opposite of <ant>unmodulated</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>frequency modulated</stype>; <stype>amplitude modulated</stype>]<br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>altered in volume as well as tone or pitch.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>modulatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>modulation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; <as>as, the <ex>modulation</ex> of the voice</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sound modulated; melody.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden and unprepared modulations.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>The alteration of hte amplitude, intensity, frequency, or phase (of the carrier wave of a radio signal) at intervals, so as to represent information to be transmitted.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, modulates.</def>  <rj><au>Denham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mod"u*la`tor-de`mod"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An electronic device that converts electronic signals into sound waves, and sound waves into electronic signals, used to transmit information between computers by the use of ordinary telephone lines; usually called a <altname>modem</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>modulus</ets> a small measure, dim. of <ets>modus</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>, and cf. <er>Model</er>, <er>Modulus</er>, <er>Mold</er> a matrix.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A model or measure.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The size of some one part, as the diameter of semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the composition are regulated. Generally, for columns, the semi-diameter is taken, and divided into a certain number of parts, called <xex>minutes</xex> (see <er>Minute</er>), though often the diameter is taken, and any dimension is said to be so many <xex>modules</xex> and <xex>minutes</xex> in height, breadth, or projection.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"ule</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>module</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Modulate</er>.]</ety> <def>To model; also, to modulate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sandys.</au>  <au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mod"u*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Moduli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a small measure. See <er>Module</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Math., Mech., & Physics)</fld> <def>A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Modulus of a machine</b></col>, <cd>a formula expressing the work which a given machine can perform under the conditions involved in its construction; the relation between the work done upon a machine by the moving power, and that yielded at the working points, either constantly, if its motion be uniform, or in the interval of time which it occupies in passing from any given velocity to the same velocity again, if its motion be variable; -- called also the <xex>efficiency</xex> of the machine.</cd> <au>Mosley.</au> <au>Rankine.</au> -- <col><b>Modulus of a system of logarithms</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a number by which all the Napierian logarithms must be multiplied to obtain the logarithms in another system.</cd> -- <col><b>Modulus of elasticity</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The measure of the elastic force of any substance, expressed by the ratio of a stress on a given unit of the substance to the accompanying distortion, or strain</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An expression of the force (usually in terms of the height in feet or weight in pounds of a column of the same body) which would be necessary to elongate a prismatic body of a transverse section equal to a given unit, as a square inch or foot, to double, or to compress it to half, its original length, were that degree of elongation or compression possible, or within the limits of elasticity; -- called also <altname>Young's modulus</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Modulus of rupture</b></col>, <cd>the measure of the force necessary to break a given substance across, as a beam, expressed by eighteen times the load which is required to break a bar of one inch square, supported flatwise at two points one foot apart, and loaded in the middle between the points of support.</cd> <au>Rankine.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"dus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Modi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, and the like.</def>  <rj><au>Bracton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase <altname>modus decimandi</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>They, from time immemorial, had paid a <qex>modus</qex>, or composition.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"dus op`er*an"di</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <def>manner of operating. Often abbreviated to <altname>MO</altname></def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"dus vi*ven"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mod"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>Fashionable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wry face or mouth; a mow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moe</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make faces; to mow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moe</hw>, <pos>a., adv., & n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'be</ets> See <er>More</er>.]</ety> <def>More. See <er>Mo</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSing no more ditties, sing no <xex>moe</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moe"bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE., fr. OF. <ets>moeble</ets>, <ets>mueble</ets>, movable, from L. <ets>mobilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Movables; furniture; -- also used in the singular (<singw><it>moeble</it></singw>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<-- here we mark both the singular word and the written font -->  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"el*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moelle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>medulla</ets> marrow.]</ety> <def>An unguent for the hair.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"el*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Rubble masonry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>M\'d2`so*goth"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to the M\'d2sogoths, a branch of the Goths who settled in M\'d2sia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>M\'d2`so*goth"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the M\'d2sogoths; -- also called <altname>Gothic</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moeve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To move.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thin silk stuff made in Caucasia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mog</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mogged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mogging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Etym. unknown.]</ety> <def>To move away; to go off.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. or Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mogen David</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hebrew, shield of David.]</ety> <def>A hexagram{1a}, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also <altname>Magen David</altname> and <altname>Star of David</altname>.  It is included on the flag of the state of Israel</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Star of David, Magen David.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mog"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted material.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ghul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>an alternate from of <er>mogul</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*gul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the Mongolian.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of the Mongolian race.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>Any of the Mongolian peoples who conquered parts of India and established an empire lasting from 1526 to 1857.  Also, any of their descendents.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled truck.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A great personage; magnate; autocrat; <as>as, an industrial <ex>mogul</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Great Mogul</b></col>, <it>or</it>  <col><b>Grand Mogul</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the sovereign of the empire founded in Hindustan by the Mongols under <persfn>Baber</persfn> in the sixteenth century.  Hence, a very important personage; a lord; -- sometimes only <altname>mogul</altname> or <altname>Moghul</altname>.</cd></cs>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mo*ghul"</hw>, <hw>Mo*gul"</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mogul</er>, <pos>n.</pos>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Moguls{2}; <as>as, The Taj Mahal, the most beautiful piece of <ex>Mogul</ex> architecture, was built by the <ex>Mogul</ex> emperor <person>Shah Jehan</person> as a mausoleum for his favorite wife</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mo*ghul" empire</hw>, <hw>Mo*gul" empire</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mogul</er>, <pos>n.</pos>.]</ety> <def>The empire created in India by invading Mongolians (Tatars), established under <persfn>Baber</persfn>, who conquered Hindustan in 1526.  The establsihed religion of the empire was Mohammedanism.  After the death of the Great Mogul <persfn>Aurung-Zeb</persfn> in 1707, power passed to the Mahrattas and the British.  The empire existed only nominally in the early 1800's, and was finally abolished in 1857 by the deposing of the last emperor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of millet (<spn>Setaria Italica</spn>); German millet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"hair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moire</ets>, perh. from Ar. <ets>mukhayyar</ets> a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. <ets>marmoreus</ets> of marble, resembling marble.  Cf. <er>Moire</er>, <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <def>The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mohammed</hw> <pr>(m<omac/*h<acr/m"m<ecr/d)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>['The praised one'.]</ety> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>Mahomed</asp>, <asp>Mahomet</asp>, <asp>Muhammad</asp> (the Arabic form), <asp>Mahmoud</asp>, <asp>Mehemet</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <def>The prophet who founded Islam (570-632).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Muhammad, Mahomet, Mahmoud.</syn><br/
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<p><bio> Mohammed (or Mahomet <pr>(ma*hom"et)</pr>) was born at Mecca, Arabia, about 570: died at Medina, Arabia, June 8, 632.  He was the founder of Mohammedanism, or Islam ('surrender,' namely, to God).  He was the posthumous son of Abdallah by his wife Amina, of the family of Hashim, the noblest among the Koreish, and was brought up in the desert among the Banu Saad by a Bedouin woman named <persfn>Halima</persfn>.  At the age of six he lost his mother, and at eight his grandfather, when he was cared for by his uncle <persfn>Abu-Talib</persfn>.  When about twelve years old (582) he accompanied a caravan to Syria, and may on this occasion have come for the first time in contact with Jews and Christians.  A few years later he took part in the "sacrilegious war" (so called because carried on during the sacred months, when fighting was forbidden) which raged between the Koreish and the Banu Hawazin 580-590.  He attended sundry preachings and recitations at Okatz, which may have awakened his poetical and rhetorical powers and his religious feelings; and for some time was occupied as a shepherd, to which he later refers as being in accordance with his career as a prophet, even as it was with that of Moses and David.  When twenty-five years old he entered the service of the widow <persfn>Khadijah</persfn>, and made a second journey to Syria, on which he again had an opportunity to come in frequent contact with Jews and Christians, and to acquire some knowledge of their religious teachings.  He soon married <persfn>Khadijah</persfn>, who was fifteen years his senior.  Of the six children which she bore him, <persfn>Fatima</persfn> became the most famous.  In 605 he attained some influence in <city>Mecca</city> by settling a dispute about the rebuilding of the Kaaba.  The impressions which he had gathered from his contact with Judaism and Christianity, and from Arabic lore, began now strongly to engage his mind.  He frequently retired to solitary places, especially to the cave of Mount Hira, north of Mecca.  He passed at that time (he was then about forty years old) through great mental struggles, and repeatedly meditated suicide.  It must have been during these lonely contemplations that the yearnings for a messenger from God for his people, and the thought that he himself might be destined for this mission, were born in his ardent mind.  During one of his reveries, in the month of Ramadan, 610, he beheld in sleep the angel <persfn>Gabriel</persfn>, who ordered him to read from a scroll which he held before him the words which begin the 96th sura (chapter) of the Koran.  After the lapse of some time, a second vision came, and then the revelations began to follow one another frequently.  His own belief in his mission as apostle and prophet of God was now firmly established.  The first convert was his wife <persfn>Khadijah</persfn>, then followed his cousin and adopted son <persfn>Ali</persfn>, his other adopted son <persfn>Zeid</persfn>, and <persfn>Abu-Bekr</persfn>, afterward his father-in-law and first successor (calif).  Gradually about 60 adherents rallied about him.  But after three years' preaching the mass of the Meccans rose against him, so that part of his followers had to resort to Abyssinia for safety in 614.  This is termed the first hejira.  Mohammed in the meanwhile continued his meetings in the house of one of his disciples, Arqaan, in front of the Kaaba, which later became known as the "House of Islam."  At one time he offered the Koreish a compromise, admitting their gods into his system as intercessors with the Supreme Being, but, becoming conscience-stricken, took back his words.  The conversion of <persfn>Hamza</persfn> and <persfn>Omar</persfn> and 39 others in 615-616 strengthened his cause.  The Koreish excommunicated Mohammed and his followers, who were forced to live in retirement.  In 620, at the pilgrimage, he won over to his teachings a small party from <city>Medina</city>.  In <city>Medina</city>, whither a teacher was deputed, the new religion spread rapidly.  To this period belongs the vision or dream of the miraculous ride, on the winged horse Borak, to Jerusalem, where he was received by the prophets, and thence ascended to heaven.  In 622 more than 70 persons from Medina bound themselves to stand by Mohammed.  The Meccans proposed to kill him, and he fled on the 20th of June, 622, to Medina.  This is known as the hejira ('the flight'), and marks the beginning of the Mohammedan era.  This event formed a turning-point in the activity of Mohammed.  He was thus far a religious preacher and persuader; he became in his Medinian period a legislator and warrior.  He built there in 623 the first mosque, and married <persfn>Ayesha</persfn>.  In 624 the first battle for the faith took place between Mohammed and the Meccans in the plain of Bedr, in which the latter were defeated.  At this time, also, Mohammed began bitterly to inveigh against the Jews, who did not recognize his claims to be the "greater prophet" promised by <persfn>Moses</persfn>.  He changed the attitude of prayer (kibla) from the direction of Jerusalem to that of the Kaaba in Mecca, appointed Friday as the day for public worship, and instituted the fast of Ramadan and the tithe or poor-rate.  The Jewish tribe of the Banu Kainuka, settled at Medina, was driven out; while of another Jewish tribe, the Banu Kuraiza, all the men, 700 in number, were massacred.  In 625 Mohammed and his followers were defeated by the Meccans in the battle of Ohud.  The following years were filled out with expeditions.  One tribe after another submitted to Mohammed, until in 631 something like a definite Mohammedan empire was established.  In 632 the prophet made his last pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the "farewell pilgrimage," or the pilgrimage of the "announcement" or of "Islam."  In the same year he died while planning an expedition against the frontier of the Byzantine empire.  Mohammed was a little above the middle height, of a commanding figure, and is described as being of a modest, tender, and generous disposition.  His manner of life was very simple and frugal. He mended his own clothes, and his common diet was barley-bread and water.  But he enjoyed perfumes and the charms of women.  His character appears composed of the strongest inconsistencies.  He could be tender, kind, and liberal, but on occasions indulged in cruel and perfidious assassinations.  With regard to his prophetic claims, it is as difficult to assume that he was sincere throughout, or self-deceived, as that he was throughout an impostor.  In his doctrines there is practically nothing original.  The legends of the Koran are chiefly drawn from the Old Testament and the rabbinical literature, which Mohammed must have learned from a Jew near Mecca, though he presents them as original revelations by the angel Gabriel, See <er>Koran</er>.</bio><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Mohammed</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>muh\'a0mmad</ets> praiseworthy, highly praised.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and institutions founded by Mohammed; in the latter sense, synonymous with <altname>Islamic</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mahometan</asp>, <asp>Mahomedan</asp>, <asp>Muhammadan</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islam (also called Islamism or Mohammedanism); an adherent of Islam; one who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism; a Muslim; a Moslem; a Musselman; -- this term is used mostly by non-Muslims, and some find it offensive.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Muhammadan</asp>, <asp>Mahometan</asp>, <asp>Mahomedan</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*ham"med*an cal"en*dar</hw>. <def>A lunar calendar reckoning from the year of the hegira (hejira), 622 <sc>a. d.</sc> Thirty of its years constitute a cycle, of which the 2d, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 26th, and 29th are leap years, having 355 days; the others are common, having 354 days.</def> <note>By the following tables any Mohammedan date may be changed into the Christian date, or vice versa, for the years 1900-1935 <sc>a. d.</sc></p>

<p><-- <ct> means "collocation type", just a font designation -->
<er>Months of the Mohammedan year</er>.</p>

<p><pre><tt>
 1 <ct>Muharram</ct> . . . .. 30
 2 <ct>Safar</ct> . . . . . . .. 29
 3 <ct>Rabia I</ct> . . . . . . 30
 4 <ct>Rabia II</ct> . . . .. 29
 5 <ct>Jumada I</ct> . . . .. 30
 6 <ct>Jumada II</ct> . . . . 29
 7 <ct>Rajab</ct> . . . . . . .. 30
 8 <ct>Shaban</ct> . . . . . . . 29
 9 <ct>Ramadan</ct> . . . . . . 30
10 <ct>Shawwal</ct> . . . . . . 29
11 <ct>Zu'lkadah</ct> . . . . 30
12 <ct>Zu'lhijjah</ct> . . . 29*
* in leap year, 30 days</tt></pre></p>

<p><pre><tt>
<sc>a. h.</sc> <sc>a. d.</sc>  <sc>a. h.</sc>   <sc>a. d.</sc><br/
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1317   begins May 12, 1899        1336*  begins  Oct.17, 1917<br/
1318          May  1, 1900        1337           Oct. 7, 1918<br/
1319*         Apr.20, 1901        1338*          Sept.26,1919<br/
1320          Apr.10, 1902        1339           Sept.15,1920<br/
1321+         Mar.30, 1903        1340           Sept.4, 1921<br/
1322*         Mar.18, 1904        1341*          Aug.24, 1922<br/
1323          Mar. 8, 1905        1342           Aug.14, 1923<br/
1324          Feb.25, 1906        1343           Aug. 2, 1924<br/
1325*         Feb.14, 1907        1344*          July 22,1925<br/
1326          Feb. 4, 1908        1345           July 12,1926<br/
1327*         Jan.23, 1909        1346*          July 1, 1927<br/
1328          Jan.13, 1910        1347           June 20,1928<br/
1329          Jan. 2, 1911        1348           June 9, 1929<br/
1330*         Dec.22, 1911        1349*          May 29, 1930<br/
1331          Dec.11, 1912        1350           May 19, 1931<br/
1332          Nov.30, 1913        1351+ +        May  7, 1932<br/
1333*         Nov.19, 1914        1352*          Apr.26, 1933<br/
1334          Nov. 9, 1915        1353           Apr.16, 1934<br/
1335          Oct.28, 1916        1354           Apr. 5, 1935<br/
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* Leap year  + First year of the 45th cycle<br/
++ First year of the 46th cycle<br/
</tt></pre><br/
<br/
   The following general rule for finding the date of commencement of any Mohammedan year has a maximum error of a day: Multiply 970,224 by the Mohammedan year, point off six decimal places, and add 621.5774. The whole number will be the year <sc>a. d.</sc>, and the decimal multiplied by 365 will give the day of the year.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mohammedan Era</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The era in use in Mohammedan countries. See <er>Mohammedan year</er>, below.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*ham"med*an*ism</hw>, <hw>Mo*ham"med*ism</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism; Islam.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*ham"med*an*ize</hw>, <hw>Mo*ham"med*ize</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. v. t.</pos> <def>To make conformable to the principles, or customs and rites, of Mohammedanism.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mahometanize</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mohammedan year</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The year used by Mohammedans, consisting of twelve lunar months without intercalation, so that they retrograde through all the seasons in about 32<frac12/ years.  The Mohammedan era begins with the year 622 <sc>a. d.</sc>, the first day of the Mohammedan year 1332 being Nov. 30, 1913, acording to the Gregorian calendar.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"hawk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations.  They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>  <rj><au>Spectator. Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*hi"cans</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Mohican</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and Eastern New York.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mohegans</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Mo"ho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A gallinule (<spn>Notornis Mantelli</spn>) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct.  It was incapable of flight. See <er>Notornis</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"ho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Short for <ets>Mohorovicic discontinuity</ets>, from <person>Andrija <etsep>Mohorovi<ccaron/i<cacute/</etsep></person>, a Yugoslavian geologist.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The boundary between the earth's crust and the semiliquid mantle beneath.  It varies in depth from 3 miles beneath the surface at certain points in the ocean to over 25 miles under certain parts of continents.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"hock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mohawk</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Mo*ho"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Maholi</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mohorovicic discontinuity</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>same as 2nd <er>Moho</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mohr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West African gazelle (<spn>Gazella mohr</spn>), having horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of the species which produce bezoar.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mhorr</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"hur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Per. <ets>muhur</ets>, <ets>muhr</ets>, a gold coin, a seal, seal ring.]</ety> <def>A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21 (in 1913).</def>  <rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mo*hur"rum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mu*har"ram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>muharram</ets>, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The first month of the Mohammedan year.</def>  <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moi"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To toil.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moi"dore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>moeda d'ouro</ets>, lit., coin of gold.  Cf. <er>Money</er>, and <er>Aureate</er>.]</ety> <def>A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 936 --></p>

<p><hw>Moi"e*ty</hw> <pr>(moi"<esl/*t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Moieties</plw> <pr>(moi"<esl/*t<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>moiti\'82</ets>, L. <ets>medietas</ets>, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Mediate</er>, <er>Mediety</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of two equal parts; a half; <as>as, a <ex>moiety</ex> of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the <ex>moiety</ex> of a jury, or of a nation.</as></def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The more beautiful <qex>moiety</qex> of his majesty's subject.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indefinite part; a small part.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moiled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>moillen</ets> to wet, OF. <ets>moillier</ets>, <ets>muillier</ets>, F. <ets>mouller</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>molliare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mollis</ets> soft. See <er>Mollify</er>.]</ety> <def>To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou . . . doest thy mind in dirty pleasures <qex>moil</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moil</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Moil</er> to daub; prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet.]</ety> <def>To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Moil</qex> not too much under ground.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now he must <qex>moil</qex> and drudge for one he loathes.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moil</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spot; a defilement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>moil</qex> of death upon them.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mule</ets> a slipper.]</ety> <def>A kind of high shoe anciently worn.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moyle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Moi"neau</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Moi"ra</hw> <pr>(moi"r<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>Moi^ra</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Myth.)</fld> <def>The deity who assigns to every man his lot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Moire</hw> <pr>(mw<aum/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.  Cf. <er>Mohair</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces; moi`r\'82.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Moi`r\'82"</hw> <pr>(mw<aum/`r<amac/"; m<omac/"r<amac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Erroneously, moire, the fabric.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>a wavy pattern of lines produced by the superposition of two patterns having closely spaced, often curved, lines, so that the lines of the two patterns intersect at an acute angle.  When the superposing patterns are moved relative to the observer or relative to each other, a shimmering effect is produced in which the apparent pattern changes, often producing a pleasing artistic effect.  The effect may be seen, for example, when the superposed folds of a sheer fabric, such as a window curtain, are observed with transmitted light.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn>  <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>an interference pattern produced by the dots of a color printing process.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Moire antique</b></col>, <cd>a superior kind of thick moire.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Moi`r\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p.p. of <ets>moirer</ets> to water (silk, etc.). See <er>Moire</er>.]</ety> <def>Watered; having a watered or clouded appearance; -- as of silk or metals.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moi*r\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moir\'82ed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moir\'82eing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> Also <hw>Moire</hw>. <ety>[F. <ets>moir\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Moi`r\'82" m\'82`tal`lique"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on tin plate; also, the tin plate thus treated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moiste</ets>, OF. <ets>moiste</ets>, F. <ets>moite</ets>, fr. L. <ets>muccidus</ets>, for <ets>mucidus</ets>, moldy, musty.  Cf. <er>Mucus</er>, <er>Mucid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; <as>as, a <ex>moist</ex> atmosphere or air</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Moist</xex> eyes.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fresh, or new.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdShoes full <xex>moist</xex> and new.\'b8 \'bdA draught of <xex>moist</xex> and corny ale.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moist</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To moisten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mois"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moistened</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moistening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make damp; to wet in a small degree.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A pipe a little <qex>moistened</qex> on the inside.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To soften by making moist; to make tender.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It <qex>moistened</qex> not his executioner's heart with any pity.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Mois"ten*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, moistens.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Moist"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of moisture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moist"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without moisture; dry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moist"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being moist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mois"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>moistour</ets>, F. <ets>moiteur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A moderate degree of wetness.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.</def><br/
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<p><q>All my body's <qex>moisture</qex><br/
Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mois"ture*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without moisture.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moist"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moi"ther</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>To perplex; to confuse.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moi"ther</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To toil; to labor.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*jar"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family <fam>Gerrid\'91</fam>, as <spn>Gerres plumieri</spn>, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food.  Also, any of numerous other fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mok"a*dour</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mocador</ets> handkerchief.]</ety> <def>A handkerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stupid person; a dolt.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A donkey.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>A negro.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <fld>(Theat. Slang)</fld> <ety>[More fully <ets>musical moke</ets>.]</ety> <def>A performer, as a minstrel, who plays on several instruments.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.</def>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ky</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>m\'94kkvi</ets> cloud, mist, <ets>m\'94kkr</ets> a dense cloud, W. <ets>mwg</ets> smoke, and E. <ets>muggy</ets>, <ets>muck</ets>.]</ety> <def>Misty; dark; murky; muggy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A quantity of a substance equal to the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the System International d'Unites; <as>as, he added two <ex>mols</ex> of dextrose to the medium</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gram molecule, mole.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sunfish</er>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><hw>molal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being at a concentration with the designated number of moles (of solute) per 1000 grams of solvent; <as>as, an 0.5 <ex>molal</ex> solution of glycerol</as>.  Compare <er>molar</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>molality</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A measure of concentaration of substances in mixtures, 1 molal being the concentration of a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent.  Compare <er>molar</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo"lar</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"l<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo"lar</hw> <pr>(m<oamc/"l<etil/r <it>or</it>  m<oamc/"l<aum/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>moles</ets> mass.]</ety> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Being at a concentration having the designated number of moles (of solute) per liter of solvent; <as>as, an 0.2 <ex>molar</ex> solution of sodium chloride in water is close to isotonic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molaris</ets>, fr. <ets>mola</ets> mill, fr. <ets>molere</ets> to grind in a mill. See <er>Mill</er> the machine.]</ety> <def>Having power to grind; grinding; <as>as, the <ex>molar</ex> teeth</as>; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines.  The molars which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as <stype>premolars</stype>, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called <stype>true molars</stype>. See <er>Tooth</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as 2d <er>Molar</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lasse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>molasse</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>mollasse</ets> flabby, flimsy, fr. L. <ets>mollis</ets> soft.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*las"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82lasse</ets>, cf. Sp. <ets>melaza</ets>, Pg. <ets>mela\'87o</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mellaceus</ets> honeylike, honey-sweet, <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey. See <er>Mellifluous</er>, and cf. <er>Melasses</er>.]</ety> <def>The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See <er>Treacle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mole</er> a spot.]</ety> <def>A spot; a blemish; a mole.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>molde</ets>, AS. <ets>molde</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mul</ets>, G. <ets>mull</ets>, <ets>mulm</ets>, OHG. <ets>molt</ets>, <ets>molta</ets>, Icel. <ets>mold</ets>, Dan. <ets>muld</ets>, Sw. <ets>mull</ets>, Goth. <ets>mulda</ets>, and E. <ets>meal</ets> flour. See <er>Meal</er>, and cf. <er>Mole</er> an animal, <er>Mull</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, <asp>mould</asp>; but as the <it>u</it> has not been inserted in the other words of this class, as <it>bold</it>, <it>gold</it>, <it>old</it>, <it>cold</it>, etc., it seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from this word, thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many others did. The omission of the <it>u</it> is now very common in America.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.</def><br/
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<p><q>The etherial <qex>mold</qex>,<br/
Incapable of stain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Nature formed me of her softest <qex>mold</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Molded</conjf> or <conjf>Moulded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Molding</conjf> or <conjf>Moulding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover with mold or soil.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the p. p. of OE. <ets>moulen</ets> to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. <ets>mygla</ets> to grow musty, <ets>mugga</ets> mugginess; cf. Sw. <ets>m\'94gla</ets> to grow moldy. See <er>Muggy</er>, and cf. <er>Moldy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups <fam>Hyphomycetes</fam>, and <fam>Physomycetes</fam>, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples.  <rj><au>M. J. Berkley.</au></rj></note><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>molde</ets>, OF. <ets>mole</ets>, F. <ets>moule</ets>, fr. L. <ets>modulus</ets>. See <er>Model</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[For spelling, see 2d <er>Mold</er>, above.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; <as>as, a sand <ex>mold</ex>; a jelly <ex>mold</ex>.</as></def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.</def><br/
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<p><q>The glass of fashion and the <qex>mold</qex> of form.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cast; form; shape; character.</def><br/
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<p><q>Crowned with an architrave of antique <qex>mold</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A group of moldings; <as>as, the arch <ex>mold</ex> of a porch or doorway; the pier <ex>mold</ex> of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A fontanel.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Paper Making)</fld> <def>A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mouler</ets>, OF. <ets>moler</ets>, <ets>moller</ets>. See <er>Mold</er> the matrix.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.</def><br/
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<p><q>He forgeth and <qex>moldeth</qex> metals.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay<br/
To <qex>mold</qex> me man?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To ornament by molding or carving the material of; <as>as, a <ex>molded</ex> window jamb</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To knead; <as>as, to <ex>mold</ex> dough or bread</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"a*ble</hw>, <hw>Mould"a*ble</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being molded or formed.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"board`</hw>, <hw>Mould"board`</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>A follow board.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically <fld>(Founding)</fld>, one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moldered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Mouldered</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moldering</conjf> or <conjf>Mouldering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Mold</er> fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. <ets>multern</ets>.]</ety> <def>To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>moldering</qex> of earth in frosts and sun.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>When statues <qex>molder</qex>, and when arches fall.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have <qex>moldered</qex> to nothing.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.</def><br/
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<p><q>[Time's] gradual touch<br/
Has <qex>moldered</qex> into beauty many a tower.</q> <rj><qau>Mason.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er*y</hw>, <hw>Mould"er*y</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"i*ness</hw>, <hw>Mould"i*ness</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Moldy</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being moldy.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or sculptures.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface.  Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See <er>Cable</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3, and <cref>Crenelated molding</cref>, under <er>Crenelate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Especially:</specif> <def>a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.</def> <wns>[wns=3]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> moolding.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.</def> <wns>[wns=5]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> modeling, moulding.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Molding board</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Moulding board</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>See <cref>Follow board</cref>, under <er>Follow</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Molding machine</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Moulding machine</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Woodworking)</fld> <cd>A planing machine for making moldings</cd>. (<sd>b</sd>) <fld>(Founding)</fld> <cd>A machine to assist in making molds for castings.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Molding mill</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Moulding mill</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a mill for shaping timber.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Molding sand</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Moulding sand</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Founding)</fld>, <cd>a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"warp</hw>, <hw>Mould"warp</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moldwerp</ets>: AS. <ets>molde</ets> soil + <ets>weorpan</ets> to throw up; cf. OD. <ets>molworp</ets>, G. <ets>maulwurf</ets>, Icel. <ets>moldvarpa</ets>, Dan. <ets>muldvarp</ets>. See <er>Mold</er> soil, <er>Warp</er>, and cf. <er>Mole</er> the animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mole</er> the animal.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mold"y</hw>, <hw>Mould"y</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Moldier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <adjf>Mouldier</adjf>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Moldiest</adjf> or <adjf>Mouldiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[From <er>Mold</er> the growth of fungi.]</ety> <def>Overgrown with, or containing, mold; smelling of mold; <as>as, <ex>moldy</ex> cheese or bread</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'bel</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>meil</ets>, Goth. <ets>mail</ets> Cf. <er>Mail</er> a spot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mola</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'93le</ets>, L. <ets>moles</ets>.  Cf. <er>Demolish</er>, <er>Emolument</er>, <er>Molest</er>.]</ety> <def>A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself.</def>  <rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>molle</ets>, either shortened fr. <ets>moldwerp</ets>, or from the root of E. <ets>mold</ets> soil: cf. D. <ets>mol</ets>, OD. <ets>molworp</ets>. See <er>Moldwarp</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any insectivore of the family <fam>Talpid\'91</fam>.  They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The common European mole, or moldwarp (<spn>Talpa Europ\'91a</spn>), is noted for its extensive burrows.  The common American mole, or shrew mole (<spn>Scalops aquaticus</spn>), and star-nosed mole (<spn>Condylura cristata</spn>) have similar habits.</note><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <mark>(fig.)</mark><def>A spy who lives for years an apparently normal life (to establish a cover) before beginning his spying activities.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Duck mole</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Duck</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Golden mole</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Chrysochlore</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mole cricket</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an orthopterous insect of the genus <gen>Gryllotalpa</gen>, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole.  It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants.  The common European species (<spn>Gryllotalpa vulgaris</spn>), and the American (<spn>Gryllotalpa borealis</spn>), are the best known.</cd> -- <col><b>Mole rat</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera <gen>Spalax</gen>, <gen>Georychus</gen>, and several allied genera.  They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary.</cd> -- <col><b>Mole shrew</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus <gen>Blarina</gen>, esp. <spn>B. brevicauda</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Water mole</b></col>, <cd>the duck mole.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mole</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quantity of a substance equal to the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the System International d'Unites; <as>as, he added two <ex>moles</ex> of sodium chloride to the medium</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gram molecule, mol.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; <as>as, to <ex>mole</ex> the earth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To clear of molehills.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pegge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mole"but</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The sunfish (<gen>Orthagoriscus</gen>, or <gen>Mola</gen>).</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>molebat</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mole"cast`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.</def>  <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"lech</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>molek</ets> king.]</ety> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch.</def>  <rj><au>Lev. xviii. 21.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lec"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mol\'82culare</ets>. See <er>Molecule</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. & Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; <as>as, <ex>molecular</ex> forces; <ex>molecular</ex> groups of atoms, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Molecular attraction</b></col> <fld>(Phys.)</fld>, <cd>attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances.</cd> -- <col><b>Molecular weight</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom having weight of 1 as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; <as>thus, the <ex>molecular weight</ex> of water (<chform>H2O</chform>) is 18</as>.  For more precise measurements, the weight of the carbon isotope carbon-12 is used as the standard, that isotope having the value of 12.000.  In this systen, now used almost universally, the hydrogen atom has a weight of 1.0079.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mo*lec"u*lar form"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An expression representing the composition of elements in a chemical substance, commonly consisting of a series of letters and numbers comprising the atomic symbols of each element present in a compound followed by the number of atoms of that element present in one molecule of the substance.  Thus the <ex>molecular formula</ex> for common alcohol (ethyl alcohol) is <chform>C2H6O</chform>, meaning that each molecule contains two carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom.  The <ex>molecular formula</ex> may be written to provide some indication of the actual structure of the molecule, in which case structural units may be written separately.  Thus, ethyl alcohol can also be written as <chform>CH3.CH2.OH</chform> or <chform>CH3-CH2-OH</chform>, in which the period or dash between functional groups indicates a single bond between the principle atoms of each group.  This formula shows that in ethyl alcohol, the carbon of a methyl group (<chform>CH3-</chform>) is attached to the carbon of a methylene group (<chform>-CH2-</chform>), which is attached to the oxygen of a hydroxyl group (<chform>-OH</chform>).  A <contr>structural formula</contr> is a graphical depiction of the relative positions of atoms in a molecule, and may be very complicated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lec`u*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phys. & Chem.)</fld> <def>The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lec"u*lar*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Phys. & Chem.)</fld> <def>With molecules; in the manner of molecules.</def>  <rj><au>W. R. Grove.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"e*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr. L. <ets>moles</ets> a mass: cf. F. <ets>mol\'82cule</ets>. See 3d <er>Mole</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the very small invisible particles of which all ordinary matter is supposed to consist.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; <as>as, a <ex>molecule</ex> of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen</as>.  Cf. <er>Atom</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mole"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mole"hill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty; <as>as, to make a mountain out of a <ex>molehill</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a <qex>molehill</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>mMo*len`di*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*l<ecr/n`d<icr/*n<amac/"sh<ucr/s)</pr>, <hw>mo*len`di*na"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*l<ecr/n`d<icr/*n<amac/"r<icr/*<ucr/s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molendinarius</ets>, fr. <ets>molendinum</ets> a mill, fr. <ets>molere</ets> to grind.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling the sails of a windmill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mole"skin`</hw> <pr>(m<omac/l"sk<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A soft fabric having an adhesive backing, applied to the skin at points susceptible to abrasion, as on the feet, to prevent irritation or blistering during exercise, such as hiking.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Molested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Molesting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>molester</ets>, L. <ets>molestare</ets>, fr. <ets>molestus</ets> troublesome, fr. <ets>moles</ets> a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d <er>Mole</er>.]</ety> <def>To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.</def><br/
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<p><q>They have <qex>molested</qex> the church with needless opposition.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lest"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Molestation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mol`es*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>molestation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>molested</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>sexually abused.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lest"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who molests.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lest"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Troublesome; vexatious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*les"tie</hw>, <hw>Mo*les"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molestia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Molestation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mole"warp`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Moldwarp</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lim"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molimen</ets> a great exertion; <ets>moles</ets> a heavy mass.]</ety> <def>Of great bulk or consequence; very important.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molina</ets> mill, fr. <ets>molere</ets> to grind. See <er>Mill</er>.]</ety> <def>The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Cross moline</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a cross each arm of which is divided at the end into two rounded branches or divisions.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"lin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>The doctrines of the <org>Molinists</org>, somewhat resembling the tenets of the <org>Arminians</org>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"lin*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of the opinions of <persfn>Molina</persfn>, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Moll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. L. <ets>mollis</ets> soft, tender, elegiac.  Cf. <er>Molle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Minor; in the minor mode; <as>as, A <ex>moll</ex>, that is, A minor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mol"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>maul\'be</ets>, commonly <ets>moll\'be</ets>in Turkey.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the higher order of Turkish; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mullah</asp> and <asp>moolah</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A title of respect used in Islamic countries for one who is learned in Islamic law; a teacher or expounder of Islamic law.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Moll</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Lower by a semitone; flat; <as>as, E <ex>molle</ex>, that is, E flat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"le*bart</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>molleb\'91rt</asp> and <asp>mouldeb\'91rt</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"le*moke`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sw. <ets>mallemucke</ets> the stormy petrel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, as <spn>Fulmarus glacialis</spn>, of the North Atlantic, and several species of <gen>\'92strelata</gen>, of the Southern Ocean. See <er>Fulmar</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mollymawk</asp>, <asp>malmock</asp>, <asp>mollemock</asp>, <asp>mallemocke</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"lient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molliens</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mollire</ets> to soften, fr. <ets>mollis</ets> soft.]</ety> <def>Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"lient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Assuagingly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"li*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being mollified.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>mollificatio</ets>; cf. F. <ets>mollification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"li*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, mollifies.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"li*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mollified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mollifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>mollifier</ets>, L. <ets>mollificare</ets>; <ets>mollis</ets> soft + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Enmollient</er>, <er>Moil</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; <as>as, to <ex>mollify</ex> the ground</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>With sweet science <qex>mollified</qex> their stubborn hearts.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"li*net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Moline</er>.]</ety> <def>A little mill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol`li*pi*lose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mollis</ets> soft + <ets>pilosus</ets> hairy.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having soft hairs; downy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mol*li"ti*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., softness.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Unnatural softness of any organ or part.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"li*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mollitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>mollis</ets> soft.]</ety> <def>Softness; effeminacy; weakness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"lusc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mollusk</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mol*lus"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mollusk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, a phylum including the classes <class>Cephalopoda</class>, <class>Gastropoda</class>, <class>Pteropoda</class>, <class>Scaphopoda</class>, and <class>Pelecyopoda</class> (syn. <class>Bivalvia</class>, formerly called <class>Lamellibranchiata</class>, or <class>Conchifera</class>).  These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally.  Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary cavity.  They are generally more or less covered and protected by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or multivalve.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called Acephala, which was also included under Mollusca. See <er>Molluscoidea</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mol*lus"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to mollusks.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mollusk; one of the Mollusca.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mol*lus"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mollusca</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the true mollusks; belonging to the Molluscoidea.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Molluscoidea.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mol`lus*coid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Molluscoid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mol`lus*coi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mollusk</er>, and <er>-oid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes <class>Brachiopoda</class> and <class>Bryozoa</class>; -- called also <altname>Anthoid Mollusca</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with Annelida than with Mollusca.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mol*lus"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Molluscan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mol*lus"cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mollusk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; -- so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"lusk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mollusque</ets>, L. <ets>mollusca</ets> a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. <ets>molluscus</ets> soft, <ets>mollis</ets> soft. See <er>Mollify</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <phylum>Mollusca</phylum>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mollusc</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mollemoke</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pet or colloquial name for <xex>Mary</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Molly cottontail</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Cottontail</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Molly Maguire</b></col> <pr>(m<adot/*gw<imac/r")</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <er>Molly Maguires</er> <pr>(-gw<imac/rz)</pr>.</plu> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the service of legal writs.  Its members disguised themselves in the dress of women.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them.  The society was broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mollycoddle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a pampered darling; an effeminate man; a milksop.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mollycoddle</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pamper or coddle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"ly-mawk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mollemoke</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"loch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>molek</ets> king.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech.  Also applied figuratively.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A spiny Australian lizard (<spn>Moloch horridus</spn>). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.</def>
<-- illustr. of Moloch. --><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mol`o*ka"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mol`o*ka"ny</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>molokane</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Raskolnik</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*losse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Molossus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*los"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Molasses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*los"sine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bat of the genus <gen>Molossus</gen>, as the monk bat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*los"sus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, prop., Molossian, belonging to the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of Epirus.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. & Lat. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three long syllables.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>molosse</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Molotov</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a city in the European part of Soviet Russia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Perm.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Molotov cocktail</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A home-made incendiary device consisting of a bottle filled with gasoline, and a cloth wick.  The wick is lighted, and the bottle thrown at a target, such as a vehicle, where it may shatter and spread intense flames over the vehicle, destroying or damaging it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Molt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Melt</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au>  <au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Molted</conjf> or <conjf>Moulted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Molting</conjf> or <conjf>Moulting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mouten</ets>, L. <ets>mutare</ets>. See <er>Mew</er> to molt, and cf. <er>Mute</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, <asp>moult</asp>; but as the <asp>u</asp> has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, <as>as, <ex>bolt</ex>, <ex>colt</ex>, <ex>dolt</ex>, etc.</as>, it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling <asp>molt</asp>.]</altsp> <def>To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Molt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mol"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Melt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; <as>as, <ex>molten</ex> iron</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of which the thing is formed; <as>as, a <ex>molten</ex> image</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>molting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process by which an animal molts; especially, the periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles, or feathers in birds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mol"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Much; very; <as>as, <ex>molto</ex> adagio, very slow</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by <persfn>Homer</persfn> to have been given by <persfn>Hermes</persfn> to <persfn>Ulysses</persfn> to counteract the spells of <persfn>Circe</persfn>.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of garlic (<spn>Allium Moly</spn>) with large yellow flowers; -- called also <altname>golden garlic</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lyb"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of molybdic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol`yb*de"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molybdaena</ets> galena, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ lead.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Molybdenite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lyb"de*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>molybd\'82nite</ets>. See <er>Molybdena</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lyb"de*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Molybdous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mol`yb*de"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.: cf. F. <ets>molybd\'8ane</ets>. See <er>Molybdena</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal.  Symbol Mo.  Atomic number 42. Atomic weight 95.94.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>molybdique</ets>. See <er>molybdena</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with <contr>molybdous</contr> compounds; <as>as, <ex>molybdic</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Molybdic ocher.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Molybdena</er>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with <contr>molybdic</contr> compounds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mumm</er>, <er>Momus</er>.]</ety> <def>A dull, silent person; a blockhead.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moment</ets>, L. <ets>momentum</ets>, for <ets>movimentum</ets> movement, motion, moment, fr. <ets>movere</ets> to move. See <er>Move</er>, and cf. <er>Momentum</er>, <er>Movement</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; <as>as, at that very <ex>moment</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>In a <qex>moment</qex>, in the twinkling of an eye.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xv. 52.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Impulsive power; force; momentum.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>moments</qex> or quantities of motion in bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Berkley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Touch, with lightest <qex>moment</qex> of impulse,<br/
His free will.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration.</def><br/
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<p><q>Matters of great <qex>moment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less <qex>moment</qex> and consequence of us than the others.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moment of a couple</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>the product of either of its forces into the perpendicular distance between them.</cd> -- <col><b>Moment of a force</b></col>. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <mark>With respect to a point</mark>, <cd>the product of the intensity of the force into the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of direction of the force</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <mark>With respect to a line</mark>, <cd>the product of that component of the force which is perpendicular to the plane passing through the line and the point of application of the force, into the shortest distance between the line and this point</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <mark>With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force</mark>, <cd>the product of the force into the perpendicular distance of its point of application from the plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Moment of inertia</b></col>, <cd>of a rotating body, the sum of the mass of each particle of matter of the body into the square of its distance from the axis of rotation; -- called also <altname>moment of rotation</altname> and <altname>moment of the mass</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Statical moment</b></col>, <cd>the product of a force into its leverage; the same as <altname>moment of a force</altname> with respect to a point, line, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual moment</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Virtual</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value; consideration; signification; avail.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>momental</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lasting but a moment; brief.</def><br/
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<p><q>Not one <qex>momental</qex> minute doth she swerve.</q> <rj><qau>Breton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Important; momentous.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to moment or momentum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>For a moment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo`men*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo"men*ta*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>momentaneus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>momentan\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Momentary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Hooker.</au> \'bd<xex>Momentany</xex> as a sound.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Every moment; from moment to moment.</def> <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a moment; in the immediate future.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>momentarius</ets>. See <er>Moment</er>.]</ety> <def>Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; <as>as, a <ex>momentary</ex> pang</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>momentary</qex> joy breeds months of pain.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ment*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>For a moment.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a moment; every moment; momentarily.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*men"tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>momentosus</ets> rapid, momentary.]</ety> <def>Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; <as>as, a <ex>momentous</ex> decision; <ex>momentous</ex> affairs.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo*men"tous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mo*men"tous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mo*men"tous*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>utmost importance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*men"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Momenta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, F. <plw>Momentums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Moment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied by the velocity; impetus.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Essential element, or constituent element.</def><br/
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<p><q>I shall state the several <qex>momenta</qex> of the distinction in separate propositions.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A property of an activity or course of events, viewed as analogous to forward motion or to physical momentum (def. 1), such that the activity is believed to be able to continue moving forward without further application of force or effort; -- often used to describe an increase in the acquisition of public support for a purpose; <as>as, as, the petition drive gained <ex>momentum</ex> when it was mentioned in the newspapers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mom"i*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'93mier</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>momer</ets>, <ets>mommer</ets>, to mumm, to mask one's self.]</ety> <def>A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists in Switzerland, France, and some parts of Germany, in the early part of the 19th century.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mom"mer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mummery</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Rowe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Momordica</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of Old World tropical vine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Momordica</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Momos</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>  <fld>(Gr. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of blame and mockery; Momus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"mot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Momot</ets> and <ets>motmot</ets>, the native American name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Motmot</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Momotus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of the <fam>Momotidae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Momotus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ blame, ridicule, Momus.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of mockery and censure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap., usually translated as <ets>crest</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Japan)</fld> <def>The badge of a family, esp. of a family of the ancient feudal nobility.  The most frequent form of the mon is circular, and it commonly consists of conventionalized forms from nature, flowers, birds, insects, the lightnings, the waves of the sea, or of geometrical symbolic figures; color is only a secondary character.  It appears on lacquer and pottery, and embroidered on, or woven in, fabrics.  The imperial chrysanthemum, the mon of the reigning family, is used as a national emblem.  Formerly the mon of the shoguns of the Tokugawa family was so used.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Mono-</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. Sp. & Pg. <ets>mona</ets>, fem. of <ets>mono</ets> a monkey, ape.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (<spn>Cercopithecus mona</spn>). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"a*chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monachus</ets> a monk: cf. F. <ets>monacal</ets>. See <er>Monk</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"a*chism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monachisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon*ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by an acidic atom or radical.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> monoacid, monoacidic, monacidic.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of neutralizing one equivalent of a monobasic acid; -- said of bases, and of certain metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon*ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acid having one replaceable hydrogen atom.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> monoacid.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, a unit, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philos. of Leibnitz)</fld> <def>The elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the smallest flagellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus <gen>Monas</gen>, and allied genera.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ, or plastid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Monad deme</b></col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>in tectology, a unit of the first order of individuality.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`a*da"ri*a</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n`<adot/*d<amac/"r<icr/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Monad</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Infusoria.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`a*del"phi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>'adelfo`s</grk> brother.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`a*del"phi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`a*del"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monadelphie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nad"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nad"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. See <er>Monad</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nad"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Monad</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; <as>as, <ex>monadiform</ex> young</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`ad*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Monad</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine or theory of monads.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus <gen>Lophophorus</gen>, as the Impeyan pheasant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*am"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An amido compound with only one amido group; a monoamide.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*am"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A basic compound containing one amido group; a monoamine; <as>as, methyl amine is a <ex>monamine</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nan"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the Monandria.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*nan"dri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, a man.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nan"dri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>; <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Monandrous</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nan"dric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nan"drous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nan"dry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monandria</er>.]</ety> <def>The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with <xex>polyandry</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nan"thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having but one flower; one-flowered.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>monarque</ets>, L. <ets>monarcha</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ to be first, rule, govern. See <er>Archi-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.</def><br/
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<p><q>He who reigns<br/
<qex>Monarch</qex> in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One superior to all others of the same kind; <as>as, an oak is called the <ex>monarch</ex> of the forest</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A patron deity or presiding genius.</def><br/
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<p><q>Come, thou, <qex>monarch</qex> of the vine,<br/
Plumpy Bacchus.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A very large red and black butterfly (<spn>Danais Plexippus</spn>); -- called also <altname>milkweed butterfly</altname> and <altname>monarch butterfly</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Superior to others; pre\'89minent; supreme; ruling.</def> \'bd<xex>Monarch</xex> savage.\'b8  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nar"chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial.</def><br/
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<p><q>Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised<br/
Above his fellows, with <qex>monarchal</qex> pride.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mon"arch but"ter*fly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A very large red and black butterfly (<spn>Danais Plexippus</spn>) having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a reticulated pattern; -- called also <altname>milkweed butterfly</altname> and <altname>monarch</altname>.  Its larvae feed on the leaves of the milkweed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female monarch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nar"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monarchic.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nar"chi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also <altname>patripassian</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nar"chic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nar"chic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>monarchique</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy.</def> <au>Burke.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo*nar"chic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The principles of, or preference for, monarchy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monarchiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Monarchized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Monarchizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To play the sovereign; to act the monarch.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rule; to govern.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nar"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"arch*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monarchies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>monarchie</ets>, L. <ets>monarchia</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Monarch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.</def><br/
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<p><q>In those days he had affected zeal for <qex>monarchy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.</def><br/
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<p><q>What scourage for perjury<br/
Can this dark <qex>monarchy</qex> afford false Clarence.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Fifth monarchy</b></col>, <cd>a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See <cref>Fifth Monarchy men</cref>, under <er>Fifth</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>monarda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus <gen>Monarda</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wild bergamot.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"nas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Monad</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Monad</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`as*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monasterials</ets>, fr. <ets>monasterium</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"as*te*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monasteries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>monasterium</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a solitary, a monk, fr. <?/ to be alone, live in solitude, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone.  Cf. <er>Minister</er>.]</ety> <def>A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Convent; abbey; priory. See <er>Cloister</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A monk.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nas"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ monk: cf. F. <ets>monastique</ets>. See <er>Monastery</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., <as>as, <ex>monastic</ex> institutions or rules</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse.</def> \'bdA life <xex>monastic</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Denham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nas"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a monastic manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nas"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The monastic life, system, or condition.</def>  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nas"ti*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Monastic</er>.]</ety> <def>A book giving an account of monasteries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`a*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>atomic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Consisting of, or containing, one atom; <as>as, the molecule of mercury is <ex>monatomic</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; <as>as, the methyl radical is <ex>monatomic</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon*au"ral</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n*<ocir/r"<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having or hearing with only one ear.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>monophonic</er>{2}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nax"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>axial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; <as>as, <ex>monaxial</ex> development</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"a*zite</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n"<adot/*z<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr. <grk>mona`zein</grk> to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the cerium metals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"day</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/n"d<asl/; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moneday</ets>, <ets>monenday</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3nand\'91g</ets>, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to D. <ets>maandag</ets>, G. <ets>montag</ets>, OHG. <ets>m\'benatag</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'benadagr</ets>, Dan. <ets>mandag</ets>, Sw. <ets>m\'86ndag</ets>. See <er>Moon</er>, and <er>Day</er>.]</ety> <def>The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"day's Child</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/n"d<amac/z ch<imac/ld`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A child who is fair of face; -- a reference to a nineteenth century poem.  See below.</def><br/
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<p><q>Monday's child is fair of face,<br/
Tuesday's child is full of grace,<br/
Wednesday's child is full of woe,<br/
Thursday's child has far to go,<br/
Friday's child is loving and giving,<br/
Saturday's child works hard for a living,<br/
But the child who is born on the Sabbath day,<br/
Is lucky and happy and good and gay.</q><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Monde</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/Nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Mundane</er>.]</ety> <def>The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>A. Drummond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>\'d8Le beau monde</b></col> <ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>fashionable society. See <er>Beau monde</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>\'d8Demi monde</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Demimonde</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mone</hw> <pr>(m<omac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The moon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mone</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A moan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*ne"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*ne"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mon\'d2cian</er>, and <er>Mon\'d2cious</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*em"bry*o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Embryo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon*em`bry*on"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Monera.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*ne"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the am\'d2bas, but are destitute of a nucleus.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the five kingdoms of living organisms in the five-kingdom classification, consisting of microscopic usually monocellular prokaryotic organisms that mostly reproduce by asexual fission, sporulation, or budding; it includes the bacteria and cyanophytes (blue-green algae), as well as certain primitive pathogenic microbes, such as the Rickettsias.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ne"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monera.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ne"ran</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monera.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Monera.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*ne"ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Monera</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>; E. <plw>Monerons</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Monera.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*ner"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of <ets>moner</ets>. See <er>Monera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm.  It precedes the one-celled germ.  So called from its likeness to a moner.</def>  <rj><au>Haeckel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ne"sia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree <spn>Chrysophyllum glycyphl\'d2um</spn>.  It is used as an alterative and astringent.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ne"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Admonish</er>.]</ety> <def>To warn; to admonish; to advise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mon*es"trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having only one estrus period per breeding cycle or per year; -- of certain mammals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon"e*tar*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An economic theory holding that the rate of growth of the money supply is the priunciple cause of changes in inflation, economic growth, and unemployment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon"e*tar*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to the theory of monetarism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"e*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monetarius</ets> belonging to a mint. See <er>Money</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.</def> \'bdThe <xex>monetary</xex> relations of Europe.\'b8  <rj><au>E. Everett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Monetary unit</b></col>, <cd>the standard of a national currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the peso in Mexico, the ruble in Russia, the franc in France, the mark in Germany.  Also, the standard of an international currency, such as the euro used in the European union.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"eth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A month.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>monetisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>monetization.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon`e*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of converting into money, or of establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country; <as>as, the <ex>monetization</ex> of silver</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"e*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To convert into money; to adopt as current money; <as>as, to <ex>monetize</ex> silver</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Moneys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>moneie</ets>, OF. <ets>moneie</ets>, F. <ets>monnaie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>moneta</ets>. See <er>Mint</er> place where coin is made, <er>Mind</er>, and cf. <er>Moidore</er>, <er>Monetary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin.</def><br/
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<p><q>To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use of to purchase goods.  Hence the origin of coined <qex>money</qex>, and of those public offices called mints.</q> <rj><qau>A. Smith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any article used as a medium of payment in financial transactions, such as checks drawn on checking accounts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Economics)</fld> <def>Any form of wealth which affects a person's propensity to spend, such as checking accounts or time deposits in banks, credit accounts, letters of credit, etc.  Various aggregates of money in different forms are given different names, such as <stype>M-1</stype>, the total sum of all currency in circulation plus all money in demand deposit accounts (checking accounts).</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades, etc., is, in common language, called their <xex>money</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In general, wealth; property; <as>as, he has much <ex>money</ex> in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, <ex>money</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The love of <qex>money</qex> is a root of all kinds of evil.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Money bill</b></col> <fld>(Legislation)</fld>, <cd>a bill for raising revenue.</cd> -- <col><b>Money broker</b></col>, <cd>a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called also <altname>money changer</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Money cowrie</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of <spn>Cypr\'91a</spn> (esp. <spn>C. moneta</spn>) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See <er>Cowrie</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Money of account</b></col>, <cd>a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; <it>e. g.</it>, the mill is a <xex>money of account</xex> in the United States, but not a coin.</cd> -- <col><b>Money order</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; -- called also <altname>postal money order</altname>.</cd> -- <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>a similar order issued by a bank or other financial institution.</cd> -- <col><b>Money scrivener</b></col>, <cd>a person who procures the loan of money to others.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>Money spider</b></col>, <col><b>Money spinner</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small spider; -- so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters.</cd> -- <col><b>Money's worth</b></col>, <cd>a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid.</cd> -- <col><b>A piece of money</b></col>, <cd>a single coin.</cd> -- <col><b>Ready money</b></col>, <cd>money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash.</cd> -- <col><b>plastic money</b></col>, <cd>credit cards, usually made out of plastic; also called <altname>plastic</altname>; <as>as, put it on the <ex>plastic</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make money</b></col>, <cd>to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with money.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monnayage</ets> coinage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the coin.</def>  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mintage; coinage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>moneybag</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a drawstring bag for holding money.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"eyed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; <as>as, <ex>moneyed</ex> men</as>.</def>  <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>monied</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Converted into money; coined.</def><br/
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<p><q>If exportation will not balance importation, away must your silver go again, whether <qex>moneyed</qex> or not <qex>moneyed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Consisting in, or composed of, money.</def>  <rj><au>A. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Money</er>; cf. OF. <ets>monoier</ets>, F. <ets>monnoayeur</ets>, L. <ets>monetarius</ets> a master of the mint.  Cf. <er>Monetary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who deals in money; banker or broker.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An authorized coiner of money.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>The Company of Moneyers</b></col>, <cd>the officials who formerly coined the money of Great Britain, and who claimed certain prescriptive rights and privileges.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>moneylender</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> usurer, loan shark, shark, money-lender.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of money; penniless; impecunious.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.</def><br/
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<p><q>Obstinacy in <qex>money-making</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affording profitable returns; lucrative; <as>as, a <ex>money-making</ex> business</as>.  Opposite of <contr>unprofitable</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Successful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; <as>as, a <ex>money-making</ex> man</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moneyman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person skilled in large scale financial transactions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> financier.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>money-spinner</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a project that generates a continuous flow of money.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> moneymaker, cash cow.</syn><br/
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<p><-- ##??Money supply;  --></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A trailing plant (<spn>Lysimachia Nummularia</spn>), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mong"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mangcorn</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mangere</ets>, fr. <ets>mangian</ets> to trade; akin to Icel. <ets>manga</ets> to trade, <ets>mangari</ets> a trader, OHG. <ets>mangari</ets>, <ets>mengari</ets>; cf. L. <ets>mango</ets> a dealer in slaves.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; <as>as, fish<ex>monger</ex>, iron<ex>monger</ex>, news<ex>monger</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small merchant vessel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ger</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"gol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Mongols.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*go"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Mongols.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*gol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mongolian</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"go*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mongol</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like those of the Mongols.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of, related to, or affected with, <er>Down syndrome</er>; -- not a technical term.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"go*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person affected with <er>Down syndrome</er>; -- not a technical term.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon"gols</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon*go"li*ans</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of the great races of man, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world.  By some American Indians are considered a branch of the Mongols.  In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the Kalmuks.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon"goose</hw>, <hw>Mon"goos</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Mongooses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of ichneumon (<spn>Herpestes griseus</spn>), native of India.  Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (<spn>Crossarchus fasciatus</spn>).</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mungoose</asp>, <asp>mungoos</asp>, <asp>mungous</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Tamil <ets>manegos</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Madagascan lemur (<spn>Lemur mongos</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"grel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. shortened fr. <ets>mongrel</ets>, and akin to AS. <ets>mengan</ets> to mix, and E. <ets>mingle</ets>. See <er>Mingle</er>.]</ety> <def>The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"grel</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Not of a pure breed.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of mixed kinds; <as>as, <ex>mongrel</ex> language</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"grel*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels.</def><br/
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<p><hw>'Mongst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Amongst</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>monicker</hw>, <hw>moniker</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The name of a person, especially an alias or a nickname.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nickname, alias, sobriquet, cognomen.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Moneyed</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nif"i*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>monile</ets> necklace + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil fish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*nil`i*a"les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>monile</ets> necklace, -- because the conidia are produced in chains.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The largest of the three orders into which the Fungi Imperfecti are divided, including various forms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moniliasis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An infectious disease caused by fungi of the genera <causedby><gen>Monilia</gen></causedby> or <causedby><gen>Candida</gen></causedby> especially <causedby><spn>Candida albicans</spn></causedby>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> candidiasis, monilia disease.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nil"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monile</ets> necklace + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>moniliforme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; <as>as, a <ex>moniliform</ex> root; a <ex>moniliform</ex> antenna</as>.  See <ex>Illust</ex>. of <er>Antenna</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"i*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monimentum</ets>, <ets>monumentum</ets>. See <er>Monument</er>.]</ety> <def>Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription; a record.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>monesten</ets>. See <er>Admonish</er>, <er>Monition</er>.]</ety> <def>To admonish; to warn. See <er>Admonish</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ish*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who monishes; an admonisher.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Admonition.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ism</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n"<icr/z'm <it>or</it> m<omac/"n<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; -- the opposite of <contr>dualism</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The doctrine has been held in three generic forms: matter and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of mind, involving an idealistic <xex>monism</xex>; or mind has been explained by and resolved into matter, giving a materialistic <xex>monism</xex>; or, thirdly, matter, mind, and their phenomena have been held to be manifestations or modifications of some one substance, like the substance of Spinoza, or a supposed unknown something of some evolutionists, which is capable of an objective and subjective aspect.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Monogenesis</er>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The doctrine that the universe is an organized unitary being or total self-inclusive structure.</def></p>

<p><q><qex>Monism</qex> means that the whole of reality, i.e., everything that is, constitutes one inseparable and indivisible entirety. <qex>Monism</qex> accordingly is a unitary conception of the world. It always bears in mind that our words are abstracts representing parts or features of the One and All, and not separate existences.  Not only are matter and mind, soul and body, abstracts, but also such scientific terms as atoms and molecules, and also religious terms such as God and world.</q>  <rj><qau>Paul Carus.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in monism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>monitio</ets>, from <ets>monere</ets> to warn, bring to mind; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>, and cf. <er>Admonish</er>, <er>Money</er>, <er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sage <qex>monitions</qex> from his friends.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Information; indication; notice; advice.</def><br/
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<p><q>We have no visible <qex>monition</qex> of . . . other periods, such as we have of the day by successive light and darkness.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Admiralty Practice)</fld> <def>A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"i*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Conveying admonition; admonitory.</def>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"i*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>monere</ets>. See <er>Monition</er>, and cf. <er>Mentor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.</def><br/
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<p><q>You need not be a <qex>monitor</qex> to the king.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any large Old World lizard of the genus <gen>Varanus</gen>; esp., the Egyptian species (<spn>Varanus Niloticus</spn>), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile.  It is sometimes five or six feet long.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[So called from the name given by <person>Captain Ericson</person>, its designer, to the first ship of the kind.]</ety> <def>An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A monitor nozzle.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Monitor top</b></col>, <cd>the raised central portion, or clearstory, of a car roof, having low windows along its sides.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a monitor or monitors.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Done or performed by a monitor; <as>as, <ex>monitorial</ex> work</as>; conducted or taught by monitors; <as>as, a <ex>monitorial</ex> school; <ex>monitorial</ex> instruction.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a monitorial manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Monitor nozzle</hw>. <def>A nozzle capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane and having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"i*tor*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The post or office of a monitor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monitorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning.</def><br/
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<p><q>Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are <qex>monitory</qex> and instructive.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon"i*tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon"i*trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female monitor.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Monk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>munuc</ets>, <ets>munec</ets>, <ets>munc</ets>, L. <ets>monachus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone.  Cf. <er>Monachism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.</def> \'bdA <xex>monk</xex> out of his cloister.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Monks</qex> in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects <qex>monks</qex> and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as <qex>monks</qex> are.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a <xex>friar</xex>, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A South American monkey (<spn>Pithecia monachus</spn>); also applied to other species, as <spn>Cebus xanthocephalus</spn>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The European bullfinch.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Monk bat</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South American and West Indian bat (<spn>Molossus nasutus</spn>); -- so called because the males live in communities by themselves.</cd> -- <col><b>Monk bird</b></col><fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the friar bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Monk seal</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of seal (<spn>Monachus albiventer</spn>) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.</cd> -- <col><b>Monk's rhubarb</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of dock; -- also called <altname>patience</altname> (<spn>Rumex Patientia</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Monk"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monkeries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.</def><br/
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<p><q>Miters, and wretched dead medi\'91val <qex>monkeries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collective body of monks.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Though he have a whole <qex>monkery</qex> to sing for him.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"key</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monkeys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. OIt. <ets>monicchio</ets>, It. <ets>monnino</ets>, dim. of <ets>monna</ets> an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. <ets>madonna</ets>. See <er>Madonna</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The monkeys are often divided into three groups: (<stype>a</stype>) <stype>Catarrhines</stype>, or <fam>Simid\'91</fam>. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes.  All these are natives of the Old World. (<stype>b</stype>) <stype>Platyrhines</stype>, or <fam>Cebid\'91</fam>. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward.  The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable.  These are natives of the New World. (<stype>c</stype>) <stype>Strepsorhines</stype>, or <fam>Lemuroidea</fam>. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils.  They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child.</def><br/
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<p><q>This is the <qex>monkey's</qex> own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Monkey boat</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A small boat used in docks</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A half-decked boat used on the River Thames.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey block</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a small single block strapped with a swivel.</cd> <au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au> -- <col><b>Monkey flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Mimulus</gen>; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Monkey gaff</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey jacket</b></col>, <cd>a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey rail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey shine</b></col>, <cd>monkey trick.</cd> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Monkey trick</b></col>, <cd>a mischievous prank.</cd> <au>Saintsbury.</au> -- <col><b>Monkey wheel</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Gin block</cref>, under 5th <er>Gin</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"key</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To monkey with</b></col>, <col><b>To monkey around with</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to handle in a meddlesome manner.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"key-bread`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of the <spn>Adansonia digitata</spn>; also, the tree. See <er>Adansonia</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"key-cup`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Nepenthes</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>monkeypod</hw>, <hw>monkey pod</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>large ornamental tropical American tree (<spn>Albizia saman</spn>) with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rain tree, saman, zaman, zamang, <spn>Albizia saman</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"key-pot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The fruit of two South American trees (<spn>Lecythis Ollaria</spn>, and <spn>Lecythis Zabucajo</spn>), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top.  Vases and pots are made of this capsule.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"key's puz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (<spn>Araucaria araucana</spn>, formerly <spn>Araucaria imbricata</spn>), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted \'bdas to puzzle a monkey to climb.\'b8  It is also called <altname>monkey puzzle</altname> and <altname>monkey puzzle tree</altname>.  The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called <xex>pi\'a4on</xex> by the Chilians.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"key*tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>monkeywrench</hw>, <hw>monkey wrench</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable jaw.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> monkey wrench.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Monk"fish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The angel fish (<gen>Squatina</gen>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The angler (<gen>Lophius</gen>), esp. the goosefishes <spn>Lophius Americanus</spn> in America and <spn>Lophius piscatorius</spn> in Europe, used for food.</def> <au>[MW10]</au><br/
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<p><hw>Monk"flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus (<spn>Catasetum tridentatum</spn>, etc.).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Monk"hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Monk</ets> + <ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The character or condition of a monk.</def>  <rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Monks, regarded collectively.</def>  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Monk"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monkish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Monk"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; <as>as, <ex>monkish</ex> manners; <ex>monkish</ex> dress; <ex>monkish</ex> solitude.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Monk"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Monk"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like, or suitable to, a monk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Monks"hood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Aconitum</gen>; aconite. See <er>Aconite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Monk's" seam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <sig>one</sig>, <sig>single</sig>, <sig>alone</sig>; <as>as, <ex>mono</ex>carp, <ex>mono</ex>poly</as>; <fld>(Chem.)</fld> indicating that a compound contains <sig>one atom</sig>, <sig>one radical</sig>, or <sig>one group</sig> of that to the name of which it is united; <as>as, <ex>mon</ex>oxide, <ex>mono</ex>sulphide, <ex>mon</ex>atomic, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The <altname>black howler</altname> (<spn>Mycetes villosus</spn>), a monkey of Central America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*ba"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>basic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; -- said of acids; <as>as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are <ex>monobasic</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mon`o*car*bon"ic</hw>, <hw>mon`o*car*box*yl"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>carbonic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Containing one carboxyl group; <as>as, acetic acid is a <ex>monocarbonic</ex> acid</as>.  The more common term is <altname>monocarboxylic</altname>.  Contrasted with <contr>dicarboxylic</contr>, <contr>tricarboxylic</contr>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*car"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ heart.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An animal having a single heart.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A monocarpic plant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*car"pel*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>carpellary</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*car"pic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*car"pous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ fruit: cf. F. <ets>monocarpe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*noc"e*ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mighty <qex>monoceroses</qex> with immeasured tails.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, cloak: cf. F. <ets>monochlamyd\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monochordon</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ with but one string; <?/ only, single + <?/ string: cf. F. <ets>monocorde</ets>. See <er>Chord</er>, and cf. <er>Mainchord</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*chro*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monochromatique</ets>. See <er>Monochrome</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Monochromatic lamp</b></col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>,<cd>a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of one color; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ color: cf. F. <ets>monochrome</ets>.]</ety> <def>A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*chro"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made, or done, with a single color; <as>as, a <ex>monochromic</ex> picture</as>.  Called also, <altname>monochromatic</altname> and <altname>monochrome</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*chro`my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*chron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ time.]</ety> <def>Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*cil"i*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>ciliated</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having but one cilium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Monocular</er>.]</ety> <def>An eyeglass for one eye.</def>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*cli"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monoclinic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*cline</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A monoclinal fold.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*clin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to incline.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Having one oblique intersection; -- said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See <er>Crystallization</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noc"li*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ couch, fr. <?/ to lie down: cf. F. <ets>monocline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*con"dy*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Condyle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*co*tyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any monocotyledonous plant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*co*tyle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monocotyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Monocotyledonous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>cotyledon</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monocotyl\'82done</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe; a member of the <class>Monocotyledonae</class>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The plural, <xex>monocotyledons</xex>, is used as the name of a large class of plants (the <class>Monocotyledones</class>, or <class>Monocotyledonae</class>), and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term <xex>endogens</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Monocotyledonae</hw>, <hw>Monocotyledones</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A class of plants comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids.  It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Monocotyledones</class>, <class>Monocotyledonae</class>, class <class>Monocotyledonae</class>, <class>Liliopsida</class>, class <class>Liliopsida</class>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monocotyl\'82don\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.</def>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-cracy</ets>, as in <ets>democracy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Government by a single person; undivided rule.</def>  <rj><au>Sydney Smith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*crat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. <?/ ruling alone.]</ety> <def>One who governs alone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*crot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; <as>as, a <ex>monocrotic</ex> pulse; a pulse of the <ex>monocrotic</ex> type.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noc"ro*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ a beating.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monoculus</ets>; Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + L. <ets>oculus</ets> eye: cf. F. <ets>monoculaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having only one eye; with one eye only; <as>as, <ex>monocular</ex> vision</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; <as>as, a <ex>monocular</ex> microscope</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon"o*cule</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n"<osl/*k<umac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monocular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small crustacean with one median eye.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo*noc"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monocular.</def>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mon`o*cys"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Cyst</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a division (<fam>Monocystidea</fam>) of the protozoan order  <ord>Gregarinida</ord>, in which the body consists of one sac.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>monoda`ktylos</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger: cf. F. <ets>monodactyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having but one finger or claw.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o*delph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*del"phi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Monodelphia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*del"phi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>delfy`s</grk> the womb.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals; the Placentalia. See <er>Mammalia</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*del"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*del"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nod"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to a monody.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>For one voice; monophonic.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Homophonic; -- applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called <contr>polyphonic</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*di*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>dimetric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Dimetric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of a monody.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o*dra`ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon"o*drame</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ drama.]</ety> <def>A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a monodrama.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monodies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>monodia</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ singing alone; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ song: cf. F. <ets>monodie</ets>. See <er>Ode</er>.]</ety> <def>A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>dynamic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Possessing but one capacity or power.</def> \'bd<xex>Monodynamic</xex> men.\'b8  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*dy"na*mism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force.</def>  <rj><au>G. H. Lewes.</au></rj> <note>A philosophical form of the grand unified theory?</note><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*n\'d2"ci*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ house.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*n\'d2"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mon\'d2cia; mon\'d2cious.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Mon\'d2cia.</def></def2><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mon\'d2cious animal, as certain mollusks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*n\'d2"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to <ant>di\'d2cious</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*n\'d2"cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The state or condition of being mon\'d2cious.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*gam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the Monogamia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*ga"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Monogamous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus <gen>Lobelia</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*ga"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*gam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monogamous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <ord>Monogamia</ord>; having a simple flower with united anthers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices or upholds monogamy.</def>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monogamus</ets> having but one wife, Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ marriage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Monogamian</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>monogamousness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being monogamous; having one wife at a time.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> monogamy, monogyny.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monogamia</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>monogamie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to <contr>polygamy</contr>. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to <contr>deuterogamy</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>State of being paired with a single mate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ belly.]</ety> <def>Having but a single stomach.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Oneness of origin; esp. <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to <contr>polygenesis</contr>. Called also <altname>monism</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au>  <au>Haeckel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction.</def>  <rj><au>Haeckel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; -- opposed to <contr>metagenesis</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>E. van Beneden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monogenesis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; -- used of a mountain range.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; <as>as, the <ex>monogenetic</ex> school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; -- opposed to <contr>polygenist</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*ge*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monogenic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis; <as>as, <ex>monogenous</ex>, or asexual, reproduction</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Monogenesis.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*go*neu"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ offspring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having but one brood in a season.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monogramma</ets>; Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>gra`mma</grk> letter, fr. <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write: cf. F. <ets>monogramme</ets>. See <er>Graphic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials).  Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works.</def><br/
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<p><illust>Monogram.</illust><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The monogram above, combining the letters of the name <er>Karolvs</er>, was used by Charlemagne.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A picture in lines; a sketch.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An arbitrary sign for a word.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mon"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inscribe or ornament with a monogram.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*gram`mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Monogrammic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*gram*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monogrammic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*gram"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*gram`mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monogrammic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of a monograph.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; <as>as, a <ex>monographic</ex> writing; a <ex>monographic</ex> picture.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes a monograph.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monographic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A monograph.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*gyn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the Monogynia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*gyn"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ woman, female.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*gyn"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the <ord>Monogynia</ord>; monogynous.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the <ord>Monogynia</ord>.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"y*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monogyne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to <ord>Monogynia</ord>; having only one style or stigma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nog"y*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monogynia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Marriage with the one woman only.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The state or condition of being monogynous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*hem"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ day.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Lasting but one day.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noi"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Mon\'d2cious.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ worship.]</ety> <def>Worship of a single deity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon`o*lin"gual</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Using or knowing only one language; <as>as, <ex>monolingual</ex> speakers; a <ex>monolingual</ex> dictionary</as>.  Opposite of <ant>multilingual</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>monolithe</ets>, L. <ets>monolithus</ets> consisting of a single stone, Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>li`qos</grk> stone.]</ety> <def>A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*lith`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monolithic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monologue</er>.]</ety> <def>One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation in company.</def>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>monologue</ets>, Gr. <?/ speaking alone; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single, sole + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse, <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak. See <er>Legend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; <as>as, an account in <ex>monologue</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dramatic composition for a single performer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation.</def><br/
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<p><q>It was not by an insolent usurpation that Coleridge persisted in <qex>monology</qex> through his whole life.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mon`o*ma"chi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nom"a*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monomachia</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ fighting in single combat; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single, alone + <?/ to fight.]</ety> <def>A duel; single combat.</def> \'bdThe duello or <xex>monomachia</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nom"a*chist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who fights in single combat; a duelist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*mane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A monomaniac.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person affected by monomania.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`oma"ni*a*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monomaniaque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; <as>as, a <ex>monomaniacal</ex> delusion</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <ets>-nome</ets> as in <ets>binome</ets>. See <er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A monomial.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon"o*mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The basic conceptual building unit of a polymer; a molecule of low molecular weight which may combine with other molecules to form a molecule in a chain or branched form having high molecular weight; <as>as, amino acids are the <ex>monomer</ex> units which are combined to form proteins; vinylic plastics are formed from <ex>monomers</ex> having a vinyl group</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mon`o*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Not linked to other molecules of the same kind; having the property of a monomer.  Opposed to <ant>polymeric</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nom"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.  single; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ part.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of certain insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*met"al*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>metal</ets>.]</ety> <def>The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See <er>Bimetallism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*met"al*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of one meter; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ measure.]</ety> <def>A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monom\'82trique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Isometric</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monome</er>, <er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the sign of addition, substraction, equality, or inequality.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Consisting of but a single term or expression.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure; -- opposed to <contr>dimorphic</contr>, <contr>trimorphic</contr>, and <contr>polymorphic</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*nom"pha*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ the navel.]</ety> <def>A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mo*no"my*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mon`o*my*a"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/, <?/, muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*my"a*ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*my"a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <ord>Monomya</ord>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the <ord>Monomya</ord>.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>Monomyal.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*ou"si*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*ou"si*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ being, substance, essence.]</ety> <fld>(Theil.)</fld> <def>Having but one and the same nature or essence.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety> <def>Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon`o*path"ic</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*per"son*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>personal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having but one person, or form of existence.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monop\'82tale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers having a solitary petal, as in species of <gen>Amorpha</gen>, and use <contr>gamopetalous</contr> for a corolla of several petals combined into one piece. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Gamopetalous</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noph"a*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to show.]</ety> <def>Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a voice.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Single-voiced; having but one part; <as>as, a <ex>monophonic</ex> composition</as>; -- opposed to <ant>polyphonic</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing sound, which has only one sound channel; also called <altname>monaural</altname> or <altname>mono</altname>.  It contrasts with <contr>stereophonic</contr> (or <contr>stereo</contr>), <contr>quadraphonic</contr>, or <contr>surround-sound</contr>, which have two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of the sound coming from more than one direction.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"oph*thong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ with one sound; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ sound, voice.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A single uncompounded vowel sound.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`oph*thon"gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*phy*let"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of one tribe, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ clan.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; -- opposed to <ant>polyphyletic</ant>; <as>as, <ex>monophyletic</ex> origin</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mono`fyllos</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf: cf. F. <ets>monophylle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; <as>as, a <ex>monophyllous</ex> involucre or calyx</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*phy"o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single (<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ to produce) + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to <contr>diphyodont</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noph"y*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ nature: cf. F. <ets>monophysite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*phy*sit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-plast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A monoplastic element.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That has one form, or retains its primary form, <as>as, a <ex>monoplastic</ex> element</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`ople"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ a stroke.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Paralysis affecting a single limb.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`op*neu"mo*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Pneumonia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>monopneumonia</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*pode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot.</def>  <rj><au>Sir J. Mandeville.</au>  <au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A monopodium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*po"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Monopodia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>-ums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Monopody</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to <contr>sympodium</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot: cf. <?/, <?/, one-footed.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A measure of but a single foot.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A monopolist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*list</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*n<ocr/p"<osl/*l<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop`o*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*n<ocr/p`<osl/*l<icr/s"t<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a monopolist.</def>  <rj><au>North Am. Rev.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A monopolist.</def>  <rj><au>Sylvester.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Monopolized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Monopolizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Monopoly</er>.]</ety> <def>To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; <as>as, to <ex>monopolize</ex> the coffee trade; to <ex>monopolize</ex> land.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*li`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who monopolizes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monopolies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>monopolium</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ to sell.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; <as>as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a <ex>monopoly</ex> of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a <ex>monopoly</ex> of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a <ex>monopoly</ex> of a particular product.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Raleigh held a <qex>monopoly</qex> of cards, Essex a <qex>monopoly</qex> of sweet wines.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exclusive possession; <as>as, a <ex>monopoly</ex> of land</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>If I had a <qex>monopoly</qex> out, they would have part on 't.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; <as>as, tobacco is a <ex>monopoly</ex> in France</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*pol"y*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <grk>poly`s</grk> many + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech.]</ety> <def>An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*psy"chism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ soul.]</ety> <def>The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo*nop"ter*al</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*n<ocr/p"t<etil/r*<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mono`pteros</grk> with a row of pillars only; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, only + <grk>ptero`n</grk> feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F. <ets>monopt\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*nop"ter*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monoptera</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Monopteral</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"op*tote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monoptotum</ets>, Gr. <grk>mono`ptwtos</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ apt to fall, fallen, fr. <?/ to fall; cf. <?/ case.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A noun having only one case.</def>  <rj><au>Andrews.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*py*re"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>pyrene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having but a single stone or kernel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`or*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>organic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol. & Med.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*rhi"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/, <?/, nose.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Marsipobranchiata.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*rhyme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>rhyme</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monorime</ets>.]</ety> <def>A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*sac"cha*ride</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>-rid</hw>  }</mhw>. <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>saccharide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc.), not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Specif., as used by some, a hexose.  The monosaccharides are all open-chain compounds containing hydroxyl groups and either an aldehyde group or a ketone group.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*sep"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>sepal</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monos\'82pale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use <contr>gamosepalous</contr> for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece.  Cf. <er>Monopetalous</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>monosodium glutamate</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The monosodium salt of the natural amino acid L-glutamine (<chform>C5H8NNaO4</chform>), used as a food additive to enhance flavor; abbreviated <abbr>MSG</abbr>.  It is usually marketed as the monhydrate (<chform>C5H8NNaO4.H2O</chform>). It is commmonly used in Chinese-American restaurants, and has been identified as a main cause of <causes>Chinese restaurant syndrome</causes>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A monospermous plant.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*sper"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed: cf. F. <ets>monosperme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having only one seed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*spher"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>spherical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of one sphere only.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*stich</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, from <?/ consisting of one verse; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>sti`chos</grk> line, verse.]</ety> <def>A composition consisting of one verse only.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nos"ti*chous</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*n<ocr/s"t<icr/*k<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monostich</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe <fam>Chlorid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nos"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*n<ocr/s"tr<osl/*f<esl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mono`strofos</grk> monostrophic.]</ety> <def>A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*stroph"ic</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n`<osl/*str<ocr/f"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>monostrofiko`s</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>strofh`</grk> strophe.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*sul"phide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>sulphide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a <ant>polysulphide</ant>; <as>as, galena is a <ex>monosulphide</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*sul"phu*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>sulphuret</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Monosulphide</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monosyllabique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; <as>as, a <ex>monosyllabic</ex> word; a <ex>monosyllabic</ex> language.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*syl"la*bism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*syl`la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monosyllabus</ets> of one syllable, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>monosyllabe</ets>. See <er>Mono-</er>, <er>Syllable</er>.]</ety> <def>A word of one syllable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*syl`la*bled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables.</def>  <rj><au>Cleveland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>symmetric</ets>, <ets>-ical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Monoclinic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*tes"sa*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ four.]</ety> <def>A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*thal"a*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>qa`lamos</grk> a chamber.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"a*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monothalamous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A foraminifer having but one chamber.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"a*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <grk>qa`lamos</grk> chamber: cf. F. <ets>monothalame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One-chambered.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monothalamous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits.</def>  <rj><au>R. Brown.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*the"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Br. <?/ box.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a single loculament.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*the*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ god: cf. F. <ets>monoth\'82isme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*the*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monoth\'82iste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who believes that there is but one God.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*the*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to monotheism.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*noth"e*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*noth"e*li*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monoth\'82lisme</ets>, <ets>monoth\'82litisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of the Monothelites.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*noth"e*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, only + <?/, <?/, to will, be willing: cf. F. <ets>monoth\'82lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature.  Cf. <er>Monophysite</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*the*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the <org>Monothelites</org>, or their doctrine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*not"o*cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ birth, offspring.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Uniparous; laying a single egg.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*not"o*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ cutting, fr. <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monotonous</er>, <er>Monotony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A single unvaried tone or sound.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*ton"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous.</def> \'bd<xex>Monotonical</xex> declamation.\'b8  <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Always increasing or always decreasing, as the value of the independent variable increases; -- of a function.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*not"o*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced.</def>  <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*not"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single + <?/ tone. See <er>Tone</er>.]</ety> <def>Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*not"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>monotonie</ets>. See <er>Monotonius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.</def><br/
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<p><q>At sea, everything that breaks the <qex>monotony</qex> of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*trem"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ hole.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds.  The female lays eggs like a bird. See <cref>Duck mole</cref>, under <er>Duck</er>, and <er>Echidna</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*trem"a*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*treme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monotr\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <subclass>Monotremata</subclass>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`o*tri"glyph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>triglyph</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monotriglyphe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*not"ro*pa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/ turn, from <?/ to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Monotropaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of plants, used in some classifications for saprophytic herbs; it is sometimes included in the family <fam>Pyrolaceae</fam>, and contains the genera <gen>Monotropa</gen> and <gen>Sarcodes</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Monotropaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*typ"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monotype</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having but one type; containing but one representative; <as>as, a <ex>monotypic</ex> genus, which contains but one species</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The only representative of its group, as a single species constituting a genus.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by pressure; also, the process of making such prints.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>A kind of keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nov"a*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + L. <ets>valens</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having a valence of one; univalent. See <er>Univalent</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>monovular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>  <def>derived from a single egg or ovum; -- of twins; <as>as, identical twins are <ex>monovular</ex></as>.  Contrasted with <ant>fraternal</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> identical.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nox"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>oxide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; <as>as, barium <ex>monoxide</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*nox"y*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ made from one piece of wood; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <?/ wood.]</ety> <def>A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*nox"y*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Monoxylon</er>.]</ety> <def>Made of one piece of wood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`o*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Radiolaria; -- called also <altname>Monocyttaria</altname>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon`o*zo"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*roe" doc"trine</hw>. <def>See under <er>Doctrine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`sei`gneur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Messeigneurs</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mon</ets> my + <ets>seigneur</ets> lord, L. <ets>senior</ets> older. See <er>Senior</er>, and cf. <er>Monsieur</er>.]</ety> <def>My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; <as>as, <ex>Monseigneur</ex> the Prince, or <ex>Monseigneur</ex> the Archibishop</as>.  It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. <abbr>Mgr.</abbr>)</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"sel's salt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from <etsep>Monsel</etsep>, a Frenchman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"sel's so*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Monsel's salt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon*sieur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Messieurs</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mon</ets> my + <ets>Sieur</ets>, abbrev. of <ets>seigneur</ets> lord. See <er>Monseigneur</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.</def> <altsp>[Represented by the abbreviation <abbr>M.</abbr> or <abbr>Mons.</abbr> in the singular, and by <plw><abbr>MM.</abbr></plw> or <plw><abbr>Messrs.</abbr></plw> in the plural.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The oldest brother of the king of France.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A Frenchman.</def> <mark>[Contemptuous]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`si*gno"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monsignors</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It., my lord.  Cf. <er>Monseigneur</er>.]</ety> <def>My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. <abbr>Mgr.</abbr>)</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*soon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>m<umac/sim</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>mausim</ets> a time, season: cf. F. <ets>monson</ets>, <ets>mousson</ets>, Sr. <ets>monzon</ets>, Pg. <ets>mon\'87\'eeo</ets>, It. <ets>monsone</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest monsoon{1}.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The season in which the monsoon{2} occurs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>monstre</ets>, F. <ets>monstre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monstrum</ets>, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of <ets>monstrare</ets> to show, point out, indicate, and <ets>monere</ets> to warn. See <er>Monition</er>, and cf. <er>Demonstrate</er>, <er>Muster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>monster</qex> or marvel.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Monstrous in size.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Enormous or very powerful.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make monstrous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>monstera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any plant of the genus <gen>Monstera</gen>; they are often grown as houseplants.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tropical cylindrical pineconelike fruit with pineapple-banana flavor.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ceriman.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"strance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>monstrantia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monstrare</ets> to show: cf. OF. <ets>monstrance</ets>. See <er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*stra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monstratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of demonstrating; proof.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A certain <qex>monstration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Grafton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*stros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monstrosities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monstruosit\'82</ets>. See <er>Monstrous</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>monstrosity</qex> never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species.</q> <rj><qau>Adanson (Trans.).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"strous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>monstruous</ets>, F. <ets>monstrueux</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monstruosus</ets>, fr. <ets>monstrum</ets>. See <er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Marvelous; strange.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; <as>as, a <ex>monstrous</ex> birth</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love . . . is unnatural and <qex>monstrous</qex> in his affections.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>monstrous</ex> height; a <ex>monstrous</ex> ox; a <ex>monstrous</ex> story.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.</def><br/
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<p><q>So bad a death argues a <qex>monstrous</qex> life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Abounding in monsters.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide<br/
Visitest the bottom of the <qex>monstrous</qex> world.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"strous</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Exceedingly; very; very much.</def> \'bdA <xex>monstrous</xex> thick oil on the top.\'b8  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>And will be <qex>monstrous</qex> witty on the poor.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"strous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; <as>as, <ex>monstrously</ex> wicked</as>.</def> \'bdWho with his wife is <xex>monstrously</xex> in love.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"strous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`stru*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Monstrosity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"stru*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monstrous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Mountain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"taigne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mountain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*tan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>montanus</ets>, fr. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ta*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of <persfn>Mintanus</persfn>, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,prop., mounting, fr. <ets>monter</ets> to mount, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain. See <er>Mount</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>An upward thrust or blow.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <see>See <er>Stile</er>.</see><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mont" de pi`\'82`t\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>monte di piet\'85</ets> mount of piety.]</ety> <def>One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also <altname>mount of piety</altname>. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See <er>Lombard-house</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon"te</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/n"t<asl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain.]</ety> <def>A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>three-card monte</b></col> <cd>a gambling game using playing cards, in which a dealer shows a bettor three cards face up and specifies one to be identified, and after the cards are turned face down and moved around quickly, the bettor must identify which of the three cards is the specified card.  It is sometimes engaged in by dealers on the streets of a city, with bets made by passers-by.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>In Spanish America, a wood; forest; timber land; esp., in parts of South America, a comparatively wooden region.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Monte`-ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>monter</ets> to raise + <ets>acide</ets> acid.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*teith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Monteth</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*teith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of cotton handkerchief having a uniform colored ground with a regular pattern of white spots produced by discharging the color; -- so called from the Glasgow manufactures.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Monte"-jus"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>monter</ets> to bring up + <ets>jus</ets> juice.]</ety> <def>An apparatus for raising a liquid by pressure of air or steam in a reservoir containing the liquid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad montem</ets> to the hillock. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A custom, formerly practiced by the scholars at Eton school, England, of going every third year, on Whittuesday, to a hillock near the Bath road, and exacting money from all passers-by, to support at the university the senior scholar of the school.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*te"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>montera</ets> a hunting cap, fr. <ets>montero</ets> a huntsman, <ets>monte</ets> a mountain, forest, L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`tes*so"ri Meth"od</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Pedagogy)</fld> <def>A system of training and instruction, primarily for use with normal children aged from three to six years, devised by <person>Dr. Maria <etsep>Montessori</etsep></person> while teaching in the \'bdHouses of Childhood\'b8 (schools in the poorest tenement districts of Rome, Italy), and first fully described by her in 1909.  The fundamental aim is to create self-motivation for education, and the leading features are freedom for physical activity (no stationary desks and chairs), informal and individual instruction, the very early development of reading and writing skills, and an extended sensory and motor training (with special emphasis on vision, touch, perception of movement, and their interconnections), mediated by a patented, standardized system of \'bddidactic apparatus,\'b8 which is declared to be \'bdauto-regulative.\'b8  Most of the chief features of the method are borrowed from current methods used in many institutions for training feeble-minded children, and dating back especially to the work of the French-American physician <person>Edouard O. Seguin</person> (1812-80).</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mon*teth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon*teith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vessel in which glasses are washed; -- so called from the name of the inventor.</def><br/
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<p><q>New things produce new words, and thus <qex>Monteth</qex><br/
Has by one vessel saved his name from death.</q> <rj><qau>King.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mont`gol"fier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and <person>Joseph <etsep>Montgolfier</etsep></person>, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Month</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/nth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>month</ets>, <ets>moneth</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3n<edh/</ets>, <ets>m\'d3na<edh/</ets>; akin to <ets>m\'d3na</ets> moon, and to D. <ets>maand</ets> month, G. <ets>monat</ets>, OHG. <ets>m\'ben\'d3d</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'benu<edh/r</ets>, <ets>m\'bena<edh/r</ets>, Goth. <ets>m\'c7n\'d3<thorn/s</ets>. \'fb272.  See <er>Moon</er>.]</ety> <def>One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided; the twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the length of a synodic revolution of the moon, -- whence the name.  In popular use, a period of four weeks is often called a <ex>month</ex>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the common law, a <xex>month</xex> is a lunar month, or twenty-eight days, unless otherwise expressed. <au>Blackstone.</au> In the United States the rule of the common law is generally changed, and a <xex>month</xex> is declared to mean a calendar month. <au>Cooley's Blackstone.</au></note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A month mind</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A strong or abnormal desire</cd>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A celebration made in remembrance of a deceased person a month after death.</cd> <au>Strype.</au> -- <col><b>Calendar months</b></col>, <cd>the months as adjusted in the common or Gregorian calendar; April, June, September, and November, containing 30 days, and the rest 31, except February, which, in common years, has 28, and in leap years 29.</cd> -- <col><b>Lunar month</b></col>, <cd>the period of one revolution of the moon, particularly a synodical revolution; but several kinds are distinguished, as the <stype>synodical month</stype>, or period from one new moon to the next, in mean length 29 d. 12 h. 44 m. 2.87 s.; the <stype>nodical month</stype>, or time of revolution from one node to the same again, in length 27 d. 5 h. 5 m. 36 s.; the <stype>sidereal</stype>, or time of revolution from a star to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 11.5 s.; the <stype>anomalistic</stype>, or time of revolution from perigee to perigee again, in length 27 d. 13 h. 18 m. 37.4 s.; and the <stype>tropical</stype>, or time of passing from any point of the ecliptic to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 4.7 s.</cd> -- <col><b>Solar month</b></col>, <cd>the time in which the sun passes through one sign of the zodiac, in mean length 30 d. 10 h. 29 m. 4.1 s.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Month"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is a month old, or which lives for a month.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Continued a month, or a performed in a month; <as>as, the <ex>monthly</ex> revolution of the moon</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month, or every month; <as>as, a <ex>monthly</ex> visit; <ex>monthly</ex> charges; a <ex>monthly</ex> installment; a <ex>monthly</ex> magazine.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Monthly nurse</b></col>, <cd>a nurse who serves for a month or some short time, esp. one which attends women after childbirth.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Monthlies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A publication which appears regularly once a month.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Once a month; in every month; <as>as, the moon changes <ex>monthly</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a lunatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Middleton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ti*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monticulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain: cf. F. <ets>monticule</ets>. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>monticule</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with monticles or little elevations.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ti*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Monticle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*tic"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monticulate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling a mountain in form.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*tig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>montigena</ets>; <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain + the root of <ets>gignere</ets> to beget.]</ety> <def>Produced on a mountain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mon`toir"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>monter</ets> to mount. See <er>Montant</er>.]</ety> <def>A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., show, show case, organ case.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Organ Building)</fld> <def>A stop, usually the open diapason, having its pipes \'bdshown\'b8 as part of the organ case, or otherwise specially mounted.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A hole in the wall of a pottery kiln, by which the state of the pieces within can be judged.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*tross"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Matross</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"true</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>monter</ets> to mount. See <er>Montoir</er>.]</ety> <def>That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mon"u*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>monumentum</ets>, fr. <ets>monere</ets> to remind, admonish. See <er>Monition</er>, and cf. <er>Moniment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of ancient British art<br/
A pleasing <qex>monument</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Our bruised arms hung up for <qex>monuments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; <as>as, the Washington <ex>monument</ex>; the Bunker Hill <ex>monument</ex></as>. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.</def><br/
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<p><q>On your family's old <qex>monument</qex><br/
Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites<br/
That appertain unto a burial.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.</def><br/
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<p><q>Acts and <qex>Monuments</qex> of these latter and perilous days.</q> <rj><qau>Foxe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`u*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>monumentalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monumental</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; <as>as, a <ex>monumental</ex> inscription</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory.</def> \'bdOf pine, or <xex>monumental</xex> oak.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A work outlasting <qex>monumental</qex> brass.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of lasting significance; <as>as, a <ex>monumental</ex> work of literature; a <ex>monumental</ex> accomplishment</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Exceptionally large in quantity, quality, or degree; <as>as, a <ex>monumental</ex> amount of work to be done</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon`u*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>By way of memorial.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By means of monuments.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mon*u"re*id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>ureid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; <as>as, alloxan is a <ex>monureid</ex></as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>monureide</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Moo</hw> <pr>(m<omac/)</pr>, <pos>a., adv., & n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mo</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moo</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mooed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mooing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>To make the noise of a cow; to low; -- a child's word.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moo</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The lowing of a cow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mooch</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to ask for and get free; to borrow without intending to repay; to sponge; -- usually with objects of small value; <as>as, he <ex>mooched</ex> a few cigarettes from me</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bum, cadge, grub, sponge.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beg for.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moo-cow</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a cow{1}; -- a child's word.  See 1st <er>cow</er>{1}, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mood</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as <ets>mode</ets>, perh. influenced by <ets>mood</ets> temper. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See <er>Mode</er> which is the preferable form).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, conditional, hypothetical, obligatory, imperitive, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; <as>as, the indicative <ex>mood</ex>; the imperitive <ex>mood</ex>; the infinitive <ex>mood</ex>; the subjunctive <ex>mood</ex>. Same as <er>Mode</er>.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mood</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mood</ets>, <ets>mod</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3d</ets>mind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. & OFries. <ets>m\'d3d</ets>, D. <ets>moed</ets>, OHG. <ets>muot</ets>, G. <ets>muth</ets>, <ets>mut</ets>, courage, Dan. & Sw. <ets>mod</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'d3<edh/r</ets> wrath, Goth. <ets>m\'d3ds</ets>.]</ety> <def>Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; <as>as, a melancholy <ex>mood</ex>; a suppliant <ex>mood</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Till at the last aslaked was his <qex>mood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Fortune is merry,<br/
And in this <qex>mood</qex> will give us anything.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The desperate recklessness of her <qex>mood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moo"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mother.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mood"i*ly</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/d"<icr/*l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a moody manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mood"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Moo"dir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>mud\'c6r</ets>.]</ety> <def>The governor of a province in Egypt, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mudir</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mood"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moody.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mood"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Moodily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mood"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Moodier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Moodiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3dig</ets> courageous.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy.</def> \'bdEvery peevish, <xex>moody</xex> malcontent.\'b8  <rj><au>Rowe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Arouse thee from thy <qex>moody</qex> dream!</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Gloomy; pensive; sad; fretful; capricious.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Moo"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mool"lah</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mollah</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mool"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mulley</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>moo"la</hw>, <hw>moo"lah</hw></mhw> <pr>(m<oomac/"l<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>money.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mone</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3na</ets>; akin to D. <ets>maan</ets>, OS. & OHG. <ets>m\'beno</ets>, G. <ets>mond</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'beni</ets>, Dan. <ets>maane</ets>, Sw. <ets>m\'86ne</ets>, Goth. <ets>m\'c7na</ets>, Lith. <ets>men<uring/</ets>, L. <ets>mensis</ets> month, Gr. <grk>mh`nh</grk> moon, <grk>mh`n</grk> month, Skr. <ets>m\'bes</ets> moon, month; prob. from a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets> to measure), from its serving to measure the time. \'fb271.  Cf. <er>Mete</er> to measure, <er>Menses</er>, <er>Monday</er>, <er>Month</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night.  The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See <cref>Lunar month</cref>, under <er>Month</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The crescent <qex>moon</qex>, the diadem of night.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; <as>as, the <ex>moons</ex> of Jupiter or Saturn</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A crescentlike outwork. See <er>Half-moon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The deliberately exposed naked buttocks.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moon blindness</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <cd>A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at intervals of three or four weeks</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>Hemeralopia.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon dial</b></col>, <cd>a dial used to indicate time by moonlight.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon face</b></col>, <cd>a round face like a full moon.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon madness</b></col>, <cd>lunacy.</cd> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> -- <col><b>Moon month</b></col>, <cd>a lunar month.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon trefoil</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a shrubby species of medic (<spn>Medicago arborea</spn>). See <er>Medic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon year</b></col>, <cd>a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen.</cd> -- <col><b>blue moon</b></col>, <cd>see <er>blue moon</er> in the vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mooned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mooning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To expose to the rays of the moon.</def><br/
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<p><q>If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and <qex>mooned</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To expose one's naked buttocks to (a person); -- a vulgar sign of contempt or disrespect, sometimes done as a prank.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.</def><br/
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<p><q>Elsley was <qex>mooning</qex> down the river by himself.</q> <rj><qau>C. Kingsley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"beam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A ray of light from the moon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"blind`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dim-sighted; purblind.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"blink`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A temporary blindness, or impairment of sight, said to be caused by sleeping in the moonlight; -- sometimes called <altname>nyctalopia</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"calf`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter, generated in the uterus.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dolt; a stupid fellow.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"-cul"mi*na`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mooned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or resembling the moon; symbolized by the moon.</def> \'bdSharpening in <xex>mooned</xex> horns.\'b8 \'bd<xex>Mooned</xex> Ashtaroth.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abstractedly wanders or gazes about, as if moonstruck.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Conduct of one who moons.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little moon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"-eye`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the genus <gen>Hyodon</gen>, esp. <spn>H. tergisus</spn> of the Great Lakes and adjacent waters.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cisco.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"-faced`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a round, full face.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American marine fish (<spn>Vomer setipennis</spn>); -- called also <altname>bluntnosed shiner</altname>, <altname>horsefish</altname>, and <altname>sunfish</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (<spn>Selene vomer</spn>); -- called also <altname>lookdown</altname>, and <altname>silver moonfish</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The mola. See <er>Sunfish</er>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The oxeye daisy; -- called also <altname>moon daisy</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of morning glory (<spn>Ipom\'d2a Bona-nox</spn>) with large white flowers opening at night.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mung</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"glade`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bright reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of water.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>moo"nie</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/"n<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European goldcrest.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moo"nie</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/"n<emac/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[from <person>Sun Myun <etsep>Moon</etsep></person>, Korean evangelist and founder.]</ety> <def>A member of the <org>Unification Church</org>, founded by <person>Sun Myun <etsep>Moon</etsep></person>.</def> <mark>[informal & contemptuous.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"ish</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"<icr/sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like the moon; variable.</def><br/
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<p><q>Being but a <qex>moonish</qex> youth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without a moon or moonlight.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon`light`</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"l<imac/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The light of the moon.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"light`</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"l<imac/t`)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to work at a second job in addition to one's main occupation; -- often done at night.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"light`er</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"l<imac/t`<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who follows an occupation or pastime by moonlight;</def> as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A moonshiner.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In Ireland, one of a band that engaged in agrarian outrages by night.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A serenader by moonlight.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>One who works at a second job in addition to his main occupation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A simpleton; a lunatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"lit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Illumined by the moon.</def> \'bdThe <xex>moonlit</xex> sea.\'b8 <au>Moore.</au> \'bd<xex>Moonlit</xex> dells.\'b8 <au>Lowell.</au><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"rak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Moonsail</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"rise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moon-round</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>resembling the moon in shape.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> moonlike.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"sail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail.</def>  <rj><au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"seed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A climbing plant of the genus <gen>Menispermum</gen>; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Moon"shee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>munish\'c6</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>munish\'c6</ets> a writer, author, secretary, tutor.]</ety> <def>A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"shine`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The light of the moon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, show without substance or reality.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A month.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A preparation of eggs for food.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled, especially liquor distilled illegally in rural parts of the southern U. S.</def> <mark>[Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"shine`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moonlight.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Empty; trivial; idle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; <as>as, <ex>moonshine</ex> whisky</as>.</def> <mark>[Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"shin`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night.</def> <mark>[Cant, U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"shin`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Illicit distilling.</def> <mark>[Slang or Colloq., U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"shin`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moonlight.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I went to see them in a <qex>moonshiny</qex> night.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon" shot`</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n" sh<ocr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The action or event of sending a spacecraft to the moon; -- used of manned or unmanned missions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moon-splashed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>splashed or covered patchily with moonlight; <as>as, the <ex>moon-splashed</ex> world</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> moon splashed.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"stone`</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"st<omac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within.  It is used as a gem.  The best specimens come from Ceylon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"strick`en</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"str<icr/k`'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Moonstruck</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"struck`</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"str<ucr/k`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced by the supposed influence of the moon.</def> \'bd<xex>Moonstruck</xex> madness.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a human being; made unsuitable for food, as fishes, by such supposed influence.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moonwalk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding backward on the spot; <as>as, <person>Michael Jackson</person> perfected the <ex>moonwalk</ex> in the 1980s</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of Earth's moon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"wort`</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/n"w<ucir/rt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The herb lunary or honesty. See <er>Honesty</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any fern of the genus <gen>Botrychium</gen>, esp. <spn>Botrychium Lunaria</spn>; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the moon.</def><br/
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<p><q>Soft and pale as the <qex>moony</qex> beam.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.</def><br/
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<p><q>But soon the miscreant <qex>moony</qex> host<br/
Before the victor cross shall fly.</q> <rj><qau>Fenton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Silly; weakly sentimental.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moon"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A follower of the <person>Rev. Sun Myun <etsep>Moon</etsep></person>; a member of the <membof>Unification Church</membof>; -- often considered disparaging.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>Moonie</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Moor</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>More</ets>, <ets>Maure</ets>, L. <ets>Maurus</ets> a Moor, a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Gr. <grk>May^ros</grk>; cf. <grk>may^ros</grk> black, dark.  Cf. <er>Morris</er> a dance, <er>Morocco</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hist.)</fld> <def>Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion.</def> \'bdIn Spanish history the terms <xex>Moors</xex>, Saracens, and Arabs are synonymous.\'b8  <rj><au>Internat. Cyc.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mor</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3r</ets> moor, morass; akin to D. <ets>moer</ets> moor, G. <ets>moor</ets>, and prob. to Goth. <ets>marei</ets> sea, E. <ets>mere</ets>. See <er>Mere</er> a lake.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.</def><br/
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<p><q>In her girlish age she kept sheep on the <qex>moor</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A game preserve consisting of moorland.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moor buzzard</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the marsh harrier.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Moor coal</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a friable variety of lignite.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor cock</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the male of the <er>moor fowl</er> or red grouse of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor coot</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Gallinule</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor game</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Moor fowl</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tufted perennial grass (<spn>Sesleria c\'91rulea</spn>), found in mountain pastures of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor hawk</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the marsh harrier.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor hen</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The female of the <er>moor fowl</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A gallinule, esp. the European species. See <er>Gallinule</er>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>An Australian rail (<spn>Tribonyx ventralis</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Moor monkey</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the black macaque of Borneo (<spn>Macacus maurus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Moor titling</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European stonechat (<spn>Pratinocola rubicola</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moor</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moored</conjf> <pr>(m<oomac/rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mooring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. fr. D. <ets>marren</ets> to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See <er>Mar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; <as>as, the vessel was <ex>moored</ex> in the stream; they <ex>moored</ex> the boat to the wharf.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly.</def>  <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moor</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cast anchor; to become fast.</def><br/
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<p><q>On oozy ground his galleys <qex>moor</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for mooring.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"ball`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water alga (<spn>Cladophora \'92gagropila</spn>) which forms a globular mass.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Moorpan</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female Moor; a Moorish woman.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>moorfowl</hw>, <hw>moor fowl</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>  <sn>1.</sn>  <def>A reddish-brown grouse (<spn>Lagopus Scoticus</spn>) of upland moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or <altname>red grouse</altname>, also called the <altname>moorgame</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red grouse, moorbird, moorgame, <spn>Lagopus scoticus</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The European heath grouse. See under <er>Heath</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moorgame</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The <er>moorfowl</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red grouse, , moorbird, <spn>Lagopus scoticus</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>moorhen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A black gallinule (<spn>Gallinula chloropus</spn>) that inhabits ponds and lakes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Gallinula chloropus</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The female of the <er>moor fowl</er>; the <altname>moor hen</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The place or condition of a ship thus confined.</def><br/
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<p><q>And the tossed bark in <qex>moorings</qex> swings.</q> <rj><qau>Moore.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mooring block</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d <er>Moor</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the characteristics of a moor or heath.</def> \'bd<xex>Moorish</xex> fens.\'b8  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Moor</er>, and cf. <er>Morris</er>, <er>Moresque</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moorish architecture</b></col>, <cd>the style developed by the Moors in the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in which the arch had the form of a horseshoe, and the ornamentation admitted no representation of animal life.  It has many points of resemblance to the Arabian and Persian styles, but should be distinguished from them. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Moresque</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3rland</ets>.]</ety> <def>Land consisting of a moor or moors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"pan`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>Hard pan</ets>, under <er>Hard</er>.]</ety> <def>A clayey layer or pan underlying some moors, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A species of English granite, used as a building stone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Moo"ruk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of cassowary (<spn>Casuarius Bennetti</spn>) found in New Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping.  It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary.  Its crest is bilobed; the neck and breast are black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the neck, blue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to moors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish.</def>  <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>As when thick mists arise from <qex>moory</qex> vales.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moor"y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of blue cloth made in India.</def>  <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc of India).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>moose</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A native name; Knisteneaux <ets>mouswah</ets>; Algonquin <ets>monse</ets>. <ets>Mackenzie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large cervine mammal (<spn>Alces alces</spn> syn. <spn>Alces machlis</spn>, syn <spn>Alces Americanus</spn>), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zo\'94logists is considered the same species. See <er>Elk</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose.</def> <mark>[Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[capitalized]</mark> <def>A member of the fraternal organization named <membof>Loyal Order of Moose</membof>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moose bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Canada jayor whisky jack. See <er>Whisky jack</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moose deer</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Moose</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moose yard</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moose"wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The striped maple (<spn>Acer Pennsylvanicum</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Leatherwood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moot</hw> <pr>(m<omac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See 1st <er>Mot</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>moot</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A ring for gauging wooden pins.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mooted</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mooting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>moten</ets>, <ets>motien</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3tan</ets> to meet or assemble for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. <ets>m\'d3t</ets>, <ets>gem\'d3t</ets>, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel. <ets>m\'d3t</ets>, MHG. <ets>muoz</ets>.  Cf. <er>Meet</er> to come together.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion.</def><br/
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<p><q>A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less <qex>mooted</qex>, in this country.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court.</def><br/
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<p><q>First a case is appointed to be <qex>mooted</qex> by certain young men, containing some doubtful controversy.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To render inconsequential, as having no effect on the practical outcome; to render academic; <as>as, the ruling that the law was invalid <ex>mooted</ex> the question of whether he actually violated it</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To argue or plead in a supposed case.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is a difference between <qex>mooting</qex> and pleading; between fencing and fighting.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3t</ets>, <ets>gem\'d3t</ets>, a meeting; -- usually in comp.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mote</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest; -- usually in composition; <as>as, folk-<ex>moot</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>J. R. Green.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[From <er>Moot</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.</def><br/
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<p><q>The pleading used in courts and chancery called <qex>moots</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moot case</b></col>, <cd>a case or question to be mooted; a disputable case; an unsettled question.</cd> <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>Moot court</b></col>, <cd>a mock court, such as is held by students of law for practicing the conduct of law cases.</cd> -- <col><b>Moot point</b></col>, <cd>a point or question to be debated; a doubtful question.</cd> -- <col><b>to make moot</b></col> <pos>v. t.</pos> <cd>to render moot{2}; to moot{3}.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of purely theoretical or academic interest; having no practical consequence; <as>as, the team won in spite of the bad call, and whether the ruling was correct is a <ex>moot</ex> question</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moot"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being mooted.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moot"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disputer of a mooted case.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Moot"-hall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moot"-house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3th<?/s</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe <xex>moot-hall</xex> of Herod.\'b8  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moot"-hill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; -- called, in Scotland, <altname>mute-hill</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>J. R. Green.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moot"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mootmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>One who argued moot cases in the inns of court.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mope</er>.]</ety> <def>A made-up face; a grimace.</def> \'bdWhat <xex>mops</xex> and mowes it makes!\'b8  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a wry mouth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. W. <ets>mop</ets>, <ets>mopa</ets>, Ir. <ets>moipal</ets>, Gael. <ets>moibeal</ets>, <ets>moibean</ets>; or OF. <ets>mappe</ets> a napkin (see <er>Map</er>, <er>Napkin</er>).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fair where servants are hired.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mop head</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mopped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mopping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; <as>as, to <ex>mop</ex> a floor; to <ex>mop</ex> one's face with a handkerchief.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mop"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See <er>Baseboard</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>moppen</ets> to pout, Prov. G. <ets>muffen</ets> to sulk.]</ety> <def>To be dull and spiritless; to spend time doing little; <as>as, to <ex>mope</ex> around the house</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Moping</xex> melancholy.\'b8  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A sickly part of one true sense<br/
Could not so <qex>mope</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mope</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make spiritless and stupid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mope</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dull, spiritless person.</def>  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mope"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shortsighted; purblind.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mope"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mopish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>mop-headed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a bushy top without a leader; -- of trees; <as>as, <ex>mop-headed</ex> cabbage palms</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mopheaded.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mop"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull; spiritless; dejected.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mop"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mop"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mop"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayalam <ets>m\'bepplia</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a class of Mohammedans in Malabar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mop"pet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 3d <er>Mop</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A long-haired pet dog.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mop"sey</hw>, <hw>Mop"sy</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A moppet.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slatternly, untidy woman.</def>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mop"si*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shortsighted; mope-eyed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mop"stick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The long handle of a mop.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo"pus</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"p<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mope; a drone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*quette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of carpet having a short velvety pile.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (<spn>Dimorphandra excelsa</spn>); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"ra</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. & Civil Law)</fld> <def>Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*raine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.  Cf. Prov. G. <ets>mur</ets> stones broken off, It. <ets>mora</ets> a heap of stones, hillock, G. <ets>m\'81rbe</ets> soft, broken up, OHG. <ets>muruwi</ets>, AS. <ets>mearu</ets> tender, Gr. <?/ to cause to wither, Skr. <ets>ml\'be</ets> to relax.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier.</def>  <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is a <xex>terminal moraine</xex>; if at the side, a <xex>lateral moraine</xex>; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a <xex>medial moraine</xex>.  See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Glacier</er>.  In the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moraines of the branches of the glacier.  A <xex>ground moraine</xex> is one beneath the mass of ice.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rain"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a moranie.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>moralis</ets>, fr. <ets>mos</ets>, <ets>moris</ets>, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly subject to rules.</def><br/
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<p><q>Keep at the least within the compass of <qex>moral</qex> actions, which have in them vice or virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Mankind is broken loose from <qex>moral</qex> bands.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>She had wandered without rule or guidance in a <qex>moral</qex> wilderness.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; <as>as, a <ex>moral</ex> man</as>.  Used sometimes in distinction from <xex>religious</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>moral</ex> rather than a religious life</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The wiser and more <qex>moral</qex> part of mankind.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>moral</qex> agent is a being capable of those actions that have a <qex>moral</qex> quality, and which can properly be denominated good or evil in a <qex>moral</qex> sense.</q> <rj><qau>J. Edwards.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; <as>as, a <ex>moral</ex> arguments; <ex>moral</ex> considerations</as>.  Sometimes opposed to <contr>material</contr> and <contr>physical</contr>; <as>as, <ex>moral</ex> pressure or support</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; -- opposed to <contr>legal</contr> or <contr>demonstrable</contr>; <as>as, a <ex>moral</ex> evidence; a <ex>moral</ex> certainty.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Serving to teach or convey a moral; <as>as, a <ex>moral</ex> lesson; <ex>moral</ex> tales.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moral agent</b></col>, <cd>a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral certainty</b></col>, <cd>a very high degree or probability, although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in the affairs of life; <as>as, there is a <ex>moral certainty</ex> of his guilt</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral insanity</b></col>, <cd>insanity, so called, of the moral system; badness alleged to be irresponsible.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the science of duty; the science which treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral being, of the duties which result from his moral relations, and the reasons on which they are founded.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral play</b></col>, <cd>an allegorical play; a morality.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>Moral sense</b></col>, <cd>the power of moral judgment and feeling; the capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral theology</b></col>, <cd>theology applied to morals; practical theology; casuistry.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/
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<p><q>Corrupt in their <qex>morals</qex> as vice could make them.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The inner meaning or significance of a fable, a narrative, an occurrence, an experience, etc.; the practical lesson which anything is designed or fitted to teach; the doctrine meant to be inculcated by a fiction; a maxim.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thus may we gather honey from the weed,<br/
And make a <qex>moral</qex> of the devil himself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To point a <qex>moral</qex>, or adorn a tale.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We protest against the principle that the world of pure comedy is one into which no <qex>moral</qex> enters.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A morality play. See <er>Morality</er>, 5.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To moralize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo`rale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Moral</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A moralizer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth.</def>  <rj><au>Farrar.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>moralise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>moralize.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moraliste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who moralizes; one who teaches or animadverts upon the duties of life; a writer of essays intended to correct vice and inculcate moral duties.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who practices moral duties; a person who lives in conformity with moral rules; one of correct deportment and dealings with his fellow-creatures; -- sometimes used in contradistinction to one whose life is controlled by religious motives.</def><br/
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<p><q>The love (in the <qex>moralist</qex> of virtue, but in the Christian) of God himself.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>moralistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>narrowly and conventionally moral; -- of people.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>disposed to moralize{2}; -- of people.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> moralizing.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Moralities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>moralitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>moralit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>morality</qex> of an action is founded in the freedom of that principle, by virtue of which it is in the agent's power, having all things ready and requisite to the performance of an action, either to perform or not perform it.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of <qex>moralitee</qex> he was the flower.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I am bold to think that <qex>morality</qex> is capable of demonstration.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics.</def><br/
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<p><q>The end of <qex>morality</qex> is to procure the affections to obey reason, and not to invade it.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The system of <qex>morality</qex> to be gathered out of . . . ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; <as>as, we often admire the politeness of men whose <ex>morality</ex> we question</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of <person>Henry VIII.</person></def>  <rj><au>Strutt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Intent; meaning; moral.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Taketh the <qex>morality</qex> thereof, good men.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor`al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moralisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Explanation in a moral sense.</def>  <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/r"<ait/l*<imac/z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moralized</conjf> <pr>(m<ocr/r"<ait/l*<imac/zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moralizing</conjf> <pr>(m<ocr/r"<ait/l*<imac/*z<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moraliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.</def><br/
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<p><q>This fable is <qex>moralized</qex> in a common proverb.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Did he not <qex>moralize</qex> this spectacle?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.</def><br/
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<p><q>While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed<br/
By Wisdom, <qex>moralize</qex> his pensive road.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To render moral; to correct the morals of.</def><br/
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<p><q>It had a large share in <qex>moralizing</qex> the poor white people of the country.</q> <rj><qau>D. Ramsay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.</def><br/
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<p><q>Good and bad stars <qex>moralize</qex> not our actions.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to lecture to a person in a manner asserting moral principles.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sermonize, preachify, moralise.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who moralizes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a moral or ethical sense; according to the rules of morality.</def><br/
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<p><q>By good, good <qex>morally</qex> so called, \'bdbonum honestum\'b8 ought chiefly to be understood.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>According to moral rules; virtuously.</def> \'bdTo live <xex>morally</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In moral qualities; in disposition and character; <as>as, one who physically and <ex>morally</ex> endures hardships</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In a manner calculated to serve as the basis of action; according to the usual course of things and human judgment; according to reason and probability.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is <qex>morally</qex> impossible for an hypocrite to keep himself long upon his guard.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>morals</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ethical motive, ethics, morality.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marras</ets>, <ets>mareis</ets> (perh. through D. <ets>moeras</ets>), fr. F. <ets>marais</ets>, prob. from L. <ets>mare</ets> sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See <er>Mere</er> a lake, and cf. <er>Marsh</er>.]</ety> <def>A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Morass ore</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Bog ore</cref>, under <er>Bog</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mo*rass"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marshy; fenny.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pennant.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of moric acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>moratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A delaying tarrying; delay.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor`a*to"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Moratory</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation, esp. such a period granted, as to a bank, by a moratory law.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a suspension of an activity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an officially authorized period of delay or waiting; <as>as, a <ex>moratorium</ex> on putting a law into effect</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>moratorius</ets> delaying, fr. <ets>morari</ets> to delay.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other obligations, shall mature or become due.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See <er>Moravian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a religious sect called the <membof>United Brethren</membof> (an offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the middle of the 15th century.  After being nearly extirpated by persecution, the society, under the name of <membof>The Renewed Church of the United Brethren</membof>, was re\'89stablished in 1722-35 on the estates of <person>Count Zinzendorf</person> in Saxony.  Called also <altname>Herrnhuter</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious system of the Moravians.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mur\'91na.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"bid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morbidus</ets>, fr. <ets>morbus</ets> disease; prob. akin to <ets>mori</ets> to die: cf. F. <ets>morbide</ets>, It. <ets>morbido</ets>. See <er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; <as>as, a <ex>morbid</ex> condition; a <ex>morbid</ex> constitution; a <ex>morbid</ex> state of the juices of a plant.</as></def> \'bdHer sick and <xex>morbid</xex> heart.\'b8  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; <as>as, <ex>morbid</ex> anatomy</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Indicating an unhealthy mental attitude or disposition; especially, abnormally gloomy, to an extent not justified by the situation; preoccupied with death, disease, or fear of death; <as>as, a <ex>morbid</ex> interest in details of a disaster</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Gruesome; <as>as, a <ex>morbid</ex> topic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diseased; sickly; sick.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Morbid</er>, <er>Diseased</er>. <xex>Morbid</xex> is sometimes used interchangeably with <xex>diseased</xex>, but is commonly applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a prolonged nature; <as>as, a <ex>morbid</ex> condition of the nervous system</as>; a <xex>morbid</xex> sensibility, etc.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor`bi*dez"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., softness, delicacy. See <er>Morbid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Delicacy or softness in the representation of flesh.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy.</def>  <rj><au>Ludden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*bid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being morbid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Morbid quality; disease; sickness.</def>  <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Amount of disease; rate of sickness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"bid*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a morbid manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"bid*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being morbid; morbidity.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mor*bif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mor*bif"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morbus</ets> disease + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make: cf. F. <ets>morbifique</ets>. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Causing disease; generating a sickly state; <as>as, a <ex>morbific</ex> matter</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*bil"lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>morbilli</ets> measles, dim. of L. <ets>morbus</ets> disease: cf. F. <ets>morbilleux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*bose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morbosus</ets>, fr. <ets>morbus</ets> disease.]</ety> <def>Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Morbose</qex> tumors and excrescences of plants.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*bos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morbositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>A diseased state; unhealthiness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor`ceau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A bit; a morsel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*da"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mordax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, fr. <ets>mordere</ets>, <ets>morsum</ets>, to bite. See <er>Morsel</er>.]</ety> <def>Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mor*da"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*dac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mordacitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mordacit\'82</ets>. See <er>Mordacious</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. pr. of <ets>mordere</ets> to bite; L. <ets>mordere</ets>. See <er>Morsel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</fld> <def>Serving to fix colors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., originally, biting.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any corroding substance used in etching.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</fld> <def>Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or <xex>bites in</xex>, the dyes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gilding)</fld> <def>Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mordanted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mordanting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; <as>as, to <ex>mordant</ex> goods for dyeing</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"dant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a mordant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor*den"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An embellishment resembling a trill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"di*can*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A biting quality; corrosiveness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"di*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mordicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mordicare</ets> to bite, fr. <ets>mordere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mordicant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Biting; acrid; <as>as, the <ex>mordicant</ex> quality of a body</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mordicatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of biting or corroding; corrosion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"di*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mordicativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Biting; corrosive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>More</hw> <pr>(m<omac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3r</ets>. See <er>Moor</er> a waste.]</ety> <def>A hill.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>more</ets>, <ets>moru</ets>; akin to G. <ets>m\'94hre</ets> carrot, OHG. <ets>moraha</ets>, <ets>morha</ets>.]</ety> <def>A root.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos>a., compar.</pos> <amorph>[<it>Positive wanting</it>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Most</adjf> <pr>(m<omac/st)</pr>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>more</ets>, <ets>mare</ets>, and (orig. neut. and adv.) <ets>mo</ets>, <ets>ma</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'bera</ets>, and (as neut. and adv.) <ets>m\'be</ets>; akin to D. <ets>meer</ets>, OS. <ets>m\'c7r</ets>, G. <ets>mehr</ets>, OHG. <ets>m\'c7ro</ets>, <ets>m\'c7r</ets>, Icel. <ets>meiri</ets>, <ets>meirr</ets>, Dan. <ets>meere</ets>, <ets>meer</ets>, Sw. <ets>mera</ets>, <ets>mer</ets>, Goth. <ets>maiza</ets>, a., <ets>mais</ets>, adv., and perh. to L. <ets>major</ets> greater, compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great, and <ets>magis</ets>, adv., more. <root/103.  Cf. <er>Most</er>, <er>uch</er>, <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Greater; superior; increased;</def> <specif>as:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular.</def><br/
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<p><q>He gat <qex>more</qex> money.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If we procure not to ourselves <qex>more</qex> woe.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>More</xex>, in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, -- <xex>a</xex>, <xex>the</xex>, <xex>this</xex>, <xex>their</xex>, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of <xex>greater</xex>, <xex>further</xex>, or the like, for <xex>more</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><q>Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height,<br/
Do make them music for their <qex>more</qex> delight.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>more</qex> part knew not wherefore they were come together.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xix. 32.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Wrong not that wrong with a <qex>more</qex> contempt.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural.</def><br/
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<p><q>The people of the children of Israel are <qex>more</qex> and mightier than we.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. i. 9.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Additional; other; <as>as, he wept because there were no <ex>more</ex> worlds to conquer</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>With open arms received one poet <qex>more</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.</def><br/
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<p><q>And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some <qex>more</qex>, some less.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xvi. 17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount.</def><br/
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<p><q>They that would have <qex>more</qex> and <qex>more</qex> can never have enough.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>O! That pang where <qex>more</qex> than madness lies.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Any more</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Anything or something additional or further; <as>as, I do not need <ex>any more</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <mark>Adverbially:</mark> <cd>Further; beyond a certain time; <as>as, do not think <ex>any more</ex> about it</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>No more</b></col>, <cd>not anything more; nothing in addition.</cd> -- <col><b>The more and less</b></col>, <cd>the high and low.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> \'bdAll cried, both <xex>less and more</xex>.\'b8 <au>Chaucer.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree.</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>With a verb or participle.</def><br/
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<p><q>Admiring <qex>more</qex><br/
The riches of Heaven's pavement.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix <xex>-er</xex>) to form the comparative degree; <as>as, <ex>more</ex> durable; <ex>more</ex> active; <ex>more</ex> sweetly</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Happy here, and <qex>more</qex> happy hereafter.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Double comparatives were common among writers of the Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, <xex>more</xex> brighter; <xex>more</xex> dearer.<br/
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<p><q>The duke of Milan<br/
And his <qex>more</qex> braver daughter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In addition; further; besides; again.</def><br/
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<p><q>Yet once <qex>more</qex>, O ye laurels, and once <qex>more</qex>,<br/
Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,<br/
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>More and more</b></col>, <cd>with continual increase.</cd> \'bdAmon trespassed <xex>more and more</xex>.\'b8 <au>2 Chron. xxxiii. 23.</au> -- <col><b>The more</b></col>, <cd>to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already specified.</cd> -- <col><b>The more -- the more</b></col>, <cd>by how much more -- by so much more.</cd> \'bd<xex>The more</xex> he praised it in himself, <xex>the more</xex> he seems to suspect that in very deed it was not in him.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To be no more</b></col>, <cd>to have ceased to be; <as>as, Cassius <ex>is no more</ex>; Troy <ex>is no more</ex></as>.</cd><br/
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<p><q>Those oracles which set the world in flames,<br/
Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were <qex>no more</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj>
</cs><br/
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<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make more; to increase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mo*reen"</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*r<emac/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mohair</er>.]</ety> <def>A thick woolen fabric, watered or with embossed figures; -- used in upholstery, for curtains, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mor"el</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/r"<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>moril</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An edible fungus (<spn>Morchella esculenta</spn>), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.  It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moril</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>mor"el</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>morelle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>morelle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of cherry. See <er>Morello</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Great morel</b></col>, <cd>the deadly nightshade.</cd> -- <col><b>Petty morel</b></col>, <cd>the black nightshade. See <er>Nightshade</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>more"land</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/r"l<acr/nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Moorland.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*relle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., orig. fem. of <ets>moreau</ets> black, OF. <ets>morel</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>morellus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Morello</er>, <er>Murrey</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Nightshade. See 2d <er>Morel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rel"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>morello</ets> blackish, OF. <ets>morel</ets>.  Cf. <er>Morelle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, -- used chiefly for preserving.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*ren"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence.</def><br/
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<p><hw>More"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Greatness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>More*o"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>More</ets> + <ets>over</ets>.]</ety> <def>Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Moreover</qex>, he hath left you all his walks.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Besides</er>, <er>Moreover</er>.</syn> <usage> Of the two words, <xex>moreover</xex> is the stronger and is properly used in solemn discourse, or when what is added is important to be considered. See <er>Besides</er>.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>More"pork`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Australian crested goatsucker (<spn>\'92gotheles Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91</spn>).  Also applied to other allied birds, as <spn>Podargus Cuveiri</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"res</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"r<emac/z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing><it>sing.</it> <singw>Mos</singw> <pr>(m<omac/s)</pr></sing>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Customs; habits; esp., moral customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law.</def> <mark>[singular is rarely used]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mo*resk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Moresque.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*resque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>moresco</ets>, or Sp. <ets>morisco</ets>. See <er>Morris</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See <cref>Moorish architecture</cref>, under <er>Moorish</er>.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mauresque</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a celebrated breed of small compact American saddle and trotting horses; -- so called from the name of the stud (Justin Morgan) from which the breed originated in Vermont.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Morgan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>John Pierpont Morgan</person>, a noted American financier and philanthropist; 1837-1913.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <person>J. P. Morgan</person>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mor`ga*nat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>matrimonium ad morganaticam</ets>, fr. <ets>morganatica</ets> a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. <ets>morgan</ets> morning, in <ets>morgangeba</ets> morning gift, G. <ets>morgengabe</ets>. See <er>Morn</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also <altname>left-handed marriage</altname>, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband.</def> <au>Brande & C.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"gay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>morgi</ets> dogfish, shark; <ets>mor</ets> sea + <ets>ci</ets> dog.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under <er>Houndfish</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"glay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Claymore</er>.]</ety> <def>A sword.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Morgue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where the bodies of dead persons are kept, until they are identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Newspapers)</fld> <def>A room containing reference files of older material in a newspaper office; also, the material contained in such a room.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ folly.]</ety> <def>Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A Moor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>In vain the Turks and <qex>Morians</qex> armed be.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>moribundus</ets>, from <ets>moriri</ets> to die. See <er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <def>In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.</def><br/
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<p><q>The patient was comatose and <qex>moribund</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Copland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dying person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, fustic (see <er>Morin</er>); <as>as, <ex>moric</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Morisco</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rig"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morigeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>morigerari</ets> to comply with. See <er>Morigerous</er>.]</ety> <def>Obedient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rig`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morigeratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obsequiousness; obedience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morigerus</ets>; <ets>mos</ets>, <ets>moris</ets>, custom, manner + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear, conduct.]</ety> <def>Obedient; obsequious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Brathwait.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>morille</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>morhila</ets>, G. <ets>morchel</ets>, OHG. <ets>morha</ets> carrot. See <er>More</er> a root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An edible fungus. Same as 1st <er>Morel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow crystalline substance (<chform>C15H10O7</chform>) of acid properties extracted from <prodby>fustic</prodby> (<spn>Chlorophora tinctoria</spn> syn. <spn>Maclura tinctoria</spn>, formerly called <altname>Morus tinctoria</altname>); -- called also <altname>moric acid</altname> and <altname>natural yellow 8</altname>.  It is used as a dye for wool, giving a color from lemon yellow through olive to olive brown, depending on the metal with which it is mordanted.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rin"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo*rin"din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow dyestuff (<chform>C27H30O14</chform>) extracted from the root bark of an East Indian plant (<spn>Morinda citrifolia</spn>) or from the bark of <spn>Coprosma australis</spn>.  The substance is also found in the fruit of the <spn>Morinda citrifolia</spn>, called <prodby>noni</prodby>, which is touted by some merchants to have a stimulatory effect on the immune system.  It is a disaccharide derivative of anthracenedione.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"i*nel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>morinelle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The dotterel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rin"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Malayam <ets>murunggi</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa.  One species (<spn>Moringa pterygosperma</spn>) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of <spn>Moringa aptera</spn>, are known in commerce as <prod>ben</prod> or <prod>ben nuts</prod>, and yield the oil called <prod>oil of ben</prod>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rin"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Designating an organic acid obtained from oil of ben. See <er>Moringa</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo`rin*tan"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Morus</ets> fustic + E. <ets>tannic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from fustic (<spn>Chlorophora tinctoria</spn>,  formerly <spn>Maclura tinctoria</spn> and <spn>Morus tinctoria</spn>) as a yellow crystalline substance; -- called also <altname>maclurin</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ri*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>morion</ets>, Sp. <ets>morrion</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>morra</ets> the upper part of the head, <ets>morro</ets> anything that is round.]</ety> <def>A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.</def><br/
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<p><q>A battered <qex>morion</qex> on his brow.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ri*on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A dark variety of smoky quartz.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ri*o*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ piece (dim. of <?/ a part + <ets>-plasty</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The restoration of lost parts of the body.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ris"co</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*r<icr/s"k<osl/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Sp. See <er>Morris</er> the dance.]</ety> <def>Moresque.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ris"co</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>morisco</ets> Moorish.]</ety> <def>A thing of Moorish origin;</def> as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Moorish language.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A Moorish dance, now called <altname>morris dance</altname>.</def> <au>Marston</au>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>One who dances the Moorish dance.</def> <au>Shak</au>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Moresque decoration or architecture.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"risk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Morisco</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Sw. <ets>murken</ets> putrefied, Icel. <ets>morkinn</ets> putrid.]</ety> <def>A beast that has died of disease or by mischance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Moorland.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mort</ets> dead, L. <ets>mortuus</ets>, fr. <ets>moriri</ets> to die.]</ety> <def>Mortling.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mort-mai</ets> a deadly evil. <ets>Nares</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>morrimal</asp> and <asp>mortmal</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mormw`</grk> a hideous she-monster, a bugbear.]</ety> <def>A bugbear; false terror.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jonhson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mormw`n</grk> monster, bugbear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the puffin.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mandrill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of a Christian denomination (<membof>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</membof>) in the United States, followers of <person>Joseph Smith</person>, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the <col><it>Book of Mormon</it></col>, first published in 1830.  The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and religious matters.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The Mormons call their religious organization <membof>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</membof>. Its head claims to receive revelations of God's will, and to have certain supernatural powers.  The church headquarters are in <city>Salt Lake City</city>, Utah.  They form a substantial fraction of the population of Utah, and at the end of the 20th centrury their numbers were increasing due to active proselytization.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mon</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A member of a sect, called the <membof>Reorganized Church of Jesus of Latterday Saints</membof>, which has always rejected polygamy.  It was organized in 1852, and is represented in about forty States and Territories of the United States.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mon</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mormons; <as>as, the <ex>Mormon</ex> religion; <ex>Mormon</ex> practices.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mon*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The country inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mon*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine, system, and practices of the Mormons.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"mon*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Mormon.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Mormon.</def> \'bd<xex>Mormonite</xex> religion.\'b8</def2>  <rj><au>F. W. Newman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Morn</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>morwen</ets>, <ets>morgen</ets>, AS. <ets>morgen</ets>; akin to D. <ets>morgen</ets>, OS. <ets>morgan</ets>, G. <ets>morgen</ets>, Icel. <ets>morginn</ets>, <ets>morgunn</ets>, Sw. <ets>morgon</ets>, Dan. <ets>morgen</ets>, Goth. <ets>ma\'a3rgins</ets>.  Cf. <er>Morrow</er>, <er>Morning</er>.]</ety> <def>The first part of the day; the morning; -- used chiefly in poetry.</def><br/
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<p><q>From <qex>morn</qex><br/
To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ne</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/r"n<eit/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the morn; morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWhite as <xex>morne</xex> milk.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Morne</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>morne</ets> sad, sorrowful. See <er>Mourn</er>.]</ety> <def>A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor`n\'82"</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/r`n<asl/")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>morne</ets> a morne.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented heraldically.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Morn"ing</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/rn"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>morning</ets>, <ets>morwening</ets>. See <er>Morn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The first or early part; <as>as, the <ex>morning</ex> of life</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The goddess Aurora.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Morn"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; <as>as, <ex>morning</ex> dew; <ex>morning</ex> light; <ex>morning</ex> service.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>She looks as clear<br/
As <qex>morning</qex> roses newly washed with dew.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Morning gown</b></col>, <cd>a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning gun</b></col>, <cd>a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at military posts.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning sickness</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning star</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus.  Cf. <cref>Evening star</cref>, <er>Evening</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Satan. See <er>Lucifer</er>.</cd><br/
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<p><q>Since he miscalled the <qex>morning star</qex>,<br/
Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a chain.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning watch</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the watch between four <sc>a. m.</sc> and eight <sc>a. m.</sc>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Morn"ing-glo`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A climbing plant (<spn>Ipom\'d2a purpurea</spn>) having handsome, funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or variegated, sometimes pale blue. See <er>Dextrorsal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Morn"ing*tide`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Morning time.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Morn"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Towards the morn.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>And <qex>mornward</qex> now the starry hands move on.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ro</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"r<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>mora</ets> mulberry, L. <ets>morum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A small abscess or tumor having a resemblance to a mulberry.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ro</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"r<osl/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Moros</plw> <pr>(m<omac/"r<osl/s)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp., moor.  See <er>moor</er>, <pos>n.</pos> and <er>Moros</er>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A member of any of the <er>Moros</er>, a group one of various tribes of the southern Phillippine Islands, mostly Malays adhering to Mohammedanism.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>Any of the languages of the Moro people, of the Austronesian language family.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*roc"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Morocco, or its inhabitants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*roc"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from <ets>Morocco</ets>, the country.  Cf. <er>Morris</er> the dance.]</ety> <def>A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been first made by the Moors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mwrologi`a</grk> foolish talk, <grk>mw^ros</grk> foolish + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse.]</ety> <def>Foolish talk; nonsense; folly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ron</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"r<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mw^ros</grk> foolish, stupid.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pedagogy)</fld> <def>A mentally retarded person whose intellectual development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no further development; an adult having the mental development of an 8-to-12-year old.  A <ex>moron</ex> is considered capable of doing routine work under supervision.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a very stupid person.</def> <mark>[informal, derogatory]</mark> <br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>mo*ron"ic</wf> <pos>adj.</pos> -- <wf>mo*ron"ic*al*ly</wf> <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>mo"ron*ism</wf> <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>mo*ron"i*ty</wf> <pos>n.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ron"</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*r<omac/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>Sp. pl.</it> <plw>Morones</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>An inferior olive size having a woody pulp and a large clingstone pit, growing in the mountainous and high-valley districts around the city of <etsep>Moron</etsep>, in Spain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rone"</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*r<omac/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Maroon; the color of an unripe black mulberry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moronic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a mental age of between eight and twelve years; also used as a derogatory term.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing><it>sing.</it> <singw>Moro</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <ety>[Sp., pl. of <ets>Moro</ets> Moor.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>The Mohammedan tribes of the southern Philippine Islands, said to have formerly migrated from Borneo.  Some of them are warlike and addicted to piracy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo`ro*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>mw^ros</grk> stupid + <grk>sau^ros</grk> lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs, found in Jurassic strata in America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rose"</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*r<omac/s")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morosus</ets>, prop., excessively addicted to any particular way or habit, fr. <ets>mos</ets>, <ets>moris</ets>, manner, habit, way of life: cf. F. <ets>morose</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.</def> \'bdA <xex>morose</xex> and affected taciturnity.\'b8  <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; crusty; churlish; surly; ill-humored.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rose"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Sourly; with sullen austerity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rose"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sourness of temper; sulenness.</def><br/
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<p><q>Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degrees of pride and <qex>moroseness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Moroseness</xex> is not precisely <xex>peevishness</xex> or <xex>fretfulness</xex>, though often accompanied with it. It denotes more of silence and severity, or ill-humor, than the irritability or irritation which characterizes <xex>peevishness</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(m<osl/*r<omac/"s<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mw`rwsis</grk>, fr. <grk>mw^ros</grk> silly, foolish.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morositas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>morosit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Moroseness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ro*soph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>mo^ros</grk> foolish + <grk>sofo`s</grk> wise.  See also <er>sophomore</er>.]</ety> <def>A philosophical or learned fool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ro"sous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Morose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rox"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. <?/, <?/, a sort of pipe clay.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of apatite of a greenish blue color.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*rox"y*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A morate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor`ox*yl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morus</ets> a mulberry tree + Gr. <?/ wood.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the mulberry; moric.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"phe*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to <persfn>Morpheus</persfn>, to dreams, or to sleep.</def>  <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>morph</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/rf)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>A sequence of phonemes, often a word fragment, which constitutes the minimum unit of meaning or syntax within a given word.  A morph may be one of several variants of a morpheme, depending for its individal form on the context in which it occurs.  Thus the <ex>morphs</ex> <examp>-s</examp> and <examp>-es</examp> are variants of the morpheme by which the plural form of an English noun is expressed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>morph</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/rf)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <def>To transform smoothly in imperceptible steps from one image to another, on a computer screen.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mor"pheme</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/r"f<emac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>The smallest unit of meaning of a language, which cannot be divided into smaller parts carrying meaning; it is usually smaller than a single wordform, such as the <examp>-ed</examp> morpheme of verbs in the past tense or the <examp>-s</examp> morpheme of nouns in the plural form.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mor*phem"ic</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/r*f<emac/m"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a morpheme.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>mor*phem"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><hw>mor*phem"ics</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/r*f<emac/m"<icr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>The study of the types and functions of morphemes; morphology{4}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"pheus</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/r"f<umac/s <it>or</it> m<ocir/r"f<esl/*<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>Morfey`s</grk> prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, fr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form, shape.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of dreams.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"phew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>morphe\'82</ets>, LL. <ets>morphea</ets>; cf. It. <ets>morfea</ets>.]</ety> <def>A scurfy eruption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"phew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with a morphew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"phi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Morphine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"phine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Morpheus: cf. F. <ets>morphine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also <altname>morphia</altname>, and <altname>morphina</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>morph"ing</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/rf"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The smooth transformation of one shape or image into another, displayed on the computer screen as a series of images that appear to be continuous, as if in a movie.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mor"phin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of morphine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8mor"pho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, an epithet of Venus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical American butterflies, of the genus <gen>Morpho</gen>. They are noted for the very brilliant metallic luster and bright colors (often blue) of the upper surface of the wings.  The lower surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike spots.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mor`pho*gen"e*sis</hw> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The development of the tissues and organs of an organism; the formation of structural features of an organism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mor`pho*ge*net"ic</hw> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to morphogenesis; concerned with the process of development of the normal features of an organism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*phog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>form</ets> + root of <?/ to be born.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; -- distinguished from <contr>physiogeny</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Haeckel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mor`pho*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mor`pho*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>morphologique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*phol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One who is versed in the science of morphology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*phol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>morphologie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See <er>Tectology</er>, and <er>Promorphology</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The form and structure of an organism.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>The branch of linguistics which studies the patterns by which words are formed from other words, including inflection, compounding, and derivation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>The study of the patterns of inflection of words or word classes in any given language; the study of the patterns in which morphemes combine to form words, and the rules for combination; morphemics; <as>as, the <ex>morphology</ex> of Spanish verbs</as>; also, the inflection patterns themselves.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"phon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, p. pr. of <?/ to form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, in distinction from <contr>bion</contr>, a physiological individual. See <er>Tectology</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Haeckel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1. <stype>Plastids</stype> or elementary organisms. 2. <stype>Organs</stype>, homoplastic or heteroplastic. 3. <stype>Antimeres</stype> (opposite or symmetrical or homotypic parts). 4. <stype>Metameres</stype> (successive or homodynamous parts). 5. <stype>Person\'91</stype> (shoots or buds of plants, individuals in the narrowest sense among the higher animals). 6. <stype>Corms</stype> (stocks or colonies). For orders 2, 3, and 4 the term <xex>idorgan</xex> has been recently substituted. See <er>Idorgan</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*phon"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form + <?/ a law.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The laws of organic formation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"pho*phy`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form + <?/ a clan.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The tribal history of forms; that part of phylogeny which treats of the tribal history of forms, in distinction from the tribal history of functions.</def>  <rj><au>Haeckel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor*pho"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`rfwsis</grk> form, fr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The order or mode of development of an organ or part.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*phot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ fit for forming.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework; <as>as, <ex>morphotic</ex>, or tissue, proteids</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>-mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting <sig>form</sig>, <sig>shape</sig>; <as>as, iso<ex>morphous</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"pi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mordre</ets> to bite + L. <ets>pedis</ets> louse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A louse.</def>  <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"rice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as 1st <er>Morris</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"rice</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dancing the morrice; dancing.</def><br/
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<p><q>In shoals and bands, a <qex>morrice</qex> train.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ri*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A morris dancer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ri*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mormal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>morisco</ets> Moorish, fr. <ets>Moro</ets> a Moor: cf. F. <ets>moresque</ets>, It. <ets>moresca</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictitious characters.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed at the angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is played.</def><br/
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<p><q>The nine-men's <qex>morris</qex> is filled up with mud.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The figure consists of three concentric squares, with lines from the angles of the outer one to those of the inner, and from the middle of each side of the outer square to that of the inner.  The game is played by two persons with nine or twelve pieces each (hence called <xex>nine-men's morris</xex> or <xex>twelve-men's morris</xex>).  The pieces are placed alternately, and each player endeavors to prevent his opponent from making a straight row of three. Should either succeed in making a row, he may take up one of his opponent's pieces, and he who takes off all of his opponent's pieces wins the game.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from its discoverer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body.  It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ris-chair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. the proper name <ets>Morris</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of easy-chair with a back which may be lowered or raised.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ris-pike`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Moorish pike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., any spherical object.]</ety> <def>A round hill or point of land; hence, <col><b>Morro castle</b></col>, a castle on a hill.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"rot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Marrot</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>morwe</ets>, <ets>morwen</ets>, AS. <ets>morgen</ets>. See <er>Morn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWhite as <xex>morrow's</xex> milk.\'b8  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>We loved he by the <qex>morwe</qex> a sop in wine.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The next following day; the day subsequent to any day specified or understood.</def>  <rj><au>Lev. vii. 16.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Till this stormy night is gone,<br/
And the eternal <qex>morrow</qex> dawn.</q> <rj><qau>Crashaw.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The day following the present; to-morrow.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Good morrow</b></col>, <cd>good morning; -- a form of salutation.</cd> -- <col><b>To morrow</b></col>. <cd>See <er>To-morrow</er> in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Morse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>morse</ets>, Russ. <ets>morj'</ets>; perh. akin to E. <ets>mere</ets> lake; cf. Russ. <ets>more</ets> sea.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The walrus. See <er>Walrus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Morse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morsus</ets> a biting, a clasp, fr. <ets>mordere</ets> to bite.]</ety> <def>A clasp for fastening garments in front.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Morse" al"pha*bet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>same as <er>Morse code</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Morse" code"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Teleg.)</fld> <def>a telegraphic code, in which dots, dashes, and spaces represent letters, numbers, and other elements of text.  The original code was invented by <person>Samuel B. <etsep>Morse</etsep></person>. The code now mostly used is the <stype>International Morse code</stype>, also referred to simply as the <ex>Morse code</ex>.</def><br/
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<p><note>The present International Morse Code is given in the table below.  There are no spaces in the <stype>International Morse Code</stype>.<br/
<br/
<pre><tt><er>Alphabet</er><br/
----------------------------------------------------------<br/
A .-          H ....       O ---          V ...-<br/
B -...        I ..         P .--.         W .--<br/
C _._.        J .---       Q --.-         X -..-<br/
D -..         K -.-        R .-.          Y -.--<br/
E .           L .-..       S ...          Z --..<br/
F ..-.        M --         T -<br/
G --.         N -.         U ..-<br/
<br/
<er>Numerals</er><br/
<br/
1 .----       4 ....-          7 --...<br/
2 ..---       5 .....          8 ---..<br/
3 ...--       6 -....          9 ----.<br/
0 -----      
<br/
<er>Punctuation</er><br/
<br/
 . (Period)            .-.-.-    , (Comma)             --..--<br/
 ? (Question Mark)     ..--..    ; (Semicolon)         -.-.-.
 : (Colon)             ---...    ' (apostrophe)        .----.
 - (hyphen)            -....-    / (forward slash)     -..-.
 ( (left parenthesis)  -.--.     ) (right parenthesis) -.--.-
----------------------------------------------------------------<br/
</tt></pre></p>

<p>The Alphabetic code which was originally in use in North America is given in the table below.  In length, or duration, one dash is theoretically equal to three dots; the space between the elements of a letter is equal to one dot; the interval in spaced letters, as O . ., is equal to three dots. There are no spaces in any letter composed wholly or in part of dashes.</p>

<p><pre><tt><er>Alphabet</er><br/
<br/
A .-          H ....       O . .          V ...-<br/
B - . . .     I ..         P .....        W .--<br/
C .. .        J -.-.       Q ..-.         X .-..<br/
D -..         K -.-        R . ..         Y .. ..<br/
E .           L <mdash/    S ...          Z ... .<br/
F .-.         M --         T --           & . ...<br/
G --.         N -.         U ..-<br/
<br/
<er>Numerals</er><br/
<br/
1 .--.        4 . . . .-          7 --..<br/
2 ..-..       5 ---               8 - . . . .<br/
3 . . . -.    6 . . . . . .       9 -..-<br/
0 ----     Period ..--..   Comma .-.-<br/
</tt></pre></p>

<p>The Morse code was used chiefly with the electric telegraph, but is also employed in signalling with flags, lights, etc.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>morsel</ets>, F. <ets>morceau</ets>, LL. <ets>morsellus</ets>, a dim. fr. L. <ets>morsus</ets> a biting, bite, fr. <ets>mordere</ets> to bite; prob. akin to E. <ets>smart</ets>. See <er>Smart</er>, and cf. <er>Morceau</er>, <er>Mordant</er>, <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Muzzle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little bite or bit of food.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Every <qex>morsel</qex> to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"sing horn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor`si*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of biting or gnawing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>mordere</ets>, <ets>morsum</ets>, to bite.]</ety> <def>The act of biting.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mort</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>margt</ets>, neut. of <ets>margr</ets> many.]</ety> <def>A great quantity or number.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>There was a <qex>mort</qex> of merrymaking.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etym. uncert.]</ety> <def>A woman; a female.</def> <mark>[Cant, archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Male gypsies all, not a <qex>mort</qex> among them.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A salmon in its third year.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., death, fr. L. <ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death of game.</def><br/
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<p><q>The sportsman then sounded a treble <qex>mort</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mort cloth</b></col>, <cd>the pall spread over a coffin; black cloth indicative or mourning; funeral hangings.</cd> <au>Carlyle.</au> -- <col><b>Mort stone</b></col>, <cd>a large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <au>H. Taylor.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mort</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mort</ets> dummy, lit., dead.]</ety> <def>A variety of dummy whist for three players; also, the exposed or dummy hand in this game.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mortel</ets>, L. <ets>mortalis</ets>, from <ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>, death, fr. <ets>moriri</ets> 8die; akin to E. <ets>murder</ets>. See <er>Murder</er>, and cf. <er>Filemot</er>, <er>Mere</er> a lake, <er>Mortgage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject to death; destined to die; <as>as, man is <ex>mortal</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; <as>as, a <ex>mortal</ex> wound; a <ex>mortal</ex> sin.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fatally vulnerable; vital.</def><br/
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<p><q>Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the <qex>mortal</qex> place, with his poniard finishes the work.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the time of death.</def><br/
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<p><q>Safe in the hand of one disposing Power,<br/
Or in the natal or the <qex>mortal</qex> hour.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.</def><br/
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<p><q>The nymph grew pale, and in a <qex>mortal</qex> fright.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; <as>as, <ex>mortal</ex> wit or knowledge; <ex>mortal</ex> power</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The voice of God<br/
To <qex>mortal</qex> ear is dreadful.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Very painful or tedious; wearisome; <as>as, a sermon lasting two <ex>mortal</ex> hours</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Mortal foe</b></col>, <col><b>Mortal enemy</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A being subject to death; a human being; man.</def> \'bdWarn poor <xex>mortals</xex> left behind.\'b8  <rj><au>Tickell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mortalitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mortalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.</def><br/
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<p><q>When I saw her die,<br/
I then did think on your <qex>mortality</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 946 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Human life; the life of a mortal being.</def><br/
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<p><q>From this instant<br/
There 's nothing serious in <qex>mortality</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human race; humanity; human nature.</def><br/
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<p><q>Take these tears, <qex>mortality's</qex> relief.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Death; destruction.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; <as>as, a time of great, or low, <ex>mortality</ex>; the <ex>mortality</ex> among the settlers was alarming.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bill of mortality</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bill</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Law of mortality</b></col>, <cd>a mathematical relation between the numbers living at different ages, so that from a given large number of persons alive at one age, it can be computed what number are likely to survive a given number of years.</cd> -- <col><b>Table of mortality</b></col>, <cd>a table exhibiting the average relative number of persons who survive, or who have died, at the end of each year of life, out of a given number supposed to have been born at the same time.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mortalized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mortalizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make mortal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; <as>as, <ex>mortally</ex> wounded</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the manner of a mortal or of mortal beings.</def><br/
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<p><q>I was <qex>mortally</qex> brought forth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or causing death; desperately; <as>as, <ex>mortally</ex> jealous</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Adrian <qex>mortally</qex> envied poets, painters, and artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being mortal; mortality.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>morter</ets>, AS. <ets>mort\'c7re</ets>, L. <ets>mortarium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mortier</ets> mortar.  Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d <er>Mortar</er>, <er>Martel</er>, <er>Morter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>mortier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mortarium</ets> mortar (for trituarating).]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45<deg/, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mortar bed</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Mortar boat</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Mortar vessel</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortar piece</b></col>, <cd>a mortar.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mortier</ets>, F. <ets>mortier</ets>, L. <ets>mortarium</ets> mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st <er>Mortar</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mortar bed</b></col>, <cd>a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To plaster or make fast with mortar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mortier</ets>. See <er>Mortar</er> a vessel.]</ety> <def>A chamber lamp or light.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mortarboard</hw>, <hw>mortar board</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An academic cap topped by broad, projecting, stiff and flat square top, with a tassel attached to the top and hanging down.  It was once worn by students in some colleges, but is now worn usually only at graduation ceremonies.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mort"gage</hw> <pr>(m<ocir/r"g<asl/j; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mort-gage</ets>; <ets>mort</ets> dead (L. <ets>mortuus</ets>) + <ets>gage</ets> pledge. See <er>Mortal</er>, and <er>Gage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according to the stipulated terms; also, the written instrument by which the conveyance is made.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ It was called a <xex>mortgage</xex> (or <xex>dead pledge</xex>) because, whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby redeem itself, but became lost or <xex>dead</xex> to the mortgager upon breach of the condition.  But in equity a <xex>right of redemption</xex> is an inseparable incident of a mortgage until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or by judicial decree.</note>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au> <au>Kent.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being pledged; <as>as, lands given in <ex>mortgage</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Chattel mortgage</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Chattel</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To foreclose a mortgage</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Foreclose</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortgage deed</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a deed given by way of mortgage.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mort"gage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mortgaged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mortgaging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To grant or convey, as property, for the security of a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to become absolute, subject, however, to the right of redemption.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mortgaging</qex> their lives to covetise.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I myself an <qex>mortgaged</qex> to thy will.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mortgaged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>burdened with legal or financial obligations; <as>as, His house was <ex>mortgaged</ex> to the hilt</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mort`ga*gee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mort"gage*or</hw>, <hw>Mort"ga*gor</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who gives a mortgage.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The letter <xex>e</xex> is required analogically after the second <xex>g</xex> in order to soften it; but the spelling <xex>mortgagor</xex> is in fact the prevailing form. When the word is contradistinguished from <xex>mortgagee</xex> it is accented on the last syllable <pr>(-j<ocir/r")</pr>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mort"ga*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who gives a mortgage.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mortifier</ets>; <ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>, death + <ets>ferre</ets> to bring: cf. F. <ets>mortif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; <as>as, a <ex>mortiferous</ex> herb</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gov. of Tongue.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>mortificatio</ets> a killing. See <er>Mortify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified</def>; especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The death of one part of an animal body, while the rest continues to live; loss of vitality in some part of a living animal; gangrene.</def> <au>Dunglison.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Alchem. & Old Chem.)</fld> <def>Destruction of active qualities; neutralization.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bacon.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Subjection of the passions and appetites, by penance, abstinence, or painful severities inflicted on the body.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mortification</qex> of our lusts has something in it that is troublesome, yet nothing that is unreasonable.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deep humiliation or shame, from a loss of pride; painful embarassment, usually arising from exposure of a mistake; chagrin; vexation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which mortifies; the cause of humiliation, chagrin, or vexation.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is one of the vexatious <qex>mortifications</qex> of a studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a tedious visit.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A gift to some charitable or religious institution; -- nearly synonymous with <altname>mortmain</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Chagrin; vexation; shame. See <er>Chagrin</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ti*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Mortify</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mor"ti*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ti*fied*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being mortified; humiliation; subjection of the passions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ti*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, mortifies.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mortified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mortifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mortifien</ets>, F. <ets>mortifier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mortificare</ets>; L. <ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>, death + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Mortal</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Quicksilver is <qex>mortified</qex> with turpentine.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>mortified</qex> pearls in vinegar.</q> <rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble; <as>as, to <ex>mortify</ex> the flesh</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>With fasting <qex>mortified</qex>, worn out with tears.</q> <rj><qau>Harte.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mortify</qex> thy learned lust.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mortify</qex>, therefore, your members which are upon the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Col. iii. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress.</def><br/
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<p><q>The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly <qex>mortified</qex> our expectations.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>How often is the ambitious man <qex>mortified</qex> with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought!</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of; to embarrass painfully; to humble; <as>as, the team was <ex>mortified</ex> to lose by 45 to 0</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.</def><br/
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<p><q>This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath, watch, fast, and <qex>mortify</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Law.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; <as>as, a <ex>mortifying</ex> wound; <ex>mortifying</ex> flesh.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; <as>as, <ex>mortifying</ex> penances</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; <as>as, a <ex>mortifying</ex> repulse</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mortifying manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mortaise</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>mortaja</ets>, Ar. <ets>murtazz</ets> fixed, or W. <ets>mortais</ets>, Ir. <ets>mortis</ets>, <ets>moirtis</ets>, Gael. <ets>moirteis</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a <inv>tenon</inv>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mortise and tenon</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used adjectively.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortise joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint made by a mortise and tenon.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortise lock</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Lock</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortise wheel</b></col>, <cd>a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called <altname>mortise gear</altname>, and <altname>core gear</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mortised</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mortising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut or make a mortise in.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; <as>as, to <ex>mortise</ex> a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mort"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Morling</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a morling.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mort"main`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mort</ets>, <ets>morte</ets>, dead + <ets>main</ets> hand; F. <ets>main-morte</ets>. See <er>Mortal</er>, and <er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to <xex>any</xex> corporate body.</note>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mort"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mormal</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mort"pay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mort</ets> dead + E. <ets>pay</ets>.]</ety> <def>Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mor"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mor"trew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mortar</er>.]</ety> <def>A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au>  <au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mortuaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>mortuarium</ets>. See <er>Mortuary</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A burial place; a place for the dead.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A <er>funeral home</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mortuarius</ets>, fr. <ets>mortuus</ets> dead: cf. F. <ets>mortuaire</ets>. See <er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the dead; <as>as, <ex>mortuary</ex> monuments</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mortuary urn</b></col>, <cd>an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person after cremation.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mor"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Morul\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>morum</ets> a mulberry.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The sphere or globular mass of cells (<parts>blastomeres</parts>), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also <altname>mulberry mass</altname>, <altname>segmentation sphere</altname>, and <altname>blastosphere</altname>. See <er>Segmentation</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mor`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., mulberry tree. See <er>Mulberry</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See <er>Mulberry</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <col><b>Morus alba</b></col> is the white mulberry, a native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food. -- <col><b>Morus multicaulis</b></col>, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its more abundant leaves. -- <col><b>Morus nigra</b></col>, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"we</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Morrow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mor"wen*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>sing.</pos> of <er>Mores</er>.</def> <mark>[Rare]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mosa\'8bque</ets>; cf. Pr. <ets>mozaic</ets>, <ets>musec</ets>, Sp. & Pg. <ets>mosaico</ets>, It. <ets>mosaico</ets>, <ets>musaico</ets>, LGr. <?/, <?/, L. <ets>musivum</ets>; all fr. Gr. <?/ belonging to the Muses. See <er>Muse</er> the goddess.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also <altname>mosaic work</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something resembling a mosaic{1}; something made up of different pieces, fitted together by design to form a unified composition.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>aerial mosaic</b></col> <cd>An aerial photograph of a large area, made by carefully fitting together aerial photographs of smaller areas so that the edges match in location, and the whole provides a continuous image of the larger area.  Called also <col><b>mosaic map</b></col> and <altname>photomosaic</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>mosaic virus</b></col> <cd>A type of plant virus that causes green and yellow mottling of leaves of a plant.  A much-studied type is the <stype>tobacco mosaic virus</stype>, affecting the tobacco plant.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients.</def><br/
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<p><q>A very beautiful <qex>mosaic</qex> pavement.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Florentine mosaic</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Florentine</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosaic gold</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>See <er>Ormolu</er>.</cd>  <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Stannic sulphide, <chform>SnS2</chform>, obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists <altname>aurum musivum</altname>, or <altname>aurum mosaicum</altname>. Called also <altname>bronze powder</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosaic work</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Mosaic</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Moses</etsep>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to <persfn>Moses</persfn>, the leader of the <grp>Israelites</grp>, or established through his agency; <as>as, the <ex>Mosaic</ex> law, rites, or institutions</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mosaic (in either sense).</def> \'bdA <xex>mosaical</xex> floor.\'b8  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a mosaic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"sa*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attachment to the system or doctrines of Moses; that which is peculiar to the Mosaic system or doctrines.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mos"a*saur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mos`a*sau"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of an extinct order of reptiles, including <gen>Mosasaurus</gen> and allied genera. See <er>Mosasauria</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mos`a*sau"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mosasaurus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An order of large, extinct, marine reptiles, found in the Cretaceous rocks, especially in America.  They were serpentlike in form and in having loosely articulated and dilatable jaws, with large recurved teeth, but they had paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called also <altname>Pythonomarpha</altname>, and <altname>Mosasauria</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mos`a*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>Mosa</ets> the River Meuse (on which Meastricht is situated) + Gr. <?/ a lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles.  The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near <city>Maestricht</city>, in the Netherlands.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mososaurus</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mos"cha*tel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ musk: cf. F. <ets>moscatelline</ets>. See <er>Muscadel</er>, <er>Musk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Adoxa</gen> (<spn>Adoxa moschatellina</spn>), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell.  It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also <altname>hollow root</altname> and <altname>musk crowfoot</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mos"chine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <gen>Moschus</gen>, a genus including the musk deer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mos"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See <er>Muzzle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*selle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river Moselle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"sey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. <er>Vamose</er>.]</ety> <def>To go, or move (in a certain manner); -- usually with <ptcl>out</ptcl>, <ptcl>off</ptcl>, <ptcl>along</ptcl>, etc.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>E. N. Wescott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mosk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mosque</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mos"lem</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/z"l<ecr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Moslems</plw> <pr>(m<ocr/z"l<ecr/mz)</pr>, <xex>or collectively</xex> <plw>Moslem</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Ar. <ets>muslim</ets> a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. <ets>salama</ets> to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine will.  Cf. <er>Islam</er>, <er>Mussulman</er>.]</ety> <def>An adherent of Islam; a Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muslim</asp>.]</altsp> \'bdHeaps of slaughtered <xex>Moslem</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>They piled the ground with <qex>Moslem</qex> slain.</q> <rj><qau>Halleck.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mos"lem</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/z"l<ecr/m)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; <as>as, <ex>Moslem</ex> lands; the <ex>Moslem</ex> faith.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mos"lings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.</def>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mos`o*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mosasaurus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mosque</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mosqu\'82e</ets>, Sp. <ets>mezquita</ets>, Ar. <ets>masjid</ets>, from <ets>sajada</ets> to bend, adore.]</ety> <def>A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mosk</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mos*qui"to</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/s*k<emac/*t<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mosquitoes</plw> <pr>(m<ocr/s*k<emac/*t<omac/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mosquito</ets>, fr. <ets>mosca</ets>fly, L. <ets>musca</ets>.  Cf. <er>Musket</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of various species of gnats of the genus <gen>Culex</gen> and allied genera.  The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood.  These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain.  The larv\'91 and pup\'91, called <stage>wigglers</stage>, are aquatic.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>musquito</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Mosquito bar</b></col>, <col><b>Mosquito net</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosquito fleet</b></col>, <cd>a fleet of small vessels.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosquito hawk</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a dragon fly; -- so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosquito netting</b></col>, <cd>a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making mosquito bars.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mosquitofish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A silvery topminnow (<spn>Gambusia affinis</spn>) with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Gambusia affinis</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Moss</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/s; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mos</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>me\'a2s</ets>, D. <ets>mos</ets>, G. <ets>moos</ets>, OHG. <ets>mos</ets>, <ets>mios</ets>, Icel. <ets>mosi</ets>, Dan. <ets>mos</ets>, Sw. <ets>mossa</ets>, Russ. <ets>mokh'</ets>, L. <ets>muscus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Muscoid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and simple leaves.  The fruit is a small capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so discharging the spores.  There are many species, collectively termed <xex>Musci</xex>, growing on the earth, on rocks, and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term <xex>moss</xex> is also popularly applied to many other small cryptogamic plants, particularly <xex>lichens</xex>, species of which are called <xex>tree moss</xex>, <xex>rock moss</xex>, <xex>coral moss</xex>, etc. <xex>Fir moss</xex> and <xex>club moss</xex> are of the genus <gen>Lycopodium</gen>. See <cref>Club moss</cref>, under <er>Club</er>, and <er>Lycopodium</er>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; <as>as, the <ex>mosses</ex> of the Scottish border</as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Moss</xex> is used with participles in the composition of words which need no special explanation; as, <xex>moss</xex>-capped, <xex>moss</xex>-clad, <xex>moss</xex>-covered, <xex>moss</xex>-grown, etc.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Black moss</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Black</er>, and <er>Tillandsia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog moss</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Sphagnum</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Feather moss</b></col>, <cd>any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp. several species of the genus <gen>Hypnum</gen>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Florida moss</b></col>, <col><b>Long moss</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Spanish moss</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Tillandsia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Iceland moss</b></col>, <cd>a lichen. See <er>Iceland Moss</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Irish moss</b></col>, <cd>a seaweed. See <er>Carrageen</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss agate</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of agate, containing brown, black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in part to oxide of manganese. Called also <altname>Mocha stone</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss animal</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bryozoan.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss berry</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the small cranberry (<spn>Vaccinium Oxycoccus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Moss campion</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of mosslike catchfly (<spn>Silene acaulis</spn>), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the Arctic circle.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss land</b></col>, <cd>land produced accumulation of aquatic plants, forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the water is grained off or retained in its pores.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss pink</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Phlox</gen> (<spn>Phlox subulata</spn>), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the Middle United States, and often cultivated for its handsome flowers.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Moss rose</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of rose having a mosslike growth on the stalk and calyx.  It is said to be derived from the Provence rose.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss rush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a rush of the genus <gen>Juncus</gen> (<spn>Juncus squarrosus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Scale moss</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Hepatica</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moss</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mossed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mossing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover or overgrow with moss.</def><br/
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<p><q>An oak whose boughs were <qex>mossed</qex> with age.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moss"back`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.</def> <mark>[Political Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Moss"bank`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moss"bunk`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The menhaded.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>moss"-grown`</hw>, <hw>moss"grown`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Overgrown with moss; mossy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moss"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being mossy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moss"troop`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Moss</ets> + <ets>trooper</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; -- so called in allusion to the <xex>mossy</xex> or boggy character of much of the border country.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moss"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Mossier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Mossiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; <as>as, <ex>mossy</ex> trees; <ex>mossy</ex> streams.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Old trees are more <qex>mossy</qex> far than young.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling moss; <as>as, <ex>mossy</ex> green</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Most</hw> <pr>(m<omac/st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <pos>superl.</pos> of <er>More</er>. <ety>[OE. <ets>most</ets>, <ets>mast</ets>, <ets>mest</ets>, AS. <ets>m<aemac/st</ets>; akin to D. <ets>meest</ets>, OS. <ets>m\'c7st</ets>, G. <ets>meist</ets>, Icel. <ets>mestr</ets>, Goth. <ets>maists</ets>; a superl. corresponding to E. <ets>more</ets>.  \'fb103. See <er>More</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.</def> \'bd<xex>Most</xex> men will proclaim every one his own goodness.\'b8  <rj><au>Prov. xx. 6.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The cities wherein <qex>most</qex> of his mighty works were done.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xi. 20.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Greatest in degree; <as>as, he has the <ex>most</ex> need of it</as>.</def> \'bdIn the <xex>moste</xex> pride.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Highest in rank; greatest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Most</xex> is used as a noun, the words <xex>part</xex>, <xex>portion</xex>, <xex>quantity</xex>, etc., being omitted, and has the following meanings: <b>1.</b> The greatest value, number, or part; preponderating portion; highest or chief part. <b>2.</b> The utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result; especially in the phrases <xex>to make the most of</xex>, <xex>at the most</xex>, <xex>at most</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><q>A quarter of a year or some months <qex>at the most</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A covetous man <qex>makes the most of</qex> what he has.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>For the most part</b></col>, <cd>in reference to the larger part of a thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or things referred to; as, human beings, <xex>for the most part</xex>, are superstitious; the view, <xex>for the most part</xex>, was pleasing.</cd> -- <col><b>Most an end</b></col>, <cd>generally. See <cref>An end</cref>, under <er>End</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdShe sleeps <xex>most an end</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Most</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<aemac/st</ets>. See <er>Most</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>In the greatest or highest degree.</def><br/
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<p><q>Those nearest to this king, and <qex>most</qex> his favorites, were courtiers and prelates.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Placed before an adjective or adverb, <xex>most</xex> is used to form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the termination <xex>-est</xex>; as, <xex>most</xex> vile, <xex>most</xex> wicked; <xex>most</xex> illustrious; <xex>most</xex> rapidly.  Formerly, and until after the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double superlative was common.  See <er>More</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></note><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>most unkindest</qex> cut of all.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>most straitest</qex> sect of our religion.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mos`ta*hi"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mustaiba</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mos"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Mote</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Most-favored-nation clause</hw> <fld>(Diplomacy)</fld>,  <def>A clause, often inserted in treaties, by which each of the contracting nations binds itself to grant to the other in certain stipulated matters the same terms as are then, or may be thereafter, granted to the nation which receives from it the most favorable terms in respect of those matters.  It is used most frequently in treaties regarding the terms of trade between countries, as regarding tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade.</def><br/
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<p><q>There was a \'bd<qex>most-favored-nation</qex>\'b8 <qex>clause</qex> with provisions for the good treatment of strangers entering the Republic.</q>  <rj><qau>James Bryce.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Steam navigation was secured by the Japanese as far as Chungking, and under the <qex>most-favored-nation clause</qex> the right accrued to us.</q>  <rj><qau>A. R. Colquhoun.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mos"tic</hw>, <hw>Mos"tick</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maul-stick</er>.]</ety> <def>A painter's maul-stick.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Most"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mos"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Direct</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><hw>Most"what`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>For the most part.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdAll the rest do <xex>mostwhat</xex> far amiss.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mot</hw> <pr>(m<omac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>Sing. pres. ind.</pos> <conjf>Mot</conjf>, <conjf>Mote</conjf>, <conjf>Moot</conjf> <pr>(m<omac/t)</pr>, <pos>pl.</pos> <conjf>Mot</conjf>, <conjf>Mote</conjf>, <conjf>Moote</conjf>, <pos>pres. subj.</pos> <conjf>Mote</conjf>; <pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Moste</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Must</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>May; must; might.</def><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>moot</qex> as well say one word as another</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The wordes <qex>mote</qex> be cousin to the deed.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Men <qex>moot</qex> [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore freres.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>So mote it be</b></col>, <cd>so be it; amen; -- a phrase in some rituals, as that of the Freemasons.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mot</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/t; m<osl/, def. 2)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Motto</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A word; hence, a motto; a device.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Tarquin's eye may read the <qex>mot</qex> afar.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Here and there turns up a . . . savage <qex>mot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>N. Brit. Rev.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A note or brief strain on a bugle.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"a*cil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>motacille</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any singing bird of the genus <gen>Motacilla</gen>; a wagtail.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>motare</ets>, <ets>motatum</ets>, to keep moving.]</ety> <def>The act of moving; motion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See 1st <er>Mot</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Moot</er>, a meeting.]</ety> <mark>[Obs., except in a few combinations or phrases.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A meeting of persons for discussion; <as>as, a ward<ex>mote</ex> in the city of London</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; <as>as, a folk<ex>mote</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A place of meeting for discussion.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mote bell</b></col>, <cd>the bell rung to summon to a <ex>mote</ex>.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See <er>Mot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3, and <er>Mort</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mot</ets>, AS. <ets>mot</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck.</def><br/
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<p><q>The little <qex>motes</qex> in the sun do ever stir, though there be no wind.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We are <qex>motes</qex> in the midst of generations.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Filled with motes, or fine floating dust; <as>as, the air</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Moted</xex> sunbeams.\'b8  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*tet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a dim. of <ets>mot</ets> word; cf. It. <ets>mottetto</ets>, dim. of <ets>motto</ets> word, device. See <er>Mot</er>, <er>Motto</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mote.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Moths</plw> <pr>(m<ocr/thz)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>mothe</ets>, AS. <ets>mo<edh/<edh/e</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mot</ets>, G. <ets>motte</ets>, Icel. <ets>motti</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>mad</ets> an earthworm.  Cf. <er>Mad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Mawk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; <as>as, the luna <ex>moth</ex>; Io <ex>moth</ex>; hawk <ex>moth</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; <as>as, the clothes <ex>moth</ex>; grain <ex>moth</ex>; bee <ex>moth</ex></as>. See these terms under <er>Clothes</er>, <er>Grain</er>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv\'91 of several species of beetles of the genera <gen>Dermestes</gen> and <gen>Anthrenus</gen>.  Carpet moths are often the larv\'91 of <gen>Anthrenus</gen>.  See <cref>Carpet beetle</cref>, under <er>Carpet</er>, <er>Dermestes</er>, <er>Anthrenus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moth blight</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any plant louse of the genus <gen>Aleurodes</gen>, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants.</cd> -- <col><b>Moth gnat</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a dipterous insect of the genus <gen>Bychoda</gen>, having fringed wings.</cd> -- <col><b>Moth hunter</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the goatsucker.</cd> -- <col><b>Moth miller</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a clothes moth. See <er>Miller</er>, 3, <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moth mullein</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a common herb of the genus <gen>Verbascum</gen> (<spn>Verbascum Blattaria</spn>), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>moth"ball`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> camphor ball.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>moth"ball`</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put into long-term storage; <as>as, to <ex>mothball</ex> the battleships not needed after the war</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"-eat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.</def> <mark>[Rarely used except in the form <it>moth-eaten</it>, p. p. or a.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Ruin and neglect have so <qex>moth-eaten</qex> her.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"-eat`en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>having holes due to eating by moths or moth larvae; -- of cloth or clothing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of moths.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fulke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/<th/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moder</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3dor</ets>; akin to D. <ets>moeder</ets>, OS. <ets>m\'d3dar</ets>, G. <ets>mutter</ets>, OHG. <ets>muotar</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'d3<edh/ir</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>moder</ets>, OSlav. <ets>mati</ets>, Russ. <ets>mate</ets>, Ir. & Gael. <ets>mathair</ets>, L. <ets>mater</ets>, Gr. <grk>mh`thr</grk>, Skr. <ets>m\'bet<rsdot/</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets> to measure. \'fb268.  Cf. <er>Material</er>, <er>Matrix</er>, <er>Metropolis</er>, <er>Father</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.</def><br/
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<p><q>Alas! poor country! . . . it can not<br/
Be called our <qex>mother</qex>, but our grave.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I behold . . . the solitary majesty of Crete, <qex>mother</qex> of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand years.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An old woman or matron.</def> <mark>[Familiar]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Hysterical passion; hysteria.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mother Carey's chicken</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of small petrels, as the stormy petrel (<spn>Procellaria pelagica</spn>), and Leach's petrel (<spn>Oceanodroma leucorhoa</spn>), both of the Atlantic, and <spn>Oceanodroma furcata</spn> of the North Pacific.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother Carey's goose</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the giant fulmar of the Pacific.  See <er>Fulmar</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother's mark</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a congenital mark upon the body; a birthmark; a n\'91vus.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; <as>as, <ex>mother</ex> language</as>; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is the <qex>mother</qex> falsehood from which all idolatry is derived.</q> <rj><qau>T. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mother cell</b></col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>a cell which, by endogenous divisions, gives rise to other cells (daughter cells); a parent cell.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother church</b></col>, <cd>the original church; a church from which other churches have sprung; <as>as, the <ex>mother church</ex> of a diocese</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother country</b></col>, <cd>the country of one's parents or ancestors; the country from which the people of a colony derive their origin.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother liquor</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the impure or complex residual solution which remains after the salts readily or regularly crystallizing have been removed.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother queen</b></col>, <cd>the mother of a reigning sovereign; a queen mother.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother tongue</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A language from which another language has had its origin</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The language of one's native land; native tongue.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother water</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Mother liquor</cref> (above).</cd> -- <col><b>Mother wit</b></col>, <cd>natural or native wit or intelligence.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mothered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mothering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.</def><br/
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<p><q>The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the crown, would have <qex>mothered</qex> another body's child.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D. <ets>modder</ets> mud, G. <ets>moder</ets> mold, mud, Dan. <ets>mudder</ets> mud, and to E. <ets>mud</ets>. See <er>Mud</er>.]</ety> <def>A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The film is composed of a mass of rapidly developing micro\'94rganisms of the genus <gen>Mycoderma</gen>, and in the <cref>mother of vinegar</cref> the micro\'94rganisms (<spn>Mycoderma aceti</spn>) composing the film are the active agents in the Conversion of the alcohol into vinegar. When thickened by growth, the film may settle to the bottom of the fluid. See <cref>Acetous fermentation</cref>, under <er>Fermentation</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moth"er</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/<th/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from <ets>motherfucker</ets> as a euphemism.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>motherfucker</er>.</def> <mark>[Vulgar slang]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person or thing with some exceptional quality, as great size or power; <as>as, a grizzly stuck his nose in my tent and I grabbed my pistol and shot the <ex>mother</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>moth"er*board`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>The board containing the main circuits of an electronic device, especially computers.  The term is used primarily in microcomputer literature, where it designates the board containing the main <part>expansion bus</part>, and usually also the <part>cpu</part>.   On motherboards designed with an expansion bus, often all of the circuits not contained on an expansion card are on the <ex>motherboard</ex>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"ered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Thick, like mother; viscid.</def><br/
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<p><q>They oint their naked limbs with <qex>mothered</qex> oil.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>moth"er*fuck`er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who is deemed to be worthless or despicable; -- obscene and highly offensive.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rotter, rat, skunk, stinker, bum, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, cocksucker, mother.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any object viewed as annoying or frustrating; -- usually used as an expression of anger.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mother Goose</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The supposed author of a book of nursery rhymes first published as \'bdMother Goose's Melodies,\'b8 and usually called simply \'bdMother Goose.\'b8  The first English edition is said to have been printed in 1719 in London.  The actual persons who composed the rhymes is unknown, and earlier similar rhymes in French are a likely source for some of them.  <ex>Mother Goose</ex> is also used as the title of a book of Mother Goose rhymes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er-in-law`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The mother of one's husband or wife.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*land`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The country of one's ancestors; -- same as <altname>fatherland</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3dorle\'a0s</ets>.]</ety> <def>Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; <as>as, <ex>motherless</ex> children</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>motherlike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>suggestive of or acting like a mother; motherly; maternal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being motherly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3dorlic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; <as>as, <ex>motherly</ex> authority, love, or care</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Maternal; paternal.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Motherly</er>, <er>Maternal</er>. <xex>Motherly</xex>, being Anglo-Saxon, is the most familiar word of the two when both have the same meaning.  Besides this, <xex>maternal</xex> is confined to the feelings of a mother toward her <xex>own</xex> children, whereas <xex>motherly</xex> has a secondary sense, denoting a care <xex>like</xex> that of a mother for her offspring.  There is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the two, confining <xex>motherly</xex> to the latter signification.  \'bdThey termed her the great mother, for her <xex>motherly</xex> care in cherishing her brethren whilst young.\'b8 <au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></usage><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner of a mother.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er-na`ked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Naked as when born; completely naked.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> naked as the day one was born, in one's birthday suit.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er-of-pearl`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The hard, iridescent, pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See <er>Pearl</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mother-of-thousands</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An East Asiatic saxifrage (<spn>Saxifraga stolonifera</spn>) with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons; called also <altname>strawberry geranium</altname> and <altname>strawberry saxifrage</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, <spn>Saxifraga stolonifera</spn>, Saxifraga sarmentosam.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er-of-thyme`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic plant (<spn>Thymus Serphyllum</spn>); -- called also <altname>wild thyme</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er's Day</hw>. <def>A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the loving remembrance of each person of his mother through the performance of some act of kindness, visit, tribute, or letter. The founder of the day is <person>Anna Jarvis</person>, of <city>Philadelphia</city>, who designated the second Sunday in May, or for schools the second Friday, as the time, and a white carnation as the badge.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A labiate herb (<spn>Leonurus Cardiaca</spn>), of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mugwort. See <er>Mugwort</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"er*y</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/<th/"<etil/r*<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moth"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Infested with moths; moth-eaten.</def> \'bdAn old <xex>mothy</xex> saddle.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tif</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Motive.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature;</def> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Music)</fld>, <def>a motive{3}.  See also <er>leitmotif</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>motif</qex>, of old things lost, is a favorite one for the serious ballade.</q>  <rj><qau>R. M. Alden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The design . . . is . . . based on the peacock -- a <qex>motif</qex> favored by decorative artists of all ages.</q>  <rj><qau>R. D. Benn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <fld>(Dressmaking)</fld> <def>A decorative appliqu\'82 design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming; also, a repeated design.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*tif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>motus</ets> motion (fr. <ets>movere</ets> to move) + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing motion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Motive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement; <as>as, <ex>motile</ex> bacteria, <ex>motile</ex> protozoa, <ex>motile</ex> cilia, <ex>motile</ex> spores, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Producing motion; <as>as, <ex>motile</ex> powers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*til"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>motilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Capability of motion; contractility.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>motio</ets>, fr. <ets>movere</ets>, <ets>motum</ets>, to move. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to <contr>rest</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace<br/
attends thee, and each word, each <qex>motion</qex>, forms.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Power of, or capacity for, motion.</def><br/
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<p><q>Devoid of sense and <qex>motion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Direction of movement; course; tendency; <as>as, the <ex>motion</ex> of the planets is from west to east</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>In our proper <qex>motion</qex> we ascend.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts.</def><br/
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<p><q>This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its <qex>motion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let a good man obey every good <qex>motion</qex> rising in his heart, knowing that every such <qex>motion</qex> proceeds from God.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; <as>as, a <ex>motion</ex> to adjourn</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Yes, I agree, and thank you for your <qex>motion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An application made to a court or judge orally in open court.  Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.</def>  <rj><au>Mozley & W.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts.</def><br/
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<p><q>The independent <qex>motions</qex> of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint.</q> <rj><qau>Grove.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Conjunct motion</xex> is that by single degrees of the scale. <xex>Contrary motion</xex> is that when parts move in opposite directions. <xex>Disjunct motion</xex> is motion by skips. <xex>Oblique motion</xex> is that when one part is stationary while another moves. <xex>Similar</xex> or <xex>direct motion</xex> is that when parts move in the same direction.</note><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A puppet show or puppet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>What <qex>motion</qex>'s this? the model of Nineveh?</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound. <col><b>Simple motions</b></col> are: (<stype>a</stype>) <xex>straight translation</xex>, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. (<stype>b</stype>) <xex>Simple rotation</xex>, which may be either continuous or reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called <xex>oscillating</xex>. (<stype>c</stype>) <xex>Helical</xex>, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. <col><b>Compound motion</b></col> consists of combinations of any of the simple motions.</note><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Center of motion</b></col>, <col><b>Harmonic motion</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Center</er>, <er>Harmonic</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Motion block</b></col> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld>, <cd>a crosshead.</cd> -- <col><b>Perpetual motion</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>an incessant motion conceived to be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces independently of any action from without.  According to the law of conservation of energy, such perpetual motion is impossible, and no device has yet been built that is capable of perpetual motion.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Movement</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Motioned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Motioning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; <as>as, to <ex>motion</ex> to one to take a seat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make proposal; to offer plans.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; <as>as, to <ex>motion</ex> one to a seat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To propose; to move.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I want friends to <qex>motion</qex> such a matter.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>motional</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to motion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes a motion; a mover.</def>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without motion; being at rest.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tion pic"ture</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A series of pictures on a strip of film, taken at regular intervals in rapid succession (now usually 24 frames per second for ordinary work) by a special camera, intended to capture the image of objects in motion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the display of the images captured on a <er>motion picture</er>{1}, presented to the eye in very rapid succession by projection from a special apparatus (a <usedby><er>movie projector</er></usedby>), with shows some or all of the objects in the picture represented in changing positions, producing, by persistence of vision, the optical effect of a continuous picture in which the objects appear to move as they did in the original scene.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> movie, moving picture, flick.</syn>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The conceptual or informational content of a <er>motion picture</er>{1}; the actions or events represented in a <er>motion picture</er>{1}; the story line of a movie.</def>  \'bdOne of the great punch lines in <xex>motion picture</xex> history is <lsquo/Round up the usual suspects.' from <lsquo/Casablanca'.\'b8 
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<p><hw>Mo"ti*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>-vated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>-vating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Motive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo`ti*va"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>William James.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> move, prompt, incite, induce impel, drive.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>motivated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Having a strong motive; -- of people.  Opposite of <ant>unmotivated</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>driven, impelled</stype>]<br/
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<p><mhw><hw>motivating</hw> <hw>motivative</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>causing motion or impelling to action; providing a motive{2}; <as>as, <ex>motivating</ex> arguments</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> motive(prenominal).</syn><br/
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<p><q>It may well be that ethical language has primarily a <qex>motivative</qex> function</q> <qau>Arthur Pap</qau></p>

<p><hw>motivation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of motivating.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The mental process that arouses an organism to action; <as>as, a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the <ex>motivation</ex> to learn on their own</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> motive, need.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation{2}; <as>as, the image of a peaceful world is a powerful <ex>motivation</ex> for only a rare few individuals</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>motif</ets>, LL. <ets>motivum</ets>, from <ets>motivus</ets> moving, fr. L. <ets>movere</ets>, <ets>motum</ets>, to move. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which moves; a mover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which incites to action; anything prompting or exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason; inducement; object; motivation{2}.</def><br/
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<p><q>By <qex>motive</qex>, I mean the whole of that which <qex>moves</qex>, excites, or invites the mind to volition, whether that be one thing singly, or many things conjunctively.</q> <rj><qau>J. Edwards.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The theme or subject; a leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the course of a comor a movement; a short figure, or melodic germ, out of which a whole movement is develpoed. See also <cref>Leading motive</cref>, under <er>Leading</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>motivo</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>That which produces conception, invention, or creation in the mind of the artist in undertaking his subject; the guiding or controlling idea manifested in a work of art, or any part of one.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incentive; incitement; inducement; reason; spur; stimulus; cause.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Motive</er>, <er>Inducement</er>, <er>Reason</er>. <xex>Motive</xex> is the word originally used in speaking of that which determines the choice.  We call it an <xex>inducement</xex> when it is attractive in its nature.  We call it a <xex>reason</xex> when it is more immediately addressed to the intellect in the form of argument.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; <as>as, a <ex>motive</ex> argument; <ex>motive</ex> power</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Motive</xex> faculty.\'b8  <rj><au>Bp. Wilkins.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Motive power</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a natural agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used to impart motion to machinery; a motor; a mover.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tive*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo"tive*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Motive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The power of moving or producing motion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being influenced by motives.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo*ti"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Motive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>See <er>Motive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3, 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mottelee</ets>, <ets>motle</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>mattel\'82</ets> clotted, curdled, OF, ciel <ets>mattonn\'82</ets> a mottled sky, <ets>mate</ets>, <ets>maton</ets>, curdled milk, Prov. G. <ets>matte</ets> curd.  Cf. <er>Mottle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; <as>as, a <ex>motley</ex> coat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See <er>Motley</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def> \'bdA <xex>motley</xex> fool.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; <as>as, <ex>motley</ex> style</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"ley</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.</def> <au>Chaucer.</au> \'bd<xex>Motley</xex> 's the only wear.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a jester, a fool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Man of motley</b></col>, <cd>a fool.</cd> </cs><mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <au>Beau. & Fl.</au><br/
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<p><hw>mot"ley col*lec"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"ley-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a mind of a jester; foolish.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"mot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Momot</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus <gen>Momotus</gen>, having a strong serrated beak.  In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature.  The bird itself is said by some writers to trim them into this shape.  They feed on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil.  The name is derived from its note.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>momot</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mo"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with increased rapidity; -- used especially in the phrase <xex>con moto</xex>, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; <as>as, <ex>andante con moto</ex>, a little more rapidly than <ex>andante</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>movere</ets>, <ets>motum</ets>, to move + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A device utilized in the making of a loud-speaking telephone, depending on the fact that the friction between a metallic point and a moving cylinder of moistened chalk, or a moving slip of paper, on which it rests is diminished by the passage of a current between the point and the moving surface.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo`to*graph"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Armor)</fld> <def>A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>movere</ets>, <ets>motum</ets>, to move.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>A motor car; an automobile.</def> <mark>[archiac Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>motorius</ets> that has motion. See <er>Motor</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>motorboat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine driving propellers immersed in the water.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> powerboat.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>motorbus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a road vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; an omnibus.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorcoach, omnibus.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>motorcade</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a procession of people traveling in motor cars.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Motor car</hw>, <or/ <hw>Mo"tor*car`</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile specially designed for passengers and propelled by an internal combustion engine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> car, auto, automobile, machine.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Elec. Railroads)</fld> <def>Any car containing motors for propulsion.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor*bike`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a light two-wheeled vehicle containing a motor for propulsion.  It is lighter in construction and has a lower speed than a <er>motorcycle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>a small motorcycle with a low frame and small weels and elevated handlebars.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> minibike.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>a bicyle with a motor attached for propulsion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>motorcoach</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a <er>motorbus</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, omnibus.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>mo"tor*cy`cle</hw>, <it>or</it>  <hw>mo"tor cy`cle</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A two-wheeled vehicle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled.  In common usage, a <ex>motorcycle</ex> is of heavier construction with larger wheels, a more powerful motor, and a higher maximum speed than a <er>motorbike</er>.</def> <note>A motorcycle may have a small appended compartment called a <part>sidecar</part>, supported by a third wheel, which can carry a passenger.</note><br/
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<p><note>In Great Britain as of 1913 the term <xex>motor cycle</xex> was treated by statute (<au>3 Ed VII. c. 36</au>) as limited to motor cars (self-propelled vehicles) designed to travel on not more than three wheels, and weighing unladen (that is, without water, fuel, or accumulators necessary for propulsion) not more than three hundred weight (336 lbs.).</note><br/
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<p><hw>motorcycle</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to ride a motorcycle.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cycle.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>motorcycling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of riding a motocycle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>travel on a motorcycle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mo"tor*cyc`list</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who rides a motorcycle.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biker, cyclist.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mo`tor-driv`en</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>Driven or actuated by a motor, esp. by an individual electric motor. An electric motor forms an integral part of many machine tools in numerous modern machine shops.</def><br/
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<p><hw>motored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>equipped with a motor or motors; motorized.  Opposite of <ant>unmotorized</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>bimotored</stype>; <stype>trimotored </stype>]<br/
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<p><hw>Motor generator</hw>. <def>The combination consisting of a generator and a driving motor mechanically connected, usually on a common bedplate and with the two shafts directly coupled or combined into a single shaft.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or recreation of riding in or driving a motor car or automobile.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to motor cars or automobiles, or to the technology of such; addicted to riding in or driving automobiles; <as>as, <ex>motoring</ex> parlance; my <ex>motoring</ex> friend</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>motorisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>motorization.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor*ise</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"t<etil/r*<imac/z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as <er>motorize</er>.</def> <mark>[Brit.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>motorization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> motorisation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor*ize</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"t<etil/r*<imac/z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Motor</ets> + <ets>-ize</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.).</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo`tor*i*za"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to equip (a piece of machinery) with a motor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to provide with automobiles or other motor vehicles; <as>as, a <ex>motorized</ex> army division</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mechanize.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>motorized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>motored</er>; <as>as, a <ex>motorized</ex> wheelchair</as>.  Opposite of <ant>unmotorized</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>bimotored </stype>; <stype>trimotored </stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> motored.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Equipped with vehicles to permit rapid movement from place to place.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mechanized.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>motorless</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>having no motor.  Opposite of <ant>motorized</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unmotorized.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who controls a motor.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an operator of a motor vehicle, especially of a streetcar or subway train.</def> <br/
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<p><hw>Mo"tor*mouth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who talks excessively.</def> <mark>[derogatory]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mo`tor*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to motorpathy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mo*tor"pa*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>motor</ets> a mover + Gr. <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>same as <er>Kinesiatrics</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Motte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>motte</ets> a clod, clump, or hillock.]</ety> <def>A clump of trees in a prairie.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mottled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mottling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Mottled</er>.]</ety> <def>To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mottled appearance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Motley</er>.]</ety> <def>Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; <as>as, <ex>mottled</ex> wood</as>.</def> \'bdThe <xex>mottled</xex> meadows.\'b8  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mottling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of coloring with areas of different shades.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mottled pattern.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mottoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>motto</ets> a word, a saying, L. <ets>muttum</ets> a mutter, a grunt, cf. <ets>muttire</ets>, <ets>mutire</ets>, to mutter, mumble; prob. of imitative origin.  Cf. <er>Mot</er> a word.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.</def><br/
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<p><q>It was the <qex>motto</qex> of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, . . . \'bdServe God, and be cheerful.\'b8</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"toed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing or having a motto; <as>as, a <ex>mottoed</ex> coat or device</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mot"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of, or consisting of, motes.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mottie</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>motty</qex> dust reek raised by the workmen.</q> <rj><qau>H. Miller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mou`choir"</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/`shw<aum/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A handkerchief.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mou*ez"zin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Muezzin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouf"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mouflon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wild sheep (<spn>Ovis musimon</spn>), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc.  Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles.  It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep.  Called also <altname>musimon</altname> or <altname>musmon</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moufflon</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mought</hw> <pr>(mout)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <pos>imp.</pos> <mord>of <er>May</er>.</mord> <def>Might.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mouil*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mouill\'82</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>The act of uttering the sound of a mouill\'82 letter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mouil`l\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., wet.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>Applied to certain consonants having a \'bdliquid\'b8 or softened sound; <it>e. g.</it>, in French, <it>l</it> or <it>ll</it> and <it>gn</it> (like the <it>lli</it> in <xex>million</xex> and <it>ni</it> in <xex>minion</xex>); in Italian, <it>gl</it> and <it>gn</it>; in Spanish, <it>ll</it> and <it>\'a4</it>; in Portuguese, <it>lh</it> and <it>nh.</it></def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mould</hw> <pr>(m<omac/lt)</pr>, <hw>Mould"er</hw> <pr>(m<omac/ld"<etil/r)</pr>, <hw>Mould"y</hw> <pr>(m<omac/ld"<ycr/)</pr>, etc. }</mhw> <def>See <er>Mold</er>, <er>Molder</er>, <er>Moldy</er>, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moulding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a sculpture produced by molding.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a decorative recessed or relieved surface.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> molding, border.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> molding.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> modeling, molding.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Moule</hw> <pr>(m<omac/l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moulen</ets>. See <er>Mold</er>.]</ety> <def>To contract mold; to grow moldy; to mold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Let us not <qex>moulen</qex> thus in idleness.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mou*line"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mou"li*net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moulinet</ets>, orig., a little mill, dim. of <ets>moulin</ets> mill. See <er>Mill</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moult</hw> <pr>(m<omac/lt)</pr>, <pos>v. & n.</pos> <def>See <er>Molt</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moult"en</hw> <pr>(m<omac/lt'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having molted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>moulten</xex> raven.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moun</hw> <pr>(moun)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Mow</er>, may.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mounch</hw> <pr>(mounch)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To munch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mound</hw> <pr>(mound)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>monde</ets> the world, L. <ets>mundus</ets>. See <er>Mundane</er>.]</ety> <def>A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign.  It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also <altname>globe</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mound</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mound</ets>, <ets>mund</ets>, protection, AS. <ets>mund</ets> protection, hand; akin to OHG. <ets>munt</ets>, Icel. <ets>mund</ets> hand, and prob. to L. <ets>manus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <def>An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.</def><br/
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<p><q>To thrid the thickets or to leap the <qex>mounds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mound bird</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>moundbird</er> in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Mound builders</b></col> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>, <cd>the tribe, or tribes, of North American aborigines who built, in former times, extensive mounds of earth, esp. in the valleys of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.  Formerly they were supposed to have preceded the Indians, but later investigations go to show that they were, in general, identical with the tribes that occupied the country when discovered by Europeans.</cd> -- <col><b>Mound maker</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of the <er>megapodes</er>.  See also <er>moundbird</er> in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Shell mound</b></col>, <cd>a mound of refuse shells, collected by aborigines who subsisted largely on shellfish. See <er>Midden</er>, and <er>Kitchen middens</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mound</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mounded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mounding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To fortify or inclose with a mound.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>moundbird</hw>, <hw>mound bird</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs.  Called also <altname>mound builder</altname>, <altname>mound maker</altname>, <altname>megapode</altname>, <altname>brush turkey</altname>, and <altname>scrub fowl</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mount</hw> <pr>(mount)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>munt</ets>, <ets>mont</ets>, <ets>mount</ets>, AS. <ets>munt</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>; cf. L. <ets>minae</ets> protections, E. <ets>eminent</ets>, <ets>menace</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mont</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mount</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Mountain</er>, <er>Mont</er>, <er>Monte</er>, <er>Montem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of <xex>mountain</xex>, when put before a proper name; <as>as, <ex>Mount</ex> Washington</as>; otherwise, chiefly in poetry.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Hew ye down trees, and cast a <qex>mount</qex> against Jerusalem.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. vi. 6.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Mont de pi\'82t\'82</er>.]</ety> <def>A bank; a fund.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Palmistry)</fld> <def>Any one of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand which are taken as significant of the influence of \'bdplanets,\'b8 and called the <xex>mounts</xex> of Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, the Sun or Apollo, and Venus.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mount of piety</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Mont de pi\'82t\'82</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mounted</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mounting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mounten</ets>, <ets>monten</ets>, F. <ets>monter</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos> (above).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though Babylon should <qex>mount</qex> up to heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. li. 53.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The fire of trees and houses <qex>mounts</qex> on high.</q> <rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attain in value; to amount.</def><br/
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<p><q>Bring then these blessings to a strict account,<br/
Make fair deductions, see to what they <qex>mount</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To get upon; to ascend; to climb; <as>as, to <ex>mount</ex> the pulpit and deliver a sermon</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Shall we <qex>mount</qex> again the rural throne?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses.</def> \'bdTo <xex>mount</xex> the Trojan troop.\'b8  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>mount</ex> a picture or diploma in  a frame</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To raise aloft; to lift on high.</def><br/
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<p><q>What power is it which <qex>mounts</qex> my love so high?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ A fort or ship is said to <xex>mount</xex> cannon, when it has them arranged for use in or about it.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To mount guard</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to go on guard; to march on guard; to do duty as a guard.</cd> -- <col><b>To mount a play</b></col>, <cd>to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc., used in the play.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mount</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>That upon which a person or thing is mounted</def>, <specif>especially:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A horse.</def><br/
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<p><q>She had so good a seat and hand, she might be trusted with any <qex>mount</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can be mounted.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mountaine</ets>, <ets>montaine</ets>, F. <ets>montagne</ets>, LL. <ets>montanea</ets>, <ets>montania</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, a mountain; cf. <ets>montanus</ets> belonging to a mountain. See 1st <er>Mount</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A range, chain, or group of such elevations; <as>as, the White <ex>Mountains</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk; a large quantity.</def><br/
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<p><q>I should have been a <qex>mountain</qex> of mummy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>The Mountain</b></col> (<au>La montagne</au>) <fld>(French Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a popular name given in 1793 to a party of extreme Jacobins in the National Convention, who occupied the highest rows of seats.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain</hw> <pr>(moun"t<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; <as>as, a <ex>mountain</ex> torrent; <ex>mountain</ex> pines; <ex>mountain</ex> goats; <ex>mountain</ex> air; <ex>mountain</ex> howitzer.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.</def><br/
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<p><q>The high, the <qex>mountain</qex> majesty of worth.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mountain antelope</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the goral.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain ash</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an ornamental tree, the <spn>Pyrus Americana</spn> (or <spn>Sorbus Americana</spn>), producing beautiful bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the <spn>Pyrus aucuparia</spn>, or rowan tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain barometer</b></col>, <cd>a portable barometer, adapted for safe transportation, used in measuring the heights of mountains.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain beaver</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the sewellel.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain blue</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>blue carbonate of copper; azurite.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain cat</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the catamount. See <er>Catamount</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain chain</b></col>, <cd>a series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain cock</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>capercailzie. See <er>Capercailzie</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain cork</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, resembling cork in its texture.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain crystal</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Crystal</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain damson</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a large tree of the genus <gen>Simaruba</gen> (<spn>Simaruba amarga</spn>) growing in the West Indies, which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in medicine.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain dew</b></col>, <cd>Scotch whisky, so called because often illicitly distilled among the mountains.</cd> <mark>[Humorous]</mark> -- <col><b>Mountain ebony</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small leguminous tree (<spn>Bauhinia variegata</spn>) of the East and West Indies; -- so called because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and in tanning.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain flax</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, having very fine fibers; amianthus. See <er>Amianthus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain fringe</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>climbing fumitory. See under <er>Fumitory</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain goat</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Mazama</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain green</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Green malachite, or carbonate of copper</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>See <cref>Green earth</cref>, under <er>Green</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Mountain holly</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a branching shrub (<spn>Nemopanthes Canadensis</spn>), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.  It is found in the Northern United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain laurel</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American shrub (<spn>Kalmia latifolia</spn>) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers.  The foliage is poisonous.  Called also <altname>American laurel</altname>, <altname>ivy bush</altname>, and <altname>calico bush</altname>.  See <er>Kalmia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain leather</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, resembling leather in its texture.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain licorice</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Trifolium</gen> (<spn>Trifolium Alpinum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain limestone</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a series of marine limestone strata below the coal measures, and above the old red standstone of Great Britain.  See <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain linnet</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the twite.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain magpie</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The yaffle, or green woodpecker</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The European gray shrike.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain mahogany</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Mahogany</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain meal</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a light powdery variety of calcite, occurring as an efflorescence.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain milk</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a soft spongy variety of carbonate of lime.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain mint</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Mint</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain ousel</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the ring ousel; -- called also <altname>mountain thrush</altname> and <altname>mountain colley</altname>.  See <er>Ousel</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Mountain pride</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Mountain green</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tree of Jamaica (<spn>Spathelia simplex</spn>), which has an unbranched palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate leaves.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain quail</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the plumed partridge (<spn>Oreortyx pictus</spn>) of California.  It has two long, slender, plumelike feathers on the head.  The throat and sides are chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain range</b></col>, <cd>a series of mountains closely related in position and direction.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain rice</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation, in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American genus of grasses (<gen>Oryzopsis</gen>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain rose</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of rose with solitary flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe (<spn>Rosa alpina</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain soap</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain sorrel</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a low perennial plant (<spn>Oxyria digyna</spn> with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Mountain sparrow</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European tree sparrow.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain spinach</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Orach</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain tobacco</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a composite plant (<spn>Arnica montana</spn>) of Europe; called also <altname>leopard's bane</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain witch</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the genus <gen>Geotrygon</gen>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Moun`tain*eer"</hw> <pr>(moun`t<icr/n*<emac/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>montanier</ets>, LL. <ets>montanarius</ets>. See <er>Mountain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rude, fierce person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>No savage fierce, bandit, or <qex>mountaineer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person who climbs mountains for sport.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moun`tain*eer"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.</def><br/
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<p><q>You can't go <qex>mountaineering</qex> in a flat country.</q> <rj><qau>H. James.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>moun`tain*eer"ing</hw> <pr>(moun`t<icr/n*<emac/r"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Climbing mountains as a sport.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mountaineer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small mountain.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>montagneux</ets>, L. <ets>montaniosus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of, or containing, mountains; <as>as, the <ex>mountainous</ex> country of the Swiss</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inhabiting mountains.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; <as>as, a <ex>mountainous</ex> heap</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being mountainous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>montance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Amount; sum; quantity; extent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain spec"ter</hw>. <def>An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of mountains (as on the Brocken) when the observer is between the sun and a mass of cloud.  The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moun"tain State</hw>. <def>Montana; -- a nickname.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>montant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>monter</ets>. See <er>Mount</er>, and cf. <er>Montant</er>.]</ety> <def>Raised; high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>montimbanco</ets>, <ets>montambanco</ets>; <ets>montare</ets> to mount + <ets>in</ets> in, upon + <ets>banco</ets> bench. See <er>Mount</er>, and 4th <er>Bank</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infallible remedies; a quack doctor.</def><br/
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<p><q>Such is the weakness and easy credulity of men, that a <qex>mountebank</qex> . . . is preferred before an able physician.</q> <rj><qau>Whitlock.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.</def><br/
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<p><q>Nothing so impossible in nature but <qex>mountebanks</qex> will undertake.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To play the mountebank.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"e*bank`er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"e*bank`ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a mountebank or his quackery.</def>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"e*bank*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Seated or serving on horseback or similarly; <as>as, <ex>mounted</ex> police; <ex>mounted</ex> infantry.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a setting; <as>as, a <ex>mounted</ex> gun; a <ex>mounted</ex> map; a <ex>mounted</ex> gem.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"e*naunce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mountance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who mounts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animal mounted; a monture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one that mounts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; <as>as, the <ex>mounting</ex> of a sword or diamond</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(A\'89ronautics)</fld> <def>same as  <er>Carriage</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ascending manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small or low mountain.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mount"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mont\'82e</ets>, fr. <ets>monter</ets>. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>The rise of a hawk after prey.</def>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mourn</hw> <pr>(m<omac/rn)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mourned</conjf> <pr>(m<omac/rnd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mourning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>murnan</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>mornian</ets>, OHG. <ets>mornen</ets>, Goth. <ets>ma\'a3rnan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness.</def><br/
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<p><q>Abraham came to <qex>mourn</qex> for Sarah, and to weep for her.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxiii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wear the customary garb of a mourner.</def><br/
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<p><q>We <qex>mourn</qex> in black; why <qex>mourn</qex> we not in blood?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then <qex>mourn</qex> a year.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mourn</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail.</def><br/
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<p><q>As if he <qex>mourned</qex> his rival's ill success.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And looking over the hills, I <qex>mourn</qex><br/
The darling who shall not return.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter in a mournful manner or voice.</def><br/
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<p><q>The lovelorn nightingale<br/
Nightly to thee her sad song <qex>mourneth</qex> well.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Deplore</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mourne</hw> <pr>(m<omac/rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Morne</er>.]</ety> <def>The armed or feruled end of a staff; in a sheephook, the end of the staff to which the hook is attached.</def>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mourn"er</hw> <pr>(m<omac/rn"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend.</def><br/
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<p><q>His <qex>mourners</qex> were two hosts, his friends and foes.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mourners</qex> were provided to attend the funeral.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mourn"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; <as>as, a <ex>mournful</ex> person; <ex>mournful</ex> looks, tones, loss.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mourn"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mourn"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sorrowful; lugubrious; sad; doleful; heavy; afflictive; grievous; calamitous.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>murnung</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.</def><br/
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<p><q>The houses to their tops with black were spread,<br/
And ev'n the pavements were with <qex>mourning</qex> hid.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Deep mourning</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Deep</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; <as>as, <ex>mourning</ex> garments; a <ex>mourning</ex> ring; a <ex>mourning</ex> pin, and the like.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mourning bride</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a garden flower (<spn>Scabiosa atropurpurea</spn>) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.</cd> -- <col><b>Mourning dove</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a wild dove (<spn>Zenaidura macroura</spn>) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also <altname>Carolina dove</altname>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Dove</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mourning warbler</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an American ground warbler (<spn>Geothlypis Philadelphia</spn>).  The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mourn"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mourning manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mour"ni*val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Murnival</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouse</hw> <pr>(mous)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mice</plw> <pr>(m<imac/s)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>mous</ets>, <ets>mus</ets>, AS. <ets>m<umac/s</ets>, pl. <ets>m<ymac/s</ets>; akin to D. <ets>muis</ets>, G. <ets>maus</ets>, OHG. & Icel. <ets>m<umac/s</ets>, Dan. <ets>muus</ets>, Sw. <ets>mus</ets>, Russ. <ets>muishe</ets>, L. <ets>mus</ets>, Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, Skr. <ets>m<umac/sh</ets> mouse, <ets>mush</ets> to steal. \'fb277.  Cf. <er>Muscle</er>, <er>Musk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus <gen>Mus</gen> and various related genera of the family <fam>Murid\'91</fam>.  The common house mouse (<spn>Mus musculus</spn>) is found in nearly all countries.  The American <stype>white-footed mouse</stype>, or <stype>deer mouse</stype> (<spn>Peromyscus leucopus</spn>, formerly <spn>Hesperomys leucopus</spn>) sometimes lives in houses.  See <er>Dormouse</er>, <cref>Meadow mouse</cref>, under <er>Meadow</er>, and <cref>Harvest mouse</cref>, under <er>Harvest</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as 2d <er>Mousing</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A familiar term of endearment.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A match used in firing guns or blasting.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Field mouse</b></col>, <col><b>Flying mouse</b></col></mcol>, etc. <cd>See under <er>Field</er>, <er>Flying</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a coly.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse deer</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a chevrotain, as the kanchil.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse galago</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very small West American galago (<spn>Galago murinus</spn>). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse hawk</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A hawk that devours mice</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The hawk owl; -- called also <altname>mouse owl</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse lemur</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus <gen>Chirogaleus</gen>, found in Madagascar.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse piece</b></col> <fld>(Cookery)</fld>, <cd>the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; -- called also <altname>mouse buttock</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mouse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moused</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mousing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To watch for and catch mice.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd[Death] <xex>mousing</xex> the flesh of men.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See <er>Mouse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouse"-ear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The forget-me-not (<spn>Myosotis palustris</spn>) and other species of the same genus.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A European species of hawkweed (<spn>Hieracium Pilosella</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mouse-ear chickweed</b></col>, <cd>a name of two common species of chickweed (<spn>Cerastium vulgarium</spn>, and <spn>Cerastium viscosum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse-ear cress</b></col>, <cd>a low cruciferous herb (<spn>Sisymbrium Thaliana</spn>). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or obovate leaves, whence the name.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mouse"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Frogfish</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouse"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mouse"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little mouse.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mouse"ke*teer`</hw> <pr>(mous"k<ecr/*t<emac/r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a group of children appearing on the television program <membof>The Mickey Mouse Club</membof> in the 1950's.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mous"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cat that catches mice; <as>as, a good <ex>mouser</ex> is better than a dozen mousetraps</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who pries about on the lookout for something.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouse"tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ranunculaceous plants (<gen>Myosurus</gen>), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mouse"trap`</hw>, <hw>mouse" trap`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any device that catches, and usually kills, mice.  They are of various designs, the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a strong spring, which holds the loop firmly against the base.  To activate the trap, the loop is pulled through a 180<deg/ arc against the tension of the spring and held against the base by a delicate metal catch, which can keep the loop from moving, though in a state of high tension.  The metal catch is moved when a mouse tries to take a piece of bait attached to it, releasing the loop which forcefully moves though an arc, usually killing the mouse.  A larger version of the same device is used as a <contr>rat trap</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mous"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Diminutive for <er>Mouse</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mous"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.</def> \'bd<xex>Mousing</xex> saints.\'b8  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mous"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of hunting mice.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A ratchet movement in a loom.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mousing hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mou"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sport with roughly; to rumple.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mouzle</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wycherley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mous`que*taire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mousquetaire cuff</hw>. <def>A deep flaring cuff.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mousquetaire glove</hw>. <def>A woman's glove with a long, loosely fitting wrist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mousse</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A frozen dessert of a frothy texture, made of sweetened and flavored whipped cream, sometimes with the addition of egg yolks and gelatin.  Mousse differs from ice cream in being beaten before -- not during -- the freezing process.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any of a variety of foods whipped to a light texture; <as>as, a salmon <ex>mousse</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A foam containing special chemicals, used for styling hair.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mousse`line"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Muslin.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>\'d8Mousseline de laine</b></col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F., muslin of wool.]</ety> <cd>Muslin delaine. See under <er>Muslin</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mousseline glass</b></col>, <cd>a kind of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mousse`line de soie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A soft thin silk fabric with a weave like that of muslin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mous`tache"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Mustache.</def><br/
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<p><hw>moustachio</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large bushy moustache.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mustachio, handle-bars.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mous"y</hw> <pr>(mouz"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Infested with mice; smelling of mice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mou"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Chinese tree peony (<spn>P\'91onia Mountan</spn>), a shrub with large flowers of various colors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth</hw> <pr>(mouth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mouths</plw> <pr>(mou<th/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>mouth</ets>, <ets>mu<thorn/</ets>, AS. <ets>m<umac/<edh/</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mond</ets>, OS. <ets>m<umac/<edh/</ets>, G. <ets>mund</ets>, Icel. <ets>mu<edh/r</ets>, <ets>munnr</ets>, Sw. <ets>mun</ets>, Dan. <ets>mund</ets>, Goth. <ets>mun<thorn/s</ets>, and possibly L. <ets>mentum</ets> chin; or cf. D. <ets>muil</ets> mouth, muzzle, G. <ets>maul</ets>, OHG. <ets>m<umac/la</ets>, Icel. <ets>m<umac/li</ets>, and Skr. <ets>mukha</ets> mouth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the <contains>tongue</contains> and <contains>teeth</contains>, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice; aperture;</def> as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; <as>as, the <ex>mouth</ex> of a jar or pitcher; the <ex>mouth</ex> of the lacteal vessels, etc.</as></def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream are discharged.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The entrance into a harbor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <def>The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.</def><br/
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<p><q>Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman belonging to it, who is the <qex>mouth</qex> of the street where he lives.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Cry; voice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Speech; language; testimony.</def><br/
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<p><q>That in the <qex>mouth</qex> of two or three witnesses every word may be established.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xviii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A wry face; a grimace; a mow.</def><br/
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<p><q>Counterfeit sad looks,<br/
Make <qex>mouths</qex> upon me when I turn my back.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Down at the mouth</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Down in the mouth</b></col></mcol>, <cd>chapfallen; of dejected countenance; depressed; discouraged.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>Mouth friend</b></col>, <cd>one who professes friendship insincerely.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Mouth glass</b></col>, <cd>a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouth honor</b></col>, <cd>honor given in words, but not felt.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Mouth organ</b></col>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Pan's pipes</cd>. See <er>Pandean</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An harmonicon.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouth pipe</b></col>, <cd>an organ pipe with a lip or plate to cut the escaping air and make a sound.</cd> -- <col><b>To stop the mouth</b></col>, <cd>to silence or be silent; to put to shame; to confound.</cd> -- <col><b>To put one's foot in one's mouth</b></col>, <cd>to say something which causes one embarrassment.</cd> -- <col><b>To run off at the mouth</b></col>, <cd>to speak excessively.</cd> -- <col><b>To talk out of both sides of one's mouth</b></col>, <cd>to say things which are contradictory.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q><qex>The mouth</qex> of them that speak lies shall be <qex>stopped</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. lxiii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Whose <qex>mouths</qex> must be <qex>stopped</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Titus i. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth</hw> <pr>(mou<th/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mouthed</conjf> <pr>(mou<th/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mouthing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner; <as>as, <ex>mouthing</ex> platitudes</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mouthing</xex> big phrases.\'b8  <rj><au>Hare.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mouthing</qex> out his hollow oes and aes.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her cub.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make mouths at.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>R. Blair.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant.</def><br/
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<p><q>I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country,<br/
And <qex>mouth</qex> at C\'91sar, till I shake the senate.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt.</def><br/
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<p><q>Well I know, when I am gone,<br/
How she <qex>mouths</qex> behind my back.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mouthed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with a mouth.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; -- used only in composition; <as>as, wide-<ex>mouthed</ex>; hard-<ex>mouthed</ex>; foul-<ex>mouthed</ex>; mealy-<ex>mouthed</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mouths; an affected speaker.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth"-foot`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mouthfuls</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a small quantity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A statement that has a profound truth in it; <as>as, you said a <ex>mouthful</ex>!</as></def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mouth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<umac/<edh/le\'a0s</ets>.]</ety> <def>Destitute of a mouth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth"-made`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt.</def> \'bd<xex>Mouth-made</xex> vows.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mouth"piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; <as>as, the <ex>mouthpiece</ex> of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of a fluid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who delivers the opinion of others or of another; a spokesman; <as>as, the <ex>mouthpiece</ex> of his party</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the <qex>mouthpiece</qex> of their remonstrance.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A person's lawyer.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark>  <note>This is a term that was used sometimes in old movies.  When a tough bad guy was arrested he might say \'bdI ain't sayin' nothin' without my <ex>mouthpiece</ex>!\'b8</note><br/
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<p><hw>mouthwash</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gargle.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mouton</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>meat from a mature sheep.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mutton.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Movableness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>movable</ets>. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; <as>as, a <ex>movable</ex> steam engine</as>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>moveable</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> transferable, transferrable, transportable.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Changing from one time to another; <as>as, <ex>movable</ex> feasts, <it>i. e.</it>, church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Movable letter</b></col> <fld>(Heb. Gram.)</fld>, <cd>a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.</cd> -- <col><b>Movable feast</b></col> <fld>(Ecclesiastical)</fld>, <cd>a holy day that changes date, depending on the lunar cycle.  An example of such a day is <stype>Easter</stype>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Movables</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>moveable</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>Furnished with the most rich and princely <qex>movables</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>Property not attached to the soil.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The word is not convertible with <xex>personal property</xex>, since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are personal property by our law are immovables by the Roman law.</note>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a movable manner or condition.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Move</hw> <pr>(m<oomac/v)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Moved</conjf> <pr>(m<oomac/vd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Moving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>moven</ets>, OF. <ets>moveir</ets>, F. <ets>mouvoir</ets>, L. <ets>movere</ets>; cf. Gr. <grk>'amei`bein</grk> to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. <ets>m\'c6v</ets>, p. p. <ets>m<umac/ta</ets>, to move, push.  Cf. <er>Emotion</er>, <er>Mew</er> to molt, <er>Mob</er>, <er>Mutable</er>, <er>Mutiny</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; <as>as, the wind <ex>moves</ex> a vessel; the horse <ex>moves</ex> a carriage.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</fld> <def>To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; <as>as, to <ex>move</ex> a king</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.</def><br/
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<p><q>Minds desirous of revenge were not <qex>moved</qex> with gold.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>No female arts his mind could <qex>move</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>When he saw the multitudes, he was <qex>moved</qex> with compassion on them.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. ix. 36.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to <qex>move</qex> pity or terror.</q> <rj><qau>Felton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; <as>as, to <ex>move</ex> to adjourn</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let me but <qex>move</qex> one question to your daughter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They are to be blamed alike who <qex>move</qex> and who decline war upon particular respects.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To apply to, as for aid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Move</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; <as>as, a ship <ex>moves</ex> rapidly</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The foundations also of the hills <qex>moved</qex> and were shaken, because he was wroth.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xviii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . <br/
Nor till her lay was ended could I <qex>move</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; <as>as, to <ex>move</ex> in a matter</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</fld> <def>To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Move</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of moving; a movement.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</fld> <def>The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; <as>as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your <ex>move</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To make a move</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To take some action toward a goal, usually one involving interaction with other people.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To move a piece, as in a game.</cd> -- <col><b>To be on the move</b></col>, <cd>to bustle or stir about.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>moveable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>movable.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> , transferable, transferrable, transportable.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>moved</hw> <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <def>affected emotionally.  Opposite of <ant>unmoved</ant>.</def> <see>Also See-> affected, emotional</see> <br/
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<p><hw>Move`less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Motionless; fixed.</def> \'bd<xex>Moveless</xex> as a tower.\'b8  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Move"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mouvement</ets>. See <er>Move</er>, and cf. <er>Moment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of moving in space; change of place or posture; motion; <as>as, the <ex>movement</ex> of an army in marching or maneuvering; the <ex>movement</ex> of a wheel or a machine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Manner or style of moving; <as>as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, <ex>movement</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Transference, by any means, from one situation to another; a change of situation; progress toward a goal; advancement; <as>as, after months of fruitless discussion there was finally some <ex>movement</ex> toward an agreement</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.</def> \'bdAny change of time is a change of <xex>movement</xex>.\'b8 <au>Busby.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; <as>as, the several <ex>movements</ex> of a suite or a symphony</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch; <as>as, a seventeen jewel <ex>movement</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; <as>as, the women's liberation <ex>movement</ex>; the progressive <ex>movement</ex> in architecture</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Febrile movement</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an elevation of the body temperature; a fever.</cd> -- <col><b>Movement cure</b></col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Kinesiatrics</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Movement of the bowels</b></col>, <cd>an evacuation or stool; a passage or discharge.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Motion.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Movement</er>, <er>Motion</er>. <xex>Motion</xex> expresses a general idea of not being at rest; <xex>movement</xex> is oftener used to express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.</usage><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"vent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>movens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>movere</ets>. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <def>Moving.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mo"vent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which moves anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes movement, change, etc.; <as>as, <ex>movers</ex> of sedition</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>These most poisonous compounds,<br/
Which are the <qex>movers</qex> of a languishing death.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or recommends anything for consideration or adoption; <as>as, the <ex>mover</ex> of a resolution in a legislative body</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A motion picture.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> film, picture, moving picture, motion picture, picture show, flick.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A motion picture show; the event of showing a motion picture.  In the <pluf>pl.</pluf>, the event of showing a motion picture at a movie theater; <as>as, to go to the <ex>movies</ex>; to spend an evening at the <ex>movies</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The motion picture industry or medium, generally.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; <as>as, a <ex>moving</ex> car, or power</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exciting movement of the mind or feelings; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; <as>as, a <ex>moving</ex> appeal</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I sang an old <qex>moving</qex> story.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moving force</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body.</cd> -- <col><b>Moving plant</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leguminous plant (<spn>Desmodium gyrans</spn>); -- so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moving day</b></col>, <cd>a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a moving manner.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mov"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The power of moving.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moving picture</hw>. <def>same as <er>motion picture</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moe</asp> and <asp>mowe</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>moue</ets> pouting, a wry face; cf. OD. <ets>mouwe</ets> the protruded lip.]</ety> <def>A wry face.</def> \'bdMake <xex>mows</xex> at him.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make mouths.</def><br/
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<p><q>Nodding, becking, and <qex>mowing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mew</er>, a gull.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>v.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>pres. sing.</pos> <conjf>Mow</conjf>, <pos>pl.</pos> <conjf>Mowe</conjf>, <conjf>Mowen</conjf>, <conjf>Moun</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>magan</ets>. See <er>May</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>May; can.</def> \'bdThou <xex>mow</xex> now escapen.\'b8 <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Our walles <qex>mowe</qex> not make hem resistence.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(m<omac/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Mowed</conjf> <pr>(m<omac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mowed</conjf> or <conjf>Mown</conjf> <pr>(m<omac/n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mowen</ets>, <ets>mawen</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'bewan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>maaijen</ets>, G. <ets>m\'84hen</ets>, OHG. <ets>m\'bejan</ets>, Dan. <ets>meie</ets>, L. <ets>metere</ets> to reap, mow, Gr. <grk>'ama^n</grk>.  Cf. <er>Math</er>, <er>Mead</er> a meadow, <er>Meadow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut the grass from; <as>as, to <ex>mow</ex> a meadow</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with <xex>down</xex>; <as>as, a discharge of grapeshot <ex>mows</ex> down whole ranks of men</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(mou)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mowe</ets>, AS. <ets>m<umac/ga</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(mou)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow"burn`</hw> <pr>(mou"b<ucir/rn`)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mowe</hw> <pr>(mou)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See 4th <er>Mow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mowe</hw>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See 1st & 2d <er>Mow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mow"er</hw> <pr>(m<omac/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; <as>as, a lawn <ex>mower</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mowing machine</b></col>, <cd>an agricultural machine armed with knives or blades for cutting standing grass, etc.  It may be drawn by a horse or horses, or propelled by a powered engine.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mown</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; <as>as, a <ex>mown</ex> field</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mow"yer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mox"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of Japan. <ets>mogusa</ets> (pronounced <ets>mongsa</ets>), an escharotic made from the plant <ets>yomigi</ets>: cf. F. <ets>moxa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of <spn>Artemisia Chinensis</spn>, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp.  <spn>Artemisia Chinensis</spn>, and <spn>Artemisia moxa</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mox"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>energy; pep.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>courage, determination.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Know-how, expertise.</def>  <rj><au>MW10.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Moy"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called in South America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Moyle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See <er>Moil</er>, and <er>Moile</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Moz"a*rab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moz`a*rab"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <def>Same as <er>Muzarab</er>, <er>Muzarabic</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mo*zet"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moz*zet"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>mozzetta</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mosette</ets>.  Cf. <er>Amice</er> a hood or cape.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A cape, with a small hood; -- worn by the pope and other dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mr.</hw>. <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The customary abbreviation of <sig>Mister</sig> in writing and printing. See <er>Master</er>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mrs.</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The customary abbreviation of <sig>Mistress</sig> or <sig>Missess</sig> when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing; <as>as, <ex>Mrs.</ex> Clinton is commonly called by her full name, <person>Hillary Rodham Clinton</person></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>msasa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Amall shrubby African tree (<spn>Brachystegia speciformis</spn>) having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Brachystegia speciformis</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>MSB</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>mutual savings bank</er>.</def> <mark>[abbr.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>MSG</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>monosodium glutamate</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> monosodium glutamate.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>MST</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mountain Standard Time, the time of the 105th meridian, used in the mountain states of the U.S.</def> <mark>[abbr.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Mountain Time, Mountain Standard Time.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>MT</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A <altname>metric ton</altname>, a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.</def> <mark>[abbr.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> metric ton, tonne, t.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <pr>(m<umac/)</pr> <def>The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (<mu/, <MU/).</def><br/
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<p><hw>mu'adhdhin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>muezzin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>muazzin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>muezzin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*cam"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Muc</ets>ic + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mucic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Muse</er>, and <er>Muset</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*ce"din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mucus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called also <altname>mucin</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Much</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/ch)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar. & superl.</pos> wanting, but supplied by <adjf>More</adjf> <pr>(m<omac/r)</pr>, and <adjf>Most</adjf> <pr>(m<omac/st)</pr>, from another root.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>moche</ets>, <ets>muche</ets>, <ets>miche</ets>, prob. the same as <ets>mochel</ets>, <ets>muchel</ets>, <ets>michel</ets>, <ets>mikel</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>micel</ets>, <ets>mycel</ets>; cf. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, fem. <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great, and Icel. <ets>mj\'94k</ets>, adv., much. \'fb103. See <er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Great in quantity; long in duration; <as>as, <ex>much</ex> rain has fallen; <ex>much</ex> time.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Thou shalt carry <qex>much</qex> seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxviii. 38.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Many in number.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Edom came out against him with <qex>much</qex> people.</q> <rj><qau>Num. xx. 20.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>High in rank or position.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Much</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; <as>as, you have as <ex>much</ex> as I</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He that gathered <qex>much</qex> had nothing over.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xvi. 18.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Much</xex>in this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by <xex>as</xex>, <xex>so</xex>, <xex>too</xex>, <xex>very</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable.</def><br/
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<p><q>And [he] thought not <qex>much</qex> to clothe his enemies.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To make much of</b></col>, <cd>to treat as something of especial value or worth.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Much</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>mj\'94k</ets>. See <er>Much</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.</def> \'bd<xex>Much</xex> suffering heroes.\'b8  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou art <qex>much</qex> mightier than we.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxvi. 16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Excellent speech becometh not a fool, <qex>much</qex> less do lying lips a prince.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xvii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong<br/
Life <qex>much</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>All left the world <qex>much</qex> as they found it.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Much"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[\'fb103. See <er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <def>Much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Much"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Greatness; extent.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The quantity and <qex>muchness</qex> of time which it filcheth.</q> <rj><qau>W. Whately.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Much of a muchness</b></col>, <cd>much the same.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdMen's men; gentle or simple, they're <xex>much of a muchness</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Much"what`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Nearly; almost; much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Muchwhat</xex> after the same manner.\'b8  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mucus</ets> mucus: cf. F. <ets>mucique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mucidus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mucus</ets> mucus. See <er>Mucus</er>, and cf. <er>Moist</er>.]</ety> <def>Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mu"cid*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*cif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See  <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Secreting mucus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ci*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Resembling mucus; having the character or appearance of mucus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ci*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Muc</ets>in + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*cig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mucigenous</qex> basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell.</q> <rj><qau>Foster.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ci*lage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from L. <ets>mucilago</ets> a musty juice, fr. <ets>mucus</ets> mucus, slime. See <er>Mucus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; a glue; a liquid adhesive; <as>as, medicinal <ex>mucilage</ex>; <ex>mucilage</ex> for fastening envelopes.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mucilagineux</ets>. See <er>Mucilage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; <as>as, a <ex>mucilaginous</ex> liquid</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; <as>as, the <ex>mucilaginous</ex> glands</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; <as>as, <ex>mucilaginous</ex> gums or plants</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cin</hw> <pr>(m<umac/"s<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mucus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mucedin</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of a class of high molecular weight glycoproteins which are contained in mucus, and give to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character.  They are found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. They form viscous solutions and serve to provide lubrication for movement within body cavities, and some protection of surfaces. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Demilune</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*cin"o*gen</hw> <pr>(m<usl/*s<icr/n"<osl/*j<ecr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mucin</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mucigen</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*cip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(m<usl/*s<icr/"p<adot/*r<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + L. <ets>parere</ets> to produce.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ci*vore</hw> <pr>(m<umac/"s<icr/*v<omac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mucus</ets> slime, mucus + <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe <spn>Mucivora</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muck</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/k)</pr>, <def>abbreviation of <xex>Amuck</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To run a muck</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Amuck</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>myki</ets>; akin to D. <ets>m\'94g</ets>.  Cf. <er>Midden</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dung in a moist state; manure.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp places and swamps.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything filthy or vile.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Money; -- in contempt.</def><br/
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<p><q>The fatal <qex>muck</qex> we quarreled for.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muck bar</b></col>, <cd>bar iron which has been through the rolls only once.</cd> -- <col><b>Muck iron</b></col>, <cd>crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers.</cd> <au>Knight.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; <as>as, a <ex>muck</ex> fork</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To manure with muck.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"en*der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mocador</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mokadour</er>.]</ety> <def>A handkerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muckinder</asp>, <asp>muckiter</asp>, <asp>mockadour</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"er*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A miser; a niggard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being mucky.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muc"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <def>Much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"mid`den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dunghill.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muck rake</hw>. <def>A rake for scraping up muck or dung. See <er>Muckrake</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, below.</def> <mark>[obs.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>muck"rake`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>-raked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>-raking</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To seek for, expose, or charge, especially habitually, corruption, real or alleged, on the part of public men and corporations.</def>  <note>On April 14, 1906, President Roosevelt delivered a speech on \'bdThe Man with the Muck Rake,\'b8 in which he deprecated sweeping and unjust charges of corruption against public men and corporations.  The phrase was taken up by the press, and the verb to <er>muckrake</er>, in the above sense, and the noun <it>muckraker</it>, to designate one so engaged, were speedily coined and obtained wide currency.  The original allusion was to a character in Bunyan's \'bdPilgrim's Progress\'b8 so intent on raking up muck that he could not see a celestial crown held above him.</note><br/
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<p><hw>muck"rak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <def>A person who habitually muckrakes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat mucky; soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>R. D. Blackmore.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larv\'91 of the tumbledung and allied beetles.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser.</def> \'bdMisers are <xex>muckworms</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muck"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Filthy with muck; miry; <as>as, a <ex>mucky</ex> road</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mucky</xex> filth.\'b8  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vile, in a moral sense; sordid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mucky</qex> money and false felicity.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"co*cele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + Gr. <grk>kh`lh</grk> tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling mucus.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mucoid degeneration</b></col>, <cd>a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus.</cd>  <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Muc</ets>in + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"co*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of muconic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mu</ets>cic + ita<ets>conic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (<chform>C6H6O4</chform>, <chname>2-4-hexadienedoic acid</chname>), obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic acid.  Various other means of synthesis have been reported.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`co*pu"ru*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + <ets>purulent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu"cor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>mucere</ets> to be moldy or musty.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of minute fungi.  The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mucorales</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An order of mostly saprophytic fungi.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Mucorales</ord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mucosa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior; called also <altname>mucous membrane</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mucous membrane.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*cos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mucous or slimy; mucousness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mucosus</ets>, fr. <ets>mucus</ets> mucus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; <as>as, a <ex>mucous</ex> substance</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; <as>as, the <ex>mucous</ex> membrane</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mucous membrane</b></col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Membrane</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mucous patches</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.</cd> -- <col><b>Mucous tissue</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a form of connective tissue in an early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called <partof>myxomata</partof>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mucous; sliminess.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu"cro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minute abrupt point, as of a leaf; any small, sharp point or process, terminating a larger part or organ.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mu"cro*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mu"cro*na`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mucronatus</ets>, fr. <ets>mucro</ets> a sharp point: cf. F. <ets>mucron\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; <as>as, a <ex>mucronate</ex> leaf</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mu"cro*nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*cron"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having, or tipped with, a small point or points.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cu*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muculentus</ets>, fr. <ets>mucus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Slimy; moist, and moderately viscous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cus</hw> <pr>(m<umac/"k<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mucus</ets>, <ets>muccus</ets>; cf. <ets>mucere</ets> to be moldy or musty, Gr. <grk>my`xa</grk> mucus, and Skr. <ets>muc</ets> to release.  Cf. <er>Match</er> for striking fire, <er>Moist</er>, <er>Mucilage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain alg\'91 and other plants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"cus*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Mucin.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mud</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to LG. <ets>mudde</ets>, D. <ets>modder</ets>, G. <ets>moder</ets> mold, OSw. <ets>modd</ets> mud, Sw. <ets>modder</ets> mother, Dan. <ets>mudder</ets> mud.  Cf. <er>Mother</er> a scum on liquors.]</ety> <def>Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mud bass</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fresh-water fish (<spn>Acantharchum pomotis</spn> or <spn>Acantharchus pomotis</spn>) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep grunting note.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud bath</b></col>, <cd>an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud boat</b></col>, <cd>a large flatboat used in dredging.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud cat</b></col>. <cd>See <er>mud cat</er> in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud crab</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several American marine crabs of the genus <gen>Panopeus</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud dab</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the winter flounder. See <er>Flounder</er>, and <er>Dab</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud dauber</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a mud wasp; the <er>mud-dauber</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud devil</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the fellbender.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud drum</b></col> <fld>(Steam Boilers)</fld>, <cd>a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud eel</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a long, slender, aquatic amphibian (<spn>Siren lacertina</spn>), found in the Southern United States.  It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of legs.  See <er>Siren</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud frog</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European frog (<spn>Pelobates fuscus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mud hen</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The American coot (<spn>Fulica Americana</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud lark</b></col>, <cd>a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> -- <col><b>Mud minnow</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any small American fresh-water fish of the genus <gen>Umbra</gen>, as <spn>Umbra limi</spn>.  The genus is allied to the pickerels.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud plug</b></col>, <cd>a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud puppy</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the menobranchus.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud scow</b></col>, <cd>a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>Mud turtle</b></col>, <col><b>Mud tortoise</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud wasp</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to <gen>Pep\'91us</gen>, and allied genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings, etc.  The female places an egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva.  Called also <altname>mud dauber</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mud</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bury in mud.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make muddy or turbid.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu"dar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>mad\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs (<spn>Calotropis gigantea</spn>, and <spn>Calotropis procera</spn>), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber.  The acrid milky juice is used medicinally.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>madar</asp> and <asp>muddar</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"da*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic action, extracted from the root of the mudar.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mudcat</hw>, <hw>mud cat</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large catfish (<spn>Pylodictus olivaris</spn>, formerly <spn>Leptops olivaris</spn>) of the central U. S. having a flattened head and projecting jaw.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flathead catfish, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, <spn>Pylodictus olivaris</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mud"-daub`er</hw>, <hw>mud" daub`er</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wasp of the family <fam>Sphegidae</fam> (<fam>Sphecidae</fam>) which builds a nest of mud and stores insects and spiders in it; a digger-wasp.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mud"-crab`</hw>, <hw>mud" crab`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A crab of the genus <gen>Panop<oe/us</gen> (also written <gen>Panopeus</gen>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"di*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a muddy manner; turbidly; without mixture; cloudily; obscurely; confusedly.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a racehorse that exhibits a better than usual performance when the racetrack is wet or muddy.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An athlete who performs better than his/her average under muddy conditions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"di*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; <as>as, the <ex>muddiness</ex> of a stream</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Muddled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Muddling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Mud</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make turbid, or muddy, as water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He did ill to <qex>muddle</qex> the water.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.</def><br/
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<p><q>Epicurus seems to have had brains so <qex>muddled</qex> and confounded, that he scarce ever kept in the right way.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Often drunk, always <qex>muddled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>muddle</qex> it [money] away without method or object, and without having anything to show for it.</q> <rj><qau>Hazlitt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; <as>as, to <ex>muddle</ex> matters</as>; also, to perplex; to mystify.</def>  <rj><au>F. W. Newman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dabble in mud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To think and act in a confused, aimless way.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.</def><br/
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<p><q>We both grub on in a <qex>muddle</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dle*head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stupid person; a blunderer.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>C. Reade.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mud"dle-head`ed</wf>, <pos>a.</pos> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Dickens.</au></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, muddles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Muddier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Muddiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; <as>as, a <ex>muddy</ex> road or path; <ex>muddy</ex> boots.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Turbid with mud; <as>as, <ex>muddy</ex> water</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.</def><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>muddy</qex> vesture of decay.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.</def><br/
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<p><q>Cold hearts and <qex>muddy</qex> understandings.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Dost think I am so <qex>muddy</qex>, so unsettled.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Not clear or bright.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Muddied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Muddying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>(Fig.)</mark>: <def>To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse.</def>  <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dy-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull; stupid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"dy-met`tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull-spirited.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The European loach.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bowfin (<spn>Amia calva</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species (<spn>Protopterus annectens</spn>). See <er>Lipedosiren</er>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The mud minnow, a fish of the genus <gen>Umbra</gen> or family <fam>Umbridae</fam>.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <cd>any fish which lives in muddy waters, such as the <er>mummichog</er>, a killifish.</cd><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Steam Boilers)</fld> <def>A hole near the bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"dir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Moodir</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"sill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See <er>Sill</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A person of the lowest stratum of society; -- a term of opprobrium or contempt.</def> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"suck`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A woodcock.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"wall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European bee-eater. See <er>Bee-eater</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>modwall</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mud"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores (<spn>Limosella aquatica</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mue</hw> <pr>(m<umac/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To mew; to molt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Quarles.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mues"li</hw> <pr>(m<umac/s"l<esl/ <it>or</it> m<umac/z"l<esl/)</pr>  <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mixture of untoasted dry cereals, nuts, and fruits, eaten mostly as a breakfast cereal; -- of Swiss origin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mu*ez"zin</hw> <pr>(m<usl/*<ecr/z"z<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.]</ety> <def>A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer; the Moslem official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mouezzin</asp>, <asp>mueddin</asp>, <asp>muazzin</asp>, <asp>mu'adhdhin</asp>, and <asp>muwazzin</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Muff</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LG. <ets>muff</ets>, D. <ets>mof</ets>, G., Dan., & Sw. <ets>muff</ets>, F. <ets>moufle</ets> mitten, LL. <ets>muffula</ets>, MHG. <ets>mouwe</ets> sleeve, D. <ets>mouw</ets>, and E. <ets>muffle</ets>, v.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Glass Manuf.)</fld> <def>A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. <ets>maffle</ets> to slammer.]</ety> <def>A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>muff</xex> of a curate.\'b8  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <ety>[See 4.]</ety> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The whitethroat.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Muffed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Muffing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf`fe*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small muff worn over the wrist.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"fin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Muff</er>.]</ety> <def>A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and tea.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf`fin*eer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dish for keeping muffins hot.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muff"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Muff</er>, 4 & 5.]</ety> <def>Stupid; awkward.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/f"f'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Muffled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Muffling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moufle</ets> a mitten, LL. <ets>muffula</ets>, OD. <ets>moffel</ets> a muff. See <er>Muff</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with <xex>up</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The face lies <qex>muffled</qex> up within the garment.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>muffled</qex> with a cloud his mournful eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Muffled</qex> up in darkness and superstition.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To wrap or fit with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; <as>as, to <ex>muffle</ex> the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock; to <ex>muffle</ex> the exhaust of a motor vehicle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>maffle</ets>, <ets>mumble</ets>, D. <ets>moffelen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moufle</ets>, prop., a mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See <er>Muffle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Muff</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Ceramics)</fld> <def>A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A pulley block containing several sheaves.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>muffled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>same as <er>muted</er>; <as>as, <ex>muffled</ex> drums; the <ex>muffled</ex> noises of the street</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dull, muted, softened.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; <as>as, children <ex>muffled</ex> almost to the eyebrows</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fortune is painted blind, with a <qex>muffler</qex> above her eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who muffles.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>Any of various devices to deaden the noise of escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are passed (called also <altname>silencer</altname>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mouflon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muf"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Muftis</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Ar. <ets>mufti</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An official expounder of Mohammedan law.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the chief legal advisers to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.</def><br/
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<p><hw>muf"ti</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ordinary civilian dress when worn by persons who serve in a uniformed service, such as the military or police.  It originally was used in reference to British naval or military officers, and originated with the British service in India.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mug</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ir. <ets>mugam</ets> a mug, <ets>mucog</ets> a cup.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of ceramic or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The face or mouth; <as>as, I don't want to see your ugly <ex>mug</ex> again</as>; -- often used contemptuously.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mug</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/g)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun.</def>  <note>To rob a person or a business indoors is not usually referred to as to <ex>mug</ex>, but to <contr>stick up</contr> or <contr>hold up</contr>.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rob, stick up</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mugful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quantity that can be held in a mug.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mug.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"gard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>mucker</ets> a sulky person, <ets>muckish</ets> sullen, peevish, <ets>mucken</ets> to mutter, grumble.]</ety> <def>Sullen; displeased.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mug"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Mug"gar</hw>, <hw>Mug"gur</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[Hind. <ets>magar</ets>, fr. Skr. <ets>makara</ets> sea monster.]</ety> <def>The common crocodile (<spn>Crocodilus palustris</spn>) of India, the East Indies, etc. It becomes twelve feet or more long.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mugger</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thief who takes property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed; a person who commits a mugging; one who mugs.  See <er>mug</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> robber</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"get</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The small entrails of a calf or a hog.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"gi*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or quality of being muggy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> from <er>mug</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A robbery; a taking of property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed.  See <er>mug</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> robbery, holdup, stickup</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"gins</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etym. unknown.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A game at cards which depends upon building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"gins</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>In certain games, to score against, or take an advantage over (an opponent), as for an error, announcing the act by saying \'bdmuggins.\'b8</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"gish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Muggy</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug`gle*to"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of an extinct sect, named after <person>Ludovic <etsep>Muggleton</etsep></person>, an English journeyman tailor, who (about 1657) claimed to be inspired.</def>  <rj><au>Eadie.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"gy</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/g"g<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Muggier</adjf> <pr>(m<ucr/g"g<icr/*<etil/r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Muggiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>mugga</ets> mist, mugginess.  Cf. 4th <er>Mold</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moist; damp; moldy; <as>as, <ex>muggy</ex> straw</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Warm, damp, and windless; uncomfortably hot and humid; sultry; <as>as, <ex>muggy</ex> air, weather</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"house`</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/g"hous`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alehouse; a pothouse.</def>  <rj><au>Tickel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"gi*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bellowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"gi*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mugiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mugire</ets> to bellow.]</ety> <def>Lowing; bellowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu"gil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., a sort of fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fishes including the gray mullets. See <er>Mullet</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mugilidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of fish including the gray mullets.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mugilidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mugiloidea</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A suborder of fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins, including the families <fam>Mugilidae</fam>; <fam>Atherinidae</fam>; and <fam>Sphyraenidae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> suborder <subord>Mugiloidea</subord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"gi*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus <gen>Mugil</gen>, or family <fam>Mugilid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A slender European weed (<spn>Galium Cruciata</spn>); -- called also <altname>crossweed</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mug"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mucgwyrt</ets>.  Cf. <er>Midge</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A somewhat aromatic composite weed (<spn>Artemisia vulgaris</spn>), at one time used medicinally; -- called also <altname>motherwort</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mug"wump`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Algonquin <ets>mugquomp</ets> a chief.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who is undecided about an issue, especially a political one; a person who takes a neutral stance on an issue; a fence-sitter.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mug"wump`er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mug"wump*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The acts and views of the mugwumps.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mu*ham"mad*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mu*ham"med*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Mohammedan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*ham"mad*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mohammedanism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muharram</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the first month of the Islamic calendar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>muishond</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A southern African weasel.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mujik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> muzhik, moujik, muzjik.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu*la"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A moor.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Lockhart.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu*la"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. Amer., fr. Sp. <ets>mulo</ets>, <ets>mula</ets>, a mule.]</ety> <def>A drove of mules.</def> <mark>[Southwest. U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*lat"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mulattoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. & Pg. <ets>mulato</ets>, masc., <ets>mulata</ets>, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. <ets>mulo</ets> mule, L. <ets>mulus</ets>. See <er>Mule</er>.]</ety> <def>The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*lat"tress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female mulatto.</def>  <rj><au>G. W. Gable.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mulberries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>moolbery</ets>, <ets>murberie</ets>, AS. <ets>murberie</ets>, where the first part is fr. L. <ets>morum</ets> mulberry; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/.  Cf. <er>Murrey</er>, <er>Sycamore</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus <gen>Morus</gen>; also, the tree itself. See <er>Morus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mulberry mass</b></col>. <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Morula</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Paper mulberry</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<spn>Broussonetia papyrifera</spn>), related to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper.  It is seen as a shade tree in America.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ber*ry-faced`</hw> <pr>(-f<amac/st`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with mulberry stains.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mulch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>mull</ets> dirt, also Prov. G. <ets>mulsch</ets>, <ets>molsch</ets>, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.]</ety> <def>Half-rotten straw, or any similar light, porous, organic substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to hinder weed growth and preserve moisture.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mulch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mulched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mulching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover or dress with mulch.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mulct</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mulcta</ets>, <ets>multa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blemish or defect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mulct</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mulcted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mulcting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>mulctare</ets>, <ets>multare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mulc"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mulc"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fines, or some known <qex>mulctuary</qex> punishments.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mule</hw> <pr>(m<umac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a she-mule, L. <ets>mula</ets>, fem. of <ets>mulus</ets>; cf. Gr. <grk>my`klos</grk>, <grk>mychlo`s</grk>.  Cf. AS. <ets>m<umac/l</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mulus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mulatto</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare.  Sometimes the term is applied to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid is more properly termed a <contr>hinny</contr>.  See <er>Hinny</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Mules are much used as draught animals.  They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also <altname>hybrid</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A very stubborn person.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also <altname>jenny</altname> and <altname>mule-jenny</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mules, scuff, scuffs.</syn><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mule armadillo</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a long-eared armadillo <fld>(Tatusia hybrida)</fld>, native of Buenos Ayres; -- called also <altname>mulita</altname>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Armadillo</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mule deer</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large deer (<spn>Cervus macrotis</spn> syn. <spn>Cariacus macrotis</spn>) of the Western United States.  The name refers to its long ears.</cd> -- <col><b>Mule pulley</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel.</cd> -- <col><b>Mule twist</b></col>, <cd>cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mule"-jen`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mule</er>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mule killer</hw>. <def>Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being swallowed;</def> as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A whip scorpion.</def> <mark>[Florida]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A walking-stick insect.</def> <mark>[Texas]</mark> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A mantis.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A wheel bug.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`le*teer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>muletier</ets>, fr. <ets>mulet</ets> a mule, dim. fr. L. <ets>mulus</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who drives mules.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mule"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fern of the genus <gen>Hemionitis</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Sawmills)</fld> <def>A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muley axle</b></col> <fld>(Railroad)</fld>, <cd>a car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals.</cd>  <rj><au>Forney.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mulley</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`li*eb"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(m<umac/`l<icr/*<ecr/b"r<icr/*t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muliebritas</ets>, fr. <ets>muliebris</ets> belonging to a woman, fr. <ets>mulier</ets> a woman.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; womanhood; -- correlate of <contr>virility</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Effeminancy; softness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu"li*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a woman.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Civ. Law)</fld> <def>A woman; a wife; a mother.</def>  <rj><au>Blount.</au>  <au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mulierosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fond of woman.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Charles Reade.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`li*er*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mulierositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fondness for women.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful wedlock.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ish</hw> <pr>(m<umac/l"<icr/sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a mule; sullen; stubborn.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mul"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mul"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mull</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. contr. fr. <ets>mossul</ets>. See <er>Muslin</er>.]</ety> <def>A thin, soft kind of muslin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>m<umac/li</ets> a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. <ets>meall</ets> a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. <ets>moel</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mouth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A promontory; <as>as, the <ex>Mull</ex> of Cantyre</as>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. akin to <ets>mold</ets>. \'fb108. See <er>Mold</er>.]</ety> <def>Dirt; rubbish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mullen</ets>. See 2d <er>Muller</er>.]</ety> <def>To powder; to pulverize.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with <ptcl>over</ptcl>; <as>as, to <ex>mull</ex> over a thought or a problem</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mulled</conjf> <pr>(m<ucr/ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mulling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <ets>mulled</ets>, for <ets>mold</ets>, taken as a p. p.; OE. <ets>mold</ets>-ale funeral ale or banquet. See <er>Mold</er> soil.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; <as>as, to <ex>mull</ex> wine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>New cider, <qex>mulled</qex> with ginger warm.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mul"la</hw>, <hw>Mul"lah</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mollah</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`la*ga*taw"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Tamil <ets>milagu-tann\'c6r</ets> pepper water.]</ety> <def>An East Indian curry soup.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mollah</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"lein</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moleyn</ets>, AS. <ets>molegn</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus <gen>Verbascum</gen>.  They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes.  The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is <spn>Verbascum Thapsus</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Moth mullein</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Moth</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mullein foxglove</b></col>, <cd>an American herb (<spn>Seymeria macrophylla</spn>) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a spreading border.</cd> -- <col><b>Petty mullein</b></col>, <cd>the cowslip.</cd> <au>Dr. Prior.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"len</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mullein</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mull"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, mulls.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a fire.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mull"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mullen</ets> to pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. <ets>mylja</ets>; prob. akin to E. <ets>mold</ets> soil. See <er>Mold</er> soil, and cf. <er>Mull</er> dirt.]</ety> <def>A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of similar material.</def><br/
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<p><hw>M\'81l*le"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, <person>Johannes <etsep>M\'81ller</etsep></person>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>M\'81llerian ducts</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male.</cd> -- <col><b>M\'81llerian fibers</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the sustentacular or connective-tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>molet</ets>, <ets>mulet</ets>, F. <ets>mulet</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mullus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also <altname>gray mullets</altname>. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are <styp><spn>Mugil capito</spn></styp> of Europe, and <styp><spn>Mugil cephalus</spn></styp> which occurs both on the European and American coasts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus <gen>Mullus</gen>, or family <fam>Mullid\'91</fam>; called also <altname>red mullet</altname>, and <altname>surmullet</altname>, esp. the plain surmullet (<spn>Mullus barbatus</spn>), and the striped surmullet (<spn>Mullus surmulletus</spn>) of Southern Europe.  The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See <er>Surmullet</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>French mullet</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Ladyfish</er> <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>molette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a difference it indicates the third son.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>molet</ets> a sort of pinchers.]</ety> <def>Small pinchers for curling the hair.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mool"ley</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. Gael. <ets>maolag</ets> a hornless cow, <ets>maol</ets> bald, hornless, blunt.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mulley or polled animal.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's word.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Leave milking and dry up old <qex>mulley</qex>, thy cow.</q> <rj><qau>Tusser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mool"ley</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; <as>as, <ex>mulley</ex> cattle; a <ex>mulley</ex> (or <ex>moolley</ex>) cow.</as></def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muley</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mulligan</hw>, <hw>mulligan stew</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stew made typically of meat, vegetables, and any conveniently available ingredients; also, an Irish version of burgoo.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>In informal and friendly games of golf, a permission to take another stroke without counting the previous stroke against the score, when a stroke was poorly played; a free stroke; <as>as, to take a <ex>mulligan</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`li*ga*taw"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mullagatawny</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"li*grubs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>mull</ets> to squeeze, pull about, <ets>mulling</ets> numb or dull.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A griping of the intestines; colic.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Whose dog lies sick of the <qex>mulligrubs</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, sullenness; the sulks.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"lin*gong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Duck mole</cref>, under <er>Duck</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mollingong</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>munnion</ets>, F. <ets>moignon</ets> stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. <ets>moing</ets> mutilated; cf. Armor. <ets>mo\'a4</ets>, <ets>mou\'a4</ets>, <ets>mank</ets>, <ets>monk</ets>, and also L. <ets>mancus</ets> maimed.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An upright member of a framing. See <er>Stile</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"lion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"lock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mull</er> dirt: cf. Scot. <ets>mulloch</ets>, <ets>mulock</ets>, crumb. \'fb108.]</ety> <def>Rubbish; refuse; dirt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>All this <qex>mullok</qex> [was] in a sieve ythrowe.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"loid</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/l"loid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Mullus</ets>, generic name (fr. L. <ets>mullus</ets> surmullet) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus <gen>Mullus</gen>, which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mull over</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To think about; to consider; to ruminate about; <as>as, <ex>mull</ex> it <ex>over</ex> and decide in the morning</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"mul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine, soft muslin; mull.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mulse</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/ls)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mulsum</ets> (sc. <ets>vinum</ets>), fr. <ets>mulsus</ets> mixed with honey, honey-sweet, p. p. of <ets>mulcere</ets> to sweeten, soften.]</ety> <def>Wine boiled and mingled with honey.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mult-</hw>. <def>See <er>Multi-</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tan"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multangulus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>angulus</ets> angle: cf. F. <ets>multangulaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many angles.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tan"i*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mult-</ets> + L. <ets>animus</ets> mind.]</ety> <def>Many-minded; many-sided.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>multanimous</qex> nature of the poet.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`tar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mult-</ets> + <ets>articulate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many articulations or joints.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*te"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multus</ets> much, many.]</ety> <def>Multiplicity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ti-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mult-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[L. <ets>multus</ets> much.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <sig>much</sig> or <sig>many</sig>; <sig>several</sig>; <sig>more than one</sig>; <as>as, <ex>multi</ex>axial, <ex>mult</ex>ocular</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>axial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to <ant>monoaxial</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*cap"su*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>capsular</ets>: cf. F. <ets>multicapsulaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many, or several, capsules.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*car"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>carinate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Many-keeled.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*ca"vous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multicavus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>cavum</ets>, <ets>cavus</ets>, a cavity, hole, fr. <ets>cavus</ets> hollow.]</ety> <def>Having many cavities.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*cel"lu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*cen"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>central</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many, or several, centers; <as>as, a <ex>multicentral</ex> cell</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Multicentral development</b></col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>growth, or development, from several centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may even become discontinuous.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>caput</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*col`or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Multi-</er>, and <er>Color</er>.]</ety> <def>Having many, or several, colors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*cos"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>costate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having numerous ribs, or cost\'91, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*cus"pid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <ets>Multi-</ets>, and <ets>Cuspid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Multicuspidate; -- said of teeth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*cus"pi*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>cuspidate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many cusps or points.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*den"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>dentate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many teeth, or toothlike processes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*dig"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>digitate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many fingers, or fingerlike processes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*faced`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>face</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many faces.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multifarius</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many.  Cf. <er>Bifarious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is a <qex>multifarious</qex> artifice in the structure of the meanest animal.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Multiplied diversity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multifer</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing or producing much or many.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*fid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multifidus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>findere</ets> to split: cf. F. <ets>multifide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; <as>as, a <ex>multifid</ex> leaf or corolla</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*flo"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiflorus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, flower: cf. F. <ets>multiflore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many flowers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*flue</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/l"t<icr/*fl<umac/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>flue</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many flues; <as>as, a <ex>multiflue</ex> boiler</as>. See <er>Boiler</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/l"t<icr/*foil)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>foil</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <see>See <er>Foil</er>.</see><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having more than five divisions or foils.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*fold</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/l"t<icr/*f<omac/ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>fold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*form</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/l"t<icr/*f<ocir/rm)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiformis</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>forma</ets> shape: cf. F. <ets>multiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.</def><br/
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<p><q>A plastic and <qex>multiform</qex> unit.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*form"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiformitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing.</def>  <rj><au>Purchas.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*form"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Multiform.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*gen"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multigenerus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> + <ets>genus</ets>, <ets>generis</ets>, kind.]</ety> <def>Having many kinds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*gran"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>granulate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having, or consisting of, many grains.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A combined rotary type-setting and printing machine for office use.  The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum.  The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print \'bdtypewritten\'b8 letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tij"u*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having many pairs of leaflets.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tij"u*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multijugus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> + <ets>jugum</ets> yoke.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of many parts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Multijugate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*lat"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>lateral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many sides; many-sided.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*lin"e*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>lineal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many lines.</def>  <rj><au>Steevens.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*lo"bar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>lobar</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of, or having, many lobes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*loc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>locular</ets>: cf. F. <ets>multiloculaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many or several cells or compartments; <as>as, a <ex>multilocular</ex> shell or capsule</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*til"o*quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words; talkativeness.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul*til"o*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mul*til"o*quous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiloquus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*til"o*quy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiloquium</ets>.]</ety> <def>Excess of words or talk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>nodate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many knots or nodes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multinodus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Multinodate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>-nomial</ets>, as in binomial. See <er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Polynomial</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multinominis</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> many + <ets>nomen nominis</ets> name.]</ety> <def>Having many names or terms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mul`ti*nom"i*nal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Polynomial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>nuclear</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Containing many nuclei; <as>as, <ex>multinuclear</ex> cells</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Multinuclear.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>parere</ets> to produce: cf. F. <ets>multipare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tip"ar*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multipartitus multus</ets> much, many <ets>partitus</ets> divided, p. p.: cf. F. <ets>multipartite</ets>. See <er>Partite</er>.]</ety> <def>Divided into many parts; having several parts.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multipes</ets>, <ets>multipeda</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F. <ets>multip\'8ade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having many feet.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*phase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>phase</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many phases;</def> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <def>pertaining to, or designating, a generator producing, or any system conveying or utilizing, two or more waves of pressure, or electromotive force, not in phase with each other; polyphase.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*plane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having several or many planes or plane surfaces; <as>as, a <ex>multiplane</ex> kite</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*plane</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>plane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(A\'89ronautics)</fld> <def>An a\'89roplane with three or more superposed main planes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>multiple</ets>, and E. <ets>quadruple</ets>, and <ets>multiply</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Law of multiple proportion</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiples of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions <chform>FeO</chform>, <chform>Fe2O3</chform>, <chform>Fe3O4</chform>, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1.  Called also the <altname>Law of Dalton</altname> or <altname>Dalton's Law</altname>, from its discoverer.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple algebra</b></col>, <cd>a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple conjugation</b></col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am\'d2boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple fruits</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Collective fruit</cref>, under <er>Collective</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple star</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ A <col><b>common multiple</b></col> of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a <ex>common multiple</ex> of 3 and 4. The <col><b>least common multiple</b></col> is the smallest number that will do this; thus, 12 is the <ex>least common multiple</ex> of 3 and 4 (abbreviated <abbr>LCM</abbr>).</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*plex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiplex</ets>, <ets>-plicis</ets>. See <er>Multiply</er>.]</ety> <def>Manifold; multiple.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>multipliable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being multiplied.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiplicabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*cand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiplicandus</ets> to be multiplied: cf. F. <ets>multiplicande</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the <corr>multiplier</corr>. See Note under <er>Multiplication</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiplicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>multiplicare</ets>. See <er>Multiply</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Multiplicate flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiplicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>multiplication</ets>. See <er>Multiply</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; <as>as, the <ex>multiplication</ex> of the human species by natural generation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The increase and <qex>multiplication</qex> of the world.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of <inv>division</inv>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The word <xex>multiplication</xex> is sometimes used in mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by another symbol.  Corresponding extensions of meaning are given to the words <xex>multiply</xex>, <xex>multiplier</xex>, <xex>multiplicand</xex>, and <xex>product</xex>. Thus, since <mathex><phi/(<it>x + y</it>) = <phi/<it>x</it> + <phi/<it>y</it></mathex> (see under <er>Distributive</er>), where <phi/(<it>x + y</it>), <phi/<it>x</it>, and <phi/<it>y</it> indicate the results of any distributive operation represented by the symbol <phi/ upon <it>x + y</it>, <it>x</it>, and <it>y</it>, severally, then because of many very useful analogies <phi/(<it>x + y</it>) is called the <xex>product</xex> of <phi/ and <it>x + y</it>, and the operation indicated by <phi/ is called <xex>multiplication</xex>.  Cf. <er>Facient</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Multiplication table</b></col>, <cd>a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12.  Called also a <altname>times table</altname>, used by students in elementary school prior to memorization of the table.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>multiplicatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to multiply.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>multiplicateur</ets>.  Cf. <er>Multiplier</er>.]</ety> <def>The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*pli"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Multiplex</er>.]</ety> <def>Manifold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*plic"ity</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>multiplicit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; <as>as, a <ex>multiplicity</ex> of thoughts or objects</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>multiplicity</xex> of goods.\'b8  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>multiplier</ets>.  Cf. <er>Multiplicator</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number by which another number (the <corr>multiplicand</corr>) is multiplied.  See the Note under <er>Multiplication</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity.  It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble.  See <er>Thermomultiplier</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Multiplied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Multiplying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>multiplier</ets>, L. <ets>multiplicare</ets>, fr. <ets>multiplex</ets> manifold. See <er>Multitude</er>, <er>Complex</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.</def><br/
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<p><q>Impunity will <qex>multiply</qex> motives to disobedience.</q> <rj><qau>Ames.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; <as>thus 7 <ex>multiplied</ex> by 8 produces the number 56; to <ex>multiply</ex> two numbers</as>. See the Note under <er>Multiplication</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Multiplying gear</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>gear for increasing speed.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiplying lens</b></col>. <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Lens</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become greater in number; to become numerous.</def><br/
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<p><q>When men began to <qex>multiply</qex> on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. vi. 1.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase in extent and influence; to spread.</def><br/
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<p><q>The word of God grew and <qex>multiplied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xii. 24.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*po"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>polar</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having many poles; in <fld>Anat.</fld>, designating specif. a nerve cell which has several dendrites.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Having, or pertaining to, many poles, as a field magnet or armature of a dynamo, or a dynamo having such a field magnet or (sometimes) armature.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multipotens</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much + <ets>potens</ets> powerful. See <er>Potent</er>.]</ety> <def>Having manifold power, or power to do many things.</def> \'bdJove <xex>multipotent</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*pres"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or power of being multipresent.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>multipresence</qex> of Christ's body.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*pres"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>present</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>radiate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many rays.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*ram"i*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + p. p. of <ets>ramify</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into many branches.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*ra*mose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>ramose</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many branches.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tis"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multiscius</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much + <ets>scius</ets> knowing, fr. <ets>scire</ets> to know.]</ety> <def>Having much or varied knowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*sect</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>sectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>secare</ets> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or myriapod.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*sep"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>septate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*se"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>serial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Arranged in many rows, or series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*sil"i*quous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>siliquious</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many pods or seed vessels.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tis"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multisonus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many + <ets>sonus</ets> sound.]</ety> <def>Having many sounds, or sounding much.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*spi"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>spiral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having numerous spiral coils round a center or nucleus; -- said of the opercula of certain shells.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*stri"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>striate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many streaks.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*sul"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>sulcate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many furrows.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*syl`la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>syllable</ets>.]</ety> <def>A word of many syllables; a polysyllable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Mul`ti*syl*lab"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*tit"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>titular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many titles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"bu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>tubular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many tubes; <as>as, a <ex>multitubular</ex> boiler</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>multitude</ets>, L. <ets>multitudo</ets>, <ets>multitudinis</ets>, fr. <ets>multus</ets> much, many; of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.</def><br/
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<p><q>But when he saw the <qex>multitudes</qex>, he was moved with compassion on them.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. ix. 36.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; <as>as, the book will be read by a <ex>multitude</ex> of people; the <ex>multitude</ex> of stars; a <ex>multitude</ex> of cares.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>It is a fault in a <qex>multitude</qex> of preachers, that they utterly neglect method in their harangues.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>multitude</qex> of flowers<br/
As countless as the stars on high.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being many; numerousness.</def><br/
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<p><q>They came as grasshoppers for <qex>multitude</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Judg. vi. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>The multitude</b></col>, <cd>the populace; the mass of men.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty; swarm; populace; vulgar. See <er>Throng</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Multitudinous.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or condition; <as>as, <ex>multitudinous</ex> waves</as>.</def> \'bdThe <xex>multitudinous</xex> seas.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A renewed jingling of <qex>multitudinous</qex> chains.</q> <rj><qau>G. Kennan.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a multitude.</def> \'bdThe <xex>multitudinous</xex> tongue.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul*tiv"a*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mul*tiv"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multivagus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much + <ets>vagus</ets> wandering; cf. <ets>vagans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>vagari</ets>. See <er>Vagary</er>.]</ety> <def>Wandering much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tiv"a*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or radical.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tiv"a*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>valens</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Immunology)</fld> <def>Having multiple antigen-binding sites; -- of antibody molecules.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Immunology)</fld> <def>Containing several types of antibody, to protect against more than one disease; polyvalent; -- of vaccines.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>multivalve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mul`ti*val"vu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>valve</ets>, <ets>valvular</ets>: cf. F. <ets>multivalve</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having many valves.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tiv"er*sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>versans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Versant</er>.]</ety> <def>Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tiv"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>multivius</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> many + <ets>via</ets> way.]</ety> <def>Having many ways or roads; by many ways.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tiv"o*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>vocal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal.</def> \'bdAn ambiguous <xex>multivocal</xex> word.\'b8  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p>-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A multivocal word.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*toc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>oculus</ets> eye.]</ety> <def>Having many eyes, or more than two.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops.</def>  <rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Hard multum</b></col>, <cd>a preparation made from <spn>Cocculus Indicus</spn>, etc., used to impart an intoxicating quality to beer.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mul*tun"gu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>ungulate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many hoofs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mul"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>multure</ets>, <ets>moulture</ets>, F. <ets>mouture</ets>, fr. L. <ets>molitura</ets> a grinding, <ets>molere</ets> to grind. See <er>Mill</er> the machine.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The toll for grinding grain.</def>  <rj><au>Erskine.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A grist or grinding; the grain ground.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of imitative origin.  Cf. <er>Mumble</er>.]</ety> <def>Silent; not speaking; <as>as, to keep <ex>mum</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The citizens are <qex>mum</qex>, and speak not a word.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>mum's the word</b></col> <cd>keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Be silent! Hush!</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Mum</qex>, then, and no more.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Silence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>mummere</ets>, fr. Christian <ets>Mumme</ets>, who first brewed it in 1492.]</ety> <def>A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of <qex>mum</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mumbled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mumbling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>momelen</ets>; cf. D. <ets>mompelen</ets>, <ets>mommelen</ets>, G. <ets>mummelen</ets>, Sw. <ets>mumla</ets>, Dan. <ets>mumle</ets>.  Cf. <er>Mum</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Mumm</er>, <er>Mump</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.</def><br/
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<p><q>Peace, you <qex>mumbling</qex> fool.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A wrinkled hag, with age grown double,<br/
Picking dry sticks, and <qex>mumbling</qex> to herself.</q> <rj><qau>Otway.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To chew something gently with closed lips.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"ble</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/m"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter with a low, inarticulate voice.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth.</def><br/
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<p><q>Gums unarmed, to <qex>mumble</qex> meat in vain.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To suppress, or utter imperfectly.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mum"ble*dy peg`</hw>, <hw>Mum"ble*ty peg`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A game played with a pocketknife, the object of which is to throw the knife in any of a vairety of ways (such as over the back), or from various positions, and have it stick in the ground or another surface.  Also called <altname>mumble-the-peg</altname> and <altname>mumble peg</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"ble*news`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A talebearer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mumbles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Low; indistinct; inarticulate.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mum"bling*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"bo Jum"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. the native name of an African god.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Among the Mandingos of the western Sudan, a bugbear by means of which the women are terrified and disciplined by societies of the men, one of whom assumes a masquerade for the purpose; hence, loosely, any Negro idol, fetish, or bugaboo.</def><br/
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<p><q>The miserable <qex>Mumbo Jumbo</qex> they paraded.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An object of superstitious homage and fear.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incomprehensible or senseless language, usually intended to avoid answering plainly, confuse a listener, or obscure an issue.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Language so arcane or obscure as to be unintelligible to the listener.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"-chance`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A game of hazard played with cards in silence.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Decker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A silent, stupid person.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"-chance`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Silent and idle.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Boys can't sit <qex>mum-chance</qex> always.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Ewing.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>mu-meson</hw>, <hw>mu meson</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microseconds; the muon.  It is a <isa>lepton</isa>, not a true meson, and decays to an electron and neutrino and antineutrino.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> muon, negative muon.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mumm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mummed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mumming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[D. <ets>mimmen</ets> to mask, <ets>mom</ets> a mask; akin to G. <ets>mumme</ets> disguise; prob. of imitative origin, and akin to E. <ets>mum</ets>, <ets>mumble</ets>, in allusion to the indistinctness of speech occasioned by talking from behind a mask.  Cf. <er>Mumble</er>, <er>Mummery</er>.]</ety> <def>To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.</def><br/
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<p><q>With <qex>mumming</qex> and with masking all around.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mumm"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>mommeur</ets>. See <er>Mumm</er>, and cf. <er>Momier</er>.]</ety> <def>One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon.</def><br/
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<p><q>Jugglers and dancers, antics, <qex>mummers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"mer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mummeries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>momerie</ets>, of Dutch or German origin. See <er>Mumm</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mummery</qex> of foreign strollers.</q> <rj><qau>Fenton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"mi*chog</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Amer. Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <gen>Fundulus</gen>, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also <altname>minnow</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mummychog</asp>, <asp>mummachog</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mummify</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of making a mummy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"mi*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"mi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mummy</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having some resemblance to a mummy; -- in zo\'94logy, said of the pup\'91 of certain insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"mi*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mummified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mummifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Mummy</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>momifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.</def>  <rj><au>Hall (1646).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mum"mi*fy</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To turn into a mummy-like corpse; to dry up with unusually little decomposition; -- said of dead animals; <as>as, A <ex>mummified</ex> body was found in the attic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"my</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/m"m<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mummies</plw> <pr>(m<ucr/m"m<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>momie</ets>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>momia</ets>, It. <ets>mummia</ets>; all fr. Per. <ets>m<umac/miy\'be</ets>, fr. <ets>m<umac/m</ets> wax.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dried flesh of a mummy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir. J. Hill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au>  <au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A brown color obtained from bitumen. See <cref>Mummy brown</cref> (below).</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>One whose affections and energies are withered.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mummy brown</b></col>, <cd>a brown color, nearly intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber.  A pigment of this color is prepared from bitumen, etc., obtained from Egyptian tombs.</cd> -- <col><b>Mummy wheat</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>wheat found in the ancient mummy cases of Egypt.  No botanist now believes that genuine mummy wheat has been made to germinate in modern times.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat to a mummy</b></col>, <cd>to beat to a senseless mass; to beat soundly.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"my</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mummied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mummying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To embalm; to mummify.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mum"my*chog</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mummichog</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mump</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Akin to <ets>mumble</ets>; cf. D. <ets>mompen</ets> to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. <ets>mompelen</ets> to mumble. See <er>Mumble</er>, <er>Mum</er>, and cf. <er>Mumps</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.</def><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>mumps</qex>, and lovers, and hangs the lip.</q> <rj><qau>Taylor, 1630.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.</def><br/
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<p><q>And then when <qex>mumping</qex> with a sore leg, . . . canting and whining.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be sullen or sulky.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mump</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mumped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mumping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly.</def><br/
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<p><q>Old men who <qex>mump</qex> their passion.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To work over with the mouth; to mumble; <as>as, to <ex>mump</ex> food</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mump"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beggar; a begging impostor.</def><br/
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<p><q>Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn <qex>mumper</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mump"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sullen, sulky.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mump"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mump"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mumps</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>mump</ets> to be sulky.  Cf. <er>Mump</er>, <er>Mumble</er>, and <er>Mum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.</def>  <rj><au>Skinner.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands, and sometimes causing inflammation of the testes or ovaries; also called <altname>epidemic parotitis</altname> or <altname>infectious parotitis</altname>.  It is caused by infection with a <causes>paramyxovirus</causes>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mouth</er>.]</ety> <def>The mouth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns,<br/
Butter them and sugar them and put them in your <qex>muns</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Old Rhyme.</qau>  <qau>Halliwell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Munch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Munched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Munching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. akin to <ets>mumble</ets>: cf. also F. <ets>manger</ets> to eat (cf. <er>Mange</er>), and <ets>m\'83cher</ets> to cher (cf. <er>Masticate</er>). See <er>Mumble</er>.]</ety> <def>To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>maunch</asp> and <asp>mounch</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>I could <qex>munch</qex> your good dry oats.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*chau"sen*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called in allusion to <person>Baron <ets>Munchausen's</ets></person> extravagant tales of travel.]</ety> <def>An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous exploit or adventure.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Munch"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who munches.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mun</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"dane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mundanus</ets>, fr. <ets>mundus</ets> the world, an implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. <ets>mundus</ets>, a., clean, neat, Skr. <ets>ma<nsdot/<dsdot/</ets> to adorn, dress, <ets>ma<nsdot/<dsdot/a</ets> adornment.  Cf. <er>Monde</er>, <er>Mound</er> in heraldry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the world; worldly, as contrasted with <contr>heavenly</contr>; earthly; terrestrial; <as>as, the <ex>mundane</ex> sphere; <ex>mundane</ex> concerns</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mun"dane*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>The defilement of <qex>mundane</qex> passions.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Commonplace; ordinary; banal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*dan"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Worldliness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mundatio</ets>, fr. <ets>mundare</ets> to make clean.]</ety> <def>The act of cleansing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"da*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mundatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cleansing; having power to cleanse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Iron pyrites, or arsenical pyrites; -- so called by the Cornish miners.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*dif"i*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mundificans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mundificare</ets> to make clean, fr. <ets>mundus</ets> clean + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Serving to cleanse and heal.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mundificant ointment or plaster.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mun`di*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or operation of cleansing.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*dif"i*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cleansing.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A detergent medicine or preparation.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"di*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mondifier</ets>, L. <ets>mundificare</ets>. See <er>Mundificant</er>.]</ety> <def>To cleanse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"dil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A turban ornamented with an imitation of gold or silver embroidery.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*div"a*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mundus</ets> the world + <ets>vagans</ets> wandering, p. pr. of <ets>vagari</ets>. See <er>Vagary</er>.]</ety> <def>Wandering over the world.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*dun"gus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>mondongo</ets> paunch, tripe, black pudding.]</ety> <def>A stinking tobacco.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ner*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>munerarius</ets>, from <ets>munus</ets> a gift.]</ety> <def>Having the nature of a gift.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ner*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muneratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>munerare</ets> to give, bestow, fr. <ets>munus</ets> a gift.]</ety> <def>To remunerate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`ner*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muneratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Remuneration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mung</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>m<umac/ng</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Green gram, a kind of legume (pulse) (<spn>Vigna radiata</spn> syn. <spn>Phaseolus aureus</spn>, syn. <spn>Phaseolus Mungo</spn>), grown for food in British India; called also <altname>gram</altname>, <altname>mung bean</altname>, <altname>Chinese mung bean</altname>, and <altname>green-seeded mung bean</altname>.  It is an erect, bushy annual producing edible green or yellow seeds, and edible pods and young sprouts.</def>  <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mung" bean`</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/ng" b<emac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <def>The <er>mung</er> (<spn>Vigna radiata</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The bean produced by the <er>mung</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Bonnet monkey</cref>, under <er>Bonnet</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mung"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mangcorn</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A material of short fiber and inferior quality obtained by deviling woolen rags or the remnants of woolen goods, specif. those of felted, milled, or hard-spun woolen cloth, as distinguished from <contr>shoddy</contr>, or the deviled product of loose-textured woolen goods or worsted, -- a distinction often disregarded.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Mungo</xex> properly signifies the disintegrated rags of woolen cloth, as distinguished from those of worsted, which form <contr>shoddy</contr>.  The distinction is very commonly disregarded.</note>  <rj><au>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mun"goose</hw>, <hw>Mun"goos</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mongoose</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"grel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See <er>Mongrel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>municipalis</ets>, fr. <ets>municipium</ets> a town, particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship, but was governed by its own laws, a free town, fr. <ets>municeps</ets> an inhabitant of a free town, a free citizen; <ets>munia</ets> official duties, functions + <ets>capere</ets> to take: cf. F. <ets>municipal</ets>.  Cf. <er>Immunity</er>, and <er>Capacoius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; <as>as, <ex>municipal</ex> rights; <ex>municipal</ex> officers.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Municipal</qex> law is properly defined to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Municipal condition.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Municipalities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>municipalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Municipal</ets> + <ets>-ize</ets>.]</ety> <def>To bring under municipal oversight or control; <as>as, a <ex>municipalized</ex> industry</as>.</def></p>

<p><q>London people are now determined to centralize and to <qex>municipalize</qex> such services.</q>  <rj><qau>The Century.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a municipal relation or condition.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Munificent</er>.]</ety> <def>Munificent; liberal.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>munificatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>munificare</ets> to present with a thing, fr. <ets>munificus</ets>. See <er>Munificent</er>.]</ety> <def>To enrich.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>munire</ets> to fortify.]</ety> <def>Means of defense; fortification.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>munificentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>munificence</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity; bounty; bounteousness. See <er>Benevolence</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><q>The virtues of liberality and <qex>munificence</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>munificus</ets>; <ets>munus</ets> service, gift + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make.  Cf. <er>Immunity</er>, <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; <as>as, a <ex>munificent</ex> benefactor</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mu*nif"i*cent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
<syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bounteous; bountiful; liberal; generous.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Munificate</er>.]</ety> <def>To prepare for defense; to fortify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ni*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>munimentum</ets>, fr. <ets>munire</ets> to fortify. See <er>Munition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of supporting or defending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which supports or defends; stronghold; place or means of defense; munition; assistance.</def> \'bdOther <xex>muniments</xex> and petty helps.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A record; the evidences or writings whereby a man is enabled to defend the title to his estate; title deeds and papers.</def>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Muniment room</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Muniment house</b></col></mcol>, <cd>that room in a cathedral, castle, or other public building, which is used for keeping the records, charters, seals, deeds, and the like.</cd>  <au>Gwilt.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*nite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>munitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>munire</ets> to wall, fortify.]</ety> <def>To fortify; to strengthen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., munition of war, L. <ets>munitio</ets> a fortifying, fortification, fr. <ets>munire</ets> to fortify, defend with a wall; cf. <ets>moenia</ets> walls, <ets>murus</ets> (for <ets>moirus</ets>) a wall, and Skr. <ets>mi</ets> to fix, make firm.  Cf. <er>Ammunition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fortification; stronghold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>His place of defense shall be the <qex>munitions</qex> of rocks.</q> <rj><qau>Is. xxxiii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and provisions; military stores of all kinds.</def><br/
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<p><q>The bodies of men, <qex>munition</qex>, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Immunity</er>.]</ety> <def>Freedom; security; immunity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>munj</hw>, <hw>munja</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tough Asiatic grass (<spn>Saccharum bengalense</spn> syn. <spn>Saccharum munja</spn>) whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> munj, <spn>Saccharum bengalense</spn>, <spn>Saccharum munja</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mun*jeet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>maj\'c6<tsdot/h</ets> a drug used for dyeing red.]</ety> <def>See <cref>Indian madder</cref>, under <er>Madder</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"jis*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species of madder (<spn>Rubia munjista</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mun"nion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mullion</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mun"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mun"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. <er>Montant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mullion</er>; -- especially used in joiner's work.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Munt"jac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the genus <gen>Cervulus</gen>, esp. <spn>Cervulus muntjac</spn>, which occurs both in India and on the East Indian Islands.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muntjak</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Muntz" met`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Metal</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu*r\'91"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large eels of the family <fam>Mur\'91nid\'91</fam>. They differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins continuous.  The murry (<spn>Mur\'91na Helen\'91</spn>) of Southern Europe was the mur\'91na of the Romans.  It is highly valued as a food fish.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mu*r\'91"noid</hw>, <hw>Mu*re"noid</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Mur\'91na</ets>, the generic name + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus <gen>Mur\'91na</gen>, or family <fam>Mur\'91nid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"rage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>murer</ets> to wall, fr. <ets>mur</ets> wall, L. <ets>murus</ets>. See <er>Mure</er> a wall.]</ety> <def>A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>muralis</ets>, fr. <ets>murus</ets> wall. See <er>Mure</er> a wall.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; <as>as, a <ex>mural</ex> quadrant</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mural</xex> breach.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> \'bd<xex>Mural</xex> fruit.\'b8 <au>Evelyn.</au><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; <as>as, a <ex>mural</ex> precipice</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mural circle</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>a graduated circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a perpendicular wall; -- used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See <er>Circle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Mural crown</b></col> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>a golden crown, or circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"der</hw> <pr>(m<ucir/r"d<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>morder</ets>, <ets>morther</ets>, AS. <ets>mor<edh/or</ets>, fr. <ets>mor<edh/</ets> murder; akin to D. <ets>moord</ets>, OS. <ets>mor<edh/</ets>, G., Dan., & Sw. <ets>mord</ets>, Icel. <ets>mor<edh/</ets>, Goth. <ets>ma\'a3r<thorn/r</ets>, OSlav. <ets>mr\'c7ti</ets> to die, Lith. <ets>mirti</ets>, W. <ets>marw</ets> dead, L. <ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>, death, <ets>mori</ets>, <ets>moriri</ets>, to die, Gr. <grk>broto`s</grk> (for <grk>mroto`s</grk>) mortal, <grk>'a`mbrotos</grk> immortal, Skr. <ets>m<rsdot/</ets> to die, <ets>m<rsdot/ta</ets> death.  \'fb105.  Cf. <er>Amaranth</er>, <er>Ambrosia</er>, <er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <def>The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.</def> \'bd<xex>Mordre</xex> will out.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The killing of their children had, in the account of God, the guilt of <qex>murder</qex>, as the offering them to idols had the guilt of idolatry.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Slaughter grows <qex>murder</qex> when it goes too far.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Murder in the second degree</xex>, in most jurisdictions, is a malicious homicide committed without a specific intention to take life.</note>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Murdered</conjf> <pr>(m<ucir/r"d<etil/rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Murdering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mortheren</ets>, <ets>murtheren</ets>, AS. <ets>myr<edh/rian</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>murdiren</ets>, Goth. <ets>ma\'a3r<thorn/rjan</ets>. See <er>Murder</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See <er>Murder</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy; to put an end to.</def><br/
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<p><q>[Canst thou] <qex>murder</qex> thy breath in middle of a word?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; <as>as, to <ex>murder</ex> the king's English</as>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To kill; assassinate; slay. See <er>Kill</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>murdered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>killed unlawfully; <as>as, the <ex>murdered</ex> woman</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"der*er</hw> <pr>(m<ucir/r"d<etil/r*<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also <altname>murdering piece</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"der*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who commits murder.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"der*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Murder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Farfax.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"der*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; <as>as, the <ex>murderous</ex> king; <ex>murderous</ex> rapine; <ex>murderous</ex> intent; a <ex>murderous</ex> assault.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Murderous</xex> coward.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mur"der*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell; savage; cruel.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"dress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>murus</ets>; or F. <ets>mur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>murus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Munition</er>.]</ety> <def>A wall.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mure</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>murer</ets>, L. <ets>murare</ets>. See <er>Mure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The five kings are <qex>mured</qex> in a cave.</q> <rj><qau>John. x. (Heading).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ren*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who had charge of the wall of a town, or its repairs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu"rex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Murices</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., the purple fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock shells.  They abound in tropical seas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*rex"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Murexide</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; -- called also <altname>uramil</altname>, <altname>dialuramide</altname>, and formerly <altname>purpuric acid</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*rex"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>murex</ets> the purple fish, purple.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline nitrogenous substance (<chform>C8H8N6O6</chform>, <chname>5-5'-nitrilodibarbituric acid monoammonium salt</chname>) having a splendid dichroism, being green by reflected light and garnet-red by transmitted light.  It was formerly used in dyeing calico, and was obtained in a large quantities from guano.  It is now synthesized from alloxan.  Formerly called also <altname>ammonium purpurate</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*rex"o*\'8bn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet crystalline substance, and regarded as related to murexide.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Muriatic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride; <as>as, <ex>muriate</ex> of ammonia</as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This term, as also the word <xex>muriatic</xex>, was formerly applied to the chlorides before their true composition was understood, and while they were erroneously supposed to be compounds of an acid with an oxide.  <xex>Muriate</xex> and <xex>muriatic</xex> are still occasionally used as commercial terms, but are obsolete in scientific language.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ri*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Put in brine.</def>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined or impregnated with muriatic or hydrochloric acid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Prepared with chloride of silver through the agency of common salt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`ri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muriaticus</ets> pickled, from <ets>muria</ets> brine: cf. F. <ets>muriatique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muriatic acid</b></col>, <cd>hydrochloric acid, <chform>HCl</chform>; -- formerly called also <altname>marine acid</altname>, and <altname>spirit of salt</altname>. See <er>hydrochloric</er>, and the Note under <er>Muriate</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`ri*a*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Muriat</ets>ic + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>Producing muriatic substances or salt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mu"ri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mu"ri*ca`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muricatus</ets>, fr. <ets>murex</ets> a pointed rock or stone.]</ety> <def>Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or excrescences.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ri*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mur</ets>ex + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family <fam>Muricid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*ric"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Minutely muricate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ride</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muria</ets> brine.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>Bromine; -- formerly so called from its being obtained from sea water.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>murus</ets> a wall + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; <as>as, a <ex>muriform</ex> variety of cellular tissue</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>murinus</ets>, from <ets>mus</ets>, <ets>muris</ets>, mouse: cf. F. <ets>murin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a family of rodents (<fam>Murid\'91</fam>), of which the mouse is the type.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"rine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"rin*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Murenger</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Murk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Murky</er>.]</ety> <def>Dark; murky.</def><br/
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<p><q>He can not see through the mantle <qex>murk</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Murk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Darkness; mirk.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Murk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed; marc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Murk"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Darkly; gloomily.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Murk"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being murky.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Murk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Murkier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Murkiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mirke</ets>, <ets>merke</ets>, AS. <ets>myrce</ets>, <ets>mirce</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>myrkr</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>m\'94rk</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dark; gloomy.</def> \'bdThe <xex>murkiest</xex> den.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>murky</qex> deep lowering o'er our heads.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscured by haze or mist; clouded; turbid; <as>as, poor visibility in the <ex>murky</ex> water</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"lins</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A seaweed. See <er>Baddrelocks</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>murmure</ets>: cf. L. <ets>murmur</ets>.  CF. <er>Murmur</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Some discontents there are, some idle <qex>murmurs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Murmured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Murmuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>murmurer</ets>, L. <ets>murmurare</ets>, <ets>murmurari</ets>, fr. <ets>murmur</ets> murmur; cf. Gr. <?/ to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. <ets>marmara</ets> a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.</def><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>murmured</qex> as doth a swarm of bees.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with <xex>at</xex> or <xex>against</xex>.</def> \'bdHis disciples <xex>murmured</xex> at it.\'b8  <rj><au>John vi. 61.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>And all the children of Israel <qex>murmured</qex> against Moses and against Aaron.</q> <rj><qau>Num. xiv. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Neither <qex>murmur</qex> ye, as some of them also <qex>murmured</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. x. 10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; <as>as, to <ex>murmur</ex> tales</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The people <qex>murmured</qex> such things concerning him.</q> <rj><qau>John vii. 32.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur`mur*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>murmuratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of murmuring; a murmur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"mur*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who murmurs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"mur*ing</hw>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mur"mur*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"mur*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>murmuriosus</ets>, OF. <ets>murmuros</ets>.]</ety> <def>Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The lime, a summer home of <qex>murmurous</qex> wings.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"ni*val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. F. <ets>mornifle</ets> a game at cards.]</ety> <def>In the game of gleek, four cards of the same value, as four aces or four kings; hence, four of anything.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mournival</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A potato.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Murr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. abbrev. from <ets>murrain</ets>.]</ety> <def>A catarrh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gascoigne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"rain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moreine</ets>, OF. <ets>morine</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>morir</ets>, <ets>murir</ets>, 8die, L. <ets>mori</ets>, <ets>moriri</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An infectious and fatal disease among cattle.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A murrain on you</b></col>, <cd>may you be afflicted with a pestilent disease.</cd> <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"rain</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having, or afflicted with, murrain.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"ray*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (<spn>Murraya exotica</spn>) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Murre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus <gen>Uria</gen>, or <gen>Catarractes</gen>; a guillemot.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America.  They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on the bare rocks.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Murre"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Murre</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of sea birds of the genera <gen>Synthliboramphus</gen> and <gen>Brachyramphus</gen>, inhabiting the North Pacific.  They are closely related to the murres.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"rey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mor\'82e</ets> a dark red color, <ets>mor</ets> blackish brown, fr. L. <ets>morum</ets> mulberry, blackberry, or fr. <ets>Maurus</ets> a Moor.  Cf. <er>Mulberry</er>, <er>Moor</er>, <er>Morelle</er>.]</ety> <def>A dark red color.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a dark red color.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"rhine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>murrhinus</ets>, fr. <ets>murrha</ets>: cf. F. <ets>murrhin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Made of the stone or material called by the Romans <xex>murrha</xex>; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; <as>as, <ex>murrhine</ex> vases, cups, vessels</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Murrhine glass</b></col>, <cd>glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"ri*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Murrain</er>.]</ety> <def>Infected with or killed by murrain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"ri*on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A morion. See <er>Morion</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mur\'91na</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Murth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>Plenty; abundance.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"ther</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>Murder, <pos>n.</pos> & <pos>v.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark> \'bdThe treason of the <xex>murthering</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"ther*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A murderer.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mur"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, esp. one of the second class.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This word must not be confounded with the Persian <xex>Mirza</xex>, though perhaps of the same origin.</note><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mures</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a mouse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mus\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Ar. <ets>mauz</ets>, <ets>mauza</ets>, banana.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (<spn>Musa sapientum</spn>), the plantain (<spn>Musa paradisiaca</spn> of Linn\'91us, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (<spn>Musa Ensete</spn>), the Philippine Island (<spn>Musa textilis</spn>, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Banana</er> and <er>Plantain</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Musaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of treelike tropical Asian herbs including the banana tree.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Musaceae</fam>, banana family.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*sa"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the genus <gen>Musa</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Muses, or to Poetry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Musales</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An order of tropical plants.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Musales</ord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*sang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small animal of Java (<spn>Paradoxirus fasciatus</spn>), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also <altname>coffee rat</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An itinerant player on the musette, an instrument formerly common in Europe.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>muser</ets> to loiter, trifle. See <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>A dreamer; an absent-minded person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mus"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Musc\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a fly.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under the genus <gen>Musca</gen>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>\'d8Musc\'91 volitantes</b></col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[L., flying flies.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>Specks or filaments apparently seen moving or gliding about in the field of vision.  Their appearance is often a symptom of disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>Mus"ca*del`</hw>, <hw>mus"ca*delle</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>moscadello</ets>, <ets>moscatello</ets>, LL. <ets>muscatellum</ets> or <ets>muscadellum</ets> (sc. <ets>vinum</ets>), fr. <ets>muscatellus</ets> nutmeglike, dim. of <ets>muscatus</ets> smelling like musk, <ets>muscatum</ets> and <ets>muscata</ets> (sc. <ets>nux</ets>) nutmeg: cf. F. <ets>muscadelle</ets>, fr. Italian. See <er>Musk</er> and cf. <er>Moschatel</er>, <er>Muscardin</er>, <er>Muscat</er>, <er>Nutmeg</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Muscatel</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><q>Quaffed off the <qex>muscadel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muscadet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A white grape grown esp. in the Loire Valley in France.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dry white wine from the Loire Valley in France.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ca*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Muscadel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba.  See <er>Grapevine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fragrant and delicious pear.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Muscardin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Northern muscadine</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal muscadine</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a European grape of great value.  Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color.  Called also <altname>golden chasselas</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mus*ca"les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>muscus</ets> moss.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepatic\'91 and sphagna.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cal*longe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Muskellunge</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"car*din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>muscadin</ets> a musk-scented lozenge, fr. <ets>muscade</ets> nutmeg, fr. L. <ets>muscus</ets> musk. See <er>Muscadel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common European dormouse; -- so named from its odor.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muscadine</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`car*dine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects.  It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called <spn>Botrytis bassiana</spn>).  Also, the fungus itself.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*car"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muscarium</ets> fly brush + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a brush.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*ca"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A solid crystalline substance, <chform>C5H13NO2</chform>, found in the toadstool (<spn>Agaricus muscarius</spn>), and in putrid fish. It is a typical ptomaine, and a violent poison.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Muscadel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muskat</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes or similar grapes; <as>as, <ex>muscatel</ex> grapes; <ex>muscatel</ex> wine, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in Italy, Spain, and France.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Finest raisins, dried on the vine; \'bdsun raisins.\'b8</def><br/
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<p><altsp>[Variously written <asp>moscatel</asp>, <asp>muscadel</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Musch"el*kalk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., from <ets>muschel</ets> shell + <ets>kalk</ets> limestone.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See <xex>Chart</xex>, under <er>Geology</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mus"ci</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muscus</ets> moss.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See <er>Moss</er>, and <er>Cryptogamia</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muscicapidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of Old World (true) flycatchers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Muscicapidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*cic"a*pine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musca</ets> a fly + <ets>capere</ets> to catch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <fam>Muscicapid\'91</fam>, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any fly of the genus Musca, or family <fam>Muscid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muscidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of two-winged flies esp. the housefly.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Muscidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ci*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Musca</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the form or structure of flies of the genus <gen>Musca</gen>, or family <fam>Muscid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ci*form</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Muscus</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the appearance or form of a moss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muscivora-forficata</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gray flycatcher of Southwestern U. S. and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings; the scissortailed flycatcher.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> scissortail, scissortailed flycatcher.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cle</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/s"'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>musculus</ets> a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of <ets>mus</ets> a mouse. See <er>Mouse</er>, and cf. sense 3 (below).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.</def> See <xex>Illust.</xex> of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendix. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Muscles are of two kinds, <xex>striated</xex> and <xex>nonstriated</xex>.  The striated muscles, which, in most of the higher animals, constitute the principal part of the flesh, exclusive of the fat, are mostly under the control of the will, or <xex>voluntary</xex>, and are made up of great numbers of elongated fibres bound together into bundles and inclosed in a sheath of connective tissue, the <part>perimysium</part>.  Each fiber is inclosed in a delicate membrane (the <part>sarcolemma</part>), is made up of alternate segments of lighter and darker material which give it a transversely striated appearance, and contains, scattered through its substance, protoplasmic nuclei, the so-called <parts>muscle corpuscles</parts>.</note><br/
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<p>   The nonstriated muscles are <xex>involuntary</xex>. They constitute a large part of the walls of the alimentary canal, blood vessels, uterus, and bladder, and are found also in the iris, skin, etc. They are made up of greatly elongated cells, usually grouped in bundles or sheets.<br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Muscular strength or development; <as>as, to show one's <ex>muscle</ex> by lifting a heavy weight</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[AS. <ets>muscle</ets>, L. <ets>musculus</ets> a muscle, mussel. See above.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mussel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An essential part of something; <as>as, budget cuts have gone beyond the fat and are cutting into the <ex>muscle</ex> of the government</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Bodyguards or other persons hired to provide protection or commit violence; <as>as, he doesn't go out without his <ex>muscle</ex> along</as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muscle curve</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>contraction curve of a muscle; a myogram; the curve inscribed, upon a prepared surface, by means of a myograph when acted upon by a contracting muscle. The character of the curve represents the extent of the contraction.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mus"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To compel by threat of force; <as>as, they <ex>muscled</ex> the shopkeeper into paying protection money</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To moved by human force; <as>as, to <ex>muscle</ex> the piano onto the truck</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>musclebuilder</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who does special exercises to develop the musculature; a bodybuilder.</def><br/
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<p><hw>musclebuilding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>exercise that builds muscles through tension; bodybuilding.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cled</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/s"l'd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with muscles; having muscles; <as>as, things well <ex>muscled</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>muscleman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a bully employed by a gangster.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cle read`ing</hw>. <def>The art of making discriminations between objects of choice, of discovering the whereabouts of hidden objects, etc., by inference from the involuntary movements of one whose hand the reader holds or with whom he is otherwise in muscular contact.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Exhibition or representation of the muscles.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A good piece, the painters say, must have good <qex>muscling</qex>, as well as coloring and drapery.</q> <rj><qau>Shaftesbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*co"gees</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Muskogees</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Muscus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>muscoide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Mosslike; resembling moss.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"coid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muscoidea</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A superfamily of two-winged flies esp. the families: <fam>Muscidae</fam>; <fam>Gasterophilidae</fam>; <fam>Calliphoridae</fam>; and <fam>Tachinidae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> superfamily <fam>Muscoidea</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Muscus</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bryology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*cos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muscosus</ets> mossy, fr. <ets>muscus</ets> moss.]</ety> <def>Mossiness.</def>  <rj><au>Jonhson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. Sp. <ets>mascabado</ets>; cf. Pg. <ets>mascavado</ets>, F. <ets>moscouade</ets>, n., formerly also <ets>mascovade</ets>, It. <ets>mascavato</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses.  Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Unrefined or raw sugar.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"co*vite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Muscovy glass</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of Moscow.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Common potash mica, essentially <chform>KAl3Si3O10(OH)2</chform>. It is used as an electrical insulator.  See <er>Mica</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"co*vy duck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[A corruption of <ets>musk</ets> duck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A duck (<spn>Cairina moschata</spn>), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also <altname>musk duck</altname>.  It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"co*vy glass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Muscovy</ets>, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de <ets>Moscovie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mica; muscovite. See <er>Mica</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>musculaire</ets>. See <er>Muscle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; <as>as, <ex>muscular</ex> fiber</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Great <qex>muscular</qex> strength, accompanied by much awkwardness.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.</def> \'bdThe <xex>muscular</xex> motion.\'b8  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; <as>as, a <ex>muscular</ex> body or arm</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muscular Christian</b></col>, <cd>one who believes in a part of religious duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical state.</cd> <au>T. Hughes.</au> -- <col><b>Muscular Christianity</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The practice and opinion of those Christians who believe that it is a part of religious duty to maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as conductive to good health, good morals, and right feelings in religious matters.</cd> <au>T. Hughes.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An active, robust, and cheerful Christian life, as opposed to a meditative and gloomy one.</cd> <au>C. Kingsley.</au> -- <col><b>Muscular excitability</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>that property in virtue of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated; irritability; contractility.</cd> -- <col><b>Muscular sense</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>muscular sensibility; the sense by which we obtain knowledge of the condition of our muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of the position of the various parts of our bodies and the resistance offering by external objects.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`cu*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being muscular.</def>  <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make muscular.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a muscular manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`cu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Musculature.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cu*la*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>musculature</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts; musculation.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musculus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>muscule</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cu*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musculus</ets> a muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Syntonin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*cu*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musculus</ets> + E. <ets>cutaneous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining both to muscles and skin; <as>as, the <ex>musculocutaneous</ex> nerve</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*phren"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musculus</ets> muscle + E. <ets>phrenic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm; <as>as, the <ex>musculophrenic</ex> artery</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`cu*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being musculous; muscularity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*spi"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musculus</ets> muscle + E. <ets>spiral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; -- applied esp. to a large nerve of the arm.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"cu*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musculosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>musculeux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Muscular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jonhson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F. <ets>musse</ets>. See <er>Muset</er>.]</ety> <def>A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.</def><br/
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<p><q>Find a hare without a <qex>muse</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Old Prov.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Muse</ets>, L. <ets>Musa</ets>, Gr. <?/.  Cf. <er>Mosaic</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Music</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>One of the nine goddesses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural.  At one time certain other goddesses were considered as muses.</def><br/
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<p><q>Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring:<br/
What <qex>Muse</qex> for Granville can refuse to sing?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The names of the Muses and the arts they presided over were: <examp>Calliope</examp> (Epic poetry), <examp>Clio</examp> (History), <examp>Erato</examp> (Lyric poetry), <examp>Euterpe</examp> (music), <examp>Melpomene</examp> (Tragedy), <examp>Polymnia</examp> or <examp>Polyhymnia</examp> (religious music), <examp>Terpsichore</examp> (dance), <examp>Thalia</examp> (comedy), and <examp>Urania</examp> (astronomy).</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular power and practice of poetry; the inspirational genius of a poet.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A poet; a bard.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mused</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Musing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>muser</ets> to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand with open mouth, fr. LL. <ets>musus</ets>, <ets>morsus</ets>, muzzle, snout, fr. L. <ets>morsus</ets> a biting, bite, fr. <ets>mordere</ets> to bite. See <er>Morsel</er>, and cf. <er>Amuse</er>, <er>Muzzle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.</def> \'bdThereon <xex>mused</xex> he.\'b8  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>mused</qex> upon some dangerous plot.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study.</def>  <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To wonder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au>  <au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; meditate; ruminate. See <er>Ponder</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To think on; to meditate on.</def><br/
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<p><q>Come, then, expressive Silence, <qex>muse</qex> his praise.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wonder at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonder, or admiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muse"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Meditative; thoughtfully silent.</def> \'bd<xex>Museful</xex> mopings.\'b8 <au>Dryden.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Muse"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Muse"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unregardful of the Muses; disregarding the power of poetry; unpoetical.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who muses.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"set</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mussette</ets>, dim. of <ets>musse</ets>, <ets>muce</ets>, a hiding place, fr. F. <ets>musser</ets>, OF. <ets>mucier</ets>, <ets>muchier</ets>, to conceal, hide.  Cf. <er>Micher</er>.]</ety> <def>A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*sette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of OF. <ets>muse</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic dance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*se"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a Muse.]</ety> <def>A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Museum beetle</b></col>, <col><b>Museum pest</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Anthrenus</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mush</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>mus</ets>, <ets>muss</ets>, pap, porridge, any thick preparation of fruit, OHG. <ets>muos</ets>; akin to AS. & OS. <ets>m\'d3s</ets> food, and prob, to E. <ets>meat</ets>. See <er>Meat</er>.]</ety> <def>Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moucheter</ets> to cut with small cuts.]</ety> <def>To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mush</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. short for <ets>mush on</ets>, a corrupt of E. <ets>marchons</ets>, the cry of the voyageurs and coureurs de bois to their dogs.]</ety> <def>A march on foot, esp. across the snow with dogs; <as>as, he had a long <ex>mush</ex> before him</as>; -- also used attributively.</def> <mark>[Colloq., Alaska & Northwestern U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mush</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mushed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To travel on foot, esp. across the snow with dogs.</def> -- <def2><pos>v. t. </pos> <def>To cause to travel or journey.</def> <mark>[Rare]</mark> <mark>[Colloq., Alaska & Northwestern U. S.]</mark></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mush"room</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>muscheron</ets>, OF. <ets>mouscheron</ets>, F. <ets>mousseron</ets>; perhaps fr. <ets>mousse</ets> moss, of German origin. See <er>Moss</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An edible fungus (<spn>Agaricus campestris</spn>), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the <part>pileus</part>.  This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown.  The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration.  It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any large fungus developing a visible fruiting body with a stem and cap, usu. of the basidiomycetes;</def> <specif>especially</specif> <def>one of the genus <gen>Agaricus</gen>; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.  The term <ex>mushroom</ex> is used most often for edible varieties, the poisonous ones being termed <contr>toadstools</contr> or other names.  But this distinction is often ignored.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mush"room</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to mushrooms; <as>as, <ex>mushroom</ex> catchup</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; <as>as, <ex>mushroom</ex> cities</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mushroom anchor</b></col>, <cd>an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls.</cd> -- <col><b>Mushroom coral</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any coral of the genus <gen>Fungia</gen>. See <er>Fungia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mushroom spawn</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom.</cd> -- <col><b>mushroom cloud</b></col>, <cd>a cloud of smoke rising and then spreading laterally to take on the shape of a mushroom -- caused by large fires or explosions, esp. nuclear explosions.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mush"room</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to grow or expand rapidly.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to grow so much and so rapidly as to change qualitatively; used with <ptcl>into</ptcl>; <as>as, a minor border skirmish <ex>mushroomed into</ex> a full-blown war</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mush"room-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mush"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.</def><br/

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<p><q>She 's not <qex>mushy</qex>, but her heart is tender.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>musique</ets>, fr. L. <ets>musica</ets>, Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), any art over which the Muses presided, especially music, lyric poetry set and sung to music, fr. <?/ belonging to Muses or fine arts, fr. <?/ Muse.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, <it>i. e.</it>, sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Not all <xex>sounds</xex> are <xex>tones</xex>. Sounds may be unmusical and yet please the ear. <xex>Music</xex> deals with <xex>tones</xex>, and with no other sounds. See <er>Tone</er>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.</def><br/
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<p><q>The man that hath no <qex>music</qex> in himself<br/
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,<br/
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See <er>Stridulation</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Magic music</b></col>, <cd>a game in which a person is guided in finding a hidden article, or in doing a specific art required, by music which is made more loud or rapid as he approaches success, and slower as he recedes. <au>Tennyson.</au><-- like hot and cold --></cd> -- <col><b>Music box</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Musical box</cref>, under <er>Musical</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Music hall</b></col>, <cd>a place for public musical entertainments.</cd> -- <col><b>Music loft</b></col>, <cd>a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room or a church.</cd> -- <col><b>Music of the spheres</b></col>, <cd>the harmony supposed to be produced by the accordant movement of the celestial spheres.</cd> -- <col><b>Music paper</b></col>, <cd>paper ruled with the musical staff, for the use of composers and copyists.</cd> -- <col><b>Music pen</b></col>, <cd>a pen for ruling at one time the five lines of the musical staff.</cd> -- <col><b>Music shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a handsomely colored marine gastropod shell (<spn>Voluta musica</spn>) found in the East Indies; -- so called because the color markings often resemble printed music. Sometimes applied to other shells similarly marked.</cd> -- <col><b>To face the music</b></col>, <cd>to meet any disagreeable necessity, such as a reprimand for an error or misdeed, without flinching.</cd> <mark>[Colloq. or Slang]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>musical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; <as>as, <ex>musical</ex> proportion; a <ex>musical</ex> voice; <ex>musical</ex> instruments; a <ex>musical</ex> sentence; <ex>musical</ex> persons.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Musical box</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Music box</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically.  The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up spring mechanism or by batteries.</cd> -- <col><b>Musical fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Musical glasses</b></col>, <cd>glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes.  Cf. <er>Harmonica</er>, 1.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sic*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Music.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>To fetch home May with their <qex>musical</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a musical drama or musical play; <as>as, Oklahoma! was a breakthrough in the form and popularity of the <ex>musical</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mu`si`cale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.  Cf. <ets>Soir\'82e musicale</ets>.]</ety> <def>A social musical party.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a musical manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being musical.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sic dra`ma</hw>. <def>An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by set arias, duets, etc., the music being determined throughout by dramatic appropriateness; musical drama of this character, in general.  It involves the use of a kind of melodious declamation, the development of leitmotif, great orchestral elaboration, and a fusion of poetry, music, action, and scene into an organic whole.  The term is applied esp. to the later works of Wagner: \'bdTristan und Isolde,\'b8 \'bdDie Meistersinger,\'b8 \'bdRheingold,\'b8 \'bdWalk\'81re,\'b8 \'bdSiegfried,\'b8 \'bdG\'94tterd\'84mmerung,\'b8 and \'bdParsifal.\'b8</def><br/
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<p><hw>Music hall</hw>. <def>A place for public musical entertainments; specif. (<mark>Eng.</mark>), esp. a public hall for vaudeville performances, in which smoking and drinking are usually allowed in the auditorium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*si"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>musicien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`si*co*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Music</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>: cf. F. <ets>musicomanie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to derange the intellectual faculties.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"i*mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Musmon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mouflon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>musing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Thinking long and intensely.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a musing manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"sit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Muset</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Musk</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>musc</ets>, L. <ets>muscus</ets>, Per. <ets>musk</ets>, fr. Skr. <ets>mushka</ets> testicle, orig., a little mouse. See <er>Mouse</er>, and cd. <er>Abelmosk</er>, <er>Muscadel</er>, <er>Muscovy duck</er>, <er>Nutmeg</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer.  It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor.  It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic.  The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The musk deer. See <cref>Musk deer</cref> (below).</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The musk plant (<spn>Mimulus moschatus</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Erodium</gen> (<spn>Erodium moschatum</spn>); -- called also <altname>musky heron's-bill</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Muscari</gen>; grape hyacinth.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Musk beaver</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>muskrat (1).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European longicorn beetle (<spn>Aromia moschata</spn>), having an agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk cat</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bondar</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk cattle</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>musk oxen. See <cref>Musk ox</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk deer</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small hornless deer (<spn>Moschus moschiferus</spn>), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia.  The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward.  The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived.  The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below.  The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk duck</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The Muscovy duck</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An Australian duck (<spn>Biziura lobata</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk lorikeet</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Pacific lorikeet (<spn>Glossopsitta australis</spn>) of Australia.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk mallow</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of two malvaceous plants</cd>: <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A species of mallow (<spn>Malva moschata</spn>), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An Asiatic shrub. See <er>Abelmosk</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk orchis</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a European plant of the Orchis family (<spn>Herminium Minorchis</spn>); -- so called from its peculiar scent.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk ox</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant (<spn>Ovibos moschatus</spn>), now existing only in America, but found fossil in Europe and Asia.  It is covered with a thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders.  The full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk parakeet</b></col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Musk lorikeet</cref> (above).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk pear</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a fragrant kind of pear much resembling the Seckel pear.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk plant</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Mimulus moschatus</spn>, a plant found in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a strong musky odor.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk root</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the name of several roots with a strong odor, as that of the nard (<spn>Nardostachys Jatamansi</spn>) and of a species of <gen>Angelica</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk rose</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of rose (<spn>Rosa moschata</spn>), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk seed</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of a plant of the Mallow family (<spn>Hibiscus moschatus</spn>), used in perfumery and in flavoring. See <er>Abelmosk</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk sheep</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the musk ox.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk shrew</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a shrew (<spn>Sorex murinus</spn>), found in India.  It has a powerful odor of musk.  Called also <altname>sondeli</altname>, and <altname>mondjourou</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk thistle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of thistle (<spn>Carduus nutans</spn>), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly of musk.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Musk tortoise</b></col>, <col><b>Musk turtle</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small American fresh-water tortoise (<spn>Armochelys odorata</spn> syn. <spn>Ozotheca odorata</spn>), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called also <altname>stinkpot</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Musk</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/sk)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perfume with musk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ka*del`</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/s"k<adot/*d<ecr/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Muscadel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"kat</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/s"k<acr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Muscat</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"kel*lunge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the Amer. Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large American pike (<spn>Esox masquinongy</spn> formerly <spn>Esox nobilior</spn>) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maskallonge</asp>, <asp>maskalonge</asp>, <asp>maskinonge</asp>, <asp>muskallonge</asp>, <asp>muskellonge</asp>, and <asp>muskelunjeh</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mousquet</ets>, It. <ets>moschetto</ets>, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. <ets>mousket</ets>, <ets>moschet</ets>, a kind of hawk falcon, F. <ets>mouchet</ets>, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. <ets>musca</ets> a fly.  Cf. <er>Mosquito</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Sometimes written also <asp>musquet</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The male of the sparrow hawk.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army.  It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted.  This arm has been completely superseded by the rifle, and is now only of historical interest.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`ket*eer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mousquetaire</ets>; cf. It. <ets>moschettiere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A soldier armed with a musket.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*ke"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mosquito</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`ket*oon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mousqueton</ets>; cf. It. <ets>moschettone</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short musket.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is armed with such a musket.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ket*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mousqueterie</ets>; cf. It. <ets>moschetteria</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Muskets, collectively.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fire of muskets.</def>  <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Musk"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Musk"mel`on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Musk</ets> + <ets>melon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (<spn>Cucumis Melo</spn>) of the gourd family, having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh.  See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Melon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*ko"gees</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Muskogee</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.  They constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Muscogees</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Musk"rat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (<spn>Ondatra zibethica</spn> formerly <spn>Fiber zibethicus</spn>).  It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the hind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur.  It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk.  Called also <altname>musquash</altname>, <altname>musk beaver</altname>, <altname>ondatra</altname>, and sometimes <altname>water rat</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The musk shrew.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The desman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Musk"wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from its fragrance.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (<spn>Moschoxylum Swartzii</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The wood of an Australian tree (<spn>Eurybia argophylla</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>Musk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an odor of musk, or somewhat the like.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>musk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The <er>muskellunge</er>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mus"lim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See <er>Moslem</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mousseline</ets>; cf. It. <ets>mussolino</ets>, <ets>mussolo</ets>, Sp. <ets>muselina</ets>; all from <ets>Mussoul</ets> a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. <ets>Mausil</ets>, Syr. <ets>Mauzol</ets>, <ets>Muzol</ets>, <ets>Mosul</ets>, where it was first manufactured.  Cf. <er>Mull</er> a kind of cloth.]</ety> <def>A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed.  The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; <as>as, shirting and sheeting <ex>muslins</ex></as>.  In sheeting, <ex>muslin</ex> is not as finely woven as <contr>percale</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muslin cambric</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Cambric</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Muslin delaine</b></col>, <cd>a light woolen fabric for women's dresses. See <er>Delaine</er>.</cd> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mousseline de laine</asp>.]</altsp></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`lin*et"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mousselinette</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>musmo</ets>, <ets>musimo</ets>, a Sardinian animal; cf. Gr. <grk>moy`smwn</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mouflon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`so*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Musicomania</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"quash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[American Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Muskrat</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Musquash root</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant (<spn>Cicuta maculata</spn>), having a poisonous root. See <er>Water hemlock</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Mus"quaw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[American Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American black bear. See <er>Bear</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"quet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Musket</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*qui"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mosquito</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mus"role</hw>, <hw>Mus"rol</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>muserolle</ets>, fr. <ets>muserau</ets> a muzzle, OF. <ets>musel</ets>. See <er>Muzzle</er>.]</ety> <def>The nose band of a horse's bridle.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>mousche</ets> a fly, also, the play called <ets>muss</ets>, fr. L. <ets>musca</ets> a fly.]</ety> <def>A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of <xex>mess</xex>, but influenced by <xex>muss</xex>, a scramble.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mussed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mussing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple; -- often used with <ptcl>up</ptcl>; <as>as, the wind <ex>mussed</ex> up my hair</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>mus</ets> a mouse. See <er>Mouse</er>.]</ety> <def>A term of endearment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Mouse</er>.</see>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Muscle</er>, 3.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus <gen>Mytilus</gen>, and related genera, of the family <fam>Mytid\'91</fam>.  The common mussel (<spn>Mytilus edulis</spn>; see <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Byssus</er>), and the larger, or horse, mussel (<spn>Modiola modiolus</spn>), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of <gen>Unio</gen>, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also <altname>river mussel</altname>. See <er>Naiad</er>, and <er>Unio</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mussel digger</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the grayback whale. See <cref>Gray whale</cref>, under <er>Gray</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`si*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mussitatio</ets> suppression of the voice, fr. <ets>mussitare</ets> to be silent, to murmur.]</ety> <def>A speaking in a low tone; mumbling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; diopside.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"sul*man</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mussulmans</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Ar. <ets>muslim\'c6n</ets>, pl. of <ets>muslim</ets>: cf. F. & Sp. <ets>musulman</ets>. See <er>Moslem</er>.]</ety> <def>A Mohammedan; a Moslem.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`sul*man"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: Mohammedan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mohammedan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mohammedanism.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of Moslems.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muss"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d <er>Muss</er>.]</ety> <def>Disarranged; rumpled.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Must</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/st)</pr>, <pos>v. i. <or/ auxiliary</pos>. <ety>[OE. <ets>moste</ets>, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. <ets>mot</ets>, <ets>moot</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3ste</ets>, pret. <ets>m\'d3t</ets>, pres.; akin to D. <ets>moetan</ets> to be obliged, OS. <ets>m\'d3tan</ets> to be free, to be obliged, OHG. <ets>muozan</ets>, G. <ets>m\'81ssen</ets> to be obliged, Sw. <ets>m\'86ste</ets> must, Goth. <ets>gam\'d3tan</ets> to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; <as>as, a man <ex>must</ex> eat for nourishment; we <ex>must</ex> submit to the laws.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; <as>as, he <ex>must</ex> reconsider the matter; he <ex>must</ex> have been insane.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Likewise <qex>must</qex> the deacons be grave.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. iii. 8.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Morover, he [a bishop] <qex>must</qex> have a good report of them which are without.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. iii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when <xex>must</xex> was used; <as>as, I <ex>must</ex> away</as>. \'bdI <xex>must</xex> to Coventry.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au></note><br/
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<p><hw>Must</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>must</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mustum</ets> (sc. <ets>vinum</ets>), from <ets>mustus</ets> young, new, fresh.  Cf. <er>Mustard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation.</def> \'bdThese men ben full of <xex>must</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Wyclif (Acts ii. 13.).</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>No fermenting <qex>must</qex> fills . . . the deep vats.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Musty</er>.]</ety> <def>Mustiness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Must</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To make musty; to become musty.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>must</hw>, <hw>musth</hw></mhw> <pr>(m<ucr/st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>mast</ets> intoxicated, ruttish, fr. Skr. <ets>matta</ets>, p.p. of <ets>mad</ets> to rejoice, intoxicate.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected with sexual excitement; -- said of adult male elephants which become so at irregular intervals, typicaly due to increased testosterone levels.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>  <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The condition of frenzy.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An elephant in must.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"tac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moustac</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small tufted monkey.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*tache"</hw> <pr>(m<ucr/s*t<adot/sh"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mustaches</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moustache</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>moustache</ets>, It. <ets>mostaccio</ets> visage, <ets>mostacchio</ets> mustache, fr. Gr. <grk>my`stax</grk> upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. <grk>ma`stax</grk> mouth: cf. Sp. <ets>mostacho</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West African monkey (<spn>Cercopithecus cephus</spn>). It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A stain or discoloration on the upper lip of a person; <as>as, wearing a milk <ex>mustache</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>Mus*ta"chio</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mustachios</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A mustache.</def>  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mus*ta"chioed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a mustache or mustachios.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mustached.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`tah"fiz`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. & Ar. <ets>musta<hsdot/fi<zsdot/</ets> who trusts to another's keeping, a soldier of a garrison.]</ety> <def>See <er>Army organization</er>, above.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus`ta*i"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A close-grained, heavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mostahiba</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>MaElrath.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"tang</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>muste\'a4o</ets> belonging to the graziers, strayed, wild.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc.  It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mustard grape</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of grape (<spn>Vitis candicans</spn>), native in Arkansas and Texas.  The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"tard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>moustarde</ets>, F. <ets>moutarde</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mustum</ets> must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with <ets>must</ets>. See <er>Must</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus <gen>Brassica</gen> (formerly <gen>Sinapis</gen>), as <stype>white mustard</stype> (<spn>Brassica alba</spn>), <stype>black mustard</stype> (<spn>Brassica Nigra</spn>), <stype>wild mustard</stype> or <stype>charlock</stype> (<spn>Brassica Sinapistrum</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ There are also many herbs of the same family which are called <ex>mustard</ex>, and have more or less of the flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard (<spn>Lepidium ruderale</spn>); hedge mustard (<spn>Sisymbrium officinale</spn>); Mithridate mustard (<spn>Thlaspi arvense</spn>); tower mustard (<spn>Arabis perfoliata</spn>); treacle mustard (<spn>Erysimum cheiranthoides</spn>).</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient.  Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mustard oil</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a substance obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil.  The name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds produced either naturally or artificially.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mus*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mestee</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mustela</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of the family <fam>Mustelidae:</fam> minks and weasels.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mustela</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mustelid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of the <fam>Mustelidae</fam>, fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> musteline mammal, musteline.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mustelidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals including the weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; and martens.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mustelidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"te*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mustelinus</ets>, fr. <ets>mustela</ets> weasel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the family <fam>Mustelid\'91</fam>, or the weasels and martens.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mustelus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of sharks including certain of the smooth dogfishes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Mustelus.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moustre</ets>, OF. <ets>mostre</ets>, <ets>moustre</ets>, F. <ets>montre</ets>, LL. <ets>monstra</ets>. See <er>Muster</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something shown for imitation; a pattern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A show; a display.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.</def><br/
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<p><q>The hurried <qex>muster</qex> of the soldiers of liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>See how in warlike <qex>muster</qex> they appear,<br/
In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.</def><br/
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<p><q>And the <qex>muster</qex> was thirty thousands of men.</q> <rj><qau>Wyclif.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Ye publish the <qex>musters</qex> of your own bands, and proclaim them to amount of thousands.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any assemblage or display; a gathering.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and daughters, the <qex>muster</qex> was great and splendid.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muster book</b></col>, <cd>a book in which military forces are registered.</cd> -- <col><b>Muster file</b></col>, <cd>a muster roll.</cd> -- <col><b>Muster master</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Muster roll</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster.</cd> -- <col><b>To pass muster</b></col>, <cd>to pass through a muster or inspection without censure.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>Such excuses will not <qex>pass muster</qex> with God.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mustered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mustering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>mustren</ets>, prop., to show, OF. <ets>mostrer</ets>, <ets>mustrer</ets>, <ets>moustrer</ets>, <ets>monstrer</ets>, F. <ets>montrer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monstrare</ets> to show. See <er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.</def> \'bdMustering <xex>all its force</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>All the gay feathers he could <qex>muster</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To muster troops into service</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army.</cd> -- <col><b>To muster troops out of service</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to register them for final payment and discharge.</cd> -- <col><b>To muster up</b></col>, <cd>to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>One of those who can <qex>muster up</qex> sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits.</q> <rj><qau>Hazlitt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; <as>as, his supporters <ex>mustered</ex> in force</as>.</def> \'bdThe <xex>mustering</xex> squadron.\'b8  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ti*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In a musty state.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ti*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being musty.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mus"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Mustier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Mustiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[From L. <ets>mustum</ets> must; or perh. fr. E. <ets>moist</ets>.  Cf. <er>Must</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Moist</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; <as>as, <ex>musty</ex> corn; <ex>musty</ex> books.</as></def>  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Spoiled by age; rank; stale.</def><br/
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<p><q>The proverb is somewhat <qex>musty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dull; heavy; spiritless.</def> \'bdThat he may not grow <xex>musty</xex> and unfit for conversation.\'b8  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutabilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mutabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being mutable, or subject to change or alteration, either in form, state, or essential character; susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy; variation.</def><br/
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<p><q>Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the world are corporeal, and therefore subject to <qex>mutability</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mutare</ets> to change. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature.</def><br/
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<p><q>Things of the most accidental and <qex>mutable</qex> nature.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle.</def> \'bdMost <xex>mutable</xex> wishes.\'b8  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady; unsettled; wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being mutable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ta*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Changeably.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mytacism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tage</hw> <pr>(m<umac/"t<asl/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mu"ta*gen</hw> <pr>(m<umac/"t<adot/*j<ecr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chemical compound or other external influence (such as ionizing radiation) which causes mutations{3}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mu`ta*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(m<umac/`t<adot/*j<ecr/n"<esl/*s<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the causing of a mutation or the occurrence of a mutation{3}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mu`ta*gen*i"ci*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the degree or measure of the ability to cause mutation{3};  -- said of mutagens.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8mu*tan"dum</hw> <pr>(m<usl/*t<acr/n"d<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mutanda</plw> <pr>(m<usl/*t<acr/n"d<adot/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>mutare</ets> to change.]</ety> <def>A thing which is to be changed; something which must be altered; -- used chiefly in the plural.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(m<usl/*t<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutatio</ets>, fr. <ets>mutare</ets> to change: cf. F. <ets>mutation</ets>. See <er>Mutable</er>.]</ety> <def>Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.</def><br/
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<p><q>The vicissitude or <qex>mutations</qex> in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Gradual definitely tending variation, such as may be observed in a group of organisms in the fossils of successive geological levels.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>As now employed (first by <person>de Vries</person>), a cellular process resulting in a sudden inheritable variation (the offspring differing from its parents in some well-marked character or characters) as distinguished from a gradual variation in which the new characters become fully developed only in the course of many generations.  The occurrence of mutations, the selection of strains carrying mutations permitting enhanced survival under prevailing conditions, and the mechanism of hereditary of the characters so appearing, are well-established facts; whether and to what extent the mutation process has played the most important part in the evolution of the existing species and other groups of organisms is an unresolved question.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The result of the above process; a suddenly produced variation.</def> <note>Mutations can occur by a change in the fundamental coding sequence of the hereditary material, which in most organisms is DNA, but in some viruses is RNA.  It can also occur by rearrangement of an organism's chromosomes.  Specific mutations due to a change in DNA sequence have been recognized as causing certain specific hereditary diseases.  Certain processes which produce variation in the genotype of an organism, such as sexual mixing of chromosomes in offspring, or artificially induced recombination or introduction of novel genetic material into an organism, are not referred to as <ex>mutation</ex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>a variant strain of an organism in which the hereditary variant property is caused by a mutation{3}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mutative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation{3}.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mutch</hw> <pr>(much)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>mutse</ets> a cap, G. <ets>m\'81tze</ets>.  Cf. <er>Amice</er> a cape.]</ety> <def>The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mutch"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mute</hw> <pr>(m<umac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutare</ets> to change. See <er>Molt</er>.]</ety> <def>To cast off; to molt.</def><br/
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<p><q>Have I <qex>muted</qex> all my feathers?</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mutir</ets>, <ets>\'82meutir</ets>, OF. <ets>esmeltir</ets>, fr. OD. <ets>smelten</ets>, prop., to melt. See <er>Smelt</er>.]</ety> <def>To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.</def>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The dung of birds.</def>  <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutus</ets>; cf. Gr. <grk>my`ein</grk> to shut, Skr. <ets>m<umac/ta</ets> bound, <ets>m<umac/ka</ets> dumb: cf. OE. <ets>muet</ets>, fr. F. <ets>muet</ets>, a dim. of OF. <ets>mu</ets>, L. <ets>mutus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.</def><br/
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<p><q>All the heavenly choir stood <qex>mute</qex>,<br/
And silence was in heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In law a prisoner is said to stand <xex>mute</xex>, when, upon being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead directly, or will not put himself on trial.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of speaking; dumb.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th <er>Mute</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mute swan</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European wild white swan (<spn>Cygnus olor</spn> syn. <spn>Cygnus gibbus</spn>), which produces no loud notes, in distinction from the <contr>Trumpeter swan</contr>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Silent; dumb; speechless.</syn>  -- <usage><er>Mute</er>, <er>Silent</er>, <er>Dumb</er>. One is <xex>silent</xex> who <xex>does</xex> not speak; one is <xex>dumb</xex> who <xex>can</xex> not, for want of the proper organs; <as>as, a <ex>dumb</ex> beast, etc.</as>; and hence, figuratively, we speak of a person as struck <xex>dumb</xex> with astonishment, etc.  One is <xex>mute</xex> who is <xex>held back</xex> from speaking by some special cause; <as>as, he was <ex>mute</ex> through fear; <ex>mute</ex> astonishment, etc.</as>  Such is the case with most of those who never speak from childhood; they are not ordinarily <xex>dumb</xex>, but <xex>mute</xex> because they are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence their more appropriate name is <xex>deaf-mutes</xex>.<br/
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<p><q>They spake not a word;<br/
But, like <qex>dumb</qex> statues, or breathing stones,<br/
Gazed each on other.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>All sat <qex>mute</qex>,<br/
Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj>
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<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; <as>as, <stype>p</stype>, <stype>b</stype>, <stype>d</stype>, <stype>k</stype>, <stype>t</stype></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>muted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>same as <er>quiet</er>; <as>as, the <ex>muted</ex> atmosphere of a church</as>.  Opposite of <ant>noisy</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hushed.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>softened; rendered less loud or harsh; -- of sounds and instruments which produce sounds; <as>as, <ex>muted</ex> trumpets</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dull, muffled, softened.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mute"-hill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Moot-hill</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*tes`sa*rif"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. & Ar. <ets>mute\'87arif</ets> freely disposing of anything, master.]</ety> <def>In Turkey prior to the revolution, an administrative authority of any of certain sanjaks.  They were appointed directly by the Sultan.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu*tes`sa*ri*fat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. & Ar. <ets>mute\'87arifah</ets> office of a mutessarif.]</ety> <def>In Turkey, a sanjak whose head is a mutessarif.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mu"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mu"ti*cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muticus</ets>, for <ets>mutilus</ets>. See <er>Mutilate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Without a point or pointed process; blunt.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mutilare</ets> to mutilate, fr. <ets>mutilus</ets> maimed; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/.  Cf. <er>Mutton</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A cetacean, or a sirenian.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mutilated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mutilating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to disfigure; to hack; <as>as, to <ex>mutilate</ex> the body, a statue, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render imperfect; <as>as, to <ex>mutilate</ex> the orations of Cicero</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Among the <qex>mutilated</qex> poets of antiquity, there is none whose fragments are so beautiful as those of Sappho.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Mutilated gear</b></col>, <col><b>Mutilated wheel</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a gear wheel from a portion of whose periphery the cogs are omitted. It is used for giving intermittent movements.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>mutilated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>badly injured, perhaps with amputation or permanent disfigurement; <as>as, <ex>mutilated</ex> victims of the rocket attack</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> maimed.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>damaged, often deliberately; -- of compositions; <as>as, a <ex>mutilated</ex> text</as>.  Opposite of <ant>undamaged</ant> or <ant>intact</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mangled, mutilated.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`ti*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutilatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mutilation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*la"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mutilateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who mutilates.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutilus</ets>. See <er>Mutilate</er>.]</ety> <def>Mutilated; defective; imperfect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mutin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mutineer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tine</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mutiner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mutiny.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*neer`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mutiny</er>.]</ety> <def>One guilty of mutiny.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dung of birds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mutiny</er>.]</ety> <def>Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.</def><br/
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<p><q>The city was becoming <qex>mutinous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mu"ti*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mu"ti*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mutinies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From <ets>mutine</ets> to mutiny, fr. F. <ets>se mutiner</ets>, fr. F. <ets>mutin</ets> stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. <ets>meute</ets> riot, LL. <ets>movita</ets>, fr. <ets>movitus</ets>, for L. <ets>motus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>movere</ets> to move. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination.</def><br/
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<p><q>In every <qex>mutiny</qex> against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Violent commotion; tumult; strife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>To raise a <qex>mutiny</qex> betwixt yourselves.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mutiny act</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an English statute re\'89nacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion.</cd>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Insurrection</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mutinied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mutinying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fall into strife; to quarrel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech.</def>  <rj><au>Max M\'81ller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"to*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutare</ets> to change + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel.  The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of motion.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mutt</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An dog that is of inferior quality or of mixed breed.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cur, mongrel.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Muttered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Muttering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. <ets>muttire</ets>, <ets>mutire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.</def><br/
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<p><q>Wizards that peep, and that <qex>mutter</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Is. viii. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,<br/
And <qex>mutter</qex> to himself.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sound with a low, rumbling noise.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thick lightnings flash, the <qex>muttering</qex> thunder rolls.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; <as>as, to <ex>mutter</ex> threats</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Repressed or obscure utterance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ter*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mutters.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a low voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>motoun</ets>, OF. <ets>moton</ets>, <ets>molton</ets>, a sheep, wether, F. <ets>mouton</ets>, LL. <ets>multo</ets>, by transposition of <it>l</it> fr. L. <ets>mutilus</ets> mutilated. See <er>Mutilate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sheep.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Not so much ground as will feed a <qex>mutton</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Muttons</qex>, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The flesh of a sheep.</def><br/
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<p><q>The fat of roasted <qex>mutton</qex> or beef.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A loose woman; a prostitute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Mutton bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Australian short-tailed petrel (<spn>Nectris brevicaudus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mutton chop</b></col>, <cd>a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off.</cd> -- <col><b>Mutton fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the American eelpout. See <er>Eelpout</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mutton fist</b></col>, <cd>a big brawny fist or hand.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>Mutton monger</b></col>, <cd>a pimp.</cd> <mark>[Low & Obs.]</mark> <au>Chapman.</au> -- <col><b>To return to one's muttons</b></col>. <ety>[A translation of a phrase from a farce by <person>De Brueys</person>, <ets>revenons \'85 nos moutons</ets> let us return to our sheep.]</ety> <cd>To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc.</cd> <mark>[Humorous]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I willingly <qex>return to my muttons</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. R. Haweis.</qau></rj>
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<p><hw>muttonfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fish (<spn>Lutjanus analis</spn>) similar to and often marketed as \'bdred snapper\'b8.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mutton snapper, <spn>Lutjanus analis</spn>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>muttonhead</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stupid or foolish person; a dolt; a numbskull; a blockhead; -- disparaging and offensive.  These words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence.</def> <mark>[disparaging]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, shithead, fuckhead.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mut"ton*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mutuel</ets>, L. <ets>mutuus</ets>, orig., exchanged, borrowed, lent; akin to <ets>mutare</ets> to change. See <er>Mutable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; <as>as, a <ex>mutual</ex> love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Conspiracy and <qex>mutual</qex> promise.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Happy in our <qex>mutual</qex> help,<br/
And <qex>mutual</qex> love.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A certain shyness on such subjects, which was <qex>mutual</qex> between the sisters.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; <as>as, <ex>mutual</ex> happiness; a <ex>mutual</ex> effort.</as></def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A vast accession of misery and woe from the <qex>mutual</qex> weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/   This use of <xex>mutual</xex> as synonymous with <xex>common</xex> is inconsistent with the idea of interchange, or reciprocal relation, which properly belongs to it; but the word has been so used by many writers of high authority.  The present tendency is toward a careful discrimination.<br/
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<p><q><qex>Mutual</qex>, as Johnson will tell us, means something reciprocal, a giving and taking.  How could people have <qex>mutual</qex> ancestors?</q> <rj><qau>P. Harrison.</qau></rj>
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<p><cs><col><b>Mutual insurance</b></col>, <cd>agreement among a number of persons to insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or accident.</cd> -- <col><b>Mutual insurance company</b></col>, <cd>one which does a business of insurance on the mutual principle, the policy holders sharing losses and profits <xex>pro rata</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reciprocal; interchanged; common.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tu*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ethics)</fld> <def>The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare.</def>  <rj><au>F. Harrison.</au>  <au>H. Spencer.</au>  <au>Mallock.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mutualist</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>One practising or advocating the doctrine of mutualism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> interdependent, mutually beneficial.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mutualit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Reciprocity of consideration.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tu*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mutual manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mutual savings bank</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.  Abbreviated <altname>MSB</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutuarius</ets> mutual.See <er>Mutuation</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutuatio</ets>, fr. <ets>mutuare</ets>, <ets>mutuari</ets>, to borrow, fr. <ets>mutuus</ets>. See <er>Mutual</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of borrowing or exchanging.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mu"tule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>mutulus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Gutta</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mux</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mixen</er>.]</ety> <def>Dirt; filth; muck.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>ose.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mux</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix in an untidy and offensive way; to make a mess of.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.; Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mux"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Soft; sticky, and dirty.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <see>See <er>Mucky</er>.</see><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"a*rab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>mozarabe</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>mosta'rib</ets>, a name applied to strange tribes living among the Arabs.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mozarab</asp>, <asp>Mostarab</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muz`a*rab"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; <as>as, the <ex>Muzarabic</ex> liturgy</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mozarabic</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>muzjik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> muzhik, moujik, mujik.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"zi*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being muzzy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mosel</ets>, OF. <ets>musel</ets>, F. <ets>museau</ets> muzzle or snout, LL. <ets>musellus</ets>, fr. <ets>musus</ets>, <ets>morsus</ets>. See <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, and cf. <er>Morsel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; <as>as, the <ex>muzzle</ex> of a gun</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.</def><br/
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<p><q>With golden <qex>muzzles</qex> all their mouths were bound</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Muzzle sight</b></col>. <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Dispart</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Muzzled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Muzzling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>museler</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action; <as>as, the dictator <ex>muzzled</ex> all the newspapers</as>.</def> \'bdMy dagger <xex>muzzled</xex>.\'b8  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou shalt not <qex>muzzle</qex> the ox when he treadeth out the corn.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxv. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fondle with the closed mouth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bring the mouth or muzzle near.</def><br/
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<p><q>The bear <qex>muzzles</qex> and smells to him.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"zle-load`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"zle-load`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Receiving its charge through the muzzle; <as>as, a <ex>muzzle-loading</ex> rifle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Muz"zy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>muse</ets>.]</ety> <def>Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.</def><br/
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<p><q>The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, <qex>muzzy</qex> look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated by beer rather than wine.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>MVP</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <mark>(acron.)</mark> <def>most valuable player; the player judged to be the most important to the sport, also the name of the award given to that player.</def> <mark>[abbreviation]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mx</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The symbol for the <sig>maxwell</sig>, a cgs unit of magnetic flux.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> maxwell.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>My</hw> <pr>(m<imac/)</pr>, <pos>a. & poss. pron.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mi</ets>, fr. <ets>min</ets>. See <er>Mine</er>, and cf., for loss of <it>n</it>, <er>A</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>An</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to me; -- used always attributively; <as>as, <ex>my</ex> body; <ex>my</ex> book</as>; -- <xex>mine</xex> is used in the predicate; <as>as, the book is <ex>mine</ex></as>. See <er>Mine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mya</ets> a kind of mussel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An order of clams.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Myaceae</ord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myacidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of soft-shell clams.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Myacidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myadestes</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of birds including  the solitaires, thrushes noted for their beautiful songs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*al"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ muscle + <?/ pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*all" wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree <spn>Acacia homolophylla</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*a"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam (<gen>Mya</gen>) is the type.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*ce"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a mushroom.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>My*ce"li*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Myc"e*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mycel</ets>ium + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling mycelium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mykhth`s</grk> a bellower, fr. <grk>myka^sqai</grk> to bellow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See <er>Howler</er>, 2, and <xex>Illust.</xex></def><br/
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<p><hw>Myc"e*toid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk>, <grk>my`khtos</grk>, a fungus + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling a fungus.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*ce`to*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk>, <grk>my`khtos</grk>, fungus + <?/ pl. of <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a class of animals.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>My*ce`to*zo"an</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>mycobacteria</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>A group of rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing diseases.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mycobacterium.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mycobacterium</hw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>mycobacteria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <def>Any of various rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing diseases.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8my`co*der"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a fungus + <grk>de`rma</grk> skin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed.  This production differs from the zo\'94gl\'d2a stage of bacteria by not having the intermediary mucous substance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>(Capitalized)</mark> <def>A genus of micro\'94rganisms of which the acetic ferment (<spn>Mycoderma aceti</spn>), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative.  Cf. <er>Mother</er>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>My`co*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>My`co*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*col"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> fungus + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That branch of botanical science which relates to the mushrooms and other fungi.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`co*mel"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. (spurious) <grk>my^kos</grk> mucus (L. <ets>mucus</ets>) + <grk>me`li</grk> honey.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder.  Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`co*pro"te*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. (spurious) <grk>my^kos</grk> mucus (L. <ets>mucus</ets>) + E. <ets>protein</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>My"cose</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"k<omac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a mushroom.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi.  Called also <altname>trehalose</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mykose</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myc"o*thrix</hw> <pr>(m<imac/k"<osl/*thr<icr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. (spurious) <grk>my`khs</grk> mucus (L. <ets>mucus</ets>) + <grk>qri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mycteria</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of birds including certain of the wood ibises, including the endangered <spn>Mycteria americana</spn>; it is sometimes assigned to a subfamily <subfam>Mycteriinae</subfam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Mycteria</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>My*da"le*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy (from decay).]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines.  As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.</def>  <rj><au>Brieger.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Myd`a*tox"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy (from decay) + <ets>tox</ets>ic + <ets>in</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous amido acid, <chform>C6H13NO2</chform>, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myd"a*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy or damp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The teledu.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*dri"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. & Med.)</fld> <def>A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myd`ri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing dilatation of the pupil.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`e*len*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Myelencephalon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Vertebrata</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`e*len`ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebro-spinal.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`e*len*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + E. <ets>encephalon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis.  Sometimes abbreviated to <altname>myelencephal</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The metencephalon.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>My`e*len*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>my"e*lin</hw>, <hw>my"e*line</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow.]</ety>  <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>myelinic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to myelin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`e*li"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inflammation of bone marrow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"e*lo*c\'d2le`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The central canal of the spinal cord.</def><br/
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<p><hw>myelofibrosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Fibrosis of the bone marrow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`e*lo*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + the root of <?/ to be born.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"e*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; <as>as, a <ex>myeloid</ex> tumor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`e*loid"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myelin</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets> + <ets>-in</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (<xex>myelin</xex>) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My"e*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The spinal cord. (Sometimes abbrev. to <abbr>myel.</abbr>)</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"e*lo`nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the myelon; <as>as, the <ex>myelonal</ex>, or spinal, nerves</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`e*lo*neu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> + <grk>ney^ron</grk> a nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Vertebrata.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*el"o*plax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Myeloplaxes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Myeloplaces</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <?/ anything flat and broad.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See <er>Osteoclast</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myg"a*le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., a field mouse, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family <fam>Ctenizidae</fam>, having four lungs and only four spinnerets.  They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor.  The South American bird spider (<spn>Mygale avicularia</spn>), and the crab spider, or matoutou (<spn>Mygale cancerides</spn>) are among the largest species.  They are also called <altname>trapdoor spiders</altname>.  Some of the species are erroneously called <xex>tarantulas</xex>, as the Texas tarantula (<spn>Mygale Hentzii</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"kiss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>muikize</ets>, prob. fr. a native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A salmon (<spn>Salmo mykiss</spn>, syn. <spn>Salmo purpuratus</spn>) marked with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; -- called also <altname>black-spotted trout</altname>, <altname>cutthroat trout</altname>, and <altname>redthroat trout</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mylitta</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Babylonian and Assyrian Mythology)</fld>  <def>The goddess of love and fertility and war; also called <altname>Ishtar</altname>; the counterpart of <persfn>Ashtoreth</persfn> and <persfn>Astarte</persfn>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ishtar.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myl"o*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a mill + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mylodontidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A natural family of extinct South American edentates.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mylodontidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>My`lo*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the molar teeth + E. <ets>hyoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; <as>as, the <ex>mylohyoid</ex> nerve</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw><hw>my"na</hw>, <hw>my"nah</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mino bird</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera <gen>Acridotheres</gen>, <gen>Sturnopastor</gen>, <gen>Sturnia</gen>, <gen>Gracula</gen>, and allied genera.  In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk.  See <cref>Hill myna</cref>, under <er>Hill</er>, and <er>Mino bird</er>.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>mynah</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><hw>Myn"chen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mynecen</ets>, fr. <ets>munec</ets> monk. See <er>Monk</er>.]</ety> <def>A nun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Myn"cher*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nunnery; -- a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in England.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myn*heer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>mijnheer</ets>.]</ety> <def>The Dutch equivalent of <sig>Mr.</sig> or <sig>Sir</sig>; hence, a Dutchman.</def><br/
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<p><hw>my"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form of Gr. <?/, <?/, a <xex>muscle</xex>; <as>as, <ex>myo</ex>graph, <ex>myo</ex>chrome</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>myocardial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the myocardium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8my`o*car*di"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. see <er>myocardium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the myocardium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`o*car"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, muscle + <?/ heart.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ color.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored muscles.  It is identical with hemoglobin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`o*com"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Myocommata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Myocommas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Myo-</er>, and <er>Comma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A myotome.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>dynamics</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The department of physiology which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or contraction.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*dy*na`mi*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A myodynamometer.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*dy`na*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + E. <ets>dynamometer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a dynamometer.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*ep`i*the"li*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>epithelial</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; -- applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; <as>as, the <ex>myoepithelial</ex> cells of the hydra</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*og"a*lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a weasel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <fam>Myogalod\'91</fam>, a family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied species.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Muscle curve</cref>, under <er>Muscle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for determining and recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>My`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>My`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to myography.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>myographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some form of myograph; myology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*h\'91m"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>h\'91matin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`o*lem"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle + <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Sarcolemma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The essential material of muscle fibers.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>My`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>My`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to myology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in myology.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>myologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*o"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Myo-</er>, and <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my^s</grk> mouse + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by the movements of mice.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*morph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Myomorpha.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`o*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, <grk>myo`s</grk>, a mouse + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`o*pa*thi"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle + <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any affection of the muscles or muscular system.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to myopathia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*op"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Myopathia</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"ope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ to close, shut the eyes + <?/, <?/, the eye.]</ety> <def>A person having myopia; a myops.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*phan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to show.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*o"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Myope</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image.  It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*op"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Myopic astigmatism</b></col>, <cd>a condition in which the eye is affected with myopia in one meridian only.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My"ops</hw> <pr>(m<imac/"<ocr/ps)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Myope</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*op"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ fly + <?/ sight.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The appearance of <cref>musc\'91 volitantes</cref>. See <cref>Musc\'91 volitantes</cref>, under <er>Musca</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myopie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Myopia.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, <grk>myo`s</grk> a muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A protein present in muscle, serving as the principle contractile protein in muscle contraction.</def>  <note>It was earlier considered as being formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in <er>rigor mortis</er>.  See <cref>Muscle plasma</cref>, under <er>Plasma</er>.</note><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Myosin belongs to the group of globulins.  It is insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solution of salt, and is especially characterized by being completely precipitated by saturation of its solutions with salt.</note><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*o"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to close the eyes or lips.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*sit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Myotic.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`o*si"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, muscle + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the muscles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My`o*so"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <?/, lit., mouse ear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants. See <er>Mouse-ear</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Myosis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing myosis, or contraction of the pupil of the eye, as opium, calabar bean, etc.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A myotic agent.</def></def2><br/
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<p><hw>My"o*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Myotomy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided; a myocomma.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the protovertebr\'91; also, one of the protovertebr\'91 themselves.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The muscular system of one metamere of an articulate.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My`o*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a myotome or myotomes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut: cf. F. <ets>myotomie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myr"ci*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly related to the true myrtles (<gen>Myrtus</gen>), from which they differ in having very few seeds in each berry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*a-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ a myriad. See <er>Myriad</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating <sig>ten thousand</sig>, <sig>ten thousand times</sig>; <as>as, <ex>myria</ex>meter</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr`i*a*can"thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ numberless + <grk>'a`kanqa</grk> a spine.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having numerous spines, as certain fishes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/ numberless, pl. <?/ ten thousand: cf. F. <ets>myriade</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely large number.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*ad</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; <as>as, <ex>myriad</ex> stars</as>.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*gram</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*gramme</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myriagramme</ets>. See <er>Myria-</er>, and 3d <er>Gram</er>.]</ety> <def>A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or ten kilograms.  It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*li`tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myrialitre</ets>. See <er>Myria-</er>, and <er>Liter</er>.]</ety> <def>A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters.  It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*me`tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myriam\'8atre</ets>. See <er>Myria-</er>, and <er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand meters.  It is equal to 6.2137 miles.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*a*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>myriapode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <class>Myriapoda</class>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myr`i*ap"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ numberless + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs.  They have one pair of antenn\'91, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trache\'91, similar to those of true insects.  The larv\'91, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See <er>Centiped</er>, <er>Galleyworm</er>, <er>Milliped</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders: <ord>Chilopoda</ord>, <ord>Chilognatha</ord> or <ord>Diplopoda</ord>, and <ord>Pauropoda</ord> (see these words in the Vocabulary).  Large fossil species (very different from any living forms) are found in the Carboniferous formation.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ ten thousand + <?/ chief.]</ety> <def>A captain or commander of ten thousand men.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*are</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Myria-</er>, and 2d <er>Are</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters.  It is equal to about 247.1 acres.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*ri"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/ tamarisk.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with aromatic foliage.  It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>myricine</ets>. Prob. so called from a fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry (<gen>Myrica</gen>).]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also <altname>myricyl alcohol</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*cyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myric</ets>in + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; -- called also <altname>melissyl</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to a myriologue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr`i*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who composes or sings a myriologue.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*o*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myriologue</ets>, <ets>myriologie</ets>, NGr. <?/, <?/, fr. Gr. <grk>Moi^ra</grk> the goddess of fate or death + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse.]</ety> <def>An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend.</def> <mark>[Modern Greece]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Myr`i*oph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ numberless + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having an indefinitely great or countless number of leaves.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myr`i*op"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Myriapoda</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr`i*o*ra"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ numberless + <?/ a sight, fr. <?/ to see.]</ety> <def>A picture made up of several smaller pictures, drawn upon separate pieces in such a manner as to admit of combination in many different ways, thus producing a great variety of scenes or landscapes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"i*o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ numberless + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of kaleidoscope.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ris"tate</hw> <pr>(m<icr/*r<icr/s"t<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of myristic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(m<icr/*r<icr/s"t<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the nutmeg (<gen>Myristica</gen>).  Specifically, designating an acid (<chform>C14H28O2</chform>) found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white crystalline waxy substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ris"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The myristate of glycerin, -- found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ris"tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myrist</ets>ic + <ets>-one</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myrmecophaga</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The type genus of the <fam>Myrmecophagidae</fam>; the South American ant bear.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Myrmecophaga</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myrmecophagidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A natural family of New World anteaters.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Myrmecophagidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>myrmecophagous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>feeding on ants but usually not living with them.</def><br/
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<p><hw>myrmecophile</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant.</def><br/
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<p><hw>myrmecophilous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Associated with, or benefitted by ants through sharing their nest.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"me*co*phyte`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my`rmhx</grk>, <grk>my`rmhkos</grk>, ant + <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, <spn>Acacia spadicigera</spn> has large hollows thorns, and species of <gen>Cecropia</gen> have stem cavities.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Myr`me*co*phyt"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>myrmecophytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a myrmecophyte.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myrmeleon</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of the <fam>Myrmeleontidae</fam>, including the antlions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Myrmeleon.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myrmeleontidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of the order <ord>Neuroptera</ord>, including the antlions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Myrmeleontidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"mi*cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to <gen>Myrmica</gen>, a genus of ants including the small house ant (<spn>M. molesta</spn>), and many others.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"mi*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Myrmidones</ets>, Gr. <?/, pl.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied <persfn>Achilles</persfn>, their king, to the Trojan war.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his <qex>myrmidons</qex> pressed forward.</q> <rj><qau>W. H. Ainsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Myr`mi*do"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or like, myrmidons.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Myr`mo*the"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ an ant + <?/ to hunt.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Feeding upon ants; -- said of certain birds.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>My*rob"a*lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>My*rob"o*lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>myrobalanum</ets> the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was made, Gr. <?/; <?/ any sweet juice distilling from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + <?/ an acorn or any similar fruit: cf. F. <ets>myrobolan</ets>.]</ety> <def>A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune.  It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing.  Myrobolans are produced by various species of <gen>Terminalia</gen> of the East Indies, and of <gen>Spondias</gen> of South America.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a sweet-smelling unguent.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; -- used specifically to designate a glucoside called <xex>myronic acid</xex>, found in mustard seed.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*rop"o*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ unguent + <?/ to sell.]</ety> <def>One who sells unguents or perfumery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jonhson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"o*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An enzyme, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My*rox"y*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a sweet juice distilling from a plant + <?/ wood.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu.  The species were formerly referred to <gen>Myrospermum</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myrrh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mirre</ets>, OF. <ets>mirre</ets>, F. <ets>myrrhe</ets>, L. <ets>myrrha</ets>, <ets>murra</ets>, Gr. <?/; cf. Ar. <ets>murr</ets> bitter, also myrrh, Heb. <ets>mar</ets> bitter.]</ety> <def>A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste.  It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties.  It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the <spn>Commiphora Myrrha</spn> (syn. <spn>Balsamodendron Myrrha</spn>) of the family <fam>Burseraceae</fam>, or from the <spn>Commiphora abyssinica</spn>.  The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of <gen>Cistus</gen>, or rockrose.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>False myrrh</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <er>Bdellium</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"rhic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, myrrh.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"rhine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Murrhine.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myrtaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of trees and shrubs yielding fragrant oils, including the myrtles, eucalyptus, clove, allspice, and guava; the <altname>myrtle family</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Myrtaceae</fam>, myrtle family.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myr*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>myrtaceus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important natural family of trees and shrubs (<fam>Myrtace\'91</fam> of the order <ord>Myrtales</ord>), of which the myrtle (<gen>Myrtus</gen>) is the type.  It includes the genera <gen>Eucalyptus</gen>, <gen>Pimenta</gen>, <gen>Lechythis</gen>, and about seventy more.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myrtales</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural order of trees and shrubs including the myrtle family, Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; and Punicaceae.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Myrtales</ord>, <ord>Thymelaeales</ord>, order Thymelaeales.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>myrtus</ets> myrtle + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>myrtiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling myrtle or myrtle berries; having the form of a myrtle leaf.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myrtillocactus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Myrtillocactus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Myr"tle</hw> <pr>(m<etil/r"t'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myrtil</ets> bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from <ets>myrte</ets> myrtle, L. <ets>myrtus</ets>, <ets>murtus</ets>, Gr. <grk>my`rtos</grk>; cf. Per. <ets>m<umac/rd</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of the genus <gen>Myrtus</gen>, especially <spn>Myrtus communis</spn>. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves.  It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries.  The ancients considered it sacred to Venus.  The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort.  In the West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called <ex>myrtle</ex>.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bog myrtle</b></col>, <cd>the sweet gale.</cd> -- <col><b>Crape myrtle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Crape</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Myrtle warbler</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a North American wood warbler (<spn>Dendroica coronata</spn>); -- called also <altname>myrtle bird</altname>, <altname>yellow-rumped warbler</altname>, and <altname>yellow-crowned warbler</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Myrtle wax</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Bayberry tallow</cref>, under <er>Bayberry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand myrtle</b></col>, <cd>a low, branching evergreen shrub (<spn>Leiophyllum buxifolium</spn>), growing in New Jersey and southward.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax myrtle</b></col> <cd>(<spn>Myrica cerifera</spn>). See <er>Bayberry</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Myrtus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The type genus of the <fam>Myrtaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Myrtus</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>My*self"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ourselves</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I <xex>myself</xex> will do it; I have done it <xex>myself</xex>; -- used also instead of <xex>me</xex>, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; <as>as, I will defend <ex>myself</ex></as>.</def><-- a reflexive pron. --><br/
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<p><hw>My*selv"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <def>Myself.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mysidacea</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An order of crustaceans including the opossum shrimp.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Mysidacea</ord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mysidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of small shrimplike crustaceans.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Mysidae</fam>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8My"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a closing of the lips or eyes.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps.  One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish.  The marine species form part of the food of right whales.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ta*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my`stax</grk> mustache.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the upper lip, or mustache.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to interpretation of mysteries or to mystagogue; of the nature of mystagogy.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ta*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mystagogus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ one initiated in mysteries + <?/ leading, n., a leader, fr. <?/ to lead: cf. F. <ets>mystagogue</ets>. See 1st <er>Mystery</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who interprets mysteries, especially of a religious kind.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who keeps and shows church relics.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ta*go`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mysterious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mysteriarches</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ mystery + <?/ chief.]</ety> <def>One presiding over mysteries.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myst\'8arieux</ets>. See 1st <er>Mystery</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; inexplicable; obscure; not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.</def><br/
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<p><q>God at last<br/
To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied,<br/
Thought in <qex>mysterious</qex> terms.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Obscure; secret; occult; dark; mystic; cabalistic; enigmatical; unintelligible; inexplicable; incomprehensible.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mysterious manner.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being mysterious.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something mysterious; a mystery.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ter*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mysterized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mysterizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ter*y</hw> <pr>(m<icr/s"t<etil/r*<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mysteries</plw> <pr>(m<icr/s"t<etil/r*<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>mysterium</ets>, Gr. <grk>mysth`rion</grk>, fr. <grk>my`sths</grk> one initiated in mysteries; cf. <grk>myei^n</grk> to initiate into the mysteries, fr. <grk>my`ein</grk> to shut the eyes.  Cf. <er>Mute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension.</def><br/
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<p><q>We speak the wisdom of God in a <qex>mystery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. ii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If God should please to reveal unto us this great <qex>mystery</qex> of the Trinity, or some other <qex>mysteries</qex> in our holy religion, we should not be able to understand them, unless he would bestow on us some new faculties of the mind.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; -- usually plural; <as>as, the Eleusinian <ex>mysteries</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The consecrated elements in the eucharist.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ter*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mysteries</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>mistere</ets>, OF. <ets>mestier</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82tier</ets>, L. <ets>ministerium</ets>. See <er>Ministry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fie upon him, he will discredit our <qex>mystery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And that which is the noblest <qex>mystery</qex><br/
Brings to reproach and common infamy.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; <as>as, the Chester <ex>Mysteries</ex>, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>\'bd<qex>Mystery</qex> plays,\'b8 so called because acted by craftsmen.</q> <rj><qau>Skeat.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mys"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mys"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mysticus</ets>, Gr. <?/ belonging to secret rites, from <?/ one initiated: cf. F. <ets>mystique</ets>. See 1st <er>Mystery</er>, <er>Misty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.</def><br/
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<p><q>Heaven's numerous hierarchy span<br/
The <qex>mystic</qex> gulf from God to man.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>God hath revealed a way <qex>mystical</qex> and supernatural.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; <as>as, a <ex>mystic</ex> dance; <ex>mystic</ex> Babylon.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the <qex>mystical</qex> body.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>employing mysticism; <as>as, <ex>mystical</ex> intuition; <ex>mystical</ex> explanations</as>; -- contrasted to <contr>logical</contr>, <contr>rational</contr>, <contr>analytical</contr>.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Mys"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mys"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See <er>Mysticism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ti*cete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my`stax</grk> the upper lip, also, the mustache + <grk>kh^tos</grk> a whale.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See <er>Cetacea</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mysticeti</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A suborder including baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; and humpbacks.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> suborder <subord>Mysticeti</subord>.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mysticisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Obscurity of doctrine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion, and maintained that they had direct intercourse with the divine Spirit, and aquired a knowledge of God and of spiritual things unattainable by the natural intellect, and such as can not be analyzed or explained.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine that the ultimate elements or principles of knowledge or belief are gained by an act or process akin to feeling or faith.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mystification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify.</def><br/
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<p><q>The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been playing off a <qex>mystification</qex> on his Grace.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ti*fi*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mystifies.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Mys"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Mystified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Mystifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>mystifier</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See 1st <er>Mystery</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; <as>as, to <ex>mystify</ex> a passage of Scripture</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of; to baffle; <as>as, to <ex>mystify</ex> an opponent</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He took undue advantage of his credulity and <qex>mystified</qex> him exceedingly.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Campbell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>mystique</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An aura of reverence or mystery stemming from  feelings of high value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing; <as>as, the Kennedy <ex>mystique</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The aura of mystery surrounding the esoteric knowledge and skills required in certain occupations, or the power of those possessing those skills; <as>as, the <ex>mystique</ex> of the astrophysicists</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.  Cf. <er>Metacism</er>.]</ety> <def>Too frequent use of the letter <it>m</it>, or of the sound represented by it.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myth</hw> <pr>(m<icr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mythe</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my^qos</grk> myth, fable, tale, talk, speech: cf. F. <ets>mythe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.</def><br/
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<p><q>As for Mrs. Primmins's bones, they had been <qex>myths</qex> these twenty years.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Lytton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Myth history</b></col>, <cd>history made of, or mixed with, myths.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Mythe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Myth</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Myth"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Myth"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mythicus</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Myth</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful; mythological.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Myth"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mythic</qex> turf where danced the nymphs.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and Mordred, are <qex>mythical</qex> persons, whose very existence may be questioned.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>My*thog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myqogra`fos</grk>; <grk>my^qos</grk> + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write.]</ety> <def>A composer of fables.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*thol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mythologist.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myth`o*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mythologist.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Myth`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Myth`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mythologicus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mytholigique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; <as>as, <ex>mythological</ex> creatures</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; mythical; fabulous.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fabulous, mythic, mythical.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>mythologisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>mythologization.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
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<p><hw>My*thol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mythologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in, or who writes on, mythology or myths.</def><br/
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<p><hw>mythologization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The construction of a myth; the restatement of a message as a myth.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mythologisation.</syn><br/
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<p><hw>My*thol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mythologiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write upon myths.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To construct and propagate myths.</def><br/
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<p><hw>My*thol"o*gi`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, mythologizes.</def><br/
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<p><q>Imagination has always been, and still is, in a narrower sense, the great <qex>mythologizer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Myth"o*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mythology</er>.]</ety> <def>A fabulous narrative; a myth.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>May we not . . . consider his history of the fall as an excellent <qex>mythologue</qex>, to account for the origin of human evil?</q> <rj><qau>Geddes.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>My*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Mythologies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>mythologie</ets>, L. <ets>mythologia</ets>, Gr. <grk>myqologi`a</grk>; <grk>my^qos</grk>, fable, myth + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; <as>as, the <ex>mythology</ex> of the Greeks</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myth"o*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my^qos</grk> myth + <grk>pla`ssein</grk> to form.]</ety> <def>A narration of mere fable.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myth`o*p\'d2"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>myqopoio`s</grk> making myths; <grk>my^qos</grk> myth + <grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.]</ety> <def>Making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical narratives.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>mythop\'d2ic</qex> fertility of the Greeks.</q> <rj><qau>Grote.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Myth`o*po*et"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>my^qos</grk> myth + <?/ able to make, producing, fr. <grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.]</ety> <def>Making or producing myths or mythical tales.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myt"i*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mytilus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus <gen>Mytilus</gen>, or family <fam>Mytilid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Myt`i*lo*tox"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mytilus</ets> + <ets>toxic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel.  It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myt"i*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a sea mussel, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Byssus</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>\'d8Myx"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a lamp nozzle, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.</def><br/
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<p><hw>myxedema</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A pathological condition due to severe hyperthyroidism, marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental and physical deterioration.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>myx\'d2dema</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myx"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See <er>Hag</er>, 4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myx"i*noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus <gen>Myxine</gen>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A hagfish.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myxinoidei</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A suborder of hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Myxiniformes, suborder <subord>Myxiniformes</subord>, Hyperotreta, suborder <subord>Hyperotreta</subord>, Myxinoidea, suborder <subord>Myxinoidei</subord>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myxobacter</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Microbiol.)</fld> <def>One genus of <er>myxobacteria</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>myxobacterium</hw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>myxobacteria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>  <def>A type of bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; they inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myxobacteriaceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A family of bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung; called also <fam>Polyangiaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Polyangiaceae, family <fam>Polyangiaceae</fam>, family <fam>Myxobacteriaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myxocephalus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of fish including the grubb (<spn>Myxocephalus aenaeus</spn>), a type of sculpin.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Myxocephalus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Myx`o*cys*to"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ mucus + <?/ a bladder.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca.  See <er>Noctiluca</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Myx`\'d2*de"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. fr. Gr. <?/ mucus + <ets>\'d2dema</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease producing a peculiar cretinoid appearance of the face, slow speech, and dullness of intellect, and due to failure of the functions of the thyroid gland.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>myxedema</asp>.]</altsp>-- <wordforms><wf>Myx`\'d2*dem"a*tous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <wf>Myx`\'d2*dem"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Myx*o"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Myxomata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ mucus + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>myxomatosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>myxomycete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>an organism of the class <class>Myxomycetes</class>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> true slime mold, acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Myx`o*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <?/ mucus, slime + <ets>myceles</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum (Myxophyta); essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota.  They are found on damp earth and decaying vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm, often of considerable size, which creep very slowly  over the surface and ingest solid food.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Myx`o*my*ce"tous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> true slime molds, acellular slime molds, plasmodial slime molds.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myxomycota</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes and Plasmodiophoromycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, division Gymnomycota.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myxophyceae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A former term for the natural family <altname><fam>Cyanophyceae</fam></altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Myxophyceae</fam>, Schizophyceae, family <fam>Schizophyceae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8Myx*oph"y*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <?/ mucus, slime + <?/ plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A phylum of the vegetable kingdom consisting of the class <class>Myxomycetes</class>.  By some botanists it is not separated from the Thallophyta.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myx"o*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ mucus, slime + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; <as>as, a <ex>myxopod</ex> state</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Myxosporidia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An order of sporozoans.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Myxosporidia</ord>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>myxosporidian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An organism of the order <ord>Myxosporidia</ord>, mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8My*zon"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to suck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Marsipobranchiata.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>\'d8My`zo*stom"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>my`zein</grk> to suck + <grk>sto`ma</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side.</def><br/
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