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M.
M(. 1.M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
The letter M came into English from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further derived from the Phn, in lime, linden; emmet, ant; also to b. 1913 Webster]
M is readily followed by b and p. the position of the lips in the formation of both letters being the same. The relation of b and m is the same as that of d and t to n. and that of g and k to ng. 1913 Webster]
2.As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin. 1913 Webster]
M, n.1.(Print.)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.[Written also em.] 1913 Webster]
2.(law)A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy. 1913 Webster]
M roof(Arch.), 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. 1913 Webster]
M-1n.A semiautomatic rifle which was standard issue to infantrymen in the United States Army in the mid-20th century. Syn. -- Garand rifle, Garand, M-1 rifle. WordNet 1.5]
M1n.The narrowest measure of the money supply, comprising the currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances. WordNet 1.5]
M2n.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). WordNet 1.5]
M3n.A broad measure of the money supply, comprising M2 plus deposits at nonbanks such as savings and loan associations. WordNet 1.5]
Ma(m, n.[Cf. Mamma.]1.A child's word for mother. 1913 Webster]
2.[Hind.]In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.Balfour (Cyc. of India). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma, conj.[It.](Mus.)But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, \'bdVivace, ma non troppo presto\'b8 (i. e., lively, but not too quick).Moore (Encyc. of Music). 1913 Webster]
Maa(?), n.[See New a gull.](Zo\'94l.)The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also mar. See New, a gull. 1913 Webster]
Maad(?), obs. p. p.of Make.Made.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ma'am(?), n.Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation. Syn. -- dame, madam, madame, lady, gentlewoman. 1913 Webster]
Ma"a*ra shell`(?). (Zo\'94l.)A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*ash"a(?), n.An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee. 1913 Webster]
Maat(?), a.[See Mate, a.]Dejected; sorrowful; downcast. [Obs.] \'bdSo piteous and so maat.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Mab(m, prop. n.[Cf. W. mad a male child, a boy.] 1913 Webster]
1.A slattern. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2. [capitalized] The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Mab"ble(?), v. t.To wrap up. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mab"by(?), n.A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*bo"lo(?), n.(Bot.)A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince. 1913 Webster]
Macprop. n.Shortened form of Macintosh, a brand name for a personal computer; as, the latest Mac has great new features. PJC]
Mac(?). [Gael., son.]A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son. 1913 Webster]
macn.Shortened form of mackintosh, a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric. Syn. -- mackintosh, mac, mack. WordNet 1.5]
macabre(madj.1.portraying human injury or death in a way so as to inspiring shock or horror; gruesome; ghastly; as, macabre tortures conceived by madmen.[Also spelled macaber.] Syn. -- ghastly, grisly, gruesome, lurid. WordNet 1.5]
2.Pertaining to or portraying the grim aspects of death, or the allegorical dance of death. PJC]
Macacaprop. n.A genus of macaques including the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), much used in laboratory biomedical research. Formerly called Macacus. Syn. -- genus Macaca. WordNet 1.5]
Macaca mulattan.The rhesus monkey of South Asia; used in medical research. Syn. -- rhesus, rhesus monkey. WordNet 1.5]
Macaca radiatan.An Indian macaque with a bonnetlike tuft of hair. Syn. -- bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown monkey. WordNet 1.5]
Macaca sylvanan.The Barbary ape, a tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of Northwest Africa and Gibralter. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma*ca"co(?), n.[Cf. Pg. macaco.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*ca"cus(?), n.[NL., a word of African origin. Cf. Macaco, Macaque.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies, now usually called Macaca. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows. See also Macaca. 1913 Webster]
macadamn.The broken stone used in macadamized roadways. WordNet 1.5]
2.A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar. Syn. -- tartarmac, macadam. WordNet 1.5]
macadammacadamizedadj.1.paved with macadam{2}. Syn. -- asphalt, tarmac, tarmacadam. WordNet 1.5]
macadamian.1.any tree of the genus Macadamia, especially Macadamia ternifolia. Syn. -- macadamia tree. WordNet 1.5]
2.A macadamia nut. PJC]
macadamia nutn.The hard-shelled nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, or the delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are produced in Hawaii and sold commercially. PJC]
Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion(?), n.The process or act of macadamizing. 1913 Webster]
Mac*ad"am*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Macadamized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Macadamizing.][From John Loudon McAdam, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.]To cover, as a road, or street, parking lot, playground, or other flat area, with macadam, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface. Syn. -- tarmac. 1913 Webster]
macamban.A tropical American feather palm (Acrocomia aculeata) having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts. Syn. -- grugru, gri gri, grugru palm, Acrocomia aculeata. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*ca"o(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A macaw. 1913 Webster]
Ma*ca"o(?), prop. n.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. PJC]
\'d8Ma`caque"(?), n.[F. See Macacus.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macaca (formerly Macacus), found in rocky regions of Asia and Africa; as, Macaca maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.Macaca mulatta is the Rhesus monkey, much used in biomedical research, and namesake of the Rh factor used in blood typing (due to discovery of that factor in the Rhesus monkey). 1913 Webster +PJC]
Mac`a*ran"ga gum`(?). A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine.Balfour (Cyc. of India). 1913 Webster]
macarenan.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. PJC]
Mac"a*rize, v. t.[Gr. To congratulate. [Oxford Univ. Cant] Whately. 1913 Webster]
Mac`a*ro"ni(?), n.; pl.Macaronis(#), or Macaronies.[Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. Macaroon.]1.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 pasta. 1913 Webster]
macaroni.Balfour (Cyc. of India). 1913 Webster]
2.A medley; something droll or extravagant. 1913 Webster]
3.A sort of droll or fool. [Obs.] Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and clothing of continental Europe.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]<-- See lyrics of Yankee Doodle -->
5.pl.(U. S. Hist.)The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
{ Mac`a*ro"ni*an(?), Mac`a*ron"ic(?), }a.[Cf. It. maccheronico, F. macaronique.]1.Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry. 1913 Webster]
Mac`a*ron"ic(?), n.1.A heap of things confusedly mixed together; a jumble. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Mac`a*roon"(?), n.[F. macaron, It. maccherone. See Macaroni.]1.A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds or coconut, and sugar. 1913 Webster]
2.A finical fellow, or macaroni. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ma*cart"ney(?), n.[From Lord Macartney.](Zo\'94l.)A fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback. 1913 Webster]
Ma*cas`sar oil"(?)n.A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil. Cf. antimacassar. 1913 Webster]
Ma*ca"u(?), prop. n.Same as Macao, the territory. PJC]
\'d8Ma*cau"co(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of small lemurs, as Lemur murinus, which resembles a rat in size. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma`ca*va"hu(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small Brazilian monkey (Callithrix torquatus), -- called also collared teetee. 1913 Webster]
Ma*caw"(?), n.[From the native name in the Antilles.](Zo\'94l.)Any parrot of the genus Ara, Sittace, or Macrocercus. 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 Hyacinthine macaw, which has been variously classified as Anodorhyncus hyacynthinus, Anodorhyncus maximiliani, and Macrocercus hyacynthinus. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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Macaw bush(Bot.), a West Indian name for a prickly kind of nightshade (Solanum mammosum). --
Macaw palm,
Macaw tree(Bot.), a tropical American palm (Acrocomia fusiformis 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 grugru palm. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ca*be"an(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ca*bees(?), n. pl.1.The name given in later times to the Asmon\'91ans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 b. c., which led to a period of freedom for Israel.Schaff-Herzog. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
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{ Mac"ca*boy(?), Mac"co*boy(?), }n.[From a district in the Island of Martinique where it is made: cf. F. macouba.]A kind of snuff. 1913 Webster]
maccaroni wheatn.A type of wheat (Triticum durum) 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. Syn. -- durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum. WordNet 1.5]
Mac"co(?), n.A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Mace(m, n.[Jav. & Malay. m\'bes, fr. Skr. m\'besha a bean.]A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.S. W. Williams. 1913 Webster]
Mace(?), n.[F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.](Bot.)A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg. 1913 Webster]
Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree. 1913 Webster]
Mace, n.[OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]1.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.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Death with his mace petrific . . . smote.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. \'bdSwayed the royal mace.\'b8 Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
3.An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. 1913 Webster]
5.(Billiards)A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. 1913 Webster]
Mace(?), prop. n.[Trademark.]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 chemical mace. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people. PJC]
macebearer, mace bearern.an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority. Syn. -- mace, macer. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma`c\'82`doine"(?), n.[F., apparently the same word as Mac\'82doine Macedonia.]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;Also, (fig.), a medley. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Macedon, Macedoniaprop. n.the ancient kingdom of Phillip II and Alexander the Great in the Southeastern Balkans that is now part of Greece, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia. Syn. -- Macedonia. WordNet 1.5]
Mac`e*do"ni*an(?), a.[L. Macedonius, Gr. (Geog.)Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Macedonia. 1913 Webster]
Mac`e*do"ni*an, n.(Eccl. Hist.)One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son. 1913 Webster]
Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism(?), n.The doctrines of Macedonius. 1913 Webster]
Ma"cer(?), n.[F. massier. See Mace staff.]A mace bearer; an officer of a court.P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Mac"er*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Macerated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Macerating.][L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. 1.To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] Harvey. 1913 Webster]
2.To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.Baker. 1913 Webster]
3.To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber. 1913 Webster]
Mac"er*a`ter(?), n.One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp. 1913 Webster]
Mac`er*a"tion(?), n.[L. maceratio: cf. F. mac\'82ration.]The act or process of macerating. 1913 Webster]
mac`er*a"tive(?), a.Accompanied by or characterized by maceration. WordNet 1.5]
Machaerantheran.A genus of wildflowers of Western North America. Syn. -- genus Machaeranthera. WordNet 1.5]
{ \'d8Ma*ch\'91"ro*dus(m, \'d8Ma*chai"ro*dus(m, }n.[NL., fr. Gr. ma`chaira dagger + 'odoy`s tooth.](Paleon.)A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*che"te(mSp. m, n.[Sp.]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.J. Stevens. Syn. -- matchet. 1913 Webster]
Mach`i*a*vel"ian, Mach`i*a*vel"lian(?), a.[From Machiavel (also called Machiavelli), an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.]Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract The Prince; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Mach`i*a*vel"ian, Mach`i*a*vel"lian, n.One who adopts the principles of Machiavelli; a cunning and unprincipled politician. 1913 Webster]
{ Mach"i*a*vel*ism(?), Mach`i*a*vel"lian*ism(?), }n.[Cf. F. machiav\'82lisme; It. machiavellismo.]The supposed principles of Machiavelli, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power. 1913 Webster]
Ma*chic"o*la`ted(?), a.[LL. machicolatus, p. p. of machicolare, machicollare. See Machicolation.]Having machicolations. \'bdMachicolated turrets.\'b8 C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Mach`i*co*la"tion(?), n.[Cf. LL. machicolamentum, machacolladura, F. m\'83chicolis, m\'83checoulis; perh. fr. F. m\'8ache match, combustible matter + OF. coulis, couleis, flowing, fr. OF. & F. couler to flow. Cf. Match for making fire, and Cullis.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Mil. Arch.)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 Illusts. of Battlement and Castle. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma`chi`cou`lis"(?), n.[F. m\'83chicoulis.](Mil. Arch.)Same as Machicolation. 1913 Webster]
mach"i*lid(?), n.A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also jumping bristletail. Syn. -- jumping bristletail. WordNet 1.5]
Machilidae(?), prop. n.A natural family of insects including the jumping bristletails. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*chin"al(?), a.[L. machinalis: cf. F. machinal.]Of or pertaining to machines. 1913 Webster]
Mach"i*nate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Machinated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Machinating(?).][L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise, plot. See Machine.]To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. \'bdHow long will you machinate!\'b8 Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Mach"i*nate(?), v. t.To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil. 1913 Webster]
Mach`i*na"tion(?), n.[L. machinatio: cf. F. machination.]1.The act of machinating.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot. 1913 Webster]
Devilish machinations come to naught.Milton. 1913 Webster]
His ingenious machinations had failed.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Mach"i*na`tor(?), n.[L.]One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.Glanvill. Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ma*chine"(m, n.[F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
machine 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 apparatus or device, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus. Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no well-settled distinction between the terms engine 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle.Dryden.Southey.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
3.A person who acts mechanically or at the will of another. 1913 Webster]
4.A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine. 1913 Webster]
The whole machine of government ought not to bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and oppressive.Landor. 1913 Webster]
5.A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends; the Tammany machine. [Political Cant] 1913 Webster]
6.Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Elementary machine, a name sometimes given to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under Mechanical. --
Infernal machine. See under Infernal. --
Machine gun.See under Gun. --
Machine screw, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal, in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed into wood. --
Machine shop, a workshop where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc. --
Machine tool, 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. --
Machine twist, silken thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine. --
Machine work, work done by a machine, in contradistinction to that done by hand labor. 1913 Webster]
Ma*chine", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Machined(m; p. pr. & vb. n.Machining.]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. 1913 Webster]
machine boltn.A threaded hexagonal or square-headed bolt with a nut; it is tightened with a wrench and used to connect metal parts. WordNet 1.5]
machine coden.(Computers) Same as machine language. WordNet 1.5]
machine-controlledmachine-drivenadj.same as automated. Syn. -- automated. WordNet 1.5]
machine gunn.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 submachine gun. PJC]
machine gunnern.A soldier who operates a machine gun. PJC]
machine languagen.(Computers)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. Syn. -- machine code, binary code. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
machinelike, machine-likeadj.behaving in an unthinking manner, like the functioning of a machine; as, machine-like fools. Syn. -- automatic, automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike. WordNet 1.5]
machine-madeadj.made by a machine. Contrasted with handmade. WordNet 1.5]
machine-oriented languagen.A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers. Syn. -- computer language, computer-oriented language, machine language. WordNet 1.5]
machine pistoln.A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*chin"er(m, n.One who or operates a machine; a machinist{2}. [R.] 1913 Webster]
ma*chin"e-read"a*ble(?), a.(Computers)Readable by a machine;especially,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, the CIDE dictionary is a machine-readable dictionary. PJC]
Ma*chin"er*y(m, n.[From Machine: cf. F. machinerie.]1.Machines, in general, or collectively. 1913 Webster]
2.The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
The machinery, 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.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
An indispensable part of the machinery of state.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
The delicate inflexional machinery of the Aryan languages.I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 1913 Webster]
machine screwn.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. WordNet 1.5]
machine shopn.A small business or a room within a business establishment where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools. WordNet 1.5]
machine tooln.A power-driven machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials. WordNet 1.5]
ma*chine" trans*la"tionn.(Computers)The translation of human language from one language to another by a computer; -- a branch of artificial intelligence. Syn. -- computer translation, automatic translation. PJC]
Ma*chin"ing, a.Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ma*chin"ist, n.[Cf. F. machiniste.]1.A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines. 1913 Webster]
2.One skilled in the use of machine tools. 1913 Webster]
3.A person employed to shift scenery in a theater. 1913 Webster]
machismon.1.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. PJC]
2.An exaggerated sense of power entitling one to dominate others; as, the civilian authorities occasionally need to rein in the military's machismo. PJC]
machmetern.an instrument for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound. WordNet 1.5]
mach numbern.(aeronautics)The ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"cho(?), n.[Sp.](Zo\'94l.)The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil Mexicanus). 1913 Webster +PJC]
ma"cho(?), a.[Sp.]Manly, especially with an assertive and domineering manner toward women. PJC]
MACHO(m, n.[acronym from Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Object.]A form of dark matter 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. PJC]
Mac"i*lent(?), a.[L. macilentus, fr. macies leanness, macere to be lean.]Lean; thin. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Mac"in*tosh(?), n.1.Same as Mackintosh. 1913 Webster]
2.[Trademark.](Computers)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 Apple Computer Corporation; among personal computers, distinguished from the IBM-compatible or Intel-based series of computers. PJC]
Mackenziepeop. n.a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea. Syn. -- Mackenzie River. WordNet 1.5]
Mack"er*el(?), n.[OF. maquerel, F. maquereau, fr. D. makelaar mediator, agent, fr. makelen to act as agent.]A pimp; also, a bawd. [Obs.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Mack`er*el(?), n.[OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See Mail armor.](Zo\'94l.)Any species of the genus Scomber of the family Scombridae, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food. 1913 Webster]
Scomber scombrus), 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 (Scomberomorus maculatus), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots. 1913 Webster]
Bull mackerel,
Chub mackerel. (Zo\'94l.)See under Chub. --
Frigate mackerel. See under Frigate. --
Horse mackerel . See under Horse. --
Mackerel bird(Zo\'94l.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. --
Mackerel cock(Zo\'94l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. --
Mackerel guide. (Zo\'94l.)See Garfish(a). --
Mackerel gull(Zo\'94l.)any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. --
Mackerel midge(Zo\'94l.), 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 Onos, or Motella. --
Mackerel plow, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance.Knight. --
Mackerel shark(Zo\'94l.), the porbeagle. --
Mackerel sky, or
Mackerel-back sky, a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See Cloud. 1913 Webster]
Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Old Rhyme. 1913 Webster]
mackerel scad, mackerel shadn.(Zool.)A small silvery fish (Decapterus macarellus) found from Nova Scotia to Brazil. WordNet 1.5]
mackerel skyn.A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds. WordNet 1.5]
{ Mack"i*naw blan"ket(?), Mack"i*naw. }[From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.]1.A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.[wns=2] 1913 Webster]
2.a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design.[wns=4] WordNet 1.5]
Mack"i*naw, Mack"i*naw boat. 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. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mack"i*naw, Mack"i*naw coat. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mackinaw trout. The namaycush. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mack"in*tosh(?), n.A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor. 1913 Webster]
Mac"kle(?), n.[See Macle.]Same as Macule. 1913 Webster]
Mac"kle, v. t. & i.To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression. 1913 Webster]
Ma"cle(?), n.[L. macula a spot: cf. F. macle. Cf. Mackle, Mascle.](Min.)(a)Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite.(b)A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.(c)A twin crystal. 1913 Webster]
Macleaya(?), prop. n.(Bot.)A genus of East Asian perennial herbs including the plume poppy. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"cled(?), a.1.(Min.)(a)Marked like macle (chiastolite).(b)Having a twin structure. See Twin, a. 1913 Webster]
2.See Mascled. 1913 Webster]
Maclura(?), prop. n.(Bot.)A genus of plants including the yellowwood trees and shrubs. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma*clu"re*a(?), n.[NL. Named from William Maclure, the geologist.](Paleon.)A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks. 1913 Webster]
macon, maconnais(?), n.A fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry, produced in the area around Macon, a city in France. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*coun"(m, prop. n.A juicy, late-ripening apple similar to a McIntosh. WordNet 1.5]
Macowanites(?), prop. n.A stout-stemmed genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely. WordNet 1.5]
Macowanites americanus(?), prop. n.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. WordNet 1.5]
Mac"ra*me(?), n.1.the art of tying knots in patterns. PJC]
2.a coarse lace, made by weaving and knotting cords; macrame lace. WordNet 1.5]
Mac"ra*me lace"(?). A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture. 1913 Webster]
{ Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic(?), Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous(?), }a.[Macro + encephalic, encephalous.]Of or pertaining to macrencephaly; having a large brain. 1913 Webster]
macrencephaly(?), n.The condition of having an abnormally large braincase. WordNet 1.5]
macron.[shortened form of macroinstruction]1.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. WordNet 1.5]
2.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. PJC]
macroa.very large in scale or scope or capability; as, macroeconomics. WordNet 1.5]
Mac"ro-(?)pref.[Gr. makro`s, adj.]A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic(?), a.[Gr. makro`s long + bi`os life: cf. F. macrobiotique.]1.Long-lived. Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to macrobiotics. PJC]
3.Of or pertaining to macrobiotic food; serving macrobiotic food. PJC]
macrobiotic dietn.A diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains. WordNet 1.5]
Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics(?), n.1.(Physiol.)The art of prolonging life. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically: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. PJC]
mac`ro*ce*phal"ic(?), mac`ro*ceph"a*lous(?), a.[Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head.]1.Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.Henslow. 1913 Webster]
macrocephalyn.THe condition of having an unusually large head; it differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increase intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical. Syn. -- megacephaly, megalocephaly. WordNet 1.5]
Macrocheirapeop. n.A genus of giant crabs of Japan. Syn. -- genus Macrocheira. WordNet 1.5]
Mac`ro-chem"is*try(?), n.[Macro- + chemistry.](Chem.)The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from micro-chemistry. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mac`ro*chi"res(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. makro`s long + (Zo\'94l.)A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing. 1913 Webster]
Macroclemysn.A genus of alligator snapping turtles. Syn. -- genus Macroclemys. WordNet 1.5]
Mac"ro*cosm(?), n.[Macro- + Gr. macrocosme.]The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ro*cos"mic(?), a.Of or pertaining to the macrocosm.Tylor. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mac`ro*cys"tis(?), n.[NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.](Bot.)An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels. 1913 Webster]
macro lensn.a camera lens designed to focus at short distances so as to achieve photographic magnifications of objects larger than with standard lenses. PJC]
macrocyten.An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with pernicious anemia. WordNet 1.5]
macrocytosisn.An abnormal physiological condition characterized by the presence of macrocytes in the blood. WordNet 1.5]
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Mac`ro*dac"tyl(m, n.[Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.](Zo\'94l.)One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes.[Written also macrodactyle.] 1913 Webster]
{ Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic(?), Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous(?), }a.(Zo\'94l.)Having long toes. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal(?), n.[Macro- + diagonal.](Crystallog.)The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See Crystallization. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ro*dome(?), n.[Macro- + dome.](Crystallog.)A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ro*dont, a.[Macro- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.](Zo\'94l.)Having large teeth. -- n.A macrodont animal. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ro*graph(?), n.[Macro- + -graph.]A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is, unmagnified); as, a macrograph of a metallic fracture. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ma*crog"ra*phy(?), n.Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished from micrography. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ma*crol"o*gy(?), n.[L. macrologia, Gr. lo`gos discourse: cf. F. macrologie.]Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words. 1913 Webster]
Ma*crom"e*ter(?), n.[Macro- + -meter.]An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant. 1913 Webster]
mac`ro*mol"e*cule(?), n.(Chem., Biochem.)A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc. PJC]
mac`ro*mo*lec"u*lar(?), n.Of, pertaining to, or consisting of macromolecules. PJC]
Ma"cron(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Pron.)A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, \'be, in d\'beme; , in s, etc. Syn. -- macrotone. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ro*pet"al*ous(?), a.[Macro- + petal.](Bot.)Having long or large petals. 1913 Webster]
mac"ro*phage(?), n.A large phagocyte. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*croph"yl*lous(?), a.[Macro- + Gr. (Bot.)Having long or large leaves. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ro*pin"a*coid(?), n.[Macro- + pinacoid.](Crystallog.)One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ro*pod(?), n.[Macro- + -pod.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab. 1913 Webster]
Ma*crop"o*dal(?), a.Having long or large feet, or a long stem. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ro*po"di*an(?), n.A macropod. 1913 Webster]
Ma*crop"o*dous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having long legs or feet. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ro*prism(?), n.[Macro- + prism.](Crystallog.)A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*crop"te*res(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. ptero`n feather, wing.](Zo\'94l.)A division of birds; the Longipennes. 1913 Webster]
Ma*crop"ter*ous(?), a.[See Macropteres.](Zo\'94l.)Having long wings or fins. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mac"ro*pus(?), n.[NL. See Macropod.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo. 1913 Webster]
{ Mac`ro*scop"ic(?), Mac`ro*scop"ic*al(?), }a.[Macro- + Gr. Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to microscopic. -- Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um(?), n.[NL. See Macro-, and Sporangium.](Bot.)A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ro*spore(?), n.[Macro- + spore.](Bot.)One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc. 1913 Webster]
Mac`ro*spor"ic(?), a.(Bot.)Of or pertaining to macrospores. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ro*tone(?), n.[Gr. Macro-, and Tone.](Pron.)Same as Macron. 1913 Webster]
Ma*cro"tous(?), a.[Macro- + Gr. o"y^s, gen. 'wto`s, the ear.](Zo\'94l.)Large-eared. 1913 Webster]
ma*cro"tus(?), n.A large-eared grayish bat (Macrotus californicus) of southern California and northwestern Mexico. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma*crou"ra(?), n. pl., Ma*crou"ral(, a., etc.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Macrura, Macrural, etc. 1913 Webster]
Macrouridae(?), prop. n., (Zo\'94l.)A natural family of fish including the grenadiers. Syn. -- Macruridae. WordNet 1.6]
Mac`ro*zo"\'94*spore(?), n.[Macro- + zo\'94spore.](Bot.)A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green alg\'91. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*cru"ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda. 1913 Webster]
Ma*cru"ral(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Macrurous. 1913 Webster]
Ma*cru"ran(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Macrura. 1913 Webster]
Ma*cru"roid(?), a.[Macrura + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the Macrura. 1913 Webster]
Ma*cru"rous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail. 1913 Webster]
Mac*ta"tion(?), n.[L. mactatio, fr. macture to slay, sacrifice.]The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mac"tra(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mac"u*la(?), n.; pl.Macul\'91(#).[L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule.]1.A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A rather large spot or blotch of color. 1913 Webster]
macula lutea, macular arean.A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones. Syn. -- macula, yellow spot. WordNet 1.5]
Mac"u*late(?), v. t.[L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v.]To spot; to stain; to blur. 1913 Webster]
Maculate the honor of their people.Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
Mac"u*late(?), a.[L. maculatus, p. p.]Marked with spots or macul\'91; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Mac"u*la`ted(?), a.Having spots or blotches; maculate. 1913 Webster]
Mac"u*la"tion(?), n.[L. maculatio.]The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Mac"u*la*to*ry(?), a.Causing a spot or stain.T. Adams. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ule(?), n.[F. macule. See Macula.]1.A spot. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle. 1913 Webster]
Mac"ule, v. t.[Cf. F. maculer. See Maculate, v.]To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle. 1913 Webster]
Mac"u*lose`(?), a.[L. maculosus.]Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate. 1913 Webster]
macumba(?), n., 1.A popular dance music of Brazil, derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult. WordNet 1.6]
2.a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing. WordNet 1.6]
macumba(?), n., darling; -- an Irish term of address expressing affection. [Irish] WordNet 1.6]
Mad(?), obs. p. p. of Made.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Mad(?), a.[Compar.Madder(?); superl.Maddest(?).][AS. gem, gem\'bed, mad; akin to OS. gem foolish, OHG. gameit, Icel. mei to hurt, Goth. gam\'a0ids weak, broken. 1.Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. 1913 Webster]
I have heard my grandsire say full oft, mad.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform. 1913 Webster]
It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.Jer. 1. 88. 1913 Webster]
And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.Acts xxvi. 11. 1913 Webster]
3.Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness. \'bdMad demeanor.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.Franklin. 1913 Webster]
The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled.Jowett (Thucyd.). 1913 Webster]
5.Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog. 1913 Webster]
6.Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
7.Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Like mad, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to run like mad. L'Estrange. --
To run mad. (a)To become wild with excitement. (b)To run wildly about under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia. --
To run mad after, to pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire. \'bdThe world is running mad after farce.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Mad, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Madded; p. pr. & vb. n.Madding.]To make mad or furious; to madden. 1913 Webster]
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, madded me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Mad, v. i.To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding. [Archaic] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest.Wyclif (Acts). 1913 Webster]
Mad, n.[AS. ma; akin to D. & G. made, Goth. mapa, and prob. to E. moth.](Zo\'94l.)An earthworm.[Written also made.] 1913 Webster]
Madagascanprop. a.1.of or pertaining to Madagascar; as, Madagascan pepper. WordNet 1.5]
2.of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Madagascar; as, Madagascan soldiers. WordNet 1.5]
Madagascanpeop. n.a native or inhabitant of Madagascar. WordNet 1.5]
madagascar catn.(Zool.)A small lemur having its tail barred with black. Syn. -- ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta. WordNet 1.5]
madagascar jasminen.(Bot.)A twining woody vine (Stephanotis floribunda) of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions. Syn. -- waxflower, Stephanotis floribunda. WordNet 1.5]
madagascar peppern.(Bot.)A climber (Piper nigrum) having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; found in South India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in North Burma and Assam. Syn. -- pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum. WordNet 1.5]
madagascar periwinklen.(Bot.)A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb (Vinca rosea) having large pinkish to red flowers. Syn. -- periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea. WordNet 1.5]
madagascar plumn.(Bot.)A small shrubby tree (Flacourtia indica) of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums. Syn. -- governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica. WordNet 1.5]
madaken.large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere. Syn. -- giant timber bamboo, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides. WordNet 1.5]
Mad"am(?), n.; pl.Madams, or Mesdames(#).[See Madame.]1.A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir; often abbreviated ma'am when used as a term of address. 1913 Webster]
2.The woman who is in charge of a household. PJC]
3.The woman who is in charge of a brothel. PJC]
\'d8Ma`dame"(?), n.; pl.Mesdames(#).[F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See Dame, and cf. Madonna.]My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow. Syn. -- eggplant, aubergine. WordNet 1.5]
Mad"der(m, n.[OE. mader, AS. m\'91dere; akin to Icel. ma.](Bot.)A plant of the genus Rubia (Rubia tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous. 1913 Webster]
madder yellow. 1913 Webster]
Field madder, an annual European weed (Sherardia arvensis) resembling madder. --
Indian madder , the East Indian Rubia cordifolia, used in the East for dyeing; -- called also munjeet. --
Wild madder, Rubia peregrina of Europe; also the Galium Mollugo, a kind of bedstraw. 1913 Webster]
madder familyn.A widely distributed natural family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs including coffee; chinchona; gardenia; madder; bedstraws; nd partridgeberry. Rubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder family -- WordNet 1.5]
Mad"der*wort`(?), n.(Bot.)A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order (Rubiace\'91) as the madder. 1913 Webster]
mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weedn.(Bot.)An American mint (Scutellaria lateriflora) that yields a resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic. Syn. -- blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora. WordNet 1.5]
Made(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)See Mad, n. 1913 Webster]
Made(?), imp. & p. p. of Make. 1913 Webster]
Made, a.Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; as, made ground; a made mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single spar.[wns=1] 1913 Webster]
2.having the sheets and blankets set in order; -- of a bed; as, is the bed made?. WordNet 1.5]
3.successful or assured of success; as, a self-made man. WordNet 1.5]
Now I am a made man forever.Christopher Marlowe WordNet 1.5]
Made up. (a)Complete; perfect. \'bdA made up villain.\'b8 Shak.(b)Falsely devised; fabricated; as, a made up story.(c)Artificial; as, a made up figure or complexion. 1913 Webster]
{ Mad"e*cass(?), Mad`e*cas"see(?), }n.1.A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee. See Malagasy 1913 Webster]
2.The language of the natives of Madagascar. 1913 Webster]
Mad`e*cas"see, a.Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants. 1913 Webster]
{ Mad`e*fac"tion(?), Mad`e*fi*ca"tion(?), }n.[L. madefacere to make wet; madere to be wet + facere to make: cf. F. mad\'82faction.]The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet. [R.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Mad"e*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Madefied(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Madefying(?).][Cf. F. mad\'82fier, L. madefacere. See Madefaction.]To make wet or moist. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Mad`e*gas"sy(?), n. & a.See Madecassee. 1913 Webster]
Ma*dei"ra(?), n.[Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.]A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. 1913 Webster]
A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Madeira nut(Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia. 1913 Webster]
Ma*dei"ra vine(?). (Bot.)A herbaceous climbing vine (Boussingaultia baselloides) very popular in cultivation, having shining entire leaves and racemes of small fragrant white flowers. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
madeira winter cherryn.(Bot.)A small South American shrub (Solanum pseudocapsicum) cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit. Syn. -- Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum. WordNet 1.5]
Madeira wood. (Bot.)(a)The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni).(b)A West Indian leguminous tree (Lysiloma Latisiliqua) the wood of which is used for boat trimming. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ma`de*moi`selle"(?), n.; pl.Mesdemoiselles(#).[F., fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel.]1.A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A marine food fish (Sci\'91na chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch. 1913 Webster]
made-to-orderadj.1.made specially for a specific purpose; -- of articles of manufacture. Contrasted with mass-produced, standard. Syn. -- custom-made. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.made or tailored to fit a specific person; -- of clothing. Contrasted with off-the-rack, ready-to-wear. Syn. -- custom-made, custom-tailored. PJC]
made-upadj.1.formed or conceived by the imagination; not true; as, a made-up story. Syn. -- fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious, invented. WordNet 1.5]
2.having been paved. [British] WordNet 1.5]
3.marked by the use of cosmetic makeup; as, heavily made-up eyes. WordNet 1.5]
4.formed by fitting or joining components together. Syn. -- assembled, built(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
Madge, n.[Cf. OF. & Prov. F. machette.](Zo\'94l.)(a)The barn owl.(b)The magpie. 1913 Webster]
Mad"house`(?), n.1.An house or institution where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam; -- usually used in a deprecatory sense. Syn. -- Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nuthouse, sanatorium. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: (fig.) A chaotic, raucus or highly disordered situation. PJC]
\'d8Ma"di*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Sp. madi, fr. Chilian madi, the native name.](Bot.)A genus of composite plants, of which one species (Madia sativa) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table. Syn. -- melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa. 1913 Webster]
madia oiln.The vegetable oil obtained from the Madia sativa. See Madia and madia oil plant. WordNet 1.5]
madia oil plantn.The Madia sativa, a South American herb with sticky glandular foliage, the source of madia oil. See Madia. WordNet 1.5]
Mad"id(?), a.[L. madidus, fr. madere to be wet.]Wet; moist; as, a madid eye. [R.] Beaconsfield. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mad`is*te"ri*um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.)An instrument to extract hairs. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mad"joun(?), n.[Hind., fr. Ar. ma'j.]An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindus.[Written also majoun.] 1913 Webster]
Mad"ly(?), adv.[From Mad, a.]In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.[wns=2] Syn. -- insanely, crazily, dementedly. 1913 Webster]
2.In a desperate manner; as, she fought back madly.[wns=1] WordNet 1.6]
3.intensely; as, she was madly in love.[wns=3] Syn. -- insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly. WordNet 1.6]
Mad"man(?), n.; pl.Madmen(.A man who is mad; lunatic; a crazy person. 1913 Webster]
When a man mistakes his thoughts for person and things, he is mad. A madman is properly so defined.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Mad"nep(?), n.1.(Bot.)The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium), a tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)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 wild parsnip. WordNet 1.5]
Mad"ness, n.[From Mad, a.]1.The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy. 1913 Webster]
Ma*don"na(?), n.[It. madonna my lady. See Dame, Donna, and cf. Madame, Monkey.]1.My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.[pl.Madonnas(n.]A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe). 1913 Webster]
The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses.Rymer. 1913 Webster]
madonna lilyn.(Bot.)A lily (Lilium candidum) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers. Syn. -- white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma"do*qua(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma`drague"(?), n.[R.]A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose. 1913 Webster]
ma*dras"(?), n.[So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.]1.A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans.
A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow madras turban . . . crouched against the wall.G. W. Cable. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Mad`re*po"ra(m, n.[NL. See Madrepore.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched. -- Mad`re*po"ral(#), a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Madrepore.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa. -- Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an(#), a. & n. 1913 Webster]
Mad"re*pore(?), n.[F. madrepore, perh. fr. madr\'82 spotted, fr. OF. madre, mazre, a kind of knotty wood with brown spots, fr. OHG. masar a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a speck, G. maser + pore (see Pore); or perh. F. madr\'82pore is rather from It. madrepora, and this perh. fr. It. madre mother (see Mother) + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any coral of the genus Madrepora, a group of corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands; formerly, often applied to any stony coral. Syn. -- stony coral, madriporian coral. 1913 Webster]
madriporian coraln.A madrepore . PJC]
{ Mad`re*po"ri*an(?), Mad`re*po"ric(?), }a.(Zo\'94l.)Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora. 1913 Webster]
Madreporic plate(Zo\'94l.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; -- called also madreporic tubercule. 1913 Webster]
Mad`re*po"ri*form(?), a.[Madrepore + -form.](Zo\'94l.)Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure. 1913 Webster]
Mad"re*po*rite(?), n.[Cf. F. madr\'82porite]1.(Paleon.)A fossil coral. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The madreporic plate of echinoderms. 1913 Webster]
Ma*drier"(?), n.[F., from Sp. madero, or Pg. madeiro, fr. Sp. madera wood for building, timber, Pg. madeira, L. materia stuff, materials, lumber. See Matter.]A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes; especially:(a)A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down.(b)A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications. 1913 Webster]
Mad"ri*gal(m, n.[It. madrigale, OIt. madriale, mandriale (cf. LL. matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr. ma`ndra fold, stable; hence, madrigal, originally, a pastoral song.]1.A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought. 1913 Webster]
Whose artful strains have oft delayed madrigal.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee. 1913 Webster]
Mad"ri*gal*er(?), n.A madrigalist. 1913 Webster]
Mad"ri*gal*ist, n.A composer of madrigals. 1913 Webster]
Mad`ri*le"ni*an(?), a.[Sp. Madrile.]Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Madrid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*dri"na(?), n.[Sp., prop., a godmother.]An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules. [S. America] 1913 Webster]
ma*dro"na, ma*dro"\'a4a, ma*dro"no(?), n.[Sp. madro\'a4o.](Bot.)A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are often called madro\'a4a apples; the wood is used for furniture and the bark for tanning.[Written also madro\'a4o.] Syn. -- madrona, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
madrilenen.a tomato-flavored consomme, often served chilled. WordNet 1.6]
madwomann.a woman lunatic. WordNet 1.5]
Mad"wort`(?), n.(Bot.)A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. Alyssum maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual. 1913 Webster]
Maeandran.(Zool.)A genus of brain corals. Syn. -- genus Maeandra. WordNet 1.5]
Mae Westprop. n.[after Mae West (1892-1980) an actress with a well-developed bosom.]An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea. Syn. -- air jacket. WordNet 1.6]
{ M\'91g"bote`, Mag"bote` }(?), n.[AS. m\'d6g kinsman + b\'d3t compensation.](Anglo-Saxon Law)Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.Spelman. 1913 Webster]
Mael"strom(?), n.[Norw., a whirlpool.]1.A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.Hence:any large or powerful whirlpool. Syn. -- whirlpool, vortex. 1913 Webster]
2.Also (Fig.) An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly disordered state or situation; as, a maelstrom of vice. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8M\'91"nad(?), n.[L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. 1.A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. 1913 Webster]
2.A frantic or frenzied woman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma`es*to"so(?), a. & adv.[It.](Mus.)Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner. 1913 Webster]
Maes"tricht mon"i*tor(?). [So called from Maestricht, a town in Holland.](Paleon.)The Mosasaurus Hofmanni. See Mosasaurus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*es"tro(mIt. m, n.[It., fr. L. magister. See Master.]A master in any art, especially in music; a composer or orchestra conductor. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Mafa(?)prop. n.. (Linguistics)A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad; called also Matakam. WordNet 1.6]
{ \'d8Maf"fi*a(?), \'d8Ma"fi*a(?) }, n.[It. maffia.]1.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 Sicilian Mafia.[wns=2] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.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 mafia.[wns=1] Syn. -- syndicate, mob, Cosa Nostra, La Cosa Nostra, organized crime. WordNet 1.6 + PJC]
3.Any tightly knit group of trusted associates having strong control or influence in some area; as, Kennedy and his Irish Mafia. [informal] [wns=3] PJC]
maffickv. i.to celebrate publicly with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious and extravagant behavior. [Chiefly Brit.] WordNet 1.5]
{ \'d8Maf`fi*o"so(?), \'d8Ma`fi*o"so(?) }, n.; pl. -si(#). [It. maffioso.]A member of the mafia. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Maf"fle(?), v. i.[Akin to OD. maffelen to stammer. Cf. Muffle to mumble.]To stammer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
magn.Shortened form of magazine, the periodic paperback publication. [slang] WordNet 1.5]
Magadhanprop. n.(Linguistics)A subfamily of Indic languages. WordNet 1.6]
Mag`a*zine"(?), n.[F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.] 1913 Webster]
1.A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc. \'bdArmories and magazines.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship. 1913 Webster]
3.A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece. 1913 Webster]
4.A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions. 1913 Webster]
5.A country or district especially rich in natural products. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.A city viewed as a marketing center. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8.A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Magazine dress, clothing made chiefly of woolen, without anything metallic about it, to be worn in a powder magazine. --
Magazine gun, a portable firearm, as a rifle, with a chamber carrying cartridges which are brought automatically into position for firing. --
Magazine stove, 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. 1913 Webster]
Mag`a*zine"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Magazined(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Magazining.]To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use. 1913 Webster]
Magazine camera. (Photog.)A camera in which a number of plates can be exposed without reloading. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mag`a*zin"er(?), n.One who edits or writes for a magazine. [R.] Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Mag`a*zine" rack`(?), n.A rack or stand for displaying magazines{4}. WordNet 1.6]
Mag`a*zin"ing, n.The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine. [Colloq.] Byron. 1913 Webster]
Mag`a*zin"ist, n.One who edits or writes for a magazine. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Mag"bote`(?), n.See M\'91gbote. 1913 Webster]
Mag"da*la(?), a.Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc. 1913 Webster]
Mag"da*len(?), n.[From Mary Magdalene, traditionally reported to have been the repentant sinner forgiven by Christ. See Luke vii. 36.]A reformed prostitute. 1913 Webster]
Mag*da"le*on(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster. 1913 Webster]
Mag"de*burg(?), n.A city of Saxony. 1913 Webster]
Magdeburg centuries,
Magdeburg hemispheres. See under Century, and Hemisphere. 1913 Webster]
Mag`el*lan"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to, or named from, Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), the navigator. 1913 Webster]
Mag`el*lan"ic cloud(?), n.(Astron.)Either of two conspicuous celestial nebul\'91 near the south celestial pole, resembling thin white clouds, each of which is a galaxy{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 Ferdinand Magellan, 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. 1913 Webster]
Magen David(?), n.[Hebrew, shield of David.]A hexagram{1a}, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also Mogen David and Star of David. It is included on the flag of Israel Syn. -- Star of David, Mogen David. PJC]
ma*gen"ta(m, n.(Chem.)An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsin, fuchsine, rose\'8bne, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The purplish-red color of magenta. PJC]
Magged(m, a.(Naut.)Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mag`gio"re(m, a.[It., from L. major, compar. of magnus great. See Major.](Mus.)Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to minor; major.Moore (Encyc. of Music). 1913 Webster]
Mag"got(?), n.[W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The footless larva of any fly. See Larval. 1913 Webster]
2.A whim; an odd fancy.Hudibras. Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Mag"got*i*ness(?), n.State of being maggoty. 1913 Webster]
Mag"got*ish, a.Full of whims or fancies; maggoty. 1913 Webster]
Mag"got*y(?), a.1.Infested with maggots. 1913 Webster]
2.Full of whims; capricious.Norris. 1913 Webster]
Magh(?), n.The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"ghet(?), n.[Cf. Fl. maghet maid.](Bot.)A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma"gi(?), n. pl.[L., pl. of Magus, Gr. Mage, Magic.]A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East. 1913 Webster]
The inspired Magi from the Orient came.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Ma"gi*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Magi. 1913 Webster]
Ma"gi*an, n.One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion. -- Ma"gi*an*ism(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Mag"ic(?), n.[OE. magique, L. magice, Gr. Magic, a., and Magi.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
An appearance made by some magic.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.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, the magic of David Copperfield. It is practised as an entertainment, by magicians who do not pretend to have supernatural powers. PJC]
Celestial magic, a supposed supernatural power which gave to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets, and to the planets an influence over men. --
Natural magic, the art of employing the powers of nature to produce effects apparently supernatural. --
Superstitious magic, or
Geotic magic, the invocation of devils or demons, involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement between them and human beings. 1913 Webster]
{ Mag"ic(?), Mag"ic*al(?), }a.[L. magicus, Gr. magique. See Magi.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery; as, a magical spell.Hence:Seemingly requiring more than human power; imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic square or circle. 1913 Webster]
The painter's magic skill.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
magic is used more than magical, -- as, magic circle, magic square, magic wand, -- we may in general say magic or magical; as, a magic or magical effect; a magic or magical influence, etc. But when the adjective is predicative, magical, and not magic, is used; as, the effect was magical. 1913 Webster]
Magic circle, a series of concentric circles containing the numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat similar properties to the magic square. --
Magic humming bird(Zo\'94l.), a Mexican humming bird (Iache magica) , having white downy thing tufts. --
Magic lantern. See Lantern. --
Magic square, 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. --
Magic wand, a wand used by a magician in performing feats of magic. 1913 Webster]
Mag"ic*al*ly(?), adv.In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic. 1913 Webster]
magic bulletn.[From the notion of a bullet that will kill only the bacterium or disease it is intended for.]A drug or therapy or preventive that cures or prevents a disease, with only minimal side effects; as, there is no magic bullet against cancer. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*gi"cian(?), n.[F. magicien. See Magic, n.]1.One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer. 1913 Webster]
2.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. PJC]
magic lanternn.An early form of slide projector. WordNet 1.5]
magic spelln.A verbal formula considered to have magical force. Syn. -- spell, incantation. WordNet 1.5]
magic trickn.An feat of illusion performed by an illusionist, which appears magical to naive observers. Syn. -- conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, illusion, deception. WordNet 1.5]
Maginot lineprop. n.A line of fortifications built before World War II to protect France's eastern border. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma*gis"ter(?), n.[L. See Master.]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. 1913 Webster]
Mag`is*te"ri*al(?), a.[L. magisterius magisterial. See Master.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
When magisterial duties from his home Glover. 1913 Webster]
We are not magisterial in opinions, nor, dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words and magisterial looks for current payment.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.(Alchem. & Old Chem.)Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See Magistery, 2. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified; lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant. -- Magisterial, Dogmatical, Arrogant. One who is magisterial assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is dogmatical lays down his positions in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is arrogant 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 magisterial, and may be unjustly construed as dogmatical, or even arrogant. 1913 Webster]
Mag`is*te"ri*al*ly(?), adv.In a magisterial manner. 1913 Webster]
Mag`is*te"ri*al*ness, n.The quality or state of being magisterial. 1913 Webster]
Mag"is*ter*y(?), n.[L. magisterium the office of a chief, president, director, tutor. See Magistrate.]1.Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery of bismuth.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Mag"is*tra*cy(?), n.; pl.Magistracies(#).[From Magistrate.]1.The office or dignity of a magistrate.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.The collective body of magistrates. 1913 Webster]
Mag"is*tral(?), a.[L. magistralis: cf. F. magistral. See Magistrate.]1.Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic. 1913 Webster]
2.Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup. \'bdSome magistral opiate.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.(Pharmacy)Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Magistral line(Fort.), 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. 1913 Webster]
Mag"is*tral, n.1.(Med.)A sovereign medicine or remedy. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fort.)A magistral line. 1913 Webster]
3.(Metal.)Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America. 1913 Webster]
Mag"is*tral*ly(?), adv.In a magistral manner.Abp. Bramhall. 1913 Webster]
Mag"is*trate(?), n.[L. magistratus, fr. magister master: cf. F. magistrat. See Master.]A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it. \'bdAll Christian rulers and magistrates.\'b8 Book of Com. Prayer. 1913 Webster]
Of magistrates some also are supreme, in whom the sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
{ Mag`is*trat"ic(?), Mag`is*trat"ic*al(?), }a.Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Mag"is*tra`ture(?), n.[Cf. F. magistrature.]Magistracy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mag"ma(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 1.Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.Ure. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)(a)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.(b)A salve or confection of thick consistency.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
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3.(Geol.)(a)The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.(b)The glassy base of an eruptive rock. 1913 Webster]
4.(Chem.)The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma of porphyry. 1913 Webster]
Mag"na Car"ta, Mag"na Char"ta(?). [L., great charter.]1.The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, A. D. 1215. This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nal"i*ty(?), n.[L. magnalis mighty, fr. magnus great.]A great act or event; a great attainment. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Magna Materprop. n.A great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; the counterpart of the Greek Rhea and the Roman Ops. Syn. -- Cybele, Dindymene, Great Mother, Mater Turrita. WordNet 1.5]
Mag`na*nim"i*ty(?), n.[F. magnanimit\'82, L. magnanimitas.]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. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nan"i*mous(?), a.[L. magnanimus; magnus great + animus mind. See Magnate, and Animus.]1.Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror. 1913 Webster]
Be magnanimous in the enterprise.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To give a kingdom hath been thought magnanimous than to assume.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish. 1913 Webster]
Both strived for death; magnanimous debate.Stirling. 1913 Webster]
There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.Washington. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nan"i*mous*ly, adv.In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind. 1913 Webster]
Mag"nase black`(?). (Paint.)A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense body.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
Mag"nate(?), [F. magnat, L. (pl.) magnates, magnati, fr. magnus great. See Master.]1.A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere; -- used mostly of prominent business executives; as, an industrial magnate.Macaulay. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Mag*ne"si*a(?; 277), n.[L. Magnesia, fem. of Magnesius of the country Magnesia, Gr. h` Magnhsi`a li`qos a magnet. Cf. Magnet.](Chem.)A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide (MgO), and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium. 1913 Webster]
Magnesia alba[L.](Med. Chem.), a bulky white amorphous substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic. 1913 Webster]
Mag*ne"sian(?), a.Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium. 1913 Webster]
Mag*ne"sic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, magnesic oxide. 1913 Webster]
Mag"ne*site(?), n.[Cf. F. magn\'82site.](Min.)Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals. 1913 Webster]
Mag*ne"si*um(?), n.[NL. & F. See Magnesia.](Chem.)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 magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.305. Specific gravity, 1.75. 1913 Webster]
Magnesium sulphate. (Chem.)Same as Epsom salts. 1913 Webster]
magnesium hydroxiden.(Chem.)A slightly alkaline chemical substance, Mg(OH)2, the active principle in the antacid milk of magnesia, also used as a laxative. WordNet 1.5]
magnesium oxiden.(Chem.)Magnesia. WordNet 1.5]
Mag"net(m, n.[OE. magnete, OF. magnete, L. magnes, -etis, Gr. Magnh^tis li`qos a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. Magnhsi`a, a country in Thessaly. Cf. Magnesia, Manganese.]1.The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet. 1913 Webster]
Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of Arsino\'89 all of magnet, or this loadstone.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physics)A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet. 1913 Webster]
electro-magnet. 1913 Webster]
Field magnet(Physics & Elec.), 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. 1913 Webster]
{ Mag*net"ic(?), Mag*net"ic*al(?), }a.[L. magneticus: cf. F. magn\'82tique.]1.Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian. 1913 Webster]
3.Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; as, the magnetic metals. 1913 Webster]
4.Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment. 1913 Webster]
She that had all magnetic force alone.Donne. 1913 Webster]
5.Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; hypnotic; as, a magnetic sleep. See Magnetism. [Archaic] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Magnetic amplitude,
attraction,
dip,
induction, etc. See under Amplitude, Attraction, etc. --
Magnetic battery, a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent, so as to act together with great power. --
Magnetic compensator, a contrivance connected with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the iron of the ship upon the needle. --
Magnetic curves, curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful magnet. --
Magnetic elements. (a)(Chem. Physics)Those elements, as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming magnetic.(b)(Physics)In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and intensity. (c)See under Element. --
Magnetic fluid, the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism; -- no longer considered a meaningful concept. --
Magnetic iron, or
Magnetic iron ore. (Min.)Same as Magnetite. --
Magnetic needle, 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. --
Magnetic poles, the two points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping needle is vertical. --
Magnetic pyrites. See Pyrrhotite. --
Magnetic storm(Terrestrial Physics), a disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden changes. --
magnetic tape(Electronics), a ribbon of plastic material to which is affixed a thin layer of powder of a material which can be magnetized, such as ferrite. Such tapes are used in various electronic devices to record fluctuating voltages, which can be used to represent sounds, images, or binary data. Devices such as audio casette recorders, videocasette recorders, and computer data storage devices use magnetic tape as an inexpensive medium to store data. Different magnetically susceptible materials are used in such tapes. --
Magnetic telegraph, a telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See Telegraph. 1913 Webster + PJC]
Mag*net"ic(?), n.1.A magnet. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
As the magnetic hardest iron draws.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Mag*net"ic*al*ly, adv.By or as by, magnetism. 1913 Webster]
Mag*net"ic*al*ness, n.Quality of being magnetic. 1913 Webster]
magnetic bottlen.(Physics)Any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic compassn.An device using a magnet (such as a magnetic needle) to indicate the direction of magnetic north. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic declinationn.The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north; called also magnetic variation. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic dipn.The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon. Syn. -- dip, angle of dip, magnetic inclination, inclination. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic dipolen.A dipole with opposing magnetic poles. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic dipole momentn.A physical quantity associated with the magnetic field of a dundamental particle; as, An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic disc, magnetic diskn.A ditical memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; a hard disk, floppy disk, and diskette are typically magnetic disks. Syn. -- disk, disc. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic equatorn.An imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip, the dipping needle being horizontal; called also aclinic line. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic fieldn.(Physics)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 magnetic flux and field of magnetic force. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic field strengthn.The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow. Syn. -- magnetic intensity, magnetic induction, magnetic flux density. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic fluxn.1.A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area. WordNet 1.5]
2.Same as magnetic field. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic flux densityn.The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow. Syn. -- magnetic field strength, magnetic intensity, magnetic induction. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic forcen.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. Syn. -- magnetism, magnetic attraction. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
magnetic headn.(Electronics)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. WordNet 1.5]
Mag`ne*ti"cian(?), n.One versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist. 1913 Webster]
magnetic inclinationn.Same as magnetic dip. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic inductionn.1.The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently). Syn. -- magnetization, magnetisation. WordNet 1.5]
2.Same as magnetic field strength. Syn. -- magnetic intensity, magnetic flux density. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic intensity(Physics), n.Same as magnetic field strength. Syn. -- magnetic flux density. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic iron-oren.Magnetite. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic levitationn.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. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic line of force(Physics), n.A line of force in a magnetic field. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic meridian(Physics), n.An imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the earth. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic minen.(Mil.)A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects the nearness of magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship). A magnetic counter mine may allow the passagw of several ships before detonating. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic momentn.The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field. Syn. -- moment of a magnet. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic monopole(Physics), 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. PJC]
magnetic needlen.A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a low-friction mounting; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic northn.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. Syn. -- north, compass north. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic polen.1.Either of two points where the lines of force of the earth's magnetic field are vertical. WordNet 1.5]
2.One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetic field is strongest. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic recordern.A device for making records (of sound, data, etc.) on magnetic media such as magnetic tape or wire. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic resonancen.(Physics)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. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mag*net"ic res"on*ance im"ag*ingn.(Medicine)a medical diagnostic procedure utilizing the phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance 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 MRI. As with computerized tomography, the results are usually presented as images of sequential planar sections of that part of the body of concern to the physician. PJC]
Mag*net"ics(?), n.The science of magnetism. 1913 Webster]
magnetic stormn.A sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic tapen.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 digital data storage medium for computer information. Syn. -- mag tape, tape. WordNet 1.5]
magnetic variationn.Same as magnetic declination. WordNet 1.5]
Mag"net*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. magn\'82tisme.]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 electromagnetism. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.The science which treats of magnetic phenomena. 1913 Webster]
3.Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections. \'bdBy the magnetism of interest our affections are irresistibly attracted.\'b8 Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
Animal magnetism, Same as hypnotism, 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 Mesmer in 1775. His theories and methods were afterwards called mesmerism, a name which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put forward by Mesmer himself. See Mesmerism, Biology, Od, Hypnotism. --
Terrestrial magnetism, the magnetic force exerted by the earth, and recognized by its effect upon magnetized needles and bars. 1913 Webster]
Mag"net*ist, n.One versed in magnetism. 1913 Webster]
Mag"net*ite(?), n.(Min.)An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron. 1913 Webster]
Mag"net*i`za*ble(?), a.Capable of being magnetized. 1913 Webster]
Mag`net*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized. 1913 Webster]
Mag"net*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Magnetized(?); prep. & adv.Magnetizing(?).][Cf. F. magn\'82tiser.]1.To communicate magnetic properties to; to make magnetic; as, to magnetize a needle. 1913 Webster]
2.To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence. 1913 Webster]
Fascinated, magnetized, as it were, by his character.Motley. 1913 Webster]
3.To bring under the influence of animal magnetism. 1913 Webster]
Mag`net*i*zee"(?), n.A person subjected to the influence of animal magnetism. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Mag"net*i`zer(?), n.One who, or that which, imparts magnetism. 1913 Webster]
mag*ne"to(m, n.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. WordNet 1.5]
Mag"net*o-(?), pref.[See Magnet.]A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism. 1913 Webster]
{ Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric(?), Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric*al(?), }a.(Physics)Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction. 1913 Webster]
Magneto-electric machine, a form of dynamo-electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel magnets instead of electro-magnets. 1913 Webster]
Mag`net*o-e`lec*tric"i*ty(?), n.1.Electricity evolved by the action of magnets. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physics)That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the action of magnets; -- the counterpart of electro-magnetism. 1913 Webster]
Mag*net"o*graph(?), n.[Magneto- + -graph.](Physics)An automatic instrument for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements. 1913 Webster]
mag*net"o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ics(?), n.The study of the interaction of magnetic fields with electrically conductive fluids, such as a plasma or a molten metal. WordNet 1.5]
Mag`net*om"e*ter(?), n.[Magneto- + -meter: cf. F. magn\'82tom\'8atre.](Physics)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. 1913 Webster]
Mag`net*o*met"ric(?), a.Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, magnetometric instruments; magnetometric measurements. 1913 Webster]
Mag`net*o*mo"tive(?), a.[Magneto- + motive, a.](Elec.)Pertaining to, or designating, a force producing magnetic flux, analogous to electromotive force, and equal to the magnetic flux multiplied by the magnetic reluctance. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
magnetomotive forcen.The force that produces magnetic flux. WordNet 1.5]
Mag`net*o*mo"tor(?), n.A voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of electro-magnetic phenomena. [R.] 1913 Webster]
mag"net*on(?), n.A unit of magnetic moment for a subatomic particle, atom, or molecule. WordNet 1.5]
mag*net"o*sphere(?), n.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. WordNet 1.6]
Mag`net*o*ther"a*py(?), n.(Med.)The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body. 1913 Webster]
mag"ne*tron(?), n.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. WordNet 1.5]
Mag"ni*fi`a*ble, a.[From Magnify.]Such as can be magnified, or extolled. 1913 Webster]
{ Mag*nif"ic(?), Mag*nif"ic*al(?), }a.[L. magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique. See Magnitude, Fact. and cf. Magnificent.]Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] 1 Chron. xxii. 5. \'bdThy magnific deeds.\'b8 Milton. -- Mag*nif"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mag*nif"i*cat(?), n.[L., it magnifies.]The song of the Virgin Mary, Luke i. 46; -- so called because it commences with this word in the Vulgate. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nif"i*cate(?), v. t.[L. magnificatus, p. p. of magnificare.]To magnify or extol. [Obs.] Marston. 1913 Webster]
Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion(?), n.The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Mag*nif"i*cence(?), n.[F. magnificence, L. magnificentia. See Magnific.]The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.Acts xix. 27. \'bdThen cometh magnificence.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak magnificence, who built Milton. 1913 Webster]
The noblest monuments of Roman magnificence.Eustace. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nif"i*cent(?), a.[See Magnificence.]1.Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence. 1913 Webster]
A prince is never so magnificent Massinger. 1913 Webster]
2.Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid; pompous. 1913 Webster]
When Rome's exalted beauties I descry Magnificent in piles of ruin lie.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Glorious; majestic; sublime. See Grand. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nif"i*cent*ly, adv.In a Magnificent manner. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nif"i*co(?), n.; pl.Magnificoes(#).[It. See Magnific.]1.A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A rector of a German university. 1913 Webster]
magnifiedadj.enlarged to an abnormal degree. Syn. -- exaggerated, enlarged. WordNet 1.5]
Mag"ni*fi`er(?), n.One who, or that which, magnifies. 1913 Webster]
Mag"ni*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Magnified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Magnifying(?).][OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See Magnific.]1.To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters. 1913 Webster]
The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one . . . be proportionately magnified.Grew. 1913 Webster]
2.To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held. 1913 Webster]
On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel.Joshua iv. 14. 1913 Webster]
3.To praise highly; to laud; to extol. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.Ps. xxxiv. 3. 1913 Webster]
4.To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty. 1913 Webster]
To magnify one's self(Script.), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast. --
To magnify one's self against(Script.), to oppose with pride. 1913 Webster]
Mag"ni*fy, v. i.1.To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little. 1913 Webster]
2.To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant & Obs.] Spectator. 1913 Webster]
magnifying glassn.A single convex lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of objects seen through it, and is used to produce an enlarged image. Syn. -- hand glass. WordNet 1.5]
Mag*nil"o*quence(?), n.[L. magniloquentia.]The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence. 1913 Webster]
Mag*nil"o*quent(?), a.[L. magnus great + loquens, -entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See Magnitude, Loquacious.]Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent. -- Mag*nil"o*quent*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Mag"ni*tude(?), n.[L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See Master, and cf. Maxim.]1.Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. 1913 Webster]
Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty spaces between them may be equal in magnitude to them all.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like. 1913 Webster]
5.Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude. 1913 Webster]
The magnitude of his designs.Bp. Horsley. 1913 Webster]
6.(Astron.)See magnitude of a star, below. PJC]
Apparent magnitude1.(Opt.), the angular breadth of an object viewed as measured by the angle which it subtends at the eye of the observer; -- called also apparent diameter.2.(Astron.)Same as magnitude of a star, below. --
Magnitude of a star(Astron.), 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 visual magnitude, apparent magnitude, and simply magnitude. 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. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Mag*no"li*a(?), n.[NL. Named after Pierre Magnol, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th century.](Bot.)A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers. 1913 Webster]
Magnolia grandiflora 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 (Magnolia glauca)is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are Magnolia Umbrella, Magnolia macrophylla, Magnolia Fraseri, Magnolia acuminata, and Magnolia cordata. Magnolia conspicua and Magnolia purpurea are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. Magnolia Campbellii, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers. 1913 Webster]
Magnolia warbler(Zo\'94l.), a beautiful North American wood warbler (Dendroica maculosa). 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. 1913 Webster]
Magnoliaceaen.A natural family of plants, a subclass of the Magnoliidae; it includes the genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia; and Michelia. Syn. -- family Magnoliaceae, magnolia family. WordNet 1.5]
Mag*no`li*a"ceous(?), a.(Bot.)Pertaining to a natural order (Magnoliace\'91) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples. 1913 Webster]
Magnolia Stateprop. n.The state of Mississippi; -- a nickname. WordNet 1.5]
Magnoliidaen.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 Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder. Syn. -- subclass Magnoliidae, ranalian complex. WordNet 1.5]
Magnoliophytan.A class of flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta). Syn. -- Angiospermae, class Angiospermae, division Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta. WordNet 1.5]
Magnoliopsidan.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. Syn. -- Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, class Magnoliopsida. WordNet 1.5]
Mag"num(m, n.[Neut. sing. of L. magnus great.]1.A large wine bottle. 1913 Webster]
They passed the magnum to one another freely.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone. 1913 Webster]
3.A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as, he always carried a .44 magnum. PJC]
mag"num(m, a.1.(Firearms)Having a larger charge than usual for a cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for handgun; as, a .44 magnum cartridge. PJC]
2.(Firearms)Designed to use a cartridge with a larger charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of handguns; as, a .44 magnum pistol. PJC]
mag"num o"pus(m, n.1.A great work of art or literature. WordNet 1.5]
2.The greatest work or achievement of a particular artist, writer, or other individual. PJC]
Inspired by this milieu, [Max Stirner] wrote his magnum opusThe Ego and Its Own, which was published in November 1844.Svein Nyberg (The Small Max Stirner Web Page, 1988 [http://www.math.uio.no/~solan/stirner/stirner.html]) PJC]
magnus hitchn.A rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch. WordNet 1.5
mag tapen.Same as magnetic tape. Syn. -- magnetic tape, tape. PJC]
Mag"pie(?), n.[OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. Pie magpie, and cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. 1913 Webster]
2.Any one of several black-and-white birds, such as Gymnorhina tibicen, not belonging to the genus Pica. PJC]
Pica pica, or Pica caudata) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (Pica Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie (Pica Nuttalli) inhabits California. The blue magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie (Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie (Cracticus picatus). 1913 Webster]
3.A talkative person; a chatterbox. PJC]
Magpie lark(Zo\'94l.), a common Australian bird (Grallina picata), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also little magpie. --
Magpie moth(Zo\'94l.), a black and white European geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma`gua*ri"(?), n.[From native name: cf. Pg. magoari.](Zo\'94l.)A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail. 1913 Webster]
Mag"uey(?), n.[Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.](Bot.)Any of several species of Agave, such as the century plant (Agave Americana), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the Agave atrovirens, a Mexican plant used especially for making pulque, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal; and the cantala (Agave cantala), a Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. See Agave. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the Philippine Agave cantala (Agave cantala); also called cantala. WordNet 1.5]
magusn.1.a magician or sorcerer of ancient times. WordNet 1.5]
2.a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians. WordNet 1.5]
Mag"yar(mHung. m, prop. n.[Hung.]1.(Ethnol.)One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian. 1913 Webster]
2.The language of the Magyars. 1913 Webster]
Mag"yar(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to the Magyars or their language; Hungarian. PJC]
\'d8Ma"ha(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A kind of baboon; the wanderoo. 1913 Webster]
Ma"ha(?), prop. n.(Ethnol.)A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in Northeastern Nebraska; called also Omaha. WordNet 1.5]
{ \'d8Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta(?), \'d8Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam(?), }n.[Skr. mah\'bebh\'berata.](Hinduism)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. Syn. -- Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*ha"led(?), n.[Ar. mahled.](Bot.)A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared. 1913 Webster]
maharaja, ma*ha*ra"jah(?), n.[Skr. mah\'ber\'beja; mahat great + r\'beja king.]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. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
maharanin.A great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja.[Also spelled maharanee.] WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma`ha*rif"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*har"mah(?), n.A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad. 1913 Webster]
Ma*hat"ma(?), n.[Skr. mah\'betman, lit., great-souled, wise.](Theosophy)One of a class of sages, or \'bdadepts,\'b8 reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men.The title was popularly applied to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in tribute to his wisdom, though not implying any supernatural powers; he is thus often referred to as Mahatma Ghandi or The Mahatma. 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. -- Ma*hat"ma*ism(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ma*hat"ma Ghandi(?), prop. n.See the note under mahatma. PJC]
Mahayanan.1.a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation, found in China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; and Mongolia. WordNet 1.5]
2.one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation esp through faith alone; chiefly in China; Tibet; Japan. WordNet 1.5]
Mahayanistn.an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism. WordNet 1.5]
Mah"di(?), n.[Ar., guide, leader.]Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear. 1913 Webster]
Mohammad Ahmed, who overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian governor of the region. 1913 Webster]
Mah"dism(?), n.Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title. -- Mah"dist(#), n.
Mahdism has proved the most shameful and terrible instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the modern world has ever witnessed.E. N. Bennett. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mahicanprop. n.Variant of Mohican.[Also spelled Mohican.] WordNet 1.5]
mahimahin.1.either of two large slender food and game fish (Coryphaena equisetis or Coryphaena hippurus) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii. See also dolphin{2}. Syn. -- dolphin, dolphinfish. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. Hawaii. Syn. -- dolphinfish. WordNet 1.5]
mahjong, Mah-Jonggn.A Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles. WordNet 1.5]
mahl"stick`, mahl"-stick`(?), n.[G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.]A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush while painting. Same as Maul-stick. 1913 Webster]
Ma"hoe(?), n.(Bot.)A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage. 1913 Webster]
Ma*hog"a*ny, Ma*hog"a*ny tree`(?), n.[From the South American name.]1.(Bot.)A large tree of the genus Swietenia (Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America. 1913 Webster]
Khaya Senegalensis), Australian mahogany (Eucalyptus marginatus), Bastard mahogany (Batonia apetala of the West Indies), Indian mahogany (Cedrela Toona of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany (Persea Indica), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch (Betula lenta), also the several species of Cercocarpus of California and the Rocky Mountains. 1913 Webster]
2.The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture. 1913 Webster]
3.A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table. [Eng.] --
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with him. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*ho"li(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A South African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears.[Written also moholi.] 1913 Webster]
Ma*hom"et*an*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Mahometanized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mahometanizing(?).]To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize. 1913 Webster]
Ma*hone"(?), n.A large Turkish ship.Crabb. 1913 Webster]
ma*ho"ni*a(?), n.[Named after Bernard McMahon.](Bot.)The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage. 1913 Webster]
Mahoniaprop. n.A genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia. WordNet 1.5]
ma*hon" stock`(?). (Bot.)An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*hoo"hoo(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The African white two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus). 1913 Webster]
Ma"ho*ri(?), n.[Native name. Cf. Maori.](Ethnol.)One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
Ma`hound(?), n.A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Who's this, my mahound cousin ?Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*hout"(?), n.[Hind. mah\'bewat, Skr. mah\'bem\'betra; mahat great + m\'betr\'be measure.]The keeper and driver of an elephant. [East Indies] 1913 Webster]
Ma*ho"vo(?), n.(Mach.)A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy fly wheel. 1913 Webster]
Mah*rat"i(?), n.The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.[Written also Marathi.] 1913 Webster]
Mah*rat"ta(?), n.[Hind. Marhat\'be, Marh\'bett\'be, the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name Mah\'be-r\'beshtra.]One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit. -- a.Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.[Written also Maratha.] 1913 Webster]
{ Ma*hu"met*an(?), Ma*hu"met*an*ism(?), n. }See Mohammedan, Mohammedanism. 1913 Webster]
Mah"wa tree`(?). (Bot.)An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also Bassia butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma"i*a(?), n.[From L. Maia, a goddess.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado).(b)A beautiful American bombycid moth (Eucronia maia). 1913 Webster]
Ma"ian(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family Maiad\'91. 1913 Webster]
Maid(?), n.[Shortened from maiden. . See Maiden.]1.An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. 1913 Webster]
Would I had died a maid, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.Jer. ii. 32. 1913 Webster]
2.A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Christ was a maid and shapen as a man.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.A female servant. 1913 Webster]
Spinning amongst her maids.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (Raia clavata). [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fair maid. (Zo\'94l.)See under Fair, a. --
Maid of honor, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties. --
Old maid. See under Old.
<-- maid of honor. principal female attendant (if unmarried) of a bride at wedding. (If married, matron of honor.) --> 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mai*dan"(?), n.[Written also midan, meidan, mydan, etc.][Hind. & Per. maid\'ben, fr. Ar. maid\'ben.]In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade.
A gallop on the green maidan.M. Crawford. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Maid"en(m, n.[OE. maiden, meiden, AS. m\'91gden, dim. of AS. m\'91g, fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, m\'84dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m\'94gr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf. Maid a virgin.]1.An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid. 1913 Webster]
She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of maidens.Carew. 1913 Webster]
A maiden of our century, yet most meek.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.A female servant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
4.A machine for washing linen. 1913 Webster]
Maid"en, a.1.Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. \'bdAmid the maiden throng.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. \'bdA surprising old maiden lady.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Full bravely hast thou fleshed maiden sword.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. T. Warton. Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Maiden assize(Eng. Law), 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.Smart. --
Maiden name, the surname of a woman before her marriage. --
Maiden pink. (Bot.)See under Pink. --
Maiden plum(Bot.), a West Indian tree (Comocladia integrifolia) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain. --
Maiden speech, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body. --
Maiden tower, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy. --
maiden voyagethe first regular service voyage of a ship. 1913 Webster]
Maid"en, v. t.To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object. 1913 Webster]
For had I maiden'd it, as many use. Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Maiden grass, the smaller quaking grass. --
Maiden tree. See Ginkgo. 1913 Webster]
maiden auntn.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, he knows as much about programming as my maiden aunt. PJC]
maiden blue-eyed maryn.A small widely branching Western wildflower (Collinsia parviflora) with tiny blue-and-white flowers; found from British Columbia to Ontaria and south to California and Colorado. WordNet 1.5]
maid"en*hair`, maidenhair fern(?), n.(Bot.)Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having very slender graceful stalks and delicate palmately branched fronds, especially (Adiantum pedatum). 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. 1913 Webster]
maidenhair berryn.A slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet (Gaultheria hispidula) of Northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds. Syn. -- creeping snowberry, moxie plum, Gaultheria hispidula. WordNet 1.5]
maidenhair fernn.See maidenhair. PJC]
maidenhair spleenwortn.A small rock-inhabiting fern (Asplenium trichomanes) of the North temperate zone and Hawaii, having pinnate fronds. WordNet 1.5]
maidenhair treen.A deciduous dioecious gymnospermous Chinese tree (Ginkgo biloba) having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds, also called the ginkgo; it exists almost exclusively in cultivation esp. as an ornamental street tree. WordNet 1.5]
Maid"en*head(?), n.[See Maidenhood.]1.The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness; purity. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The maidenhead of their credit.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
3.The hymen, or virginal membrane. 1913 Webster]
Maid"en*hood(?), n.[AS. m\'91gdenh\'bed. See Maid, and -hood.]1.The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Maid"hood(?), n.[AS. m\'91g. See Maid, and -hood.]Maidenhood.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Maid`ma"ri*an(?), n.[Maid + Marian, relating to Mary, or the Virgin Mary.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of dance.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Maid"pale`(?), a.Pale, like a sick girl.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2. [Fig.] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.Payne. 1913 Webster]
maieutic methodn.A method of teaching by question and answer; it was used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students; -- called also the Socratic method WordNet 1.5]
Ma*ieu"tics(?), n.The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth.Payne. 1913 Webster]
Mai"ger(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The meagre. 1913 Webster]
Mai"gre(?), a.[F. See Meager.]Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Maigre food(R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast days. 1913 Webster]
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Mai"hem(m, n.See Maim, and Mayhem. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mai*kel"(m, n.(Zo\'94l.)A South American carnivore of the genus Conepatus, allied to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mai*kong"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog. 1913 Webster]
Mail(m, n.A spot. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mail, n.[F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See Medal.]1.A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also maile, and maille.] 1913 Webster]
2.Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.] 1913 Webster]
Mail and duties(Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid. 1913 Webster]
Mail(m, n.[OE. maile, maille, F. maille a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. macula spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. Macle, Macula, Mascle.]1.A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Chain mail,
Coat of mail. See under Chain, and Coat. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc. 1913 Webster]
We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Mail, v. t.1.To arm with mail. 1913 Webster]
2.To pinion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mail(m, n.[OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo`s hide, skin.]1.A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
3.That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office. 1913 Webster]
4.A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Mail catcher, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion. --
Mail guard, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails. [Eng.] --
Mail train, a railroad train carrying the mail. 1913 Webster]
Mail, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Mailed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mailing.]To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
to mail and to post are both in common use; as, to mail or post a letter. In England post is the commoner usage. 1913 Webster]
Mail"a*ble(?), a.Admissible lawfully into the mail. Opposed to non-mailable. Dangerous items such as explosives, weapons, or corrosive chemicals are often classified by the postal authorities as non-mailable. [U.S.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
mail"bag`, mail bagn.A bag in which mailed matter is conveyed or shipped under public authority. Syn. -- mail pouch. WordNet 1.5]
2.A letter carrier's shoulder bag; as, in England they call a mailbag a postbag. Syn. -- postbag. WordNet 1.5]
mail"boat`, mail" boat`n.1.a boat that carries the mail. Syn. -- mail boat, packet, packet boat. WordNet 1.5]
mail"box`n.1.A public box for deposit of mail, where it is later picked up by the postal authority for delivery. Syn. -- postbox, letter box. WordNet 1.5]
2.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. Syn. -- letter box. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
3.(Computers)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 mailbox requires special software as well as a data storage device. PJC]
mail calln.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. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mail carn.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. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mail carriern.A person who delivers the mail; -- also called a letter carrier. A male mail carrier is also called a mailman. Syn. -- postman, letter carrier, carrier, mailman. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Mail"clad`(?), a.Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
mail clerkn.A clerk in a post office. Syn. -- postal clerk. WordNet 1.5]
Mailed(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates. 1913 Webster]
mail fraudn.The use of the mails to defraud someone. WordNet 1.5]
Mail"ing(?), n.[Scot., fr. mail tribute, rent. See 2d Mail.]A farm. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
mail"ing(?), n.1.The act or process of sending materials through the mail. PJC]
2.A quantity of mail, such as letters, magazines, advertising brochures, etc., sent at one time by one person or organization; as, the ads with coupons will go out in our next mailing. PJC]
mailing addressn.The postal address where a maile can be addressed to a person or organization. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mailing listn.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 targeted mailing, 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. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mail"man`n.A man who delivers the mail. A male mail carrier. Syn. -- postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier. WordNet 1.5]
mail-order buying, mail-ordern.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. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mail slotn.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. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mailsortern.A machine that sorts mail, according to the address. WordNet 1.5]
mail trainn.A railroad train that carries mail. WordNet 1.5]
Maim(m, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Maimed(m;p. pr. & vb. n.Maiming.][OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier, mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare, mahennare; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac'ha to mutilate, m\'bec'ha to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. mang to lack, perh. akin to E. mangle to lacerate. Cf. Mayhem.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
By the ancient law of England he that maimed any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose the like part.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair. 1913 Webster]
My late maimed limbs lack wonted might.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
You maimed the jurisdiction of all bishops.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple. 1913 Webster]
Maim, n.[Written in law language maihem, and mayhem.][OF. mehaing. See Maim, v.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.The privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. See Mayhem. 1913 Webster]
Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there of be a maim than the use of it a blemish.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
A noble author esteems it to be a maim in history that the acts of Parliament should not be recited.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
Maim"ed*ly(?), adv.In a maimed manner. 1913 Webster]
maim"ed*ness, n.State of being maimed.Bolton. 1913 Webster]
main(m, n.[F. main hand, L. manus. See Manual.]1.A hand or match at dice.Prior.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
2.A stake played for at dice. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard. 1913 Webster]
4.A match at cockfighting. \'bdMy lord would ride twenty miles . . . to see a main fought.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
5.A main-hamper. [Obs.] Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
Main, n.[AS. m\'91gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. May, v.]1.Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] 1913 Webster]
There were in this battle of most might and main.R. of Gl. 1913 Webster]
He 'gan advance, main.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing. [Obs., except in special uses.] 1913 Webster]
Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the main, and to use the other two . . . but as supporters.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3. Specifically: (a)The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean. \'bdStruggling in the main.\'b8 Dryden.(b)The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland. \'bdInvaded the main of Spain.\'b8 Bacon.(c)principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main. 1913 Webster]
Forcing main, the delivery pipe of a pump. --
For the main, or
In the main, for the most part; in the greatest part. --
With might and main, or
With all one's might and main, with all one's strength; with violent effort. 1913 Webster]
With might and main they chased the murderous fox.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Main(m, a.[From Main strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. Magnate.]1.Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That current with main fury ran.Daniel. 1913 Webster]
2.Vast; huge. [Obs.] \'bdThe main abyss.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] \'bdIt's a man untruth.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
4.Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.; as, the main reason to go; the main proponent. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Our main interest is to be happy as we can.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
5.Important; necessary. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That which thou aright main to our success, I bring.Milton. 1913 Webster]
By main force, by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force. 1913 Webster]
That Maine which by main force Warwick did win.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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By main strength, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy weight by main strength. --
Main beam(Steam Engine), working beam. --
Main boom(Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel. --
Main brace. (a)(Mech.)The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. Counter brace.(b)(Naut.)The brace attached to the main yard. --
Main center(Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings. --
Main chance. See under Chance. --
Main couple(Arch.), the principal truss in a roof. --
Main deck(Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the principal deck. --
Main keel(Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel, as distinguished from the false keel. 1913 Webster]
Main, adv.[See Main, a.]Very; extremely; as, main heavy. \'bdI'm main dry.\'b8 Foote. [Obs. or Low] 1913 Webster]
main coursen.1.The principal part of a meal. Syn. -- entree. PJC]
2.(Nautical)A square mainsail. WordNet 1.5]
main deckn.The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel. Syn. -- second deck. WordNet 1.5]
Maine(m, prop. n.One of the New England States. 1913 Webster]
Maine law, 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. 1913 Webster +PJC]
maine lobstern.1.Any of several cold-water lobsters with large tender claws, caught from Maine to the Carolinas. Syn. -- American lobster, Northern lobster. WordNet 1.5]
2.A lobster (Homarus americanus) found off the Atlantic coast of North America. Syn. -- American lobster, Northern lobster, Homarus americanus. WordNet 1.5]
main entry wordn.The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary; also called entry word, headword, and lemma. Syn. -- citation form, entry word, headword, lemma. WordNet 1.5]
PJC]
main filen.(computers)A file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent. Syn. -- master file. WordNet 1.5]
main"frame`n.(Computers)1.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 mainframe will be faster, have large main memeory, and be more capable than a minicomputer, which will in turn be faster and more capable than a personal computer. The typical personal computer in 1999 is faster than a mainframe was in 1970. Syn. -- mainframe computer. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.The board holding the CPU and the memory forming the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. WordNet 1.5]
Main`-gauche"(m, n.[F., the left hand.](Ancient Armor)The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier. 1913 Webster]
Main"-ham`per(?), n.[F. main hand (see Main a hand at dice) + E. hamper.]A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press. 1913 Webster]
Main"land`(?), n.The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
mainland Chinan.The People's Republic of China, also called Communist China, in distinction from Nationalist China, 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. Syn. -- Red China, PRC, Beijing. PJC]
main linen.Ahe principal route of a transportation system, such as a railroad or bus line. WordNet 1.5]
main"line`(mv. t.1.to inject (illegal drugs) into the vein; as, he preferred to mainline heroin rather than sniff coke. WordNet 1.5]
Main"ly(?), adv.[From main strong. See Main strength.]Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs.] Bacon. Shak. 1913 Webster]
Main"ly, adv.[From main principal, chief.]Principally; chiefly. 1913 Webster]
Main"mast`(?), n.(Naut.)The principal mast in a ship or other vessel. 1913 Webster]
main officen.The office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise, Syn. -- headquarters, central office, home office. WordNet 1.5]
main memoryn.(Computers)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 RAM (random access memory. It is contrasted to ROM, disk data storage, cache, registers and other forms of data storage. PJC]
Main"or(?), n.[Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See Maneuver.](O. Eng. Law)A thing stolen found on the person of the thief. 1913 Webster]
mainor,\'b8 when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, in his hands.Wharton.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Main"per*na*ble(?), a.[OF. main hand + pernable, for prenable, that may be taken, pregnable. See Mainpernor.](Law)Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised. 1913 Webster]
Main"per*nor(?), n.[OF. main hand + pernor, for preneor, a taker, F. preneur, fr. prendre to take.](Law)A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day. 1913 Webster]
Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Main"prise(?), n.[F. main hand + prise a taking, fr. prendre, p. p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum.](Law)(a)A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete.Wharton.(b)Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day. 1913 Webster]
Main"prise, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Mainprised(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mainprising.](Law)To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner. 1913 Webster]
main roadn.A major road for any form of motor transport. Syn. -- highway. WordNet 1.5]
main rotorn.(Aviation)The assembly of large rotating airfoils (blades) on a helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air. WordNet 1.5]
mains(m, n.[Scot. See Manse.]The farm attached to a mansion house; a manse. [Scot. or Brit. dial.] 1913 Webster]
mains(m, n.(Electricity)The source of electrical power in a building; the wiring system of a building. PJC]
Main"sail`(m, n.(Naut.)The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. 1913 Webster]
[They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40. 1913 Webster]
mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom. 1913 Webster]
main" se`quence(?), n.(Astronomy)That region on a two-dimensional graph of luminosity versus temperature for stars (the Herzsprung-Russel diagram), 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 red giant or evolve into other types of star not within the main sequence region. PJC]
main"sheet`(?), n.(Naut.)One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed. 1913 Webster]
main"spring`(?), n.The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer.Hence: (Fig.) The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action; as, the mainspring of action. 1913 Webster]
Main"stay`(?), n.1.(Naut.)The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop. 1913 Webster]
2.Main support; principal dependence. 1913 Webster]
The great mainstay of the Church.Buckle. 1913 Webster]
main"stream`n.The prevailing opinion or practise; as, the doctor avoided using therapies outside the mainstream of modern medical practice. PJC]
main"stream`v. t.(Education)TO place (a student) in regular school classes; -- used especially of mentally or physically handicapped children. WordNet 1.5]
main"streamed`adj.(Education)Placed in regular school classes; -- of the handicapped. WordNet 1.5]
main streetn.1.A main thoroughfare, usually one in a small town having the largest concentration of retail businesses. PJC]
2.Hence: (Fig.) The attitudes, environment, or life style of a small town; -- usually capitalized, and often used attributively; as, Main Street attitudes toward Washington. PJC]
Main"swear`(?), v. i.[AS. m\'benswerian to forswear; m\'ben sin, crime + swerian to swear.]To swear falsely. [Obs.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Main*tain(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Maintained(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Maintaining.][OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F. tenir to hold (L. tenere). See Manual, and Tenable.]1.To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation. 1913 Webster]
2.To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish. 1913 Webster]
God values . . . every one as he maintains his post.Grew. 1913 Webster]
3.To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail. 1913 Webster]
Maintain talk with the duke.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed. 1913 Webster]
Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life.Stirling. 1913 Webster]
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.Franklin. 1913 Webster]
5.To affirm; to support or defend by argument. 1913 Webster]
It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it.South. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See Assert. 1913 Webster]
Main*tain"a*ble(?), a.That may be maintained. 1913 Webster]
Main*tain"er(?), n.One who maintains. 1913 Webster]
Main*tain"or(?), n.[OF. mainteneor, F. mainteneur.](Crim. Law)One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.Bouvier.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Main"te*nance(?), n.[OF. maintenance. See Maintain.]1.The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication. 1913 Webster]
Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor and the maintenance of his service, is granted to God.South. 1913 Webster]
2.That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences. 1913 Webster]
Those of better fortune not making learning their maintenance.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.(Crim. Law)An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
4.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. PJC]
5.Payments, such as child support or alimony, to a dependent child not living with one or to a divorced wife. PJC]
Cap of maintenance. See under Cap. 1913 Webster]
maintenance mann.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. WordNet 1.5]
maintenance staffn.Those persons in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant in good condition. Syn. -- service staff, maintenance crew. WordNet 1.5]
main"top`(?), n.(Naut.)The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels. 1913 Webster]
main-topmastn.the mast next above the mainmast. WordNet 1.5]
main-topsailn.a topsail set on the mainmast. WordNet 1.5]
Main" yard`(?). (Naut.)The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast. 1913 Webster]
Mai"oid(?), a.[Maia + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the genus Maia, or family Maiade\'91. 1913 Webster]
Maize(m, n.[Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti.](Bot.)A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Zea Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men and animals. 1913 Webster]
Maize eater(Zo\'94l.), a South American bird of the genus Pseudoleistes, allied to the troupials. --
Maize yellow, a delicate pale yellow. 1913 Webster]
majaguan.1.A shrubby tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) 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. Syn. -- mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus. WordNet 1.5]
2.An erect forest tree (Hibiscus elatus) 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. Syn. -- Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus. WordNet 1.5]
maja squinadon.[species name.]A large European spider crab. Syn. -- European spider crab, king crab, Maja squinado. WordNet 1.5]
{ Maj`es*tat"ic(?), Maj`es*tat"*al(?), }a.Majestic. [Obs.] E. Pocock.Dr. J. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ma*jes"tic(?), a.[From Majesty.]Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand. \'bdThe majestic world.\'b8 Shak. \'bdTethys' grave majestic pace.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must be grave, majestic, and sublime.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more majestical.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
-- Ma*jes"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Ma*jes"tic*al*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ma*jes"tic*ness(?), n.The quality or state of being majestic.Oldenburg. 1913 Webster]
Maj"es*ty(?), n.; pl.Majesties(#).[OE. magestee, F. majest\'82, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.]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. 1913 Webster]
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty.Ps. xciii. 1. 1913 Webster]
No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a great state with more dignity and grace.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert. 1913 Webster]
In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, 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 Highness or Grace.Robertson. 1913 Webster]
3.Dignity; elevation of manner or style.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Majidaeprop. n.A natural family comprising the spider crabs. Syn. -- family Majidae. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*jol"i*ca(?), n.[It.]A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century. 1913 Webster]
Heyse. 1913 Webster]
Ma"jor(?), [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. Master, Mayor, Magnitude, More, a.]1.Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory. 1913 Webster]
2.Of greater dignity; more important.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Of full legal age; adult. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone. 1913 Webster]
Major key(Mus.), 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. --
Major offense(Law), an offense of a greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include assault. --
Major scale(Mus.), 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 Scale, and Diatonic. --
Major second(Mus.), a second between whose tones is a difference in pitch of a step. --
Major sixth(Mus.), 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. --
Major third(Mus.), a third of two steps. 1913 Webster]
Ma"jor, n.[F. major. See Major, a.]1.(Mil.)An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A person of full age. 1913 Webster]
3.(Logic)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]. 1913 Webster]
major. 1913 Webster]
4.[LL. See Major.]A mayor. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Majoranaprop. n.A small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum. Syn. -- genus Majorana. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ma`jo`rat"(?), n.[F. majorat, LL. majoratus. See Major, a., and cf. Majorate.]1.The right of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe. 1913 Webster]
2.(French Law)Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it. 1913 Webster]
Ma"jor*ate(?), n.The office or rank of a major. 1913 Webster]
Ma"jor*ate(?), v. t.[LL. majorare to augment. See Major, a.]To augment; to increase. [Obs.] Howell. 1913 Webster]
major axisn.(Geom.), The greater axis of a geometrical figure.Especially: the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, which passes through the two foci. See Focus, n., 2. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ma*jor"can(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to Majorca. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Majorca. 1913 Webster]
major diatonic scalen.(Mus.), 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 major scale. See Scale, and Diatonic. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Ma`jor-do"mo(?), n.[Sp. mayordomo, or It. maggiordomo; both fr. LL. majordomus; L. major greater + domus house.]A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer. 1913 Webster]
major form classn.(Grammar)Any of the parts of speech of traditional grammar. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"jor gen"er*al(?). 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. 1913 Webster]
Ma*jor"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Majorities(#).[F. majorit\'82. See Major.]1.The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a)The military rank of a major.(b)The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. 1913 Webster]
2.The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. L. majores.]Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality. 1913 Webster]
To go over to the majorityor
To join the majority, to die. 1913 Webster]
majority leadern.(Politics)The leader of the majority party in a legislature. Compare minority leader. WordNet 1.5]
majority rulen.The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority{2} of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group; as, our club makes decisions by majority rule.. Contrasted with unanimous consent, or decision by a decree of a single person or small committee forming part of an organization. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
major leaguen.(Sports)The most important league{2} in any sport (especially baseball); contrasted with minor league. Its teams are more competent, its members are paid more, and its games attract more interest and publicity, than those of a minor league. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
major-league, major leaguea.1.Of or pertaining to a major league; as, major-league football rules. PJC]
2.Among the best or most important of its class; as, a major-league computer manufacturer. PJC]
major-league club, major-league teamn.A sports team that plays in a major league. WordNet 1.5]
major leaguern.A member of a major-league baseball team. WordNet 1.5]
major powern.A nation powerful enough to influence events throughout the world. Syn. -- world power, great power, power. WordNet 1.5]
major premisen.(Logic), That premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion). Contrasted to minor premise. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"jor*ship(?), n.The office of major. 1913 Webster]
majorsn. pl.The teams in the major leagues. Syn. -- major leagues, big leagues. WordNet 1.5]
major suitn.(Bridge)A suit of playing cards which has higher scoring value; specifically, either spades or hearts. Contrasted with a minor suit, being either diamonds or clubs. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
major termn.(Logic), That term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion. 1913 Webster]
Maj"oun(?), n.See Madjoun. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*jus"cu*l\'91(?), n. pl.[L., fem. pl. fr. majusculus somewhat greater or great, dim. of major, majus. See Major.](Pal\'91ography)Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier. 1913 Webster]
Ma*jus"cule(?), n.[Cf. F. majuscule. See Majuscul\'91.]A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majuscul\'91. 1913 Webster]
Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century. 1913 Webster]
mak"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being made. 1913 Webster]
Makaluprop. n.A mountain in Nepal and Tibet, 27,824 feet high.According to WordNet, it is 27,790 feet high. Syn. -- Makalu I. WordNet 1.5]
make(m, n.[AS. maca, gemaca. See Match.]A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For in this world no woman is make.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
make, v. t.[imp. & p. p.made(m; p. pr. & vb. n.making.][OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. Match an equal.]1.To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create. Hence, in various specific uses or applications: (a)To form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate. 1913 Webster]
He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf.Ex. xxxii. 4. 1913 Webster]
(b)To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; -- often with up; as, to make up a story. 1913 Webster]
And Art, with her contending, doth aspire made delights.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
(c)To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc. 1913 Webster]
Call for Samson, that he may make us sport.Judg. xvi. 25. 1913 Webster]
Wealth maketh many friends.Prov. xix. 4. 1913 Webster]
I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of the faults which I have made.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
(d)To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc.(e)To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an error; to make a loss; to make money. 1913 Webster]
He accuseth Neptune unjustly who makes shipwreck a second time.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
(f)To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day.(h)To put in a desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive. 1913 Webster]
Who makes or ruins with a smile or frown.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast. 1913 Webster]
Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?Ex. ii. 14. 1913 Webster]
See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh.Ex. vii. 1. 1913 Webster]
make merry; to make bold; to make free, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent. 1913 Webster]
He is not that goose and ass that Valla would make him.Baker. 1913 Webster]
4.To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive. 1913 Webster]
to of the infinitive is usually omitted. 1913 Webster]
I will make them hear my words.Deut. iv. 10. 1913 Webster]
They should be made to rise at their early hour.Locke. 1913 Webster]
5.To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing. 1913 Webster]
And old cloak makes a new jerkin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to; as, a pound of ham makes a hearty meal. 1913 Webster]
The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea, Make but one temple for the Deity.Waller. 1913 Webster]
7.To be engaged or concerned in. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Gomez, what makest thou here, with a whole brotherhood of city bailiffs?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
8.To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of. \'bdAnd make the Libyan shores.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
They that sail in the middle can make no land of either side.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
To make a bed, to prepare a bed for being slept on, or to put it in order. --
To make a card(Card Playing), to take a trick with it. --
To make account. See under Account, n. --
To make account of, to esteem; to regard. --
To make away. (a)To put out of the way; to kill; to destroy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they made him away.Burton. 1913 Webster]
(b)To alienate; to transfer; to make over. [Obs.] Waller. --
To make believe, to pretend; to feign; to simulate. --
To make bold, to take the liberty; to venture. --
To make the cards(Card Playing), to shuffle the pack. --
To make choice of, to take by way of preference; to choose. --
To make danger, to make experiment. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. --
To make default(Law), to fail to appear or answer. --
To make the doors, to shut the door. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Make the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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To make free with. See under Free, a. --
To make good. See under Good. --
To make head, to make headway. --
To make light of. See under Light, a. --
To make little of. (a)To belittle.(b)To accomplish easily. --
To make love to. See under Love, n. --
To make meat, to cure meat in the open air. [Colloq. Western U. S.] --
To make merry, to feast; to be joyful or jovial. --
To make much of, to treat with much consideration,, attention, or fondness; to value highly. --
To make no bones. See under Bone, n. --
To make no difference, to have no weight or influence; to be a matter of indifference. --
To make no doubt, to have no doubt. --
To make no matter, to have no weight or importance; to make no difference. --
To make oath(Law), to swear, as to the truth of something, in a prescribed form of law. --
To make of. (a)To understand or think concerning; as, not to know what to make of the news.(b)To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem; to account. \'bdMakes she no more of me than of a slave.\'b8 Dryden. --
To make one's law(Old Law), to adduce proof to clear one's self of a charge. --
To make out. (a)To find out; to discover; to decipher; as, to make out the meaning of a letter.(b)to gain sight of; to recognize; to discern; to descry; as, as they approached the city, he could make out the tower of the Chrysler Building.(c)To prove; to establish; as, the plaintiff was unable to make out his case. (d)To make complete or exact; as, he was not able to make out the money.(d)to write out; to write down; -- used especially of a bank check or bill; as, he made out a check for the cost of the dinner; the workman made out a bill and handed it to him. --
To make over, to transfer the title of; to convey; to alienate; as, he made over his estate in trust or in fee. --
To make sail. (Naut.)(a)To increase the quantity of sail already extended. (b)To set sail. --
To make shift, to manage by expedients; as, they made shift to do without it. [Colloq.]. --
To make sternway, to move with the stern foremost; to go or drift backward. --
To make strange, to act in an unfriendly manner or as if surprised; to treat as strange; as, to make strange of a request or suggestion. --
To make suit to, to endeavor to gain the favor of; to court. --
To make sure. See under Sure. --
To make up. (a)To collect into a sum or mass; as, to make up the amount of rent; to make up a bundle or package.(b)To reconcile; to compose; as, to make up a difference or quarrel.(c)To supply what is wanting in; to complete; as, a dollar is wanted to make up the stipulated sum. (d)To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to shape, prepare, or fabricate; as, to make up a mass into pills; to make up a story. 1913 Webster]
He was all made up of love and charms!Addison. 1913 Webster]
(e)To compensate; to make good; as, to make up a loss.(f)To adjust, or to arrange for settlement; as, to make up accounts. (g)To dress and paint for a part, as an actor; as, he was well made up. --
To make up a face, to distort the face as an expression of pain or derision. --
To make up one's mind, to reach a mental determination; to resolve. --
To make way, or
To make one's way. (a)To make progress; to advance.(b)To open a passage; to clear the way. --
To make words, to multiply words. 1913 Webster]
Make(m, v. i.1.To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen. 1913 Webster]
to make on, to make forth, to make about; but these phrases are obsolete. We now say, to make at, to make away, to make for, to make off, to make toward, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Follow after the things which make for peace.Rom. xiv. 19. 1913 Webster]
Considerations infinite make against it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To increase; to augment; to accrue. 1913 Webster]
5.To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify. [Archaic] Chaucer. Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
To solace him some time, as I do when I make.P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
To make as if, or
To make as though, to pretend that; to make show that; to make believe (see under Make, v. t.). 1913 Webster]
Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled.Josh. viii. 15. 1913 Webster]
My lord of London maketh as though he were greatly displeased with me.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
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To make at, to go toward hastily, or in a hostile manner; to attack. --
To make away with. (a)To carry off.(b)To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate. (c)To kill; to destroy. --
To make off, to go away suddenly. --
To make out, to succeed; to manage oneself; to be able at last; to make shift; as, he made out to reconcile the contending parties; after the earthquake they made out all right.(b)to engage in fond caresses; to hug and kiss; to neck; -- of courting couples or individuals (for individuals, used with with); as, they made out on a bench in the park; he was making out with the waitress in the kitchen [informal] --
To make up, to become reconciled or friendly. --
To make up for, to compensate for; to supply an equivalent for. --
To make up to. (a)To approach; as, a suspicious boat made up to us.(b)To pay addresses to; to make love to. --
To make up with, to become reconciled to. [Colloq.] --
To make with, to concur or agree with.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
It our perfection of so frail a make Dryden. 1913 Webster]
On the make, (a)bent upon making great profits; greedy of gain. [Low, U. S.](b)seeking higher social status or a higher employment position.(c)seeking a sexual partner; looking for sexual adventure. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Make and break. (Elec.)Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Make"bate`(?), n.[Make, v. + bate a quarrel.]One who excites contentions and quarrels. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
make"-be*lief`(?), n.A feigning to believe; make believe.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
make" be*lieve`(?), v. i.To pretend; -- often used with that, but often having the that omitted; as, he made believe he didn't hear her; or he made believe that he didn't hear her. PJC]
make"-be*lieve`(?), n.A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention. \'bdChildlike make-believe.\'b8 Tylor. 1913 Webster]
To forswear self-delusion and make-believe.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Make"-be*lieve`, a.1.Feigned; insincere. \'bdMake-believe reverence.\'b8 G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
2.Imaginary; as, the child had a make-believe friend to whom he often talked. PJC]
Mak"ed(?), obs. p. p. of Make. Made.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Make"-game`(?), n.An object of ridicule; a butt.Godwin. 1913 Webster]
make knownv. t.To reveal; to disclose; as, the congressman made known his interest in the company only after he voted on the bill. PJC]
Mak"er(m, n.1.One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator. 1913 Webster]
The universal Maker we may praise.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)The person who makes a promissory note. 1913 Webster]
3.One who writes verses; a poet. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
poihth`s, which name, as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh of this word poiei^n, make; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a maker.\'b8Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
To meet one's maker, to die. PJC]
makereadyn.The final preparation and adjustments. WordNet 1.5]
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make"shift`(m, n.That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means.James Mill. 1913 Webster +PJC]
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
make"up`, make"-up`(m, n.1.1.The way in which the parts of anything are put together. 1913 Webster]
The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental make-up.L. F. Ward. 1913 Webster]
2.The constituent parts of anything; as, the makeup of the new congress was predominantly conservative. PJC]
3.Cosmetics applied to the face, such as lipstick, facial power, or eye shadow. PJC]
4.The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor. PJC]
5.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, her makeup was very realistic. PJC]
6.An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up examination; as, the student took his make-up on Saturday. PJC]
7.(Printing)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. PJC]
8.(Printing)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. PJC]
make water(, v. i.1.(Naut.)To leak. 1913 Webster]
2.To urinate; -- a euphemism. 1913 Webster]
Make"weight`(, n.That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap. 1913 Webster]
make-workn.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 busywork. Syn. -- busywork. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8Ma"ki(?), n.[F., from native name.](Zo\'94l.)A lemur. See Lemur. 1913 Webster]
Mak"ing(?), n.1.The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power. 1913 Webster]
2.Composition, or structure. 1913 Webster]
3.a poem. [Obs.] Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
4.That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him. 1913 Webster]
Mak"ing-i`ron(?), n.A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in. 1913 Webster]
Mak"ing-up`(?), n.1.The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called proof. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of becoming reconciled or friendly. 1913 Webster]
makon.(Zool.)Same as mako shark. WordNet 1.5]
makomakon.A graceful deciduous shrub or small tree (Aristotelia serrata) having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine. Syn. -- New Zealand wine berry, wineberry, Aristotelia serrata, Aristotelia racemosa. WordNet 1.5]
mako sharkn.(Zool.)A powerful and fierce mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific, of the family Lamidae. WordNet 1.5]
Maksutov telescopen.A type of reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens. WordNet 1.5]
Mal-(m. A prefix in composition denoting ill, or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice. 1913 Webster]
male- is chiefly used in cases where the malediction, malefactor, maleficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in malfeasance or male-feasance, malformation or male-formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in maladministration, etc., the form mal is to be preferred, and is the one commonly employed. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma"la(?), n. pl.; pl. of Malum.[L.]Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law. 1913 Webster]
Mala in se[L.](Law), offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute. --
Mala prohibita[L.](Law), offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from mala in se, which are offenses at common law. 1913 Webster]
Mal"a*bar`(?), n.A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea. 1913 Webster]
Malabar nut(Bot.), the seed of an East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the Adhatoda Vasica, sometimes used medicinally. 1913 Webster]
malabar kinon.The reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus, used in medicine and tanning etc. Syn. -- East India kino, kino gum. WordNet 1.5]
Malacanthidaeprop. n.A natural family of short-headed marine fishes which are often brightly colored. Syn. -- family Malacanthidae. WordNet 1.5]
Mal`a*ca*tune"(?), n.See Melocoton. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lac"ca(?), n.A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. 1913 Webster]
malacca canen.(Bot.), A walking cane made from the stem of a species of palm of the genus Calamus (Calamus Scipionum), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays. 1913 Webster]
Mal"a*chite(?), n.[Fr. Gr. mala`chh a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F. malachite. Cf. Mallow.](Min.)Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure. 1913 Webster]
Green malachite, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. Blue malachite, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color. 1913 Webster]
Malachite green. See Emerald green, under Green, n. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cis*sa"tion(?), n.[L. malacissare to make soft, Gr. malaki`zein.]The act of making soft or supple. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal`a*cob*del"la(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + (Zo\'94l.)A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha. 1913 Webster]
Mal"a*co*derm(?), n.[Gr. malako`s soft + (Zo\'94l.)One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*col"o*gist(?), n.One versed in the science of malacology. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*col"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. malako`s soft + -logy: cf. F. malacologie.]The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal`a*cop"o*da(?), prop. n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + -poda.](Zo\'94l.)A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora. 1913 Webster]
Peripatus is the only known genus. See Peripatus. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*an(?), n.[Cf. F. malacopt\'82rygien.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Malacopterygii. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i(?), prop. n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + pte`ryx wing, fin, fr. ptero`n feather.](Zo\'94l.)An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Malacopterygii. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cos"te*on(?), n.[NL., Gr. fr. malako`s soft + 'oste`on bone.](Med.)A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cos"to*mous(?), a.[Gr. malako`s soft + (Zo\'94l.)Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal`a*cos"tra*ca(?), prop. n. pl.[NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + (Zo\'94l.)A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cos"tra*can(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Malacostraca. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy(?), n.[Malacostracan + -logy.]That branch of zo\'94logical science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also carcinology. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*cos"tra*cous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Malacostraca. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal`a*co*zo"a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + zo^,on an animal.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*co*zo"ic(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa. 1913 Webster]
Mal`ad*dress"(?), n.[Mal- + address.]Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one.W. D. Howells. 1913 Webster]
Mal`ad*just"ment(?), n.[Mal- + adjustment.]A bad adjustment. 1913 Webster]
Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion(?), n.[Mal- + administration.]Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs.[Written also maleadministration.] 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*droit"(?), a.[F. See Malice, and Adroit.]Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
mal"a*dy(m, n.; pl.Maladies(m.[F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick, OF. also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See Malice, and Habit.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind.Buckminster. 1913 Webster]
2.A moral or mental defect or disorder. 1913 Webster]
Love's a malady without a cure.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Mal"a*ga(m, n.A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal`a*gash"(?), n.Same as Malagasy. 1913 Webster]
Mal`a*gas"y(?), n. sing. & pl.A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the language. 1913 Webster]
Malagasy Republicprop. n.Former name of the Republic of Madagascar, a nation in Africa occupying the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean east of Mozambique. PJC]
\'d8Ma`laise"(?), n.[F., fr. mal ill + aise ease.](Med.)An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lam"ate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of malamic acid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma*lam"bo(?), n.[Pg.]A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo. 1913 Webster]
Mal`am*eth"ane(?), n.[Malamic + ethane.](Chem.)A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lam"ic(?), a.[Malic + amic.](Chem.)Of or designating an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lam"ide(?), n.[Malic + amide.](Chem.)The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine. 1913 Webster]
mal"an*ders(m, n. pl.[F. malandres, fr. L. malandria blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses.](Far.)A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders.[Written also mallenders.] 1913 Webster]
mal"a*pert(m, a.[OF. malapert unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; mal ill + apert open, adroit, intelligent, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire to open. See Malice, and Aperient.]Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert.Shak. -- n.A malapert person. 1913 Webster]
Are you growing malapert! Will you force me to make use of my authority ?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
-- Mal"a*pert`ly, adv. -- mal"a*pert`ness, n. 1913 Webster]
mal"a*prop*ism(?), n.[From Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan's drama, \'bd The Rivals,\'b8 who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See Malapropos.]A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used. 1913 Webster]
mal*ap"ro*pos`(?), a. & adv.[F. mal \'85 propos; mal evil + \'85 propos to the purpose.]Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal*ap`te*ru"rus(m, prop. n.[NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric.[Sometimes spelled Malopterurus.] 1913 Webster]
Malapterurus electricusprop. n.(Zool.)The species name of the electric catfish, a freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"lar(?), a.[L. mala the cheek: cf. F. malaire.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal. 1913 Webster]
ma"lar(?), n.(Anat.)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 malar bone. Syn. -- cheekbone, zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum. 1913 Webster]
malar bonen.Same as malar, n. PJC]
ma*la"ri*a(?), n.[It., contr. fr. malaaria bad air. See Malice, and Air.]1.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. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
infusorian). 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A human disease caused by infection of red blood cells by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, 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 Anopheles mosquito. 1913 Webster +PJC]
{ Ma*la"ri*al(?), Ma*la"ri*an(?), Ma*la"ri*ous(?) }, a.Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. 1913 Webster]
Malarial fever(Med.), 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 (intermittent fever), or only partially so (remittent fever); fever and ague; chills and fever. 1913 Webster]
malaria mosquito, malarial mosquiton.A mosquito that transmits the malaria parasite; it is most commonly the Anopheles mosquito. WordNet 1.5]
Malaria parasite. Any of several minute protozoans of the genus Plasmodium (syn. H\'91matozo\'94n) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles (which see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of the mosquito, produce malaria.The young parasites, or sporozoites, 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 merozoites. 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 Plasmodium vivax, producing tertian malaria; Plasmodium malari\'91, quartan malaria; and Plasmodium (subgenus Laverania) falciferum, the malarial fever of summer and autumn common in the tropics. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion(?), n.[Mal- + assimilation.](Physiol.)(a)Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food.(b)An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood. 1913 Webster]
Ma"late(?), n.[L. malum apple: cf. F. malate. See Malic.](Chem.)A salt of malic acid. 1913 Webster]
malawi kwachan.The kwacha, the monetary unit of Malawi. WordNet 1.5]
{ Ma"lax(?), Ma*lax"ate(?), }v. t.[L. malaxare, malaxatum, cf. Gr. malako`s soft: cf. F. malaxer.]To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Mal`ax*a"tion(?), n.[L. malaxatio: cf. F. malaxation.]The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters. [R.] 1913 Webster]
mal"ax*a`tor(?), n.One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Malaxisprop. n.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. Syn. -- genus Malaxis. WordNet 1.5]
Malaxis-unifolian.A North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals. Syn. -- green adder's mouth, Malaxis ophioglossoides. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*lay"(?), prop. n.One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago. 1913 Webster]
{ Ma*lay"(?), Ma*lay"an(?), }prop. a.Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n.The Malay language. 1913 Webster]
Malay apple(Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit. 1913 Webster]
Malayaprop. n.Formerly, an Asian country on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, now part of Malaysia. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"la*ya"lam(?), prop. n.The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil.Yule. 1913 Webster]
Malayan tapirn.(Zool.)A large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate (Tapirus indicus) of tropical America and Southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout. Syn. -- Indian tapir, Tapirus indicus. WordNet 1.5]
Malay Archipelagoprop. n.A group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia. WordNet 1.5]
Malayo-Polynesianadj.of or pertaining to Malayo-Polynesia. WordNet 1.5]
Malay Peninsulaprop. n.a peninsula in Southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Burma. WordNet 1.5]
Malaysiaprop. n.A country in Southeast Asia including the former nation of Malaya on the Malay Peninsula, and part of Borneo; sometimes still referred to as Malaya. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Malaysianadj.Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Malaysia or its people or their culture; as, Malaysian police cracked down hard on drug smugglers; Malaysian poetry. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Mal"brouck(?), n.[F.](Zo\'94l.)A West African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus). 1913 Webster]
Malcolmiaprop. n.A genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; native from the Mediterranean to Afghanistan. Syn. -- genus Malcolmia. WordNet 1.5]
Malcolm Littleprop. n.A militant American black nationalist leader, also called Malcolm X; (1925-1965). WordNet 1.5]
Malcolm stockn.Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia. WordNet 1.5]
Malcolm Xprop. n.See Malcolm Little. WordNet 1.5]
mal*con`for*ma"tion(?), n.[Mal- + conformation.]Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; ill form; disproportion of parts. 1913 Webster]
mal"con*tent`(?), a.[F., fr. mal ill + content. See Malice, Content.]discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government.[Written also malecontent.] 1913 Webster]
The famous malcontent earl of Leicester.Milner. 1913 Webster]
Mal"con*tent`, n.[F. malcontent.]One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who expresses his discontent by words or overt acts.Spenser.Berkeley. 1913 Webster]
mal`con*tent"ed(?), a.Malcontent. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
mal*da"ni*an(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of marine annelids of the genus Maldane, or family Maldanid\'91. They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud. 1913 Webster]
mal de mern.Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water; seasickness. Syn. -- seasickness, naupathia. WordNet 1.5]
Maldive Islandsprop. n.A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known as the Maldives. WordNet 1.5]
Maldiviann.A native or inhabitant of Maldives. Syn. -- Maldivan. WordNet 1.5]
Maldonprop. n.A battle in which the Danes defeated the East Saxons in 991; it is celebrated in an old English poem. Syn. -- battle of Maldon. WordNet 1.5]
Male, n.Same as Mail, a bag. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Male, a.[F. m\'83le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. Masculine, Marry, v. t.]1.Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
3.Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage. 1913 Webster]
4.Consisting of males; as, a male choir. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mech.)Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. 1913 Webster]
Male fern(Bot.), a fern of the genus Aspidium (Aspidium Filixmas), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. Aspidium marginale in America, and Aspidium athamanticum in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See Female fern, under Female. --
Male rhyme, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as laid, afraid, dismayed. See Female rhyme, under Female. --
Male screw(Mech.), a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw. --
Male thread, the thread of a male screw. 1913 Webster]
Male, n.1.An animal of the male sex. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A plant bearing only staminate flowers. 1913 Webster]
Ma*le"ate(?), n.A salt of maleic acid. 1913 Webster]
male"ber`ry, male" ber`ryn.1.(Bot.)A deciduous much-branched shrub (Lyonia ligustrina) with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers; also called swamp andromeda. Syn. -- privet andromeda, he-huckleberry, Lyonia ligustrina. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Bot.)A kind of coffee. See Pea berry. 1913 Webster]
male bodyn.The body of an adult human male; -- a term used especially in art; as, Da Vinci was unexcelled in painting the male body. Syn. -- adult male body, man's body. PJC]
Male*branch"ism(?), n.The philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French metaphysician. The fundamental doctrine of his system is that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God. 1913 Webster]
male chauvinismn.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 sexism. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
male chauvinistn.A man with a belief in the inferiority of women; one who believes in or practises male chavinism. Syn. -- sexist. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Mal`e*di"cen*cy(?), n.[L. maledicentia. See Maledicent.]Evil speaking. [Obs.] Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Mal`e*di"cent(?), a.[L. maledicens, p. pr. of maledicere to speak ill; male ill + dicere to say, speak. See Malice, and Diction.]Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Mal"e*dict(?), a.[L. maledictus, p. p. of maledicere.]Accursed; abominable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Mal`e*dic"tion, n.[L. maledictio: cf. F. mal\'82diction. See Maledicent.]A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction. 1913 Webster]
No malediction falls from his tongue.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation; anathema. -- Malediction, Curse, Imprecation, Execration. Malediction is the most general term, denoting bitter reproach, or wishes and predictions of evil. Curse implies the desire or threat of evil, declared upon oath or in the most solemn manner. Imprecation is literally the praying down of evil upon a person. Execration 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, execration being the strongest. 1913 Webster]
Mal`e*fac"tion(?), n.[See Malefactor.]A crime; an offense; an evil deed. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Mal`e*fac"tor(?), n.[L., fr. malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil + facere to do. See Malice, and Fact.]1.An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal. 1913 Webster]
2.One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Opposite of benefactor.H. Brooke.Fuller. 1913 Webster +PJC]
male fernn.A fern of North America and Europe (Dryopteris filix-mas) whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms. It is a member of the woodfern genus. WordNet 1.5]
Ma*lef"ic(?), a.[L. maleficus: cf. F. mal\'82fique. See Malefaction.]Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Mal"e*fice(?), n.[L. maleficium: cf. F. mal\'82fice. See Malefactor.]An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mal`e*fi"ci*ate(?), v. t.[LL. maleficiatus, p. p. of maleficiare to bewitch, fr. L. maleficium. See Malefice.]To bewitch; to harm. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
Ma*le"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. mal\'82ique. See Malic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series (maleic acid), metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid. 1913 Webster]
maleic acidn.(Chem.)An unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (HO.CO.CH=CH.CO.OH) of cis 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 trans conformation, is identical in chemical formula, is called fumaric acid.MI11 PJC]
Ma*len"gine(?), n.[OF. malengin; L. malus bad, evil + ingenium natural capacity. See Engine.]Evil machination; guile; deceit. [Obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
Ma"le*o(?), n.[From its native name.](Zo\'94l.)A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs. 1913 Webster]
Male-o"dor(?), n.See Malodor. 1913 Webster]
male orchisn.A Eurasian orchid (Orchis mascula) with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike. Syn. -- early purple orchid, Orchis mascula. WordNet 1.5]
male orgasmn.An orgasm in a male animal accompanied by the ejaculation of semen. WordNet 1.5]
male plugn.(Electricity)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. Syn. -- plug. WordNet 1.5]
Male"-spir`it*ed(?), a.Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Mal"et(?), n.[F. mallette, dim. of malle. See Mail a bag.]A little bag or budget. [Obs.] Shelton. 1913 Webster]
Male*treat"(?), v. t.See Maltreat. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lev"o*lence(?), n.[L. malevolentia. See Malevolent.]The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lev"o*lent(?), a.[L. malevolens, -entis; male ill + volens, p. pr. of velle to be willing or disposed, to wish. See Malice, and Voluntary.]Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune. 1913 Webster]
Mal*fea"sance(?), n.[F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See Malice, Feasible, and cf. Maleficence.](Law)The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.[Written also malefeasance.] 1913 Webster]
malfeasantn.One guilty of malfeasance. WordNet 1.5]
Mal`for*ma"tion(?), n.[Mal- + formation.]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. 1913 Webster +PJC]
malheur wire lettucen.(Bot.)A small mustardlike plant (Stephanomeria malheurensis) of Oregon, belonging to the family Cruciferae; it is a threatened species. WordNet 1.5]
Malianprop. a.1.Of or pertaining to Mali; as, Malian deserts. WordNet 1.5]
2.of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Mali; as, Malian nomads. WordNet 1.5]
Malianprop. n.A native or inhabitant of Mali. WordNet 1.5]
Mali francprop. n.The standard monetary unit in Mali and some other countries. WordNet 1.5]
Ma"lic(?), a.[L. malum an apple: cf. F. malique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid. 1913 Webster]
Malic acid, (Chem.)a hydroxy acid (HO.CO.CH2.CH(OH).CO.OH) obtained from unripe fruit (such as green apples, currants, tomatoes or cherries) 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. 1913 Webster +PJC]
mal"ice(m, n.[F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. me`las black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. Mauger.]1.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. \'bdNor set down aught in malice.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Envy, hatred, and malice are three distinct passions of the mind.Ld. Holt. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)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. 1913 Webster]
Malice aforethoughtor
Malice prepense, malice previously and deliberately entertained. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence. See Spite. -- Malevolence, Malignity, Malignancy. Malice is a stronger word than malevolence, which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while malice desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it about. Malignity is intense and deepseated malice. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging others. One who is malignant must be both malevolent and malicious; but a man may be malicious without being malignant. 1913 Webster]
Proud tyrants who maliciously destroy malignant joy.Somerville. 1913 Webster]
in some connections, malignity seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and malignancy to indications of this depravity, in temper and conduct in particular instances.Cogan. 1913 Webster]
Mal"ice, v. t.To regard with extreme ill will. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mal"i*cho(?), n.[Sp. malhecho; mal bad + hecho deed, L. factum. See Fact.]Mischief. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ma*li"cious(?), a.[Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L. malitiosus. See Malice.]1.Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity. 1913 Webster]
I grant him bloody, . . . malicious, smacking of every sin Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act. 1913 Webster]
Malicious abandonment, the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause.Burrill. --
Malicious prosecutionor
Malicious arrest(Law), a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
-- Ma*li"cious*ly, adv. -- Ma*li"cious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
malicious mischiefn.(Law), Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; -- it is an offense at common law.Wharton. Syn. -- vandalism, hooliganism. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
ma*lign"(?), a.[L. malignus, for maligenus, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth, race, kind: cf. F. malin, masc., maligne, fem. See Malice, Gender, and cf. Benign, Malignant.]1.Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign. 1913 Webster]
Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets. 1913 Webster]
3.Malignant; as, a malign ulcer. [R.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lign", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Maligned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Maligning.][Cf. L. malignare. See Malign, a.]To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods, or murdering them.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse. 1913 Webster]
To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling.South. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lign", v. i.To entertain malice. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
{ Ma*lig"nance(?), Ma*lig"nan*cy , }n.[See Malignant.]1.The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward evil; intense ill will; as, malignancy of heart. 1913 Webster]
2.Unfavorableness; evil nature. 1913 Webster]
The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner yours.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence:(Med.)A cancerous tumor that is spreading beyond the point of origin. Syn. -- malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor. WordNet 1.5]
5.The state of being a malignant. 1913 Webster]
ma*lig"nant(?), a.[L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See Malign, and cf. Benignant.]1.Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious. 1913 Webster]
A malignant and a turbaned Turk.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious. \'bdMalignant care.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Some malignant power upon my life.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Something deleterious and malignant as his touch.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria. 1913 Webster]
Malignant pustule(Med.), a very contagious disease produced by infection of subcutaneous tissues with the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. 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 charbon; in man it is called cutaneous anthrax, and formerly was sometimes called simply anthrax. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ma*lig"nant(?), n.1.A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Hist.)One of the adherents of Charles I. or Charles II.; -- so called by the opposite party. 1913 Webster]
malignant anemian.(Med.)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 pernicious anemia. WordNet 1.5]
malignant melanoman.(Med.), Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes; called also melanoma. It is classed as a type of skin cancer. WordNet 1.5]
malignant neoplasmn.(Med.), Same as malignancy{4}. Syn. -- malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor. WordNet 1.5]
malignant tumorn.(Med.), Same as malignancy{4}. Syn. -- malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor. WordNet 1.5]
ma*lig"nant*ly, adv.In a malignant manner. 1913 Webster]
malignedadj.Assailed with contemptuous language. Syn. -- reviled. WordNet 1.5]
ma*lign"er(?), n.One who maligns. 1913 Webster]
ma*lig"ni*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Malignified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Malignifying(?).][L. malignus malign + -fy.]To make malign or malignant. [R.] \'bdA strong faith malignified.\'b8 Southey. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lig"ni*ty(?), n.[F. malignit\'82, L. malignitas.]1.The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite. 1913 Webster]
2.Virulence; deadly quality. 1913 Webster]
His physicians discerned an invincible malignity in his disease.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
3.Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Malice. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lign"ly(?), adv.In a malign manner; with malignity. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lin"ger(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.MAlingered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Malingering.]To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lin"ger*er(?), n.[F. malingre sickly, weakly, prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. aeger.]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. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lin"ger*y(?), n.The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering. 1913 Webster]
Mal"i*son(?), n.[OF. maleicon, L. maledictio. See Malediction, and cf. Benison.]Malediction; curse; execration. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
God's malison on his head who this gainsays.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Mal"kin(?), n.[Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf. Grimalkin.][Written also maukin.]1.Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant. 1913 Webster]
3.A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Mil.)A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon. 1913 Webster]
Mall(m, n.[Written also maul.][OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. Malleus.]1.A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A heavy blow. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall.Cotton. 1913 Webster]
4.A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. 1913 Webster]
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 Mall.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Mall(m, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Malled(m; p. pr. & vb. n.Malling.][Cf. OF. mailler. See Mall beetle, and cf. Malleate.]To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul. 1913 Webster]
Mall(m, n.[LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. m\'91, me, assembly, m to speak, Goth. ma market place.]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. Hence: (a)A court of justice.(b)A place where justice is administered.(c)A place where public meetings are held. 1913 Webster]
Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls, ceased.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Mall(m, n.1.A public access area containing a promenade for pedestrians; as, to gather near the Washington monument on the mall in Washington. PJC]
2.The paved or grassy strip between two roadways. PJC]
3.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 shopping mall PJC]
Mal"lard(?), n.[F. malari,fr. m\'83le male + -art = -ard. See Male, a., and -ard.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A drake; the male of Anas boschas. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead. 1913 Webster]
Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty(?), n.[CF. F. mall\'82abilit\'82.]The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Mal"le*a*ble(?), a.[F. mall\'82able, fr. LL. malleare to hammer. See Malleate.]1.Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals. 1913 Webster]
2.Capable of being influenced to behave as desired; tractable; -- used mostly of children. PJC]
Malleable iron, iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under Iron. --
Malleable iron castings, 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. 1913 Webster]
Mal"le*a*ble*ize(?), v. t.To make malleable. 1913 Webster]
Mal"le*a*ble*ness, n.Quality of being malleable. 1913 Webster]
Mal"le*al(?), a.(Anat.)Pertaining to the malleus. 1913 Webster]
Mal"le*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Malleated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Malleating(?).][L. malleatus hammered, fr. malleus a hammer. See Mall, v. t.]To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf. 1913 Webster]
Mal`le*a"tion(?), n.[LL. malleatio: cf. OF. mall\'82ation.]The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating. 1913 Webster]
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mal"le*cho(m, n.Same as Malicho. 1913 Webster]
mal"lee(?), n.[Native name.]1.(Bot.)A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin stems springing from a thickened stock. The most common species are Eucalyptus dumosa and Eucalyptus Gracilis. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee. [Australia] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mal*lee" bird`(?). (Zo\'94l.)[From native name.]The leipoa, or Australian moundbird; it incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds. See Leipoa. Syn. -- mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa ocellata. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
mallee fowln.(Zo\'94l.), Same as mallee bird (Leipoa ocellata). See also Leipoa. WordNet 1.5]
mallee henn.(Zo\'94l.), The adult female of the mallee fowl (Leipoa ocellata). See Leipoa. WordNet 1.5]
Mal"len*ders(?), n. pl.(Far.)Same as Malanders. 1913 Webster]
Mal*le"o*lar(?), a.[See Malleolus.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal*le"*o*lus(?), n.; pl.Malleoli(#).[L., dim. of malleus hammer.]1.(Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.\'bd A layer, \'b8 a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through. 1913 Webster]
Mal"let(?), n.[F. maillet, dim. of mail. See Mall a beetle.]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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal"le*us(?), n.; pl.Mallei(#).[L., hammer. See Mall a beetle.]1.(Anat.)The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal*loph"a*ga(m, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. mallo`s a lock of wool + fagei^n to eat.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mal*lo"tus(?), n.[NL., fr Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait for cod. 1913 Webster]
{ Mal"low(?), Mal"lows(?), }n.[OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften, malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. Mauve, Malachite.](Bot.)A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous. 1913 Webster]
Malva sylvestris) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow (Malva Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea), musk mallow (Malva moschata), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow (Malva crispa), are less commonly seen. 1913 Webster]
Indian mallow. See Abutilon. --
Jew's mallow, a plant (Corchorus olitorius) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria. --
Marsh mallow. See under Marsh. 1913 Webster]
mallow familyn.(Bot.)The natural family Malvaceae, a dilleniid dicot family consisting of herbs and shrubs and some trees, and including the mallows, cotton, and okra. WordNet 1.5]
mal"low*wort`(?), n.(Bot.)Any plant of the order Malvace\'91. 1913 Webster]
{ Malm(?), Malm"brick`(?), }n.[Cf. AS. mealm sand.]A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk. 1913 Webster]
mal"ma(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A spotted trout (Salvelinus malma), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also Dolly Varden trout, bull trout, red-spotted trout, and golet. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Mal"mag(?), n.[F., from native name in Madagascar.](Zo\'94l.)The tarsius, or spectral lemur. 1913 Webster]
Malm"sey(?), n.[OE. malvesie, F. malvoisie, It. malvasia, malavagia, fr. Malvasia, or Napoli di Malvasia, in the Morea.]A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.Shak. 1913 Webster]
mal`nu*tri"tion(?), n.[Mal- + nutrition.](Physiol.)Faulty or imperfect nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced food intake. 1913 Webster]
Mal*ob`ser*va"tion(?), n.[Mal- + observation.]Erroneous observation.J. S Mill. 1913 Webster]
mal*o"dor(?), n.An offensive odor. 1913 Webster]
mal*o"dor*ous(?), a.Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling. -- mal*o"dor*ous*ness. n.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
mal*o"dor*ous*nessn.The attribute of having a strong offensive smell. Syn. -- stinkiness, foulness, rankness. WordNet 1.5]
mal"o*nate(?), a.(Chem.)A salt of malonic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ma*lon"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, a dicarboxylic acid produced artifically as a white crystalline substance, CH2.(CO2H)2, and so called because obtained by the oxidation of malic acid. 1913 Webster]
malonylurean.A white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; it is used in preparing barbiturate drugs. Syn. -- barbituric acid. WordNet 1.5]
malopen.A Western Mediterranean annual (Malope trifida) having deep purple-red flowers subtended by three large cordate bracts. Syn. --Malope trifida. WordNet 1.5]
Malopterurusprop. n.[NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.](Zo\'94l.)A variant spelling of Malapterurus. PJC]
Malosmaprop. n.A genus having only one species; often included in the genus Rhus. Syn. -- genus Malosma. WordNet 1.5]
Mal"pais`(?), n.[Cf. Sp. mal, malo, bad, and pa\'a1s country.](Geol.)The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [Southwestern U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Mal*pi"ghi*a(?), n.[NL. See Malpighian.](Bot.)A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia glabra (formerly Malpighia urens) are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries. 1913 Webster]
Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous(?), a.(Bot.)Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiace\'91), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests. 1913 Webster]
Malpighia glabraprop. n.(Bot.)THe species name of the acerola, also called barbados cherry, a tropical American shrub bearing edible cherrylike acid red fruit. Syn. -- barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry. WordNet 1.5]
Mal*pi"ghi*an(?), a.(Anat.)Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. 1913 Webster]
Malpighian capsulesor
Malpighian corpuscles(Anatomy), the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney. --
Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen, masses of adenoid tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery. 1913 Webster]
malpighian bodyn.(Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called malpighian corpuscle and Malpighian capsule. WordNet 1.5]
Mal*prac"tice(?), n.[Mal- + practice.]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.[Written also malepractice.] 1913 Webster]
Malt(m, n.[AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. Melt.]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. 1913 Webster]
Malt, a.Relating to, containing, or made with, malt. 1913 Webster]
Malt liquor, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt. --
Malt dust, fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; -- used as a fertilizer. \'bd Malt dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain.\'b8 Sir H. Davy. --
Malt floor, a floor for drying malt. --
Malt house, or
Malthouse, a house in which malt is made. --
Malt kiln, a heated chamber for drying malt. 1913 Webster]
Malt, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Malted: p. pr. & vb. n.Malting.]To make into malt; as, to malt barley. 1913 Webster]
Malt, v. i.To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Maltan.1.A country on the island of Malta. WordNet 1.5]
2.An island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. WordNet 1.5]
malta fevern.(Med.)An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products from infected domestic animals; called also brucellosis and undulant fever. WordNet 1.5]
Mal"ta*lent(?), n.[F. See Malice, and Talent.]Ill will; malice. [Obs.] Rom. of R.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
maltasen.(Biochem.)An enzyme, PJC]
maltedn.1.Same as malted milk{1}. WordNet 1.5]
malted milkn.1.A milkshake made with malt powder; also called simply a malted. WordNet 1.5]
2.A powder made of dried milk and malted cereals. WordNet 1.5]
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Mal*tese"(?), a.Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl.A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta. 1913 Webster]
Maltese cross. See Illust. 5, of Cross. --
Maltese dog(Zo\'94l.), a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta. 1913 Webster]
maltese catn.(Zo\'94l.), A short-haired bluish-gray breed of the domestic cat. WordNet 1.5]
2.A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center. See illustration under cross. WordNet 1.5]
Maltese dogn.(Zool.)A breed of toy dog having a long straight silky white coat; also called a Maltese. WordNet 1.5]
maltese poundn.The monetary unit of Malta. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Mal"tha(m, n.[L., fr. Gr. ma`lqa.]1.A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor. 1913 Webster]
2.Mortar. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Malthusprop. n.Thomas Robert Malthus, an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834). Syn. -- Thomas Malthus, Thomas Robert Malthus. WordNet 1.5]
Mal*thu"sian(?), a.Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. Malthus, or conforming to his views; as, Malthusian theories. See Malthus. 1913 Webster]
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Mal*thu"sian, n.A follower of Malthus. 1913 Webster]
Mal*thu"sian*ism(?), n.The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population. See Malthusian. 1913 Webster]
malthusian theoryn.Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence; Malthusianism. See Malthusian. WordNet 1.5]
{ Malt"in(?), Malt"ine(?), }n.(Physiol. Chem.)The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt. 1913 Webster]
Malt"ing(?), n.The process of making, or of becoming malt. 1913 Webster]
malt liquorn.An alcoholic drink made with malt. WordNet 1.5]
Malt"man(?), n.; pl.Maltmen(.A man whose occupation is to make malt. 1913 Webster]
Mal*ton"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also gluconic or dextronic acid. See Gluconic. 1913 Webster]
Malt"ose`(m, n.[From Malt.](Biochem.)A crystalline disaccharide (C12H22O11) formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also maltobiose and malt sugar. Chemically it is 4-O-. It rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right than does dextrose and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power. 1913 Webster +PJC]
mal*treat"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Maltreated; p. pr. & vb. n.Maltreating.][Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.]To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly. 1913 Webster]
mal*treat"ment(?), n.; [Cf. F. maltraitement.]Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse. Syn. -- ill-treatment. 1913 Webster]
Malt"ster(?), n.A maltman.Swift. 1913 Webster]
malt sugarn.Same as maltose. PJC]
malt whiskey, malt whiskyn.A whiskey distilled in Scotland (esp. whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still); Scotch whisky. Syn. -- Scotch, Scotch-whiskey, Scotch whisky. WordNet 1.5]
malt"y(?), a.Containing, or like, malt.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma"lum(?), n.; pl.Mala(#).[L.]An evil. See Mala. 1913 Webster]
Malvaprop. n.A genus of herbs and subshrubs including the mallows. Syn. -- genus Malva. WordNet 1.5]
Malvaceaeprop. n.A natural family of herbs and shrubs and some trees, including the mallows, cotton, and okra; the mallow family. Syn. -- family Malvaceae, mallow family. WordNet 1.5]
Mal*va"ceous(?), a.[L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See Mallow.](Bot.)Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Malvace\'91), 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 Bombacaceae, which is included with the Malvaceae in the order Malvales. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Malvalesn.A natural order of plants including the families Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Sterculiaceae, and Tiliaceae. Syn. -- order Malvales. WordNet 1.5]
Malva neglectaprop. n.(Bot.)The species name of the common mallow, an annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in U.S.. WordNet 1.5]
malvasian.A sweet grape used to make malmsey wine. WordNet 1.5]
Malvastrumn.A genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera. Syn. -- genus Malvastrum. WordNet 1.5]
Malva sylvestrisprop. n.(Bot.)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. Syn. -- tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower. WordNet 1.5]
Malvaviscusn.A small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows. Syn. -- genus Malvaviscus. WordNet 1.5]
Mal`ver*sa"tion(?), n.[F., fr. malverser to be corrupt in office, fr. L. male ill + versari to move about, to occupy one's self, vertere to turn. See Malice, and Verse.]Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office. 1913 Webster]
Mal"ve*sie(?), n.Malmsey wine. See Malmsey. \'bd A jub of malvesye.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Mam(m, n.[Abbrev. fr. mamma.]Mamma. 1913 Webster]
Ma*ma"(?), n.See Mamma. 1913 Webster]
Mam"a*luke(?), n.Same as Mameluke. 1913 Webster]
mama's boyn.Same as mamma's boy. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Mam"e*lon(?), n.[F.]A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.Westmin. Rev. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mam`e*lu"co(?), n.[Pg.]A child born of a white father and Indian mother. [S. Amer.] 1913 Webster]
Mam"e*luke(?), n.[F. mamelouk, cf. Sp. mameluco, It. mammalucco; all fr. Ar. maml a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in one's power, p. p. of malaka to possesses.]One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811. 1913 Webster]
Mam*ma"(?), n.[Reduplicated from the infantine word ma, influenced in spelling by L. mamma.]Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.[Written also mama.] 1913 Webster]
Tell tales papa and mamma.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Mam"ma(?), n.; pl.Mamm\'91(#).[L. mamma breast.](Anat.)A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; udder; bag. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mal(?), n.; pl.Mammals(#).[L. mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. F. mammal.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Mammalia. 1913 Webster]
Age of mammals. See under Age, n., 8. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mam*ma"li*a(?), n. pl.[NL., from L. mammalis. See Mammal.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
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I. Placentalia. This subclass embraces all the higher orders, including man. In these the fetus is attached to the uterus by a placenta. 1913 Webster]
II. Marsupialia. 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. 1913 Webster]
III. Monotremata. In this group, which includes the genera Echidna and Ornithorhynchus, 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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Mam*ma"li*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals. 1913 Webster]
Mam`ma*lif"er*ous(?), a.[Mammal + -ferous.](Geol.)Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata. 1913 Webster]
Mam`ma*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to mammalogy. 1913 Webster]
Mam*mal"o*gist(?), n.[Cf. F. mammalogiste.]One versed in mammalogy. 1913 Webster]
Mam*mal"o*gy(?), n.[Mamma breast + -logy: cf. f. mammalogie.]The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See Mammalia. 1913 Webster]
Mam"ma*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. mammaire.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the mamm\'91 or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins. 1913 Webster]
mammary glandn.The milk-secreting organ of female mammals. Syn. -- mamma. WordNet 1.5]
mama's boyn.A boy excessively attached to his mother; a boy lacking the usual masculine interests; also spelled mamma's boy. Syn. -- mother's boy. WordNet 1.5]
Mammean.A genus of American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit. Syn. -- genus Mammea. WordNet 1.5]
Mammea americanan.(Bot.)The speciaes name for the mammee tree. WordNet 1.5]
Mam*mee", Mam*mee" tree`(?), n.[Haitian mamey.](Bot.)A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea (Mammea Americana); also, its fruit, called the mammee apple. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple. Syn. -- mammee apple, mammee, mamey, Mammea americana. 1913 Webster]
mammee applen.(Bot.)A tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having edible fruit (the mammee apple) with a leathery rind. Syn. -- mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana. WordNet 1.5]
2.The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree (Mammea americana), having a thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh. WordNet 1.5]
Mam"mer(?), v. i.[Cf. G. memme coward, poltroon.]To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mam"met(?), n.[See Mawmet.]An idol; a puppet; a doll. [Obs.] Selden.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mi*fer(?), n.[NL. See Mammiferous.](Zo\'94l.)A mammal. See Mammalia. 1913 Webster]
Mam*mif"er*ous(?), a.[Mamma breast + -ferous: cf. F. mammif\'8are.]Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mi*form(?), a.[Mamma breast + -form: cf. F. mammiforme.]Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mamm\'91. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Mam*mil"la(?), n.; pl.Mammil\'91(#).[L., dim. of mamma a breast.](Anat.)The nipple. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mil*la*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. mammilaire. See Mammilla.]1.Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances. 1913 Webster]
{ Mam"mil*late(?), Mam"mil*la`ted(?), }a.[See Mammilla.]1.Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mamm\'91. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Bounded like a nipple; -- said of the apex of some shells. 1913 Webster]
Mam*mil"li*form(?), a.[Mammilla + -form.]Having the form of a mammilla. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mil*loid(?), a.[Mammilla + -oid.]Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mock(?), n.[Ir. & Gael. mam a round hill + -ock.]A shapeless piece; a fragment. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mam"mock, v. t.To tear to pieces. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mo*dis(?), n.[F. mamoudis, fr. Hind. mahm a muslin.]Coarse plain India muslins. 1913 Webster]
Mam*mol"o*gy(?), n.[Mamma + -logy.]Mastology. See Mammalogy. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mon(m, n.[L. mammona, Gr. mammwna^s riches, Syr. mam; cf. Heb. matm a hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. t\'beman to hide.]Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified. 1913 Webster]
Ye can not serve God and Mammon.Matt. vi. 24. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mon*ish, a.Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mon*ism(?), n.Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mon*ist, n.A mammonite. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mon*ite(?), n.One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Mam`mon*i*za"tion(?), n.The process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence of mammonism. 1913 Webster]
Mam"mon*ize(?), v. t.To make mammonish. 1913 Webster]
Mam*mose"(?), a.[L. mammosus having large breasts, mamma breast.](Bot.)Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped. 1913 Webster]
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Mam"moth(m, n.[Russ. m\'83mont, m\'a0mant, fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.](Zo\'94l.)An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Mammuthus primigenius formerly Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man. 1913 Webster]
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Mam"moth(m, a.Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox. 1913 Webster]
mam"mo*thrept(m, n.[Gr. mammo`qreptos; ma`mma grandmother + tre`pein to nourish.]A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child. [R.] 1913 Webster]
O, you are a more mammothrept in judgment.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Mammuthusprop. n.An extinct genus comprising the mammoths. Syn. -- genus Mammuthus. WordNet 1.5]
Mammuthus primigeniusprop. n.(Zool.)The species name for the woolly mammoth, a very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the Northern hemisphere. Syn. -- woolly mammoth, northern mammoth. WordNet 1.5]
Mammutidaeprop. n.An extinct natural family of mammals, comprising the mastodons. Syn. -- family Mammutidae, family Mastodontidae. WordNet 1.5]
mam"my(m, n.; pl.mammies(m.A child's name for mamma, mother. 1913 Webster]
mamoncillon.A tropical American tree (Melicocca bijuga, or Melicocca bijugatus) bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp. Syn. -- Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, genip, ginep, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Mam"zer(?), n.[Heb. m\'a0mz.]A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.Deut. xxiii. 2 (Douay version). 1913 Webster]
Man(m, n.; pl.Men(m.[AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. Minx a pert girl.]1.A human being; -- opposed to beast. 1913 Webster]
These men went about wide, and man found they none, R. of Glouc. 1913 Webster]
The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast!W. C. Fields PJC]
2.Especially:An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child. 1913 Webster]
When I became a man, I put away childish things.I Cor. xiii. 11. 1913 Webster]
Ceneus, a woman once, and once a man.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.The human race; mankind. 1913 Webster]
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion.Gen. i. 26. 1913 Webster]
The proper study of mankind is man.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.The male portion of the human race. 1913 Webster]
Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than man to the discharge of parental duties.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
5.One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the elements man!\'b8Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject. 1913 Webster]
Like master, like man.Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
7.A term of familiar address at one time implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose! 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, hey, man! You want to go to a movie tonight?. [Informal] 1913 Webster +PJC]
8.A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife. 1913 Webster]
I pronounce that they are man and wife.Book of Com. Prayer. 1913 Webster]
every wife ought to answer for her man.Addison. 1913 Webster]
9.One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun. 1913 Webster]
A man can not make him laugh.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A man would expect to find some antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman ship.Addison. 1913 Webster]
10.One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played. 1913 Webster]
Man is often used as a prefix in composition, or as a separate adjective, its sense being usually self-explaining; as, man child, man eater or maneater, man-eating, man hater or manhater, man-hating, manhunter, man-hunting, mankiller, man-killing, man midwife, man pleaser, man servant, man-shaped, manslayer, manstealer, man-stealing, manthief, man worship, etc. Man 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; ashman, butterman, laundryman, lumberman, milkman, fireman, repairman, showman, waterman, woodman. Where the combination is not familiar, or where some specific meaning of the compound is to be avoided, man is used as a separate substantive in the foregoing sense; as, apple man, cloth man, coal man, hardware man, wood man (as distinguished from woodman). 1913 Webster]
Man ape(Zo\'94l.), a anthropoid ape, as the gorilla. --
Man at arms, a designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for a soldier fully armed. --
Man engine, a mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances;specifically(Mining), 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. --
Man Friday, a person wholly subservient to the will of another, like Robinson Crusoe's servant Friday. --
Man of straw, a puppet; one who is controlled by others; also, one who is not responsible pecuniarily. --
Man-of-the earth(Bot.), a twining plant (Ipom\'d2a pandurata) with leaves and flowers much like those of the morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous root. --
Man of sin(Script.), one who is the embodiment of evil, whose coming is represented (2 Thess. ii. 3) as preceding the second coming of Christ. [A Hebraistic expression] --
Man of war. (a)A warrior; a soldier. Shak.(b)(Naut.)See in the Vocabulary.(c)See Portuguese man-of-war under man-of-war and also see Physalia. --
Man-stopping bullet(Mil.), 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 hollow-nosed bullets, soft-nosed bullets and hollow-point bullets are classed as man-stopping. The dumdum bullet or dumdum is another well-known variety. Such bullets were originally designed for wars with savage tribes. --
To be one's own man, to have command of one's self; not to be subject to another. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Man(m, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Manned(m; p. pr. & vb. n.Manning.]1.To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort. 1913 Webster]
See how the surly Warwick mans the wall !Shak. 1913 Webster]
They man their boats, and all their young men arm.Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. \'bdTheodosius having manned his soul with proper reflections.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.To tame, as a hawk. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To furnish with a servant or servants. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
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To man a yard(Naut.), to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail. --
To man the yards(Naut.), to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect. 1913 Webster]
Man"ace(?), n. & v.Same as Menace. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Man"a*cle(?), n.[OE. manicle, OF. manicle, F. manicle sort glove, manacle, L. manicula a little hand, dim. of manus hand; cf. L. manica sleeve, manacle, fr. manus. See Manual.]A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand.Ecclus. xxi. 19. 1913 Webster]
Man"a*cle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Manacled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Manacling(?).]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. 1913 Webster]
Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle and shackle him hand and foot ?Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Man"age(?), n.[F. man\'8age, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m\'82nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See Manual, and cf. Manege.]The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Down, down I come; like glistering Pha\'89thon manage of unruly jades.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl.Shak. 1913 Webster]
manege; in its more general meaning, by management. 1913 Webster]
Man"age(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Managed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Managing(?).][From Manage, n.]1.To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. 1913 Webster]
Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, Esp.:to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. 1913 Webster]
It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects.Addison. 1913 Webster]
It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant.Bp. Hurd. 1913 Webster]
3.To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. 1913 Webster]
4.To treat with care; to husband.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
-- Man"age*a*ble*ness, n. -- Man"age*a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
managed economyn.A non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices. WordNet 1.5]
Man"age*less, a.Unmanageable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Man"age*ment(?), n.[From Manage, v.]1.The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management of a business enterprise; the management of state affairs. \'bdThe management of the voice.\'b8 E. Porter. 1913 Webster]
He had great managements with ecclesiastics.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense. 1913 Webster]
Mark with what management their tribes divide Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers. 1913 Webster]
management consultantn.An adviser to business about efficient management practices. WordNet 1.5]
management personneln. pl.Personnel having ovrall planning and direction responsibilities. WordNet 1.5]
Man"a*ger(?), n.1.One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater. 1913 Webster]
A skillful manager of the rabble.South. 1913 Webster]
2.A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist. 1913 Webster]
A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a manager of his treasure.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
3.A contriver; an intriguer.Shak. 1913 Webster]
manageressn.A woman manager. WordNet 1.5]
Man`a*ge"ri*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to management or a manager; as, managerial qualities. \'bdManagerial responsibility.\'b8 C. Bront\'82. 1913 Webster]
Man"a*ger*ship(?), n.The office or position of a manager. 1913 Webster]
Man"age*ry(?), n.[Cf. OF. menagerie, mesnagerie. See Manage, n., and cf. Menagerie.]1.Management; manner of using; conduct; direction. 1913 Webster]
managing directorn.A person who manages a busness though not the owner or chief executive. Syn. -- director, manager. PJC + WordNet 1.5]
managing editorn.The editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine. WordNet 1.5]
Man"a*kin(?), n.[Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Piprid\'91. 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. 1913 Webster]
Man"a*kin, n.A dwarf. See Manikin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Manannanprop. n.(Irish mythology)The Irish god of the sea; son of Ler. WordNet 1.5]
man and wifen.A man and woman who are married to each other; a married couple. WordNet 1.5]
man-at-armsn.; pl.men-at-arms(?). A heavily armed and sometimes mounted soldier in medieval times. WordNet 1.5]
man`a*tee"(?), n.[Sp. manat\'a1, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. Lamantin.](Zo\'94l.)Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called also sea cow.[Written also manaty, manati.] 1913 Webster]
Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (Trichechus Americanus) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (Trichechus latirostris) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of Trichechus Americanus. 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 endangered species. 1913 Webster]
Ma*na"tion(?), n.[L. manatio, fr. manare to flow.]The act of issuing or flowing out. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Man"bote`(?), n.[AS. man man, vassal + b recompense.](Anglo-Saxon Law)A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).Spelman. 1913 Webster]
Man"ca(?), n.[LL.]See Mancus. 1913 Webster]
Manche(?), n.[Also maunch.][F. manche, fr. L. manica. See Manacle.]A sleeve. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Manchester terrierprop. n.A breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester England. Syn. -- black-and-tan terrier. WordNet 1.5]
Man"chet(?), n.Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread. [Archaic] Bacon. Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Man`chi*neel"(?), n.[Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.](Bot.)A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple. 1913 Webster]
Bastard manchineel, a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.Lindley. 1913 Webster]
Man*chu"(?), a.[Written also Manchoo, Mantchoo, etc.]Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus. 1913 Webster]
Man"ci*pate(?), v. t.[L. mancipatus, p. p. of mancipare to sell. Cf. Emancipate.]To enslave; to bind; to restrict. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Man"ci*ple(?), n.[From OF. mancipe slave, servant (with l inserted, as in participle), fr. L. mancipium. See Mancipate.]A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Man*co"na bark`(?). See Sassy bark. 1913 Webster]
Man"cus(?), n.[AS.]An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money. 1913 Webster]
-man`cy(?). [Gr. -mancie.]A combining form denoting divination; as, aleuromancy, chiromancy, necromancy, etc. 1913 Webster]
Mand(?), n.A demand. [Obs.] See Demand. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Man*da"mus(?), n.[L., we command, fr. mandare to command.](Law)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. 1913 Webster]
Man`da*rin"(?), n.[Pg. mandarim, from Malay mantr\'c6 minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.]1.A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A powerful government official or bureaucrat, especially one who is pedantic and has a strong sense of his own importance and privelege. PJC]
3.Hence: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. PJC]
5.The form of the Chinese language spoken by members of the Chinese Imperial Court an officials of the empire. PJC]
6.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. PJC]
7.(Bot.)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 (Citrus reticulata formerly Citrus nobilis); called also mandarin orange and tangerine. 1913 Webster]
Mandarin language, the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China. --
Mandarin yellow(Chem.), an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline. 1913 Webster]
Man`da*rin"ate(?), n.The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.S. W. Williams. 1913 Webster]
mandarin duckn.A showy crested Asiatic duck (Aix galericulata, formerly Dendronessa galericulata), often domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
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Man`da*rin"ic(?), a.Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin. 1913 Webster]
Man`da*rin"ing, n.(Dyeing)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.Tomlinson. 1913 Webster]
Man`da*rin"ism(?), n.A government by mandarins (senses 1 or 2); character or spirit of the mandarins{2}.F. Lieder. 1913 Webster]
man`da*rin" or"ange(?), n.1.A shrub or small tree (Citrus reticulata) 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. Syn. -- mandarin orange tree. WordNet 1.5]
2.Same as mandarin{7}. 1913 Webster]
Man"da*ta*ry(?), n.[L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See Mandate.]1.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.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Man"date(?), n.[L. mandatum, fr. mandare to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; manus hand + dare to give: cf. F. mandat. See Manual, Date a time, and cf. Commend, Maundy Thursday.]1.An official or authoritative command, order, or authorization from a superior official to a subordinate; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept. 1913 Webster]
This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear mandates, and her words you hear.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:(Politics)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. PJC]
3.Hence:Authorization by a multinational body to a nation to administer the government and affairs of a territory, usually a former colony; as, termination of the British mandate in Palestine. PJC]
4.(Canon Law)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. 1913 Webster]
5.(Scots Law)A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous.Erskine. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Man*da"tor(?), n.[L.]1.A director; one who gives a mandate or order.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
2.(Rom. Law)The person who employs another to perform a mandate.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Man"da*to*ry(?), a.[L. mandatorius.]1.Containing a command; preceptive; directory. 1913 Webster]
2.Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority. PJC]
3.(Law)Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract. PJC]
Man"da*to*ry, n.Same as Mandatary. 1913 Webster]
Man"del*ate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of mandelic acid. 1913 Webster]
Man*del"ic(?), a.[G. mandel almond.](Chem.)Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid. 1913 Webster]
Man"der(?), v. t. & i.See Maunder. 1913 Webster]
Man"der*il(?), n.A mandrel. 1913 Webster]
Man"di*ble(?), n.[L. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Manger.]1.(Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera. 1913 Webster]
Man*dib"u*lar(?), a.[Cf. F. mandibulaire.]Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible. -- n.The principal mandibular bone; the mandible. 1913 Webster]
Mandibular arch(Anat.), the most anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is developed. 1913 Webster]
mandibular jointn.(anatomy)The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone. Syn. -- temporomandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis. WordNet 1.5]
{ Man*dib"u*late(?), Man*dib"u*la`ted(?), }a.(Zo\'94l.)Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects. 1913 Webster]
Man*dib"u*late(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An insect having mandibles. 1913 Webster]
Man`di*bu"li*form(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxill\'91 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting. 1913 Webster]
Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid(?), a.(Anat.)Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them. 1913 Webster]
man"dil(m, n.[OF. mandil; cf. Sp. & Pg. mandil a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. mandil tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. mandh`lion, fr. L. mantile, mantele. See Mantle.]A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries. 1913 Webster]
Man*do"la(?), n.[It. See Mandolin.](Mus.)An instrument closely resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Man"do*lin, Man"do*line }(?), n.[F. mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura. See Bandore.](Mus.)A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute. 1913 Webster]
Man"dore(?), n.[See Mandolin, and Bandore.](Mus.)A kind of four-stringed lute. 1913 Webster]
Man*drag"o*ra(?), n.[L., mandragoras the mandrake.](Bot.)A genus of plants; the mandrake. See Mandrake, 1. 1913 Webster]
Man*drag"o*rite(?), n.One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake. 1913 Webster]
man"drake(m, n.[AS. mandragora, L. mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandrago`ras: cf. F. mandragore.]1.(Bot.)A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region. 1913 Webster]
And shrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth, Shak. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Bot.)The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under May, and Podophyllum. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
mandrake rootn.The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic; as a substance it is also called mandrake. WordNet 1.5]
Man"drel(?), n.[F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL. mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.](Mach.)(a)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.(b)The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.[Written also manderil and mandril.] 1913 Webster]
Mandrel lathe, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning. 1913 Webster]
mandriln.any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts.[Written also manderil and mandrel.] Syn. -- spindle, mandrel, arbor. WordNet 1.5]
man"drill(m, n.[Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape.](Zo\'94l.)A large West African baboon (Papio sphinx syn. Mandrillus sphinx, formerly Cynocephalus mormon syn. Papio mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red. It is an endangered species. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Manducaprop. n.A genus of moths whose larvae are hornworms. Syn. -- genus Manduca. WordNet 1.5]
Man"du*ca*ble(?), a.[Cf. F. manducable. See Manducate.]Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Any manducable creature.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Man"du*cate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Manducated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Manducating(?).][L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. See Manger.]To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Man`du*ca"tion(?), n.[L. manducatio: cf. F. manducation.]The act of chewing. [R.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Man"du*ca*to*ry(?), a.Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Man*du"cus(?), n.[L., fr. manducare to chew.](Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage. 1913 Webster]
Mane(m, n.[AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. m\'84hne, OHG. mana, Icel. m\'94n, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. many\'be neck muscles. The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse. 1913 Webster]
maned sheepn.A type of wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa; called also Barbary sheep and aoudad. Syn. -- aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia. WordNet 1.5]
maned wolfn.A reddish-gray wolf (Canis rufus or Canis niger) of Southwestern North America. Syn. -- red wolf, Canis rufus, Canis niger. WordNet 1.5]
Man"-eat`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon carcharias syn. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh. 1913 Webster]
man-eating sharkn.A term applied to sharks that attack humans, especially the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), a large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas. Syn. -- great white shark, white shark, man-eater, Carcharodon carcharias. WordNet 1.5]
Maned(?), a.Having a mane. 1913 Webster]
Maned seal(Zo\'94l.), the sea lion. --
Maned sheep(Zo\'94l.), the aoudad. 1913 Webster]
Ma*nege"(?; 277), n.[F. man\'8age. See Manage, n.]1.The art of horsemanship, or of training horses. 1913 Webster]
2.A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma"neh(?), n.[Heb. m\'beneh.]A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver.Ezek. xlv. 12. 1913 Webster]
Mane"less(?), a.Having no mane. 1913 Webster]
Maneless lion(Zo\'94l.), a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries. 1913 Webster]
Man"e*quin(?), n.[See Manikin.]An artist's model of wood or other material. 1913 Webster]
Ma*ne"ri*al(?), a.See Manorial. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ma"nes(?), n. pl.[L.](Rom. Antiq.)The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. 1913 Webster]
Hail, O ye holy manes!Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Mane"sheet`(?), n.A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head. 1913 Webster]
{ Ma*neu"ver, Ma*n\'d2u"vre }(?), n.[F. man\'d2uvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.] 1913 Webster]
1.Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position. 1913 Webster]
2.Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem. 1913 Webster]
{ Ma*neu"ver, Ma*n\'d2u"vre, }v. i.[imp. & p. p.Maneuvered(#) or Man\'d2uvred; p. pr. & vb. n.Maneuvering(, or Man\'d2uvring(.][Cf. F. man\'d2uvrer. See Maneuver, n.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: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. PJC]
3.To manage with address or art; to scheme. 1913 Webster]
{ Ma*neu"ver, Ma*n\'d2u"vre, }v. t.1.To change the positions of, as of troops of ships. 1913 Webster]
{ Ma*neu"ver*er(?), Ma*n\'d2u"vrer(?), }n.One who maneuvers. 1913 Webster]
This charming widow Beaumont is a nan\'d2uvrer. We can't well make an English word of it.Miss Edgeworth. 1913 Webster]
man Fridayprop. n.[From Friday, the name of a character in the novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) by DeFoe.]A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; a devoted assistant. Syn. -- right-hand man, chief assistant. WordNet 1.5]
Man"ga*bey(?), n.[So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus fuliginosus), which is sooty black.[Also written mangaby.] 1913 Webster]
Man"gan(?), n.See Mangonel. 1913 Webster]
Man"ga*nate(?), n.[Cf. F. manganate.](Chem.)A salt of manganic acid. 1913 Webster]
Man`ga*nese"(?), n.[F. mangan\'8ase, It. manganese, sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See Magnet, and cf. Magnesia.](Chem.)An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty (melting point 1244Mn. Atomic number 25; Atomic weight 54.938 [C=12.011]. 1913 Webster +PJC]
ferromanganese) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel. 1913 Webster]
Black oxide of manganese,
Manganese dioxideor
Manganese peroxide, or
Black manganese(Chem.), a heavy black powder MnO2, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly manganese. It colors glass violet, and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass. 1913 Webster]
manganese bronzen.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. Syn. -- high-strength brass. WordNet 1.5]
Man`ga*nese" steel. Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear. See Alloy steel, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Man`ga*ne"sian(?), a.[Cf. F. mangan\'82sien.](Chem.)Manganic. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Man`ga*ne"sic(?), a.[Cf. F. mangan\'82sique.](Chem.)Manganic. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Man`gan"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. manganique.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Cf. Manganous. 1913 Webster]
manganic acidn.A dibasic acid H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid; it is found only in solution and in manganate salts. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Man"ga*nite(?), n.1.(Min.)One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid. 1913 Webster]
Man*ga"ni*um(?), n.[NL.]Manganese. 1913 Webster]
Man"ga*nous(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide. 1913 Webster]
Manganous acid, a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites. 1913 Webster]
Mang"corn`(?), n.[OE. mengen to mix. See Mingle, and Corn.]A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Mange(?), n.[See Mangy.](Vet.)The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts. 1913 Webster]
Mange insect(Zo\'94l.), 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 (Psoroptes equi or Dermatodectes equi), and that of cattle (Symbiotes bovis or Dermatophagys bovis) are the most important species. See Acarina. 1913 Webster]
Man"gel-wur`zel(?), n.[G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.](Bot.)A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet.[Written also mangold-wurzel.] 1913 Webster]
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man"ger(?), n.[F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible, Manducate.]1.A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat. 1913 Webster]
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.Luke 2: 7 PJC]
2.(Naut.)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. 1913 Webster]
Mangiferaprop. n. genus of tropical trees native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit. Syn. -- genus Mangifera. WordNet 1.5]
man"gi*ly(?), adv.In a mangy manner; scabbily. 1913 Webster]
man"gi*ness, n.[From Mangy.]The condition or quality of being mangy. 1913 Webster]
Man"gle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Mangled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mangling(?).][A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian, in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or performing; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation. 1913 Webster]
To mangle a play or a novel.Swift. 1913 Webster]
man"gle, n.[D. mangel, fr. OE. mangonel a machine for throwing stones, LL. manganum, Gr. Mangonel.]A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure, often with heated rollers. 1913 Webster]
Mangle rack(Mach.), 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. --
Mangle wheel, 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. 1913 Webster]
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Man"gle(m, v. t.[Cf. D. mangelen. See Mangle, n.]To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth. 1913 Webster]
Man"gler(?), n.[See 1st Mangle.]One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it. 1913 Webster]
Man"gler, n.[See 3d Mangle.]One who smooths with a mangle. 1913 Webster]
Man"go(?), n.; pl.Mangoes(#).[Pg. manga, fr. Tamil m\'benk\'bey.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. 1913 Webster]
Mango bird(Zo\'94l.), an oriole (Oriolus kundoo), native of India. --
Mango fish(Zo\'94l.), a fish of the Ganges (Polynemus risua), 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. --
Mango tree(Bot.), an . 1913 Webster]
mango treen.An East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (Mangifera Indica), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit which is the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Man"go*nel(?), n.[OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr. Gr. Mangle, n.]A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins. 1913 Webster]
Man"go*nism(?), n.The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Man"go*nist(?), n.1.One who mangonizes. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A slave dealer; also, a strumpet. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Man"go*nize(?), v. t.[L. mangonizare, fr. mango 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.]To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs. or R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
{ Man"go*steen(?), Man"go*stan(?), mangosteen tree }n.[Malay mangusta, mangis.](Bot.)A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (Garcinia Mangostana) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food. 1913 Webster]
Man"grove(?), n.[Malay manggi-manggi.]1.(Bot.)The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (Rhizophora Mangle, and Rhizophora mucronata, 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. 1913 Webster]
Avicennia nitida and Avicennia tomentosa) have much the same habit. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The mango fish. 1913 Webster]
mangrove familyn.A natural family (Rhizophoraceae) of trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts. It includes the mangrove Rhizophora Mangle. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mangrove snappern.A fish (Lutjanus griseus) found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida; called also gray snapper. WordNet 1.5]
man"gy(?), a.[Compar.mangier(?); superl.mangiest.][F. mang\'82, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]1.Infected with the mange; scabby. 1913 Webster]
2.Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; as, a mangy old coat; a mangy tavern. PJC]
Man*ha"den(?), n.See Menhaden. 1913 Webster]
Man*han"dle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.-handled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.-handling(?).]1.To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manhattan Projectprop. n.(U. S. History)A former US agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II. WordNet 1.5]
Man`h\'8as" proc"ess(?). (Copper Metal.)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 Pierre Manh\'8as, a French metallurgist, who invented it. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Man"hole`(?), n.A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing. 1913 Webster]
Man"hood, n.[Man- + -hood.]1.The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman. 1913 Webster]
man hour, man-hourn.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, it will take a hundred man-hours to write the program. PJC]
man"hunt`n.(mAn organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime). WordNet 1.5]
Ma"ni*a(?), n.[L. mania, Gr. manie, F. manie. Cf. Mind, n., Necromancy.]1.Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium. 1913 Webster]
2.Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania. 1913 Webster]
Mania a potu[L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens. 1913 Webster]
Man"ic(?), a.[Gr. maniko`s mad, frenzied.](Med.)Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement; frenzied; as, with manic energy. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Man"i*cate(?), a.[L. manicatus sleeved, fr. manica a sleeve.](Bot.)Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed. 1913 Webster]
manic-depressiven.(Med.), A person suffering from manic-depressive psychosis. PJC]
manic-depressive psychosisn.(Med.), A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression. Syn. -- bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness. WordNet 1.5]
manic disordern.(Med.), An affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently. Syn. -- mania. WordNet 1.5]
{ Man`i*ch\'91"an(?), Man`i*che"an, Man"i*chee(?) }, n.[LL. Manichaeus: cf. F. manich\'82en.]A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil. 1913 Webster]
The Manich\'91ans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development.Tylor. 1913 Webster]
{ Man`i*ch\'91"an, Man`i*che"an(?) }, a.Of or pertaining to the Manich\'91ans. 1913 Webster]
{ Man"i*ch\'91*ism, Man"i*che*ism(?) }, n.[Cf. F. manich\'82isme.]The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manich\'91ans. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*che*ist, n.[Cf. F. manich\'82iste.]Manich\'91an. 1913 Webster]
{ Man"i*chord(?), Man`i*chor"don(?), }[L. monochordon, Gr. Monochord.](Mus.)The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet. 1913 Webster]
maniclikeadj.Resembling the mania of manic-depressive illness. Syn. -- manic. WordNet 1.5]
manicottin.Tubular large noodles that are usually stuffed with mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce; -- a type of Italian pasta; also a dish of such noodles thus prepared. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Man"i*cure, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Manicured(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Manicuring(?).]1.To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.to trim carefully and meticulously; as, to manicure a lawn. PJC]
man"i*cure, n.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. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
man"i*cure(?), n.[F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.]A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails; -- an older term for a manicurist. 1913 Webster]
[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a manicure.Pop. Sci. Monthly. 1913 Webster]
man"i*cur`ist(?), n.[F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.]A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their fingernails; -- formerly called a manicure. PJC]
ma"nid(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of the genus Manis, or family Manid\'91. 1913 Webster]
ma`nie"(?), n.[F. See Mania.]Mania; insanity. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fest(?), a.[F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit., struck by the hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in comp.) to strike. See Manual, and Defend.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. Heb. iv. 13. 1913 Webster]
That which may be known of God is manifest in them.Rom. i. 19. 1913 Webster]
Thus manifest to sight the god appeared.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Calistho there stood manifest of shame.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious. -- Manifest, Clear, Plain, Obvious, Evident. What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what is evident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident. 1913 Webster]
So clear, so shining, and so evident, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Entertained with solitude, obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought.Milton. 1913 Webster]
I saw, I saw him manifest in view, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fest, n.; pl.Manifests(#).[Cf. F. manifeste. See Manifest, a., and cf. Manifesto.]1.A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.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, to inspect the ship's manifest.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fest, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Manifested(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Manifesting.]1.To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. 1913 Webster]
There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested.Mark iv. 22. 1913 Webster]
Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fest`a*ble(?), a.Such as can be manifested. 1913 Webster]
Man`i*fes*ta"tion(?), n.[L. manifestatio: cf. F. manifestation.]1.The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding. 1913 Webster]
2.That which manifests; a phenomenon which gives evidence of something hidden; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation; the delayed manifestation of a disease. 1913 Webster +PJC]
The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public manifestation of them at the great day.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
3.The materialization or apparition of a spirit; -- a phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists. PJC]
manifest destinyn.A policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God). WordNet 1.5]
Man"i*fest*ly(?), adv.In a manifest manner; obviously; evidently; clearly. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fest*ness, n.The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness. 1913 Webster]
Man`i*fes"to(?), n.; pl.Manifestoes(#).[It. manifesto. See Manifest, n. & a.]A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Frederick, in a public manifesto, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fold(?), a.[AS. manigfeald. See Many, and Fold.]1.Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated. 1913 Webster]
O Lord, how manifold are thy works!Ps. civ. 24. 1913 Webster]
I know your manifold transgressions.Amos v. 12. 1913 Webster]
2.Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number. \'bdThe manifold wisdom of God.\'b8 Eph. iii. 10. \'bdThe manifold grace of God.\'b8 1 Pet. iv. 10. 1913 Webster]
Manifold writing, 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. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fold(?), n.1.A copy of a writing made by the manifold process. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others; as, the exhaust manifold of an automobile engine. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fold, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Manifolded(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Manifolding.]To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fold`ed, a.Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded shield. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Man"i*fold`ly, adv.In a manifold manner. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)A generalized concept of magnitude. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*form(?), a.[L. manus hand + -form.]Shaped like the hand. 1913 Webster]
ma*ni"glion(m, n.[It. maniglio, maniglia, bracelet, handle. Cf. Manilio.](Gun.)Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance. 1913 Webster]
Man"i*kin(?), n.[Also spelled mannikin.][OD. manneken, dim. of man man. See Man, and -kin.]1.A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.A mannequin. PJC]
{ Ma*nil"a(?), Ma*nil"la }, a.1.Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. 1913 Webster]
2.Manila paper or the color of manila papaer. PJC]
Manila cherootor
Manila cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. 1913 Webster]