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-<p><-- Begin file 13 of 26: Letter M (Version 0.46)
-
- This file is part 13 of the GNU version of
- The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- Also referred to as GCIDE
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- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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- the Cognitive Science Department
- of Princeton University
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- Prof. George Miller
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- Last edit January 17, 2002.
-
- --></p>
-
-<p><centered><point26>M.</point26></centered></p>
-
-<p><hw>M</hw> <pr>(<ecr/m)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the <xex>labio-nasal</xex> consonant. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 178-180, 242.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><note> The letter M came into English from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further derived from the Ph<oe/nician, and ultimately, it is believed, from the Egyptian. Etymologically M is related to <xex>n</xex>, in li<xex>me</xex>, li<xex>n</xex>den; <xex>emm</xex>et, a<it>n</it>t; also to <xex>b</xex>.<br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p> M is readily followed by <xex>b</xex> and <xex>p</xex>. the position of the lips in the formation of both letters being the same. The relation of <xex>b</xex> and <xex>m</xex> is the same as that of <xex>d</xex> and <xex>t</xex> to <xex>n</xex>. and that of <xex>g</xex> and <xex>k</xex> to <xex>ng</xex>.</note><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>M</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>em</asp>.]</altsp><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(law)</fld> <def>A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><col><b>M roof</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of roof formed by the junction of two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the section resembles the letter M.</cd><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>M-1</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A semiautomatic rifle which was standard issue to infantrymen in the United States Army in the mid-20th century.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Garand rifle, Garand, M-1 rifle.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>M1</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The narrowest measure of the money supply, comprising the currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances.</def><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>M2</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A measure of the money supply broader than M1 but narrower than M3, comprising M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit).</def><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>M3</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A broad measure of the money supply, comprising M2 plus deposits at nonbanks such as savings and loan associations.</def><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Ma</hw> <pr>(m<aum/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Mamma</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A child's word for <sig>mother</sig>.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Hind.]</ety> <def>In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.</def> <au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>But; -- used in cautionary phrases; <as>as, \'bdVivace, <ex>ma</ex> non troppo presto\'b8 (i. e., lively, <xex>but</xex> not too quick)</as>.</def> <rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Maa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>New</er> a gull.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common European gull (<spn>Larus canus</spn>); -- called also <altname>mar</altname>. See <er>New</er>, a gull.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Maad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Make</er>.</mord> <def>Made.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Maa"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The sparrow hawk.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The kestrel.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Maalox</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trademark for an antacid.</def><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Ma'am</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of <xex>madam</xex> often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dame, madam, madame, lady, gentlewoman.</syn><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Ma"a*ra shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (<spn>Turbo margaritaceus</spn>), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma*ash"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Maat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Dejected; sorrowful; downcast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSo piteous and so <xex>maat</xex>.\'b8 <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mab</hw> <pr>(m<acr/b)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>mad</ets> a male child, a boy.]</ety><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A slattern.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[capitalized]</mark> <def>The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mab"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wrap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mab"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma*bo"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of persimmon tree (<spn>Diospyros discolor</spn>) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Shortened form of <altname>Macintosh</altname>, a brand name for a personal computer; <as>as, the latest <ex>Mac</ex> has great new features</as>.</def><br/
-[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gael., son.]</ety> <def>A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying <sig>son</sig>.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>mac</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shortened form of <altname>mackintosh</altname>, a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mackintosh, mac, mack.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>macabre</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*k<aum/"b<etil/r)</pr> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>portraying human injury or death in a way so as to inspiring shock or horror; gruesome; ghastly; <as>as, <ex>macabre</ex> tortures conceived by madmen</as>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>macaber</asp>.]</altsp><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ghastly, grisly, gruesome, lurid.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to or portraying the grim aspects of death, or the allegorical <cref>dance of death</cref>.</def><br/
-[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Macaca</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of macaques including the rhesus monkey (<spn>Macaca mulatta</spn>), much used in laboratory biomedical research. Formerly called <altname>Macacus</altname>.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Macaca</gen>.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Macaca mulatta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rhesus monkey of South Asia; used in medical research.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rhesus, rhesus monkey.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Macaca radiata</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Indian macaque with a bonnetlike tuft of hair.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown monkey.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Macaca sylvana</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Barbary ape, a tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of Northwest Africa and Gibralter.</def><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma*ca"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Pg. <ets>macaco</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (<spn>Lemur macaco</spn>), and the ring-tailed lemur (<spn>Lemur catta</spn>).</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma*ca"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., a word of African origin. Cf. <er>Macaco</er>, <er>Macaque</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies, now usually called <altname>Macaca</altname>. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows. See also <er>Macaca</er>.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>macadam</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The broken stone used in macadamized roadways.</def><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tartarmac, macadam.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><mhw><hw>macadam</hw> <hw>macadamized</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>paved with macadam{2}.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> asphalt, tarmac, tarmacadam.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>macadamia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any tree of the genus <gen>Macadamia</gen>, especially <spn>Macadamia ternifolia</spn>.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> macadamia tree.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A <er>macadamia nut</er>.</def><br/
-[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>macadamia nut</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hard-shelled nut of the <spn>Macadamia ternifolia</spn>, or the delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are produced in Hawaii and sold commercially.</def><br/
-[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process or act of macadamizing.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac*ad"am*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Macadamized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Macadamizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <person>John Loudon <etsep>McAdam</etsep></person>, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.]</ety> <def>To cover, as a road, or street, parking lot, playground, or other flat area, with <er>macadam</er>, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tarmac.</syn><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac*ad"am road`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Macadamize</er>.]</ety> <def>A macadamized road.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>macamba</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tropical American feather palm (<spn>Acrocomia aculeata</spn>) having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grugru, gri gri, grugru palm, <spn>Acrocomia aculeata</spn>.</syn><br/
-[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A macaw.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A territory in South China, on the Zhu Jiang river on the South China sea, formerly a territory of Portugal. Also, the capital city of this territory.</def><br/
-[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
-
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma`caque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Macacus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus <gen>Macaca</gen> (formerly <gen>Macacus</gen>), found in rocky regions of Asia and Africa; <as>as, <spn>Macaca maurus</spn>, the moor <ex>macaque</ex> of the East Indies</as>.</def> <note><spn>Macaca mulatta</spn> is the <stype>Rhesus monkey</stype>, much used in biomedical research, and namesake of the Rh factor used in blood typing (due to discovery of that factor in the <it>Rh</it>esus monkey).</note><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac`a*ran"ga gum`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (<spn>Macaranga Indica</spn>) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine.</def> <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><hw>macarena</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a dance performed by dancers in a line, or several lines, consisting mainly of hand and arm movements; also, the name of the song to which the dance is usually performed. It became popular in 1996.</def><br/
-[<source>PJC</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac"a*rize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to bless.]</ety> <def>To congratulate.</def> <mark>[Oxford Univ. Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Whately.</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><hw>Mac`a*ro"ni</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Macaronis</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, or <plw>Macaronies</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Prov. It. <ets>macaroni</ets>, It. <ets>maccheroni</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. <?/ blessed, happy. Prob. so called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. <?/ blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. <er>Macaroon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of a wheat flour such as semolina, and used as an article of food; a form of Italian <isa>pasta</isa>.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-
-<p><note><hand/ A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular like the Italian <xex>macaroni</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A medley; something droll or extravagant.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sort of droll or fool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and clothing of continental Europe.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<-- See lyrics of Yankee Doodle --></p>
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-<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(U. S. Hist.)</fld> <def>The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform.</def> <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mac`a*ro"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>maccheronico</ets>, F. <ets>macaronique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; <as>as, <ex>macaronic</ex> poetry</as>.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A heap of things confusedly mixed together; a jumble.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><hw>Mac`a*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>macaron</ets>, It. <ets>maccherone</ets>. See <er>Macaroni</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds or coconut, and sugar.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A finical fellow, or macaroni.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><hw>Ma*cart"ney</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Lord <etsep>Macartney</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fire-backed pheasant. See <er>Fireback</er>.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><hw>Ma*cas`sar oil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from <etsep>Macassar</etsep>, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil. Cf. <er>antimacassar</er>.</def><br/
-[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
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-<p><hw>Ma*ca"u</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Macao</er>, the territory.</def><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma*cau"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small lemurs, as <spn>Lemur murinus</spn>, which resembles a rat in size.</def><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma`ca*va"hu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small Brazilian monkey (<spn>Callithrix torquatus</spn>), -- called also <altname>collared teetee</altname>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Ma*caw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the native name in the Antilles.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any parrot of the genus <gen>Ara</gen>, <gen>Sittace</gen>, or <gen>Macrocercus</gen>. About eighteen species are known, all of them found in Central and South America. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted; they are among the largest and showiest of parrots. Different species names have been given to the same macaw, as for example the <stype>Hyacinthine macaw</stype>, which has been variously classified as <spn>Anodorhyncus hyacynthinus</spn>, <spn>Anodorhyncus maximiliani</spn>, and <spn>Macrocercus hyacynthinus</spn>.</def><br/
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-<p><cs><col><b>Macaw bush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a West Indian name for a prickly kind of nightshade (<spn>Solanum mammosum</spn>).</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Macaw palm</b></col>, <col><b>Macaw tree</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tropical American palm (<spn>Acrocomia fusiformis</spn> and other species) having a prickly stem and pinnately divided leaves. Its nut yields a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which is used in making violet soap. Called also <altname>grugru palm</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac`ca*be"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <person>Judas Maccabeus</person> or to the Maccabees; <as>as, the <ex>Maccabean</ex> princes; <ex>Maccabean</ex> times.</as></def><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac"ca*bees</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name given in later times to the Asmon\'91ans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of <person>Antiochus IV.</person>, 168-161 <sc>b. c.</sc>, which led to a period of freedom for Israel.</def> <rj><au>Schaff-Herzog.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.</def><br/
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-<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mac"ca*boy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mac"co*boy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From a district in the Island of Martinique where it is made: cf. F. <ets>macouba</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of snuff.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>maccaroni wheat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type of wheat (<spn>Triticum durum</spn>) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central North America.</def><br/
-<syn><b>Syn. --</b> durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, <spn>Triticum durum</spn>, <spn>Triticum turgidum</spn>.</syn><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><hw>Mace</hw> <pr>(m<amac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jav. & Malay. <ets>m\'bes</ets>, fr. Skr. <ets>m\'besha</ets> a bean.]</ety> <def>A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.</def> <rj><au>S. W. Williams.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><hw>Mace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>macis</ets>, L. <ets>macis</ets>, <ets>macir</ets>, Gr. <?/; cf. Skr. <ets>makar</ets>anda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See <er>Nutmeg</er>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Mace</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mace</ets>, F. <ets>masse</ets>, from (assumed) L. <ets>matea</ets>, of which the dim. <ets>mateola</ets> a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><q>Death with his <qex>mace</qex> petrific . . . smote.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.</def> \'bdSwayed the royal <xex>mace</xex>.\'b8 <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.</def><br/
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-<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Mace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Trademark.]</ety> <def>A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called <altname>chemical mace</altname>. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people.</def><br/
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-<p><mhw><hw>macebearer</hw>, <hw>mace bearer</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority.</def><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma`c\'82`doine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., apparently the same word as <ets>Mac\'82doine</ets> Macedonia.]</ety> <def>A kind of mixed dish, as of cooked vegetables with white sauce, sweet jelly with whole fruit, mixed diced fruits or vegetables etc.; served hot or cold;</def> <specif>Also,</specif> <mark>(fig.)</mark>, <def>a medley.</def><br/
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-<p><mhw><hw>Macedon</hw>, <hw>Macedonia</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>the ancient kingdom of <person>Phillip II</person> and <person>Alexander the Great</person> in the Southeastern Balkans that is now part of Greece, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Macedonius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Macedonia.</def></def2><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a certain religious sect, followers of <etsep>Macedonius</etsep>, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the <person>Holy Ghost</person> was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the <persfn>Father</persfn> and the <persfn>Son</persfn>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Ma"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>massier</ets>. See <er>Mace</er> staff.]</ety> <def>A mace bearer; an officer of a court.</def> <rj><au>P. Plowman.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Macerated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Macerating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>maceratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>macerare</ets> to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. <?/ to knead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make lean; to cause to waste away.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.</def> <rj><au>Baker.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; <as>as, to <ex>macerate</ex> animal or vegetable fiber</as>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac"er*a`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Mac`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>maceratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mac\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of macerating.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>mac`er*a"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accompanied by or characterized by maceration.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Machaeranthera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.</def><br/
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-<p><mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Ma*ch\'91"ro*dus</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*k<emac/"r<osl/*d<ucr/s)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Ma*chai"ro*dus</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*k<imac/"r<osl/*d<ucr/s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`chaira</grk> dagger + <grk>'odoy`s</grk> tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called <altname>saber-toothed tigers</altname>.</def><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma*che"te</hw> <pr>(m<adot/*sh<ecr/t"<esl/; <it>Sp.</it> m<adot/*ch<amac/"t<asl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes.</def> <rj><au>J. Stevens.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><mhw><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw>, <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"lian</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <persfn><etsep>Machiavel</etsep></persfn> (also called <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>), an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract <booki>The Prince</booki>; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty.</def><br/
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-<p><mhw><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw>, <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"lian</hw></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adopts the principles of <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>; a cunning and unprincipled politician.</def><br/
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-<p><mhw>{ <hw>Mach"i*a*vel*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"lian*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>machiav\'82lisme</ets>; It. <ets>machiavellismo</ets>.]</ety> <def>The supposed principles of <persfn>Machiavelli</persfn>, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Ma*chic"o*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>machicolatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>machicolare</ets>, <ets>machicollare</ets>. See <er>Machicolation</er>.]</ety> <def>Having machicolations.</def> \'bd<xex>Machicolated</xex> turrets.\'b8 <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><hw>Mach`i*co*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>machicolamentum</ets>, <ets>machacolladura</ets>, F. <ets>m\'83chicolis</ets>, <ets>m\'83checoulis</ets>; perh. fr. F. <ets>m\'8ache</ets> match, combustible matter + OF. <ets>coulis</ets>, <ets>couleis</ets>, flowing, fr. OF. & F. <ets>couler</ets> to flow. Cf. <er>Match</er> for making fire, and <er>Cullis</er>.]</ety><br/
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-<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil. Arch.)</fld> <def>An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See <xex>Illusts</xex>. of <er>Battlement</er> and <er>Castle</er>.</def><br/
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-<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.</def><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Ma`chi`cou`lis"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'83chicoulis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil. Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Machicolation</er>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>mach"i*lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also <altname>jumping bristletail</altname>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Machilidae</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of insects including the jumping bristletails.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Ma*chin"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>machinalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>machinal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to machines.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Machinated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Machinating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>machinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>machinari</ets> to devise, plot. See <er>Machine</er>.]</ety> <def>To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.</def> \'bdHow long will you <xex>machinate</xex>!\'b8 <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/
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